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I’ve had so much fun working with Nina on her wedding invitations! If you don’t know Nina’s blog, Naturally Nina, you’ve got to check it out. Didn’t she do a great job picking out those vintage stamps?

Design by Hello Tenfold (me!), calligraphy by Ashley Osgood, photos by Nina.

A collection of recent favorites from other blogs…

Top left: I never, ever would have thought I’d love a room painted black. Lauren Bradshaw was brave enough to go there (in several rooms, I might add) with Benjamin Moore Black Iron and Witching Hour. If I ever own a light-filled house, I might have to give this a shot. via design*sponge

Top right: I’m gonna have to try this delicious summer cocktail recipe from Bless Her Heart. via wit and delight

Second row, left: Chen Karlsson’s pendant lamp lets you display your favorite collections! via madame hervé.

Second row, right: I love everything about Les Morceaux’s jewelry. Everything. An early Christmas present? via unruly things.

Third row: Beautiful typography in these Halloween wedding invitations designed by Kristan Butler. via head vs. heart.

Last row, left: Moths photographed by Joseph Scheer. via bliss.

Last row, right: Another image for my “house inspiration” folder. nikole’s herriott’s house via design*sponge.

This is a peek of some paper goods I just finished for a Hindu/Christian wedding! You can see more photos from this project on Oh So Beautiful Paper right now.

Thanks for featuring my work, Nole!

I’ve always liked Elum’s work, but seeing it in person was especially impressive. I hadn’t realized they’re such a small company (bonus points in my book) and the Elum designers representing the company at NSS were really kind and friendly. I think I spent more time in the Elum booth than any others, and by the time I left I was secretly thinking that working for them would be my dream job.

My photos don’t do it justice, so you’ll have to just trust me ;)

Sideshow Press is a letterpress company based in Charleston, SC. Their work is just beautiful, and although I usually don’t like flash websites, I think theirs is really well done. Sideshow Press also has a blog and etsy shop.

Love it all!

I know of Dapper because the husband and wife duo are locals (Raleigh, NC) with a huge amount of talent. When designer Elizabeth sent over their newest project, I was thrilled to be able feature it on Mint!

From Elizabeth:
Sarah (the bride) contacted us and told us she wanted something custom and that she loved the kind of vintage charm and typeface fonts that we use. When we do a custom wedding invitation, we like to find out a little about the bride and groom as people and as a couple, as well as the style and feel of their wedding. So Sarah sent us their adorable engagement photos and we knew from looking at those that they had fun personalities. Sarah sent us a few inspiration boards she had seen and we briefly glanced at this for the rustic and classic style she was going for, but we focused mostly on the only other inspiration she sent us: a screen shot from Bilboa Baggins birthday party in Lord of the Rings. She sent this because she loved the feel and the festive nature of the event and said she wanted her reception to be like this! The first thing we noticed form this shot was the banner that was hanging from the trees and the overall light-hearted festive appearance of the party.

After asking Sarah what type of decor she was having (various shapes and sizes of antique vases, bottles and jars with various groupings of flowers in them), and the type of flowers (some peonies, other flowers, and the rest were wildflowers), we honed in on the wildflower concept. She also mentioned a scene from the movie Atonement where Kiera Knightly’s character is carrying a vase of wildflowers and she loved the feel of this (as you can tell, Sarah loves movies). I knew exactly what scene she was talking about (hello, how beautiful is that movie?) so I pulled an image for wildflower inspiration. So we illustrated various wildflowers with detailed line drawings and we combined this with silhouetted flowers to add variety. For the RSVP we wanted to take the feel of the invite and translate it into a vintage floral pattern with an almost fabric-like look, to give it that sweet southern feel seeing as Chris and Sarah are getting married in Tennessee and are both southerners.

The best part? Sarah’s reaction when she first saw the invitations—she sent Elizabeth and Chris this scene from Raising Arizona because it best described how she felt about them.

engagement photos by Heather H Photography, invitation photos by Dapper Paper.

You can also visit the Dapper Paper blog, Spiffy Stuff We Heart, and read an interview with Elizabeth and Chris on The Lovliest Day.

42 Pressed is a new letterpress studio started by Jackie Robinson, and wow is Jackie off to an amazing start! Her work is beautifully designed and printed, and she’ll be attending the National Stationery Show in NYC (booth #1351 if you’ll be around). Check out her website for more beautiful cards, baby announcements, and wedding invitations, and stay in the loop with her blog.

thanks Kendrick for the tip!