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Illustrations and Ciphers Can Upgrade Your Wedding Invitations

Original illustrations and interlocking cyphers uniquely reference family history and create a sense of place

Soft white stock letterpress printed in charcoal ink, featuring calligraphed names by Maria Helena Hoksch. Envelope liner inspired by the family’s olive groves in Greece. The inclusion of a wax seal with laurel wreath motif provides another nod to the bride’s Greek heritage, at Scriptura, scriptura.com.

Illustrations and Ciphers Can Upgrade Your Wedding Invitations

Letterpress printing is paired with floral watercolors and a watercolor illustration of Longue Vue House for envelope liners and a sweet image of beignets for a Welcome Party by Jennifer Vencill for Eglantine Rose Letterpress, eglantinerose.com.

Illustrations and Ciphers Can Upgrade Your Wedding Invitations

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(Clockwise from left) Heavy ecru stock with gold thermography ink enhance the delicate fonts of these timeless invitations and artwork, by Gem Printing Company, gemprinting.com; The use of classic script coupled with dark charcoal letterpress on soft white stock reinforces the traditional and formal nature of the ceremony and reception at Arnaud’s Restaurant by Scriptura. scriptura.com.

Illustrations and Ciphers Can Upgrade Your Wedding Invitations

A blind letterpress monogram and navy letterpress text enhance the wedding invitation while venue illustrations on the inserts highlight the beauty of the New Orleans locations. For a wedding in Audubon Park, tone-on-tone greens work with whimsical illustrations of live oaks by Jennifer Vencill for Eglantine Rose Letterpress, eglantinerose.com.

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