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Awhile back I finally got ahold of a font of wood type — it was in great condition and a serious steal. They are pretty large — about 3 inches high — so they work well for monogram cards or invitations with a bold look.
It was fun playing around with the type and remembering how to lock everything up so that it prints just where I want it to. There is definitely more planning required and more limitations imposed than printing with photopolymer plates, and I definitely felt a little out of practice.
But I just love the worn out left edge of that capital “A” and the funky texture of the type — especially the overprinted areas. If you love it as well, let us know — we can certainly design a project for you that uses our antique wood type. I’m always looking for more to add to the collection…
Goodbye!
Tara
This is one of the recent projects I am really excited about — it’s our first booklet-style invitation. I’ll be blogging about it in depth later this year after I have some photos of the big day from the bride and groom. In the meantime, I couldn’t resist posting a little bit of it now!
It’s an orange and gray soft-cover booklet printed on bright white stock and bound with bright orange satin ribbon. Four pages tell the couple’s story, invite, and inform, while a tear-off panel acts as a reply postcard. The design itself is also really fun and preppy, so we’ll be adding it to our Ephemera collection soon along with a few others.
Fun!
–Tara
One of the reasons my husband and I moved up to the Pacific Northwest was — wait for it — The Weather! Yeah, yeah, the Seattle area has a reputation for being rainy, but that actually sounded really good to us. Keep in mind we are from south Texas, and were completely over the oppressive heat that reigns from April to October. I can get my Vitamin D some other way, thank you very much. We were ready for a change — for cool rain, towering tulips, rust-colored autumns, and even some snow once or twice a year.
But I miss thunderstorms! Every time I fly home, I secretly hope for a flash flood because I miss the dramatic sky and violent thunder. And I’ve been away so long, that thunder actually scares me now (which I always thought was pretty lame).
Knowing how much I love the rain, you can imagine the thrill I felt when I saw the photos below from Michelle and Frank’s July wedding right here in Snohomish, Washington — they are stunning! The hot, bright orange colors are such a surprising contrast to the dark sky. I would think a lot of couples would be bummed by the threat of rain on their wedding day, but look how wonderfully this turned out:
For their invitations, we used another of our vintage floral ornaments — a poppy this time — and printed it in a very hot, bright orange color. (Now, I took the invitation pics above, so the orange is not looking quite as hot as it actually was.) They were very simple, but so bright and attention-getting.
I had to include a photo of Michelle’s DIY seating card adventure — she made all these herself! It’s a board covered in fabric and ribbon with the escort cards tucked in. The cards themselves were made using an alphabet stamp kit — she stamped every letter of each person’s name! I love how quirky and perfectly-imperfect it looks. What a cute and inexpensive (but laborious) idea!
I had to include this photo of the bridesmaids with their pretty parasols. So cute!
And one more great shot of the newlyweds. Thanks so much, Michelle and Frank! All the wedding photos above were taken by the very sweet and talented (La La) Laura Totten of Totten Photography (Seattle area).
–Tara
I am lucky. I know this.
I have the best mom in the world who cooks us dinner almost every night when she visits us. She’s from Co. Mayo, Ireland — this means shepherd’s pie, people! I also have a funny, talented brother who remembers everything I remember, great friends who know far more than is good for them, and I can wear pajama pants while I work.
Where I really lucked out, though? My husband, Dave — he always makes me feel better. Sometimes things are just not funny until he laughs. And it’s a great laugh. And life is good. But I will have to write about him another day, because this post is about how he has a sister named Jenn. And now I have a sister named Jenn.
Jenn is great. Jenn is the kind of person who will answer the phone at midnight even though she has a job interview at 8 am that you totally forgot about. She will tell you she just baked 60 cookies from scratch for some PTA thing, and in the same breath say that kindness is generally too much to hope for. She is a paradox. She is full of it. I adore her.
She has a new job, and a new schedule, and I don’t get to talk to her as much as I used to (as much as I want to). It is so hard to make friends once you’re out of college, and out of state, and away from everyone. Working all by your lonesome doesn’t help. So when you accidentally become best friends with your sister-in-law, you run with it. (And you make her note cards — these ones feature her favorite of our ornaments, a really great vintage goldfish illustration.)
Jenn, I am so glad you are in my life. Hope you are enjoying the cards. (Call me!)
Anyone else luck out with great in-laws / future in-laws?
–Tara
Heather and Ben may not know this, but they have a very special place in my heart because they were pretty much my first “official” clients! Ah, memories.
Heather contacted me last February looking for a fun, yet elegant custom invitation design for her summer wedding. I knew right away it was going to be a cool project because she brought swatches that were as bright as her personality — fuchsia and a fiery orange. Together, we came up with a playful, dotted, striped, swirly design that did a great job of showcasing both colors and how well they complement each other. The invitations also featured a custom monogram, and shimmery fuchsia outer envelopes with a fun wrap-around address label.
I was so excited when Heather and Ben shared their wedding photos with me — I loved seeing how big a role color played in the day, and reflecting on how the invitations we came up with really must have set the tone for their guests. Check it out:
1st Row Left: The happy couple: Heather and Ben! Right: Detail shot of their custom monogram in fuchsia and fire.
2nd Row Left: Detail shot of invitation text. Right: Heather and her pretty maids all in a row.
3rd Row Left: Heather’s bouquet was made up of magnificent gerbera daisies with kermits, and beautiful tea leaves that had a slight hint of magenta. Center: Invitation and outer envelope with wrap-around address label. Right: A basket of kazoos, in memory of Heather’s grandfather. (Heather and Ben’s guests serenaded them with the kazoos after they tied the knot – a fun and personal twist on tossing rice, and a sweet way to remember her grandfather was definitely there in spirit.)
4th Row: Detail shot of invitation dots and stripes.
Their reception venue was The Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle. (FYI, Seattleites: the Hall is a great space — I have been to a wedding there myself, and the food was fantastic…) All wedding photos courtesy of James Chan at Studio 9 Photography. Letterpress photos by La Luz Photography.
Heather and Ben, thanks so much for sharing your photos with us. I can tell it was a beautiful day, and I wish you many more like that in the years to come. I hope your new house is all finished, and that I see you around Edmonds some time. Congratulations!
–Tara
