Athenaeum Press

Love this slightly retro/slightly preppy letterpress wedding invite from Athenauem Press, thanks to Little Lined Notebook for introducing us! Especially love the red and blue, the letterpressed houndstooth pattern, and the argyle monogram- it's like modern Charlie Brown chic!

{photos from Anthenaeum Press}

Albertine Press

Based out of Boston, this letterpress design and print shop does everything from save-the-dates to baby announcements- all of it unique and just a little eccentric. We especially love the escort cards on the top right, where each table featured a drawing of a favorite place in Central Park like Bethesda Terrace and Alice in Wonderland.

{photos from Albertine Press}

Needle + Thread Invites

We are loving all of the stitched details that keep popping up on invitations lately. Fabric envelopes and pockets allow you to add pattern and color without muddying up the actual invite, so you can mix the formality of a simple invitation with the casual warmth that comes from the handmade detail. Even though they are intended to look handmade and sweetly imperfect, they can still set the tone for a rustic wedding, a modern garden ceremony, or even a more formal event.

{Clockwise, L to R: Brides, Bird & Banner, Gingham invite by Chelsea, Bird & Banner}

Bicycles

Sorry for the lateness this morning, I am moving out of my apartment today and while my internet was cut off right on time at my old apartment, of course it was not hooked up as planned at the new place! Anyway, this post on of our favorite new blogs, Oh Happy Blog!, reminded me of these bicycle-themed invitations I bookmarked to share with you all. I especially love Heatherjeany's on the bottom right where the "Reception to follow" traces the back wheel of the bike! Oh well, enough prettiness, back to packing...

{Top: (L) Austin Press, (R) Greenwich Letterpress; Bottom: both Heatherjeany}

May+Belle Calligraphy

Maybelle describes her lettering style as perfectly imperfect, but I wish my handwriting was imperfect like hers; I would love to learn calligraphy so I could make pretty little things like these...

{images from May+Belle Calligraphy}

Mushroomy Things

Lately Faye and I are loving mushroomy things! These invites and cakes would be perfect for an outdoor wedding in the fall, and the Mushroomy Compliments card by Pearl & Marmalade (far right) would be a sweet card for your groom the morning of your wedding.

{L to R: Greenwich Letterpress, Heatherjeany, Pearl & Marmalade}


{L to R: Meringue Mushrooms from MS Weddings, Marzipan Mushrooms from MS Weddings, Woodland Cake by The Cake Girls}

Hot Air Balloons

This post from Oh Happy Day! on Friday reminded me of all the cute stationery I've seen lately with hot air balloons...

{clockwise, L to R: Up Up and Away noteset by Pearl & Marmalade, Journey wedding invite by Austin Press, Journey envelope close-up by Austin Press, post wedding party invite by Sesame Letterpress}

CeciNY Save-the-Dates

More pictures of the save-the-date designed by CeciNY used in the Nashville board below. Love the mix of cranberry and sage with the dogwood flowers, banjo, and guitar.


And we love this save-the-date for a winter wedding in Beaver Creek, Colorado...

Linda & Harriett Wedding Invitations

I first heard about Linda & Harriett from guest blogger Elisabeth Warman on {frolic!}. Liz Libré, the creator, recently blogged about submitting some wedding invitation samples to Brides magazine, and we love this cheery yellow invitation she created. You can also view pictures of Liz's own wedding by the amazingly talented photographer Stacey Kane here.

{photo from Linda & Harriett blog}

Peculiar Pair Press

Really pretty letterpress wedding invitations from Peculiar Pair Press, on the left is the 'Spring Garden' design and on the right is a custom design from Brides.

10022-SHOE Stamps

10022-SHOE is the zip code for the new Saks Fifth Avenue designer shoe store, taking up the entire eighth floor in Saks' Manhattan flagship store. To commemorate the opening of the first shoe store to require its own zip code, USPS has announced the release of a series of limited edition postage stamps to be sold exclusively at the Saks shoe salon. Designers like Ferragamo, Dior, Stuart Weitzman, Jimmy Choo, Roger Vivier, Christian Louboutin, Tod’s, Chloé, Fendi, Giuseppe Zanotti, and Valentino submitted their own photos and sketches to be featured on the stamps. So to those of you who thought that there were no pretty 41-cent stamps, get to Saks on Friday!

{image from Fashion Week Daily}

Sugar Paper

Sugar Paper is one of our favorite online stationery stores, carrying everything from Snow & Graham candles to Carrot & Stick Press placemats. We also love their custom-designed wedding invitations from this wedding featured in Martha Stewart Weddings in fall 2006. The other details from this wedding are also fun, like the candy buffet and the favors packaged in Heidi's Veranda wrapping paper.


{photos from Martha Stewart Weddings via Sugar Paper}

Every Variety of Wonderful

Love this sweet little card from the Pearl & Marmalade etsy shop.

Cricket Press

Browsing through Etsy over the weekend, I stumbled upon Cricket Press, who specialize in silk-screened posters for music events, art shows, etc. But they also do custom letterpress, check out their online design portfolio here.

Wiley Valentine

Check out this invitation they designed...

{photos from WeddingBee}

Sesame Letterpress

Love the custom-designed letterpress wedding invitations from Sesame Letterpress. Some favorites:

This library wedding invite was presented as a book, which when you open it to the bookmark you find an old school check-out card in the back with the wedding invite. The RSVP's were numbered and recorded for the couple in case of oddball responses (why do people send back RSVP's without their names on them??)

{photos from Sesame Letterpress}

A picnic-theme invitation set from Martha Stewart Weddings Summer 2006...

{photo from Sesame Letterpress}

Blooming Invitations

In our search for the perfect wedding invitation, we found ourselves gravitating toward modern floral designs with either a single or a pair of big blooms.

{Clockwise from top left: Blossom Deary by Cheree Berry, Bouquet by Greenwich Letterpress, Josephine and Edward by CeciNY, and Sunshine by Thistleberry Press}

Good on Paper

We know you have all seen pictures from the wedding of Lisa Wong, the amazingly talented graphic designer behind Good on Paper Art & Design. But we can't help ourselves- it is just too pretty!


{image from Martha Stewart Weddings via Good on Paper}

Of course, the stationery designed by Lisa is perfectly pretty with a bird motif and chocolate, green, and turquoise colors. We also love the calligraphy by Bluebird Studios, as you can get a glimpse of on the envelope (top right) and the placecards (bottom left).

{photos from Good on Paper}

And we love the wheatgrass and twig centerpieces by Nancy Liu Chin Designs...

{photos from Nancy Liu Chin}

Of course, the K. Autumn handmade hairpin (top right) is a unique veil alternative that looks both modern and retro at the same time. We also love that their Boston Terrier, Pixel, was the ring-bearer! Most importantly, the photography by Lisa Lefkowitz captured every single detail perfectly.

{photos from About Weddings}

Little Tree Press

We first fell in love with Little Tree Press, a boutique stationery and design studio based out of Virginia, when we found their letterpress calendar at Anthropologie. Their wedding collection is also eye-catching, blending modern colors and style with the vintage letterpress printing method. We especially love these yellow collections:

{Top to bottom: Southern Charm, The Modernista, Malibu Floral}

We also love these botanical prints with a little retro feel:

{Top to bottom: Polished Petal, Enchanting Meadow, Floral Breeze}

Louella Press

We love almost every design by Louella Press, a line of engraved wedding invitations by the same designers from Two Paperdolls custom stationery studio. I seriously want someone to get this Vintage Wrangler invitation suite and send me an invite. I promise I won't come, I just want to be able to look at it and hold it.

{photos from Louella Press}