envelopes that held a letter pressed wedding invitation, an RSVP card and custom wax seals to adorn the top. After the calligrapher penned the guests names on the front of the leather envelope in gold ink, we sealed the back flap with a matte foil circle sticker embossed with a custom designed logo that joined the couple’s initials. This went into a white box on a bed of cognac colored crinkle paper. The box was sealed. Custom designed address labels were applied and the boxes shipped around the country and the world. An unusual and creative solution that went far beyond the standard 5×7.

We are pleased as punch to be on Washingtonian Bride and Groom’s best wedding vendor list again for the third year running!

We would love to jump aboard and fly off to San Francisco and Mittenwald, Germany. We can dream can’t we?

Kara and Ryan’s favorite place to vacation is in Mittenwald, famous for its violin making. With it’s majestic mountain scenery and quaint painted Bavarian houses, they planned the ultimate getaway for family and friends. They wanted to feature the mountains on the invitation and made sure that their beloved dog Chance was included as well.

Lauren and Geoffrey live in San Francisco and decided to marry by the Golden Gate Bridge at nearby Baker Beach. We never did personally meet the lovely couple, but the bride entrusted her delightful, creative and crafty mom Kathy to oversee the invitation planning. Since there were many events leading up to the big day we agreed that a 4 part tiered invite tied together with navy ribbon fit the bill. We began by designing a special stamp which was prominently displayed on the invites and decorated the hotel welcome baskets and reception menus. Once assembled and be-ribboned, the invitations were placed in an over sized envelope with handmade wrapped address labels carefully crafted by Kathy.

Vegas Baby!

Seneca One Finance asked us to design an exclusive event invitation promoting a “Winner take all” poker game in Las Vegas. The challenge for us was to create an invitation that would stand out amongst the mountain of flyers flowing through the mailboxes of 2,000 potential clients. We suggested an over sized playing card printed on 2 sides announcing the event in bold “Texas Hold ‘Em” style typography with rounded corners. Imagine having a whole deck of these to play poker with!

Lea and Matt wanted a design to reflect their love for Bald Head Island in North Carolina. A sophisticated pirate theme evoking the storied past immediately came to mind. We set our sails and began researching vintage maps and engraved sea imagery. The roiling wave background of this invitation is printed and the foreground is letterpressed using vintage map elements and a rough script. One of our favorites of the summer season!

Continental Love

Sarah and Josh wanted a map to tell the circuitous story of their relationship. Sarah living in Canada and Josh in California, their paths finally joined in Washington, DC.  We used elementary school globe colors for the front and chose a fanciful compass rose to anchor the text on the back. Sarah wanted a cut circle invitation and chose bright yellow square envelopes to match the sash of her gown.