Kate & Harshal 10.2025

Kate’s inquiry email to me read: Our “inspiration is coming from our favorite comfort movies, like Pride & Prejudice, Count of Monte Cristo and Princess Bride. We would love our invitations to reflect an old love letter that traveled the world, reminiscent of the visuals of those movies.” They chose a calligraphy script that didn’t feel too perfect, like someone in the 18th century was jotting down a letter the day after an amazing party. We used my absolute favorite paper in the world, a cotton paper from Italy that’s soft, thick, and luxurious. The format of the paper was perfect for a bold wax seal. We combined their heritage into a crest, with Scottish thistles and Fijian tagimoucia and their initials. Their romantic, unique ideas and detailed notes throughout the design process were the perfect inspiration to create a one-of-a-kind Save the Date. Stay tuned to see how their wedding invitations turned out…

Becky and Nate Day Of Paper

Just like their invitation suite, every piece of Becky and Nate’s day of paper suite was impeccable. Becky ordered a gold art deco wallpaper that we used as the back of the place card scrolls, which were hung off champagne glasses. To differentiate between meal choices, each menu featured a hand drawn line in a different color. The menus were made of two pieces of arched paper, printed in white with foliage from the invitation wrap. For their thank you cards, which were printed with each guest’s name so the couple didn’t have to hand address anything, we repeated the paper color scheme from their Save the Dates. It was a lovely surprise when I received their Christmas card in the mail, which was printed in a similar shape and color as their wedding invitation!

Anna and Eli Day Of Paper

The gorgeous lace on Anna’s dress was featured on her invitation, printed in deboss in the corners. We used the same motif throughout the day of paper, on the ceremony program, menus, table numbers, escort cards, and small signs. For a guest book, we repurposed the watercolor illustration from their Save the Dates in a poster size that they framed as a keepsake to always remember their wedding day.

Caroline and Michael May 2025

Caroline came to me in a bit of a pinch. She loved fine stationery, but needed her Save the Date to be mailed out within a month! We chatted over a glass of Prosecco about colors, papers, and travel before deciding to use a semi-custom suite. This meant that the design process would be streamlined, as we only had to choose a calligraphy script, font, and paper colors. Caroline had a custom monogram she wanted to use, so we placed it at the top of the Save the Date. She wanted a little more oomph but didn’t have enough time for letterpress printing, so we decided to elevate the suite with a hand-embossed border, and duplexed backing that matched their gorgeous blue envelope.

Caroline and Evan 10.2024

Designing Caroline and Evan’s invitation suite was a joy. They worked with me on a tight timeline for their Save the Date, choosing a semi-custom suite before they moved from DC to California, where they were going to get married. Then, we dove into a fully custom design for their invitations. We used two methods of printing on the invitation, to have a fully colored crest and a lovely green letterpress for the text. They wanted a classic feeling, with hints of their Sonoma venue everywhere. We used line illustrations, highlighting the different events of the wedding weekend, and natural colors that would be found in the beautiful countryside on their wedding day. A custom gold wax seal provided a lovely finishing touch to the envelope.