Everything about this NYC wedding is gorgeous and swoon-worthy. The bride and groom, Tiler and Roman, are both principal dancers with the NYC Ballet, and they have a beautiful love story. This couple worked with our dear friend, Claudia of the Wedding Library, to create their charming and exquisite garden-inspired NYC wedding invitation suite. Get the details about their invitation, cards, menu, and more!
Photo: Sasithon Photography
Invitation
letterpress ink: vine
foil stamping: gold matte
font: new icon script, baskerville
paper: bella cotton bright white 2-ply
size: f-8
diecut style: bf-89
liner: fairefolk pattern in vine digital on bright white text
silk ribbon: moss
envelope: bright white pointed flap
digital addressing ink: vine digital (front) / vine letterpress (back)
job #75422
Reply Card
letterpress ink: vine
font: new icon script, baskerville
paper: bella cotton bright white 1-ply
size: a-5
envelope: bright white pointed flap
job #75422
Tiler and Roman chose our Fairefolk design for their big day. This design perfectly coordinated with their reception venue and quintessential NYC eatery, Tavern on the Green. The bold sans-serif font of the original was replaced with a refined script font, giving the invitation a more classic feel. The bride and groom’s names, ceremony location, and part of the border are featured in gold matte foil, further elevating the look. Our bright white 2-ply paper provides a lovely contrast to the vine letterpress ink and holds a deep impression. A silk ribbon tied in a bow adds a decadent finishing touch.
From the bride, “Claudia designs the stationery for her clients, and that made the process so easy for us. She presented me with the design we used, worked on the wording, timing, etiquette, mailing, and all the little details. Bella Figura is one of her print partners, and they did all the graphic elements as well as all the printing. You really notice the beautiful quality of the letterpress printing, the hand-dyed silk ribbons, and all the custom work in everything from our invitations to our menu cards. The deadlines and details are really stressful, and Claudia just made it easy. We love the way the elements all tie together and are perfect for our summer wedding in Central Park!”
The arch design of the invitation is repeated throughout the suite on the reception card, as well as on the menu and program. While the folkart-inspired pattern found on the invitation border and the envelope liner appears more fully on the front of the gatefold menu and the interior of the program cover. The program stays true to the theme, but mixes things up slightly by featuring digital printing in vine on spruce 1-ply. The overall look is chic and perfect for the garden-themed reception.
Photo: Sasithon Photography
Photo: Sasithon Photography
Photo: Sasithon Photography
Menu
letterpress ink: vine (interior)
foil stamping: gold matte (interior & exterior)
digital ink: vine (exterior)
font: new icon script, baskerville
paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 1-ply
size: 12.38 x 8.31 (open); 6.19 x 8.31 (closed)
diecut style: bf-133
job #77430
Place Card Tag
foil stamping: gold matte
digital ink: vine
font: new icon script, baskerville
paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 1-ply
size: 2 x 2
diecut style: cd-137
job #77690
Program
foil stamping: gold matte (front exterior cover)
digital ink: vine (front exterior & interior cover/insert pages)
font: new icon script, baskerville
paper: spruce 1-ply (cover) / bright white text (insert pages)
cover size: 12.38 x 8.31 (open); 6.19 x 8.31 (closed)
See more photos and get all of the dreamy details in the bride and groom’s feature in Vogue. Congratulations and best wishes to Tiler and Roman, and thank you to Claudia of the Wedding Library for bringing this beautiful garden-inspired NYC wedding invitation suite to us!
We worked with Lesley at Papier Girl to help bring Hailey and Jake’s classic formal wedding invitation suite to life. Our Modernity suite was the starting point, updated to our signature F-8 size. A black details card with foil stamping is the perfect contrast to the invitation and reply cards. The vintage print floral liner and silk bow keep things feminine and timeless.
letterpress ink: black | foil stamping: gold matte | paper: bella smooth cotton ivory 1ply + 2ply, bella black 1ply | fonts: addington + amira madison + faroe | envelope liner: white flower pattern on ivory | envelope: bella black square flap | customization #61370
We offer many options for organizing your enclosure cards, to create a personalized invitation suite. It can be difficult to visualize the different options, so we’ve pulled them together here to make that easier!
Back Pockets
Back pockets are adhered to the reverse of the invitation card, holding all the enclosure cards. We have both horizontal and vertical back pockets for our invitation sizes in our library. We can also create a custom pocket, for a fully custom look.
Our Richmond suite features a horizontal back pocket
Belly Bands
We offer belly bands in any of our text weight papers. These can be printed with a pattern or text or plain. They come to you scored with adhesive to help you assemble your invitation suite once they are ready for mailing. Typically belly bands are 1.75”, though we can also create a taller belly band if you’d prefer.
We used a blue belly band printed in white digital in our Warehouse suiteA tall belly band creates drama on our Vianna suite
Folders
Folders are two panel folded pieces, with the invitation mounted to the interior, and a pocket on the opposite side. They can be be printed or unprinted, and made out of nearly any of our papers.
Our Neve suite features a folder with tawny shine foil stamping.
Gatefold Wraps
Gatefolds are a great way to add a pop of color to your invitation suite, while also adding a touch of drama. We can create a gatefold using any of our colored papers, including our metallic papers and vellum.
Our Ramsey suite is enclosed by a debossed gatefold, and wrapped with metallic threadOur Faye suite features a foil stamped diamond gatefold
Metallic Thread
Another option is adding metallic thread to subtly tie your pieces together. It can either be simply wrapped around the invitation card, or used to tie on a tag.
Vero features a vellum overlay, with metallic thread, while Aviva features a die cut tag and metallic thread
Mounted Belly Bands
Mounted belly bands are adhered to the back of the invitation card, with a separate unprinted card. They keep all of your enclosure cards contained, while keeping the front of the invitation clean. They can be printed or unprinted.
Our Hadaway design features a mounted belly band printed with cheerful florals
Pocketfolds
Pocketfolds are mini folders that include a pocket for your enclosure cards. Typically your invitation would be mounted on the pocketfold. We offer both horizontal and vertical pocketfolds for (all of the) our invitation sizes in our library. We can also create a custom pocketfold, for a fully personalized look!
Our Sibgha and Parrish designs feature printed pocketfolds
Pocket Cards
Pocket cards are separate from your invitation card, and hold your additional enclosures like details cards, itineraries, reply cards, and more.
Pocket panels can hold your invitation and additional pieces all together, or we can adhere the invitation onto the front of the panel before shipping it to you. The Tannis suite features a printed pocketpanel, with the invitation mounted on the front.
Our pocket panels are available with either round or square pockets
Ribbons
Another way to add romance and drama is by adding a silk ribbon your suite, either tied in a traditional bow or knot, or mounted to the back of the invite card to create a mounted belly band.
Modernity features a classic black silk ribbon bow
Our 2012 Design Contest is in full swing, and today we’re excited to begin announcing our finalists! The lovely Amanda from Ruffled — one of our all-time favorite wedding blogs — was our judge for this year’s contest. If you’re looking for pretty wedding inspiration with a vintage touch, Ruffled is the place to go!
Amanda selected this modern customization of our Ribbon design from Judy Paulen Designs in Tenafly, New Jersey as the third place winner for our contest. Amanda said, “This invitation immediately has me daydreaming of a flowy wedding gown and a garden wedding. The scripted font is perfect for this style – whimsical and chic, just how this wedding would be.”
We think the added embellishments — bold edge painting, rounded corners and a statement pocketfold — definitely upped the wow-factor on this invitation set. The bride, Danielle, worked with Judy for her invitation suite, and she shared a snippet of Danielle’s vision with us: Danielle loved the sample in the Bella Figura album. She was looking for an unusual invitation that would intrigue and excite her international guest list, and the Ribbon design worked perfectly!
Congratulations to Judy Paulen Designs for placing third in our 2012 Design Contest! We’ll be announcing our second place winner tomorrow!
inks: garden + taupe | fonts: futura + ribbon | paper: 2-ply white | invite size: f8 | liner: the classic color pattern in taupe ink | edge painting: garden | rounded corners
This design won third place in our Bella Figura design competition for 2012. This annual competition recognizes outstanding and inspired designs submitted to us by our beloved dealers.
We’ve spied a recent color trend centered on our gorgeous Mediterranean ink, showcased here on a Ribbon letterpress save the date. The color is cool and watery and plays nicely at weddings both formal and casual, modern and traditional. We just can’t get enough of these awesome save the dates!
A couple of months ago we featured Una and Eli’s letterpress wedding invitations and recently we had the pleasure of printing their letterpress thank you cards to match. Once again showcasing our Ribbon design, these pretty folded notes were printed in celadon and taupe inks to perfectly coordinate with their invitations, an easy and beautiful way to effortlessly coordinate the design details of your wedding.
This customization of our Ribbon letterpress wedding invitation design was printed in taupe and celadon inks and features a taupe envelope liner. One of our new designs for 2010, Ribbon was created for us by Erin Jang, an incredibly talented designer and art director. We love this sophisticated, earthy color palette for this couple’s fall wedding.
