Recently we had the pleasure of working with Paper Dots on this fabulous twist on our Marie Antoinette invitation suite. The couple took a more formal approach and used a midnight and gold color palette. I love that it really gives this invitation collection a whole new look!
The couple really had their hearts set on letterpress so we letterpress the invitation card and then flat printed the additional pieces. Love the gold in this...READ MORE
January 21, 2010
Hot off the Press : Marie Antoinette
This was a really fun job that ended up being a real exploration in papers and print methods. I worked with the brilliant Rebecca over at Duet Weddings, her bride chose the Marie Antoinette suite as her invitation. She was really wanting to use a dark paper and with her chosen color palette I suggested we use a beet paper and letterpress print on it. We used silver + black inks and the silver created a beautiful contrast against the dark beet colored...READ MORE
November 20, 2009
Let them eat cake!
Ok so I have a huge obsession with Ladurée macaroons. Ever since clients of mine brought me a box home from their honeymoon in Paris I have had a major weakness for these light and airy, delicious masterpieces. I was on their website the other day and became insanely inspired by their storefronts. The decor, details and the brilliance is so amazing I want to transform this into a wedding immediately. It's very Marie Antoinette with a touch of...READ MORE
January 26, 2009
Vintage Fashion Book Find
After seeing the Marie Antoinette post the other day, Jane, our very first employee and quality control extraordinaire, brought me this gorgeous book! It's a very old book (date unknown) filled with loose pages of hand drawn and painted fashions from mostly the 1800's! The drawings are so beautiful, the fashions are amazing, and this totally goes with the Marie Antoinette inspiration.
Something that Jane pointed out, was that so many of the fashions...READ MORE
January 22, 2009
Marie Antoinette Inspiration
Currently my favorite inspiration is Sophia Coppola's visual masterpiece, Marie Antoinette.
From the oh so fabulous clothes, to the decor in the rooms, and that scene where she is surrounded by sweet things! The macaroons above are from Ladurée, the best macaroons ever! I am definitely creating an invitation suite inspired by this. Stay Tuned! I think it would be so fun to use this as inspiration for entire wedding, check out the florals and...READ MORE
