2018 Wedding Invitations Collection from Bella Figura

January 16, 2018 // kristen // 1 replies

Bella Figura recently introduced their 2018 wedding invitations collection and, whoa, is it ever beautiful. I’m absolutely lovin’ the chic, modern type and texture treatments that can be found throughout the collection, and I also love me some monochrome, blind debossed, and blind embossed design, many gorgeous examples of which can also be found in the new invite designs.

Here are just a few of my faves, and you can head on over to Bella Figura to see all of the beautiful, new designs.

images from Bella Figura

Happy Anniversary, Minted!

March 28, 2017 // kristen // 0 replies

Minted is celebrating its 9th anniversary this week, and I’ve had the honor of working with them on both the business and design sides for much of that time. The creative community that Minted has built during this time is unique in the stationery space, and the incredibly talented indie artists and designers that make up this community continually create beautiful, trendsetting designs in wedding invitations, holiday cards, art prints, and beyond. I always look forward to seeing what Minted will do next, and I anticipate seeing what innovative and cutting edge ideas they’ll bring to the paper goods world and beyond in the years to come.

In honor of this milestone anniversary, Minted is offering 15% off sitewide (including Fine Art) with code NINE from March 28th (today) through April 3rd, 2017. And I’ve put together this roundup of 10 gorgeous wedding invitation designs that provide an example of the beauty and range of styles that can be found in the Minted collection.

Happy Anniversary, Minted, and here’s to at least 9 more years of awesomeness!

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Above, clockwise from top left : Midnight Garden by Lori Wemple // Watercolor Wreath by Yao Cheng // Mountain Retreat by Design Lotus // Fairytale Frame by Erin McManness // Abstract Jewel by Rebecca Bowen // Grand Meadow by Kristie Kern // Gilt Agate by Kaydi Bishop // Destination Wedding by Leslie Hamer // Alabaster Florals by Jennifer Wick // Sway by Angela Marzuki

images from Minted

Beautiful Wedding Invitations from Paper Raven Co.

August 09, 2016 // kristen // 0 replies

The new wedding line from Atlanta, Georgia based Paper Raven Co. is absolutely beautiful and, well, I’m completely smitten with pretty much every suite in the line.

Each suite in the collection features hand drawn illustrations by Erin McManness, the very talented illustrator and designer behind Paper Raven Co., and every design initially comes to life in her sketchbook, with pencil and ink. Erin strives to create a natural, beautiful flow between all pieces of the suite, without being matchy-matchy, and I think you’ll agree that she has done just that. The results are simply stunning.

You can find out more about the Paper Raven Co. wedding line right here.

A behind-the-scenes peek at the sketches for the Crest de Amour wedding suite (shown above):

images from Paper Raven Co.

Lima Botanical Letterpress Wedding Invitations by Hello Tenfold

September 22, 2015 // kristen // 0 replies

It’s been a little while since I’ve featured wedding invitations, but I’m going to remedy that right now by sharing the absolutely stunning, new Lima wedding suite from Hello Tenfold.

This gorgeous suite, a wonderful choice for a destination or beach wedding, was created from a series of hand drawn botanical illustrations, which were transformed into silhouettes that perfectly and elegantly frame the wedding details throughout the suite. The main pieces, including the invitations, save the dates, and reply cards, are letterpress printed in a transparent neutral (the botanical silhouettes) and a deep, charcoal grey (the details) for a look that’s a touch casual and so very chic and sophisticated.

In addition, Ellie from Hello Tenfold has posted a very cool behind the scenes time lapse video of her styling this suite over on Instagram, so you’ll want to head on over and check that out!

photo credit: Lissa Gotwals