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Maine Map Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Happy Friday!  We are heading up to Maine this weekend for some lobster-roll-eating, swimming-in-the-ocean, saltwater-taffy-indulging adventures, and it reminded me of these pretty map-inspired invitations.

Sarah and Andrew were married in Fort Preble Park at Spring Point last summer.  It is an idyllic and gorgeous spot to be married with views of Portland, Maine, Casco Bay, and Portland Head Light.  The couple loved the water and to sail, so we decided to include a nautial chart on their invitation.

Each piece was letterpress printed in a warm grey ink on 100% cotton paper paired with a warm grey envelope.

Happy Weekend!

Williamsburg Calligraphy Letterpress Wedding Invitations

I had the great pleasure of working with Courtney Spencer of Merriment Events and bride, Cailin, on some lovely invitations and day-of stationery for a wedding in Colonial Williamsburg this past Spring..  We worked closesly with Jen Maton of If So Inklined for all of the calligraphy, from the invitation suite all the way to the smallest sign at the wedding reception.







The wedding invitation suite included the invitation, reply card, reception card, and a post-wedding brunch invitation.  Each piece was letterpress printed in navy blue on 100% cotton pearl white paper.  They were tied with blue and white bakers twine and tucked inside a custom-lined inner envelope, which was then placed in a larger outer envelope, sealed with a wax seal and addressed by Jen.  We use the fun apple postage stamps from the USPS which added another vintage touch to the suite.



I created a custom logo for the bride and groom to use throughout their wedding.  We used it on the save the dates and guest welcome bags.  Then I created different variations to be used on other pieces like custom tumbler glasses for each guest and muslin bags full of Virginia peanuts.









I also created a Quaker-style marriage certificate for each guest to sign after the ceremony.



Courtney created a beautiful escort card board with cards calligraphed by Jen.  I created the banner at the top and Jen did the calligraphy on that as well.



Each place setting had a menu designed by me with calligraphy from Jen.  I incorporated the flowers we had used in the invitation envelope liner and in the couple's wedding logo.



You may see a few more details from the wedding on Courtney's blog as well.

All photos above by Eric Mencher Photography.

Romantic, Vintage Rhode Island Letterpress Wedding Invitation

Bri and Grant were married this past August at her family home on the ocean in Warwick, Rhode Island.  I featured their save the date earlier this year, which gave a preview of the wedding location.  For the invitation suite we went all-out vintage romance working with Grace Edmands to calligraph the invitation text, as well as a few words thoughtout the suite.

We really wanted the suite to feel like the pieces were collected over time, then hidden in a little box in the attic to be discovered and treasured years later.  The suite included the invitation, featuring a beautiful lace pattern, a reply postcard featuring a vintage photo of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, where Bri and Grant met, complete with a vintage California postage stamp, a folded information card that included the original illustration from the save the date, all bound together with a pink paper band and custom wax seal, slipped inside a lined kraft envelope, and mailed with a collection of vintage stamps.

Aren't the envelopes beautiful?  Something about that combination of kraft paper, white ink, Grace's calligraphy, and vintage stamps.  It does not get much better.  Want to see more?  Okay!

Bri decided on one stamp from Rhode Island, her homestate, and one from Michigan, Grant's homestate.  The bulb stamps also represented her Dutch heritage, and the remaining stamps complemented the pink color palette and romantic feel.

The invitations were letterpress printed on 220 lb. cotton paper in soft purple and gray inks.  The reply postcards and information card were digitally printed on 110 lb. cotton paper in soft purple, pink, and gray inks.  The outer envelopes were kraft with liners digitally printed on soft pink cotton paper.

Take a moment to see photos of Bri & Grant's gorgeous wedding on a slideshow by their photographer Eric Laurtis.  It was such a beautiful day!! 

Classic, Nautical Maine Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Sonya and Lucas were married this past September in Camden, Maine.  Sonya and Lucas chose Camden as their wedding location because a friend of Sonya’s had been to Camden for her honeymoon and texted Sonya two days after her own wedding to tell her that she and Lucas had to get married there. (Lucas and Sonya were not engaged yet!).  Their wedding planner, the fabulous Meagan of Maine Seasons Events, suggested the location of the Bok Amphitheatre.  They fell in love with the spot.  It was gorgeous, romantic, and very classic “Maine.”

Working with Maine Seasons Events to design a sophisticated, nautical Maine wedding, a color palette of navy blue, pink, and gold was chosen. Stripes were a huge inspriation to Sonya, so we chose to incorporate them in a big way throughout the the stationery from the blue & white striped bakers twine on the save the dates to the striped border around the invitations and envelope liners.
 

The save the date included a double-sided card.  One side had a vintage map of mid-coast Maine and the other had the wedding details, including an achor logo that we carried throughout the wedding stationery.  Little flags were tied around each card with blue and white bakers twine.  I also created a custom address stamp they could use on the back of the envelopes.





The invitation suite included an invitation, RSVP with a soft pink envelope, reception card, and map all tied together with a navy blue and white grosgrain ribbon and gold wax seal which had their logo stamped in it. The invitation suite featured the gorgeous calligraphy of Grace Edmands.  The navy blue outer envelope was lined with blue and white stripes, stamped with a curated collection of vintage postage stamps featuring nautical themes, scenes of Maine, and pink flowers.  Astrid Wendth did all of the address calligraphy in a beautiful shimmering gold ink.













The save the dates and flags were digitally printed in full color.  The invitation suite was lettepress printed on a mix of 100% cotton paper in white or soft pink in navy blue ink.  The reception card had both pink and navy blue inks. 

Sonya and Lucas's wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty's Little Black Book blog last week, so be sure to check out photo of their amazing Maine wedding!  You can also see a photos of their wedding programs and reception escort cards, which we did as well!

Rustic Maine Watercolor Invitation

This invitation suite has a lot to love - watercolors by the bride's father, wood veneer invitation, calligraphy by Mara of Neither Snow, Italian cotton ribbon from Angela Liguori, and "Color Games" and "Talent Show" listed on the reply card.  Not to mention the wedding took place in Maine and was perfectly designed and coordinated by Xochitl Gonzalez and her team at A.a.B. Creates out of New York City. 

The wedding took place at a summer camp, Seeds of Peace, in Maine.  Jenna, the bride, worked with her father, a talented artist and architect, to create beautiful watercolors to be used through the wedding stationery, as well as the intricate logo illustration.  The couple wanted something beautiful, elegant, simple, and a bit rustic.  They had already worked with Mara with the calligraphy and I came in to create the designs and print. 

The front of the invitation was screen printed with white ink on wood veneer.  The back of the invitation was digitally printed and included one of the watercolors and a Rumi quote.  The couple really wanted the invitation to be a keepsake for guests in hopes they would later display or frame the watercolor. 

The highly interactive reply card was letterpress printed in gray-blue ink and was double-sided. The backside
encouraged guests to get in touch with their inner-creative writer.  I can only imagine the responses!

The envelopes were lined with a digitally printed watercolor by Jenna's father.





The suite was wrapped up in beautiful Italian cotton ribbon and held with a tiny little letterpress tag with the couples' illustrated logo and wedding website.

I also printed flat thank you cards for the couple to use after their wedding.  The cards featured a simple monogram and were letterpress printed in gray on light gray paper with kraft envelopes.

A.a.B. Creates has a few photos of the gorgeous wedding on their blog.  The transformation of the athletic field house is insane!  Thanks so much to Xochitl, Jenna, and Jeremy!  You were amazing to work with.