The soft, romantic style of these bridal tea invitations is elevated by hand calligraphy and a vellum overlay. We worked with our dear friend Allison from Salutations Home to create these darling invitations for a tea honoring bride-to-be, Claire.

Hand calligraphy is a time-honored tradition that is always unique. This invitation features Rook hand calligraphy by Nicole Black. The understated hand is stylish and discerning and pairs beautifully with the delicate serif font. 

The invitation is printed on our Smooth Cotton 2-ply in white for a thick, pillowy texture. All but a thick border surrounding the edges is printed in a flood of our sand letterpress, with all of the text, including the hand calligraphy, appearing in black letterpress. The flood of letterpress printing creates the look of a color paper, while maintaining the sense of generous empty space and reinforcing a neutral, organic feel.

The botanical artwork of the overlay softens the formality and introduces a natural, garden-inspired touch. The overlay is held in place over the invitation with metallic gold thread for a touch of shimmer. 

Overall, this style would be best described as classic romantic with botanical elegance. The look is perfect for a bridal tea, garden weddings, or any event aiming for a graceful quietly luxurious tone. Do you want to include hand calligraphy in your design? Or would a vellum overlay provide that extra something to elevate the look you want? Work with one of our dealers to create the perfect invitations for your event.

Alexandra and Patrick worked with our dear friends at Proper Notice to create their sophisticated letterpress invitations. This custom design is luxurious and stylish, and includes a lovely vellum overlay.

The elegant invitations are timeless. The traditional layout features the bride and groom’s names along with the venue in a flowing script font. Black letterpress lends the design a traditional and formal feel, while the 2-ply stock holds a deep and crisp impression. 

The bride and groom’s initials appear in the same font on the vellum overlay. Custom floral artwork also adorns the overlay. The flower sprigs are repeated to create a completely unique pattern. The same pattern is replicated on the envelope liner. Floral accents on the details and reception cards add some whimsy and consistency across the invitation suite.

Are you thinking about creating a custom pattern or adding a vellum overlay to your letterpress invitations? We can help you make that happen. Contact us directly or work with one of our dealers to create your dream wedding invitations.

Nicole and Sean worked with our friends at Papermade Studio to create their beautifully vibrant wedding invitations. Our Loley florals feature throughout the suite. Bright persimmon and fuchsia letterpress inks set the perfect tone for a joyous summer wedding. The suite also features a digital photo overlay, tied with our metallic copper thread.

letterpress inks: persimmon + fuchsia | digital inks: cmyk + persimmon + black | fonts: poetica + adora bouton | paper: bella smooth cotton bright white 2-ply + 1-ply + 40# vellum | metallic thread: copper | invite size: f-8 | liner: loley pattern in fuchsia | envelope: bella cotton bright white | customization #70322

We worked with our friends at Arabesque of Naples to create these fun welcome fiesta invitations. We matched the design and layout to our Parrish rehearsal dinner card. We kept the copper matte foil stamping, on both the card and overlay, for a crisp modern invite.

foil stamping: copper matte | paper: bella smooth cottton bright white 1ply + 40# vellum | fonts: futura medium | grommet: gold | customization #66820

Vellum is a unique, semi- translucent paper and is compatible with digital printing and foil stamping. We can score this paper, as well – making it an option for belly bands, overlays, and more.

We can use vellum to create tall or standard height belly bands as seen on our Duval and Ichabod suites

Our Ninette v.2 celebration invitation features a digitally printed gatefold wrap

Vellum can also be used to create overlays- our Ines save the date and Harro details cards feature grommeted overlays

Overlays can alternatively be tied on with ribbon, or metallic thread, like in our Valley suite

Write on Sarasota helped us bring these tawny foil save the dates with a vellum overlay to life. The couple married at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Florida this past May. A venue surrounded by palm trees and Floridian flair. Their tawny foil save the dates matched the vibe of their venue with palms placed throughout. A small foil palm tree motif kept the save the date clean yet still appropriate. The vellum overlay added design interest giving a peek inside to the save the date. With the gold grommet at the top, this save the date became interactive for the guest receiving it. They opted for our Capri digital ink on the vellum overlay which added a pop of tropical color to the Tawny foil. Finally, the envelope liner also features a similar palm pattern in Capri as a nod to the vellum overlay.

Foil color: Tawny Matte | Digital: Capri | Fonts: Burgues Script AT Sackers Gothic & Didot | Design: Custom Library |Paper: 2 ply Bella Smooth Cotton | Size: A6 | Customization: 48110 | Write on Sarasota