Melisande + Charles’ Southwestern Wedding Invitations

August 30, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

Erin Jang of The Indigo Bunting created these absolutely swoonworthy, southwest inspired wedding invitations for the Santa Fe, New Mexico wedding of Melisande and Charles, and I’m loving the bold, southwestern palette and patterns. Inspired by Navajo rug patterns and mariachi outfits, Erin designed a wedding suite with a stylized, modern look that speaks to the cultural history of the American southwest. The patterns and bold color palette are echoed through all of the pieces in the suite, from the wedding invite to the RSVP cards.

images from Erin Jang / The Indigo Bunting

Nonpareil #05

August 26, 2010 // kristen // 2 replies

A new issue of Nonpareil is here, and it’s a great onel! Issue 5, A Spectrum of Inspiration, features hue-themed spreads in colors like sunshine yellow, lovely plum, and beautiful blue, and there are so many great projects and ideas to inspire. And, if you’re looking for wonderful paper eye candy, then this issue is a must see.

In other magazine news, we welcomed a new editor, Jessica Bishop of The Budget Savvy Bride, who has been wonderful to work with on the project. Jessica and Maddy make a great team, and I wish them well and look forward to seeing what fantastic things they have in store for Nonpareil as I move on from the project after the next issue.

images from Nonpareil Magazine

Akimbo Invitations & Announcements

August 23, 2010 // kristen // 3 replies

I’m absolutely delighted by these quirky, fun invitations from Akimbo. Recently opened by designer and fellow paper addict, Alicia Murphy, the Adelaide, Australia based shop, which serves clients worldwide, specializes in creating clever wedding and occasional invitations and announcements, and a line of greetings and stationery is on its way soon.

Akimbo’s lineup includes invitations inspired by everything from ’80s mixtapes to breweries and board games. I think that my favorite design has to be the Laundromat invitations (above), which feature sewn fabric invitation “cards”, a laundry themed RSVP, and mini bottles of suds. So much fun!

images from Akimbo

Sikh + Christian Wedding Invitations

August 12, 2010 // kristen // 5 replies

Recently, I featured Alice in Wonderland tea party bridal shower invitations by designer James Prunean of OOXX, and I wanted to follow up by featuring one of his custom designed wedding invitation suites. These invitations were designed for Amanda + Sam, and they have a beautiful, atmospheric quality that’s very outside the box for wedding invitation design.

Amanda, the bride-to-be, approached James with the request that the invitations fuse her Canadian / Christian background with her husband-to-be, Sam’s, Indian / Sikh background. The couple had multiple events planned for their big day, including a henna party, a Sikh ceremony, and a Christian ceremony, plus receptions for both ceremony days, and James’ challenge was to create a suite of invitations that tied all of the events together. I really like how he incorporated symbols from both cultures/religions, and the deep, purple-y red watercolor tones are simply gorgeous.

images from James Prunean

Aubergine + Fuchsia Patterned Wedding Invitations

August 11, 2010 // kristen // 0 replies

Wiley Valentine Aubergine & Fuchsia Wedding Invitations

Okay, so I may have to bump navy + pink as my current top color obession after spotting these aubergine + fuchsia lovelies by Wiley Valentine in my inbox. How rich and gorgeous are these colors, and coupled with the ornate pattern? Absolutely stunning.

The custom wedding invitations, created for a client of one of their retailers, Molly’s Paperie, are based on Cohen from Wiley Valentine’s Luxe Album and are flat printed on 100% tree-free cotton paper. The custom suite also features a fantastic script font and completely swoon-worthy coordinating patterned envelope liners. Are you ready for more aubergine and fuchsia invitation eye candy?