Platinum & Pearls!!

Every year there is a color combination that stands out of the trend of the year.. This year PLATINUM!!!  I have had several brides using Platinum/Pewter as the main color in their wedding. From Invitations to Flowers & Centerpieces, this is the color of 2011-2012 Planning season.


With that in mind, I wanted to start blogging some of the favorite invitation creations coming out of my studio this year using Platinum as the main color!  Today let's talk Platinum & Pearls.


This invitation set was fun to create, and since I was designing for 2 other brides with Platinum as well, it was quite the challenge! I decided to give this set it's own unique flair by adding pearls and feathers!  Platinum Metallic Paper with the invitation inset printed on White Linen,  the contrast of sparkle and texture really makes this invitation pop! Of course the Satin White Ribbon, White Pearls and Feathers really bring the concept home! The bride added splashes of Wine to set her apart.

Paper Rings WHAT?!* These are AMAZING..

Artist Yael Friedman carefully crafts these gorgeous rings from PAPER! 11 designs in all. Each is unique, hand folded, and available at Moss in NYC.


Anyone who knows me, knows I have a slight Paper OBSESSION.. Okay, and those of you who know me, know-- it's not slight.. It's MAJOR. I love paper textures, handmade papers, and pretty much anything unique and different you can do with paper. So on that note I had to post these, they blew my mind.

Letterpress...YES YES!!

So today I wanted to talk a little bit about preserving our past. I know in the world of technology, it is all to easy move quickly forward leaving the things of the past behind us without another thought. With the newest latest and greatest coming out every 3-6 months it seems it is easy to get wrapped up in race for better, faster, quicker. 


Today I wanted to write and implore you all DON'T JUST ABANDON ALL OF THE AMAZING THINGS from the past. For example, how many photographers do you know still shoot film? How many artists still hand render their artwork? How much printing is still done on a manual press? These things are dying arts, and it breaks my heart to see some amazing processes thrown to the wind, because now a computer does it faster.  Don't get me wrong, I love the newest technology like the rest of you, but I think balance is the key.


Film grain and hand drawing, printing, and finishing can be beautiful, adding texture and flare to your project. With that in mind, I created these great LETTERPRESS Save the Dates, with Crystals and Ribbon done by Hand.

What is Letterpress printing? Relief printing of text and image using a press with a "type-high bed" printing press and movable type, in which a reversed, raised surface is inked and then pressed into a sheet of paper to obtain a positive right-reading image. It was the normal form of printing text from its invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century until the 19th century and remained in wide use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century. 

I know this is probably a little technical for some of you, so a brief summary is: Plates are created, inked and PRESSED into the paper, creating a beautiful impression of the design into the paper. See the image below!

We are lucky in Orlando to have a company that is MASTERFUL at letterpress production!  Mama Sauce!! We are working together on this current project, stay tuned later in the fall to see the full package for this wedding!