Lucky Invitations

We are thrilled to announce that we will be joining Tabula Tua, along with many other experts in the wedding industry, at their Luxury Bridal Event on Thursday, April 7th from 4pm to 8pm. Join us at their Lincoln Park showroom located at 1015 West Armitage Avenue in Chicago. Meet with Tabula Tua Bridal Consultants and find wonderful ideas for your wedding registry. We were priviledged to create invitations for this event, and will be there to answer your stationery questions

In 2015 we were fortunate enough to work with Lucy (and Brett) to create their Wedding Invitations, Day of Stationery and more. Lucy and Brett were married in Rosemary Beach, Florida in September of 2015. These beautiful images are courtesy of Paul Johnson Photography. The overall color palette was muted pink/blush, cream and gold. The invitation suite was letterpress printed with gold ink on pink Arutro card stock. The invitation was backed with mirror finish gold card stock

Yes, we may be partial here because we are letterpress printers. We love the unmistakeable look of letterpress, but we also love the craft that goes into creating a letterpress printed invitation. Letterpress printing was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century. With changes to technology late in the 20th century, letterpress printers began discarding their pressses. These presses were able to be acquired inexpensively by artisans. Late in the 1990's Martha Stewart

Getting married this year? Whether your looking at custom invitations or customizable invitations, these are some of the styles that are trending for 2016. 1. Metallic Whether it is metallic papers, gold or silver ink/foil or some sort of metallic embellishment - it's in! Love the look of stamped foil, but can't afford the price? Consider gold or silver inks with letterpress. Not as 'high shine' but still enough to impress your guests! 2. Monograms Who doesn't love a monogra

With Pantone's color of the year (Rose Quartz) and metallics being a big trend in weddings this year, we thought we'd show you a closer look at the Partyscape photoshoot we did for Wedding Guide Chicago magazine. The theme was Swan Lake, and the colors were soft pinks, golds, cream and soft greens. Our contribution was a hand-crafted box invitation. The box was created with blush subtle glitter paper (non-flaking!). The top was adorned with a wide gold ribbon and a lovely cry