I just wanted to share these Polish Wycinanki inspired wedding invitations I did for a couple in Pittsburgh. I love the colors Amy picked out – they are so much fun! These may have been one of my favorite projects and sort of amazing that all correspondence was done over email. I’ve never worked with a wedding client in a different state, but Amy knew exactly what she wanted. These are printed on #110 Lettra in Pearl White, which gives it such a nice “kiss” on the paper. I love doing wedding invites because you can really show off the letterpress quality.

I want to thank all my customers, friends, family, and clients for a fantastic year. I had no idea I would add 20+ stores to my list, do a huge trade show (and survive, thanks to my booth-mates and always supportive boyfriend, Andrew Lee), travel to several cities for craft fairs, and meet so many wonderful clients all over the country. Thanks for supporting the small guy in an ever growing sea of large companies. It’s a hard world to navigate, but I somehow made it through this year in one piece.

© Paper Parasol Press, Two color letterpress print on 140lb paper made from renewable energy, printed on a Vandercook #3

The entire process from start to end was wonderful. Yes, they were my clients, but I felt like it was more of a team effort – as if we were in a design meeting bouncing ideas back and forth. Both Vicki and Will were truly curious in the entire letterpress process. (I even let them pull a sheet or two through Ellie Mae, my Vandercook!) In fact, they paired the invitation with the envelope and designed the entire stacked right side. It’s always nice when a couple comes in together and share the entire wedding planning. Even at the last minute, we pulled a color change on the first color. It was supposed to be a slightly transparent orange, but we decided to go with a more gold tone which allowed the chocolate brown to pop more and show off the details in the leaves and wood grain on the tree. Whereas the orange would have competed and been a little more polarizing.That’s what’s great about custom work – things tend to flow more organically. Thanks, Vicki and Will for the opportunity to let Paper Parasol Press design your invitation and thanks for being a super cute and fun couple to work with! The lucky couple are jetting off to Australia after their wedding and I wish them the best on their new endeavors.

Two color letterpress print on 220lb Lettra paper
Printing was a lot of work, but I loved the way they turned out! 220lb paper is like butter!

you can see the layers of the print in the detail
It’s passed through the press three times – the first being a super transparent/blind emboss, then with a medium transparent white, and gray