anna and mason
They've been going through their archives over at Martha Stewart Weddings and have added so many beautiful weddings to the site. A recent addition is the wedding of Anna Williams and Mason Adams. Anna is one of the nicest people you will ever meet, and an amazing photographer, and I had the pleasure of working with her countless times while I worked at Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Kids. (She is also the photographer of both of Joelle's books).
I was completely thrilled when she asked me to help with her wedding invitations. Anna had assembled a gorgeous color story.. bright oranges, magentas, peaches, and soft pinks. We letterpressed the invite in three colors, with each letter a different color (which proved to be a bit of a nightmare for our printer, but the results were really beautiful!). We also letterpressed a gingham liner for the envelope. The colors in the magazine printed a bit dark, but you can see the actual colors of the invite below.
It's always a fun process to create a new wedding invitation, something unique that represents the personalities (and sometimes the quirks) of the couple getting married. I find it easier to design invitations for people I know, when I have a pretty good sense of who they are and exactly what they are hoping to see for their wedding. For Anna, I wanted her wedding to be as lovely as she is.. and I think we came close.
(photographs from the Winter 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings)
01.15.2009
Reader Comments (4)
that was you? i totally remember that invitation set (and i'm quite certain that it's in my tear sheets from martha stewart weddings file). gorgeous, brooke.
which printer do you use for letterpress?
This wedding was very inspirational in ideas for my wedding in June of 2008! I had these images torn out and tacked in my wedding task book. I loved the simplicity of everything. I think it lets your guests feel personal to the wedding and more involved. I love it!
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how beautiful!! i love those colors and the bride is gorgeous.