We often collaborate with couples to design invitation suites for destination weddings. One of the fun challenges is to develop a design that complements the setting of the wedding but also maintains the style of the couple. For this Jamaican invitation suite, we worked with a selection of vintage palm tree images and printed everything in a rich blue ink. The darker ink and one color printing give the set a sophisticated look, which was fitting for the stylish (and really sweet) couple.

We designed and printed this Octopus design for a couple last year and loved the charming way the creature framed the formal wedding text. It is the kind of unexpected and elegant look we absolutely love. We were thrilled to have the opportunity to revisit this design again but incorporate new imagery and colors. Here are some pictures that the couple's photographer, Carmen Santorelli, was generous to share with us.

I love traditional still life paintings with rich and moody colors. Our newest line of cards is inspired by this admiration. We've taken vintage etchings and experimented with coloring details of the pictures (having a five year old daughter, I spend a fair amount of time coloring in pictures...). We settled on a pairing of ultra bright ink for the detail painting and then darker grays for the overlaying images. We're always looking to link our love of 19th Century everything with 21st Century style.

We've been so busy this Spring with wedding invitations, note cards and designing and printing our new items that we've neglected the blog for a while. Now that our Spring line is finished, we're finally getting a chance to show what we've been working on. We're particularly excited about our journals. We printed 6 cover designs on beautiful Fabriano paper and had them perfect bound at a bindery around the corner from our studio in Brooklyn. It is a little more expensive to produce things here in New York City but we like to be able to support other local manufacturing businesses and the quality is so nice when someone is making and checking each piece by hand.  Here are some images of the new books.

One of our bespoke, monogrammed coasters has been featured in Martha Stewart Real Weddings! A great complement to any formal dining experience or a reception bar.

A couple of our wedding announcements were recently featured on the Martha Stewart Weddings "inspiration" section. Have a look at some great ideas from us and others!

Our daughter, Greta, is five and making valentines for the 24 children in her kindergarten class seemed daunting so we decided it was time she worked on her first letterpress project.  She drew a heart and signed her name on a sheet of paper and I scanned the image to create the plate for printing.  She directed the ink mixing until it was the perfect shade of pink (of course).  I printed the cards and she took them off the press and counted to make sure we had enough.  We then punched holes and added the lolly-pops.  Next up, birthday invitation designs...

We love painted edges on invitation stationery. It's such an elegant way to add a subtle pop of color. Here is a stack of invitations and response cards with lilac painted edges. It is almost a shame to have to separate the the stacks to mail out.