Jamie + Trey’s navy + gold watercolor floral letterpress invitation suite

photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair

The most fun part is that it’s probably one of the most popular suites I’ve ever done. You know instagram best 9? I like to do that every year, and for 2018, like half of my pictures were of this suite!

photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair

Jamie was super fun to work with - she and Trey both work in education, and they were just refreshingly down to earth, and also super into the paper details, which of course I loved. I love to work with someone with a vision, and she definitely had one that was a joy to execute.

photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair

I loved how fresh and modern the geometric accents made this suite feel - we stuck with more traditional fonts, the color palette was definitely traditional, and adding in the lines could have felt weird or trendy, but it all just worked. The sharpness plays off the soft watercolor florals so well, I think it’s really fun.

photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair

I think my favorite detail in this suite is the envelope liner. It’s crazy how these little details can just take things to a whole different level, and I felt like the envelope liner instantly pulled this all together. The watercolor painting was slightly different from my usual style, so of course, I had a great time getting out of my comfort zone just a little bit, and it’s actually inspired me to begin exploring that style more in the future.

photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair

Another great detail here was the custom stamp. I believe this is actually the first custom stamp I ever made, and after that I was hooked - it’s a great way to call out a favorite detail from the suite, and let’s be honest, sometimes the post office does not deliver (see what I did there?) when it comes to good stamp designs. We can do better than a wedding cake, I know we can! Congratulations, Jamie and Trey!