Category: wedding invitations
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(Bar) Harbor-side Wedding
In her words, Adrien and her mother “always had a ‘thing’ for wedding invitations.” When envisioning the big day, invitations were job one — and an important job, at that. According to Adrien: “We believe they fully set the tone for the wedding, long before the actual day arrives. They create all the anticipation for…
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Timeless Black on White
Michelle and Stephen weren’t familiar with letterpress when they began planning their black tie wedding, but a love of elegant invitations had been instilled in Michelle an early age. Her grandmother used to frame beautiful invitations she received, and Michelle had always admired those with simple black calligraphy on a white note card. Parklife’s Vignette…
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Amore e matrimonio: Italiano e Inglese
Kevin and Francesca were looking for an invitation to echo the embroidery on the bridal gown. They found what they were looking for, basing their set on Parklife’s Franklin design. The springy floral motif was also reflected in the design of the wedding cake and in the floral arrangements. The other major requirement for the…
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Grand Tetons
Laura and Graham love skiing and love the mountains. Both their families were very connected to Jackson Hole — a beautiful spot in Wyoming nestled in the valley of the Teton Range — and so they knew they wanted to have their wedding there. They also wanted to incorporate the famous landscape in their invitations.…
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Winter Wonder
Trish Burton was helping her daughter plan a winter wedding, and was looking for winter-themed invitations. She was familiar with letterpress, as she had used it for her other daughter’s wedding, but was unable to find any designs in her area that felt right. After finding Parklife Press and communicating with Travis, she had the…
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New England Coast
This was a set we printed for a couple in Maine who designed their own invitation. It was printed on Pearl White paper and featured bermuda edge paint. Helkin and Jamie both work in the online world so they planned to provide most of the details on the Web — but they still wanted a…
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Joyful Blue
Emily found Parklife Press through the wedding-planning site Snippet and Ink. A librarian and archivist by trade (“I totally geek out for all things paper”), she loved the idea of of letterpress for their invites. She also loved the simplicity of the Bookplate design in particular. She felt the painted edges were “an amazing,…
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Autumn Paisley
Jennie and Mark found the perfect necktie for him to wear at their autumn wedding — the pattern was a stylized paisley in orange and brown, with some lilac. That purchase turned into the inspiration for their wedding invitation. They loved letterpress, and after searching a bit for a good, independent printer, they found Parklife…
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A New Year’s Swirl of Silver and Gold
Katie and Seth were getting married on the eve of New Year’s Eve, in Portland, Maine. They wanted a simple, elegant look — and getting married so close to holidays, they knew they wanted invitations that looked wintery without looking Christmas-y. They found the Whirl design and knew it would work well with their wedding…
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Winter Wedding in Spokane
Sydney and Kramer knew little about letterpress before planning their wedding, but heard that the printing style could make beautiful invitations. After some research, they found Parklife Press and loved the designs. When they got some of our samples in the mail, they were sold — they knew the elegance of the invitations would go…