Last summer we printed a gorgeous wedding suite in summer green and cool gray. These two colors look lovely and fresh together and the design was accentuated with blind embossed motifs printed in the palest of pale green tint.

Here's a close-up detail of the tree illustration:

And here is a photograph of a few of the other items from the suite of cards:

There's something really wonderful about getting married beside the sea (or a lake!). Perhaps it's the soothing sound of the water or that pleasant breeze that cools down even the warmest weather. Many of our clients want to incorporate maritime imagery into their designs, as well as colors that are reminiscent of the ocean.Stephanie - one of our lovely brides - chose a few different motifs and illustrations for us to include on her invitation, RSVP and information card. We think this stationery looks wonderful: informal yet elegant!

We have been so excited to share news with you about a lovely new line of letterpress wedding stationery that we have designed in collaboration with Lotta Jansdotter.

Lotta is a long-time friend and we've joined forces to design a gorgeous, contemporary range which links Lotta's beloved  illustrations and bright color palette with Sesame Letterpress’s luxurious letterpress printing.

Both of the designs are available in a choice of two fonts and four colors.

And if you're not getting married, but you still love Lotta's pared-back designs, why not get some thank you cards printed in time for the holidays?

Please do take a look at our website for more photos of this range and details about how to place an order.

- Jana

Our second Save the Date for a Kiawah Island wedding is totally different. This is one of the nicest things about working with couples on their wedding stationery: no two couples come up with the same idea.This Save the Date is simpler and completely text-based. The couple wanted the beauty of Betsy Dunlap's calligraphy to shine through.

This is such a wonderful way to really customize your wedding stationery: hire a calligrapher to render your names in a unique, one-of-a-kind font and then build the rest of the design around those words.

Here's a more detailed image of the letterpress impression of Betsy's calligraphy:

It fun for us to try out different fonts to work alongside this handwritten cursive. We opted for Neutra Caps which has a clean, contemporary feel. And that blue is marvellous!

Kiawah Island in South Carolina is a pretty magical place. Which could explain why we had a few couples work with us this season on Save the Dates for their 2014 weddings on the island.So first of all, feast your eyes on this really lovely Save the Date which features a map of the area and a teeny tiny heart to mark the spot:

We love the unusual colors used here: two shades of green and that little flourescent pop of pink to catch your eye!

Here's a close up which shows the detail and impression:

This is a great design for a Save the Date and we can customize the map to suit the location of any wedding.

Following on from our previous post, which highlighted our banner design, we wanted to show you another variation.We printed this Save the Date for a lovely couple with links to America and England! The bride had a mug which featured little flags from both countries so we used that as a starting point for the design!

The colors also pick up on the flag colors. We are so proud of how nicely this printed: the teeny tiny stars on the American flags are all perfectly defined!

It's been a while since we posted any Save the Date cards. Over the past months we have printed lots of these. Many of our couples really like the banner design. It is simple and light-hearted and perfect for a summer wedding.We especially love how this card came out:

The yellow and gray inks perfectly complement each other and the pop of yellow on the edges adds another dimension to the design.

Here's a close-up to show the quality and depth of the printed impression:

Finally, here are some photos of the wedding invitations that we designed and printed for my own wedding! It's always difficult to come up with a design and motif that feels like it completely sums up the couple, but for us, it was a little more straightforward: as we were planning our wedding, we were also planning a cross-country bike tour! So we knew we wanted to incorporate some bike illustrations on our stationery. You can find out more about our bike tour at www.honkforfreedom.com. Meanwhile, take a look through the photos of our invitation suite: