It’s always a pleasure for us to have clients return to us to help bring the vision of the bride to life with paper, ink and a little something extra. This is the second time we assisted this busy mom for custom wedding invitations and we thank her for placing her trust in us. We wish this couple many great years ahead and plenty of grandchildren to fulfill the life of one of favorite mothers of two special daughters.
Hand calligraphy provided to Digby & Rose by the groom's mom.
We dare not take all the credit for these invitations because to truly deliver a bride’s vision, you have to have many people involved. (When we get more information about the artist who penned these, we’ll update our post).
Our first meeting with the bride took place over the phone where we learned more about her taste and of course her venue. This was one of the first wedding receptions held at The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel.
Architectural Digest called it a transformation of a 19th Century Tower that was, “Transformed Into New York’s Most Beautiful New Hotel”. If you are going to have a luxury wedding this property should be a the top of the list.
The bride and groom were married at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, located at 22 Barclay Street-New York, NY 10007. We’re told that the ceremony was meant for such a historic Church.
A few months after the ceremony I penned a little thank you note to the mom for trusting us again to deliver. A few weeks later she wrote, “Thanks for all your help in making it a perfect day for them.” Your so welcome and remember that we also design and make custom baby shower announcements ; ).
Photo: Courtesty of The Beekman Hotel
And now for the custom New York, NY invitations for the wedding event of the season. It’s eye candy of a joint effort to bring together this luxury wedding invitation set. It’s a set of stacked cards with rounded corners and a shimmer gold paint. The bride wanted us to use one of her favorite antique flower images in someway, so is there not only something special holding it all together-the back has it too.
The look of thick invitations coming out of an shimmer paper lined envelope.
Letterpress for The Beekman, NYC
Gold beveled and rounded corners on
thick cotton paper.
Image getting invited to wedding
event of the season in NYC.
Again, many thanks to all who have participated in bringing the wedding invitations to life. If you are going to share our content, we only ask that you give @DigbyRose proper photo credit. More to come with our creative commons license.
We didn’t even realize that these were going into print in The Knot Weddings Magazine and would like to thank them for including us at the request of the bride. Best Wishes, Team Digby & Rose
What could be more perfect than laser cut cherry blossoms and all the DC landmarks for a spring wedding in Washington, DC? This laser cut wrap was a custom design for a May wedding at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium, inspired by the profile of DC cherry trees against the Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument. A beautiful pink cherry tree in full blossom folds over one side of the invitation inside, over the other side of the wrap featuring all the prominent Washington monuments and landmarks. The invitation pieces themselves were printed in beautiful gray letterpress ink, on 100% cotton paper.
The Detail of Laser Cutting
To create the small and delicate design of the cherry blossoms and DC scene, nothing was more perfect than laser cutting to achieve each tiny detail. As an added touch, the silver paper for the wrap was first printed in pink on one side, before the laser cutting was done, to give the feel of the pink hues of cherry blossoms and to contrast with the silver monuments and buildings underneath. The result was a truly unique and elegant laser cut wrap, further highlighted by the always-stunning letterpress print inside. For your own custom laser wrap or other theme contact us in our Washington, DC studio!
For these Art Deco wedding invitations it was all about a glamorous and elegant black and gold affair! Letterpress and foil stamping were the prints of choice. Deep black paper printed in gold foil, with a gold paper and black foil on the back featuring the couple’s custom Great Gatsby monogram. A green edge painting, letterpress reply cards, gold with black foil reception cards, and a fantastic green shimmery envelope liner completed the set. An intricate original art deco border gives beautiful detail to this foil stamped invitation design. All the guests knew it really was time for dancing on the tables!
A Great Gatsby theme
The inspiration for the theme was a Great Gatsby extravaganza, with theme colors of gold, black, and emerald green. We carried this theme through to all of the wedding day items including cocktail napkins and programs. The champagne was flowing and a Gatsby-style part followed! Everything was created as a custom design, including the custom monogram and border. For your own custom art deco or other theme contact us in our Washington, DC studio, we’re here to make a statement with your invitations!
