Taylor + Matt’s romantic handmade foil + letterpress invitation suite
Taylor and Matt had a beautiful fairy tale wedding at maybe an actual castle? Or wait, it was just the Graylyn Estate in Winston-Salem, but basically the same thing. Taylor made my dreams come true by wanting handmade paper, gold foil, and a truly romantic feel that was incredibly fun to create for her.
Photo by Mikkel Paige, photo styling by Janet St. Clair
We started with her save the dates, which featured a gold foil illustration of the Graylyn Estate, romantic typography, and soft cotton paper.
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography, florals by Green Bee Floral Designs, calligraphy by Calligraphy by Carole
Moving on to her invitations, we commissioned custom oversize handmade grey paper, and combined letterpress and foil on those bad boys, cutting the edges straight to keep it from looking too messy.
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography, florals by Green Bee Floral Designs
You don’t often see straight edges on handmade paper, and I’m here for it. In person, the texture is truly lovely, and the straight edges not only add an elegance and refinement to the whole look. It also allows printers to run several processes on the paper - it’s basically impossible to get the registration lined up correctly if the edges of the paper are uneven. So, kind of a win win here.
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography, florals by Green Bee Floral Designs
We finished this suite off with a vellum belly band and an oversize wax seal, and grey thread holding it all together. The wax seal was just perfect for this look, and you know I love a tone on tone, so the greys all coming together really made my heart sing, haha!
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography
Moving on to the wedding day, I created custom drink huggers for Taylor and Matt, featuring their crest, as well as menus for their guests, and stickers for their popcorn favors (it was Chicago mix, meaning caramel and cheddar, and I’ve now been craving that combination for months).
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography, florals by Green Bee Floral Designs
I think the overall effect was so pretty, and honestly, their entire wedding was just stunning. Their photographer, Amanda Castle did an incredible job capturing the event, and I’m so lucky to be able to share her photos with you.
Photo by Amanda Castle Photography
It’s easy to tell she took such time and care in styling everything, and I’m kind of obsessed with how it turned out.
