I am so in love with the work that Sonia Davis sent me....with it's clean, fuss free designs and whimsical, utterly perfect details! This is perhaps my favorite design. With the soft, elegant color palette paired against the chic, vintage design work. And, the adorable little bird just ties everything together so beautifully. Each design that Sonia crafts is... [MORE]
This next set, by the girls at Wiley Valentine, is all about that perfect rustic charm that we love to feature on SMP...a combination of horse shoes, florals and vintage swirls... The pinks, the delicate balance of vintage inspired typefaces with the feminine floral detailing and victorian swirls is pure gorgeousness. Love. Love. Love. This set just reminds me of our shabby chic inspiration board contest...it... [MORE]
I am kind of obsessed with Wiley Valentine these days, so when they sent me their newest designs, I jumped ship on what I was writing about to show you guys these gorgeous invitations. The designs were crafted in response the overwhelming number of brides that were interested in ordering these monogrammed invitations. Since... [MORE]
I couldn't possibly have a day of paper without featuring the brand nearest and dearest to my heart, Abby Jean. Many of the Abby Jean invitations were designed by yours truly, so whenever I see them, my heart does a little pitter patter. Abby Jean is the reason that Style Me Pretty even exists...it's where I learned how to run a business, how to find and develop beautiful things. In all honesty, it's the reason that I love weddings so... [MORE]
I know that a lot of you see letterpressed and engraved invitations and think to yourself...lovely, but so not in the budget. So, when I got an email from one of our readers as to how they had letterpress invitations designed while sticking to their budget, I knew I had to share it with you. First, here are their invitations... Jacqueline and her hubby had their entire suite printed through Studio on Fire based... [MORE]
I've saved the best Wiley Valentine design for last...or at least I think so. Some would argue that the Marie Antoinette invitation from earlier today trumps this invitation, but that's the good part about writing a wedding blog. I win! Here is the board... And the invitation that it inspired... Love, love, love this one. Especially the entree selection cards...perfect combination of whimsy and elegance. [MORE]
If you are just now joining us, we are featuring some of the most gorgeous inspiration boards that the girls at Wiley Valentine designed for us. Even better, they used those inspiration boards to create some of the invitations from their new collection. And, each one just keeps getting better than the next! If you loved Marie Antoinette in all its girly glory as much as I did, well...you are going to die over this next invitation... LOVE! Stay tuned to see even... [MORE]
The invitations that Molly and Megan, the designers behind Paisley Quill, are crafting...are simply gorgeous. They are this perfect mix of traditional and modern, timeless and completely fresh. From the save the dates up, each piece is lovingly created, using the finest papers and the chic-est designs. Definitely take a peek when you have a... [MORE]
Today, we are debuting the brand new wedding collection that Pancake & Franks, a fabulous letterpress studio out of the Bay Area, recently launched. It's one of those collections that is so refined, so unbelievably sophisticated, and yet it's infused with modern colors and touches of whimsy that really make it current and versatile. I love the two-tone purple hues on the above invitations, so so chic. And the... [MORE]
For a few years, I've admired the work of Stacy from Pancake and Franks...a super cute letterpress company out of the Bay Area. Her work is fresh and innovative, simple and yet incredibly chic. So, when Stacy sent me pictures from her brand spanking new wedding invitation line, well...I jumped at the chance to show it off! So, so beautiful. The above invitation is called Crimson Pagoda and it is absolute perfection. [MORE]
There is nothing more frustrating for a bride than walking into a stationery store, seeing rows upon rows upon rows of invitation albums...all with different printing styles, papers, colors and most daunting, price points. Once you pick the invitation, you have to figure out how many you need, what pieces are important, when and how to stamp and ship them, oh my! Well, Lisa Hoffman is here to help...giving her top 10 tips for choosing and... [MORE]
Guess what today is!? It's time to debut the next set of brand spanking new, ridiculously gorgeous wedding invitations that Peculiar Pair Press is launching online. There is no need for me to go on and on about these (although I could with eas), I'll just show you the designs! The first is called Atlantic and beautifully captures an elegant seaside style wedding... The next beautiful design is called Trellis... [MORE]
Last week, I introduced to you our brand new DIY Editor, Kathleen (who won the DIY contest with her Custom Hot Coco Bags! Well, today, we get to see her own ridiculously gorgeous recent wedding, including all of the perfect little touches we've seen... [MORE]
I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and a relaxing holiday weekend! I thought that we could kick off the week with a HUGE giveaway. In celebration of their soon-to-be launched online collection, the girls at Peculiar Pair Press are giving away a set of drop dead gorgeous, letterpressed save the dates! Before I fill you in on all of the details, here is a sneak peak at their new line... ... [MORE]
We have a surprise giveaway for you guys today! And, it's definitely one of the best ones we've ever done...so I'll get right to it. Sarah Drake, one of my all time favorite invitation designers, is gifting her absolutely gorgeous Spring wedding invitation to one lucky reader! The set includes 100 invitations and response cards, each with printed envelopes, all letterpressed on 100% cotton bright white paper. You... [MORE]