Recently we sent Kyle, our lead client coordinator, and Mariel, our lead graphic designer, down to Virginia for a trunk show with our friends at The Dandelion Patch in Vienna, Virginia. Here’s a look at their beautiful shop before guests started arriving for the event!
While they were in town for the event, Kyle and Mariel stopped in to see some of our other Smock dealers — including The Dandelion Patch in Georgetown! We spotted a few cute Smock customizations in their window display.
During their stop in Georgetown, Kyle and Mariel also paid a visit to our friends at Hitched. Specializing in both gowns and stationery, Hitched had some darling displays featuring their favorite Smock and Bella Figura invitations. And how cute is that window installation!?
Our team also popped into Just Paper & Tea, another stationery shop in the Georgetown neighborhood.
During their trip, Kyle and Mariel made time to see Toni at The Write Image, too. Toni’s home studio boasts many albums, including every Smock album and several from Bella Figura!
Our team also got a peek inside the Preppy Pink Pony’s brand new location in Mclean! They’re still getting settled in, but here’s a look at their colorful new counter display.
Many thanks to our Smock dealers who made time to see our team!
We worked with Ashlee at Union Street Papery to create Katharine and Christopher’s rustic wedding invitations for their October nuptials. Letterpress printed in midnight ink, the invitations feature beautiful hand calligraphy, a custom monogram, and gold matte foil accents. We also printed a gorgeous hand-drawn map to accompany the set, which highlighted the area and included the couple’s wedding website.
letterpress ink: midnight | foil color: gold matte | artwork: custom submitted | paper: 1-ply + 2-ply ivory | size: S-8 + S-6 + S-5 | envelope liners: mondsee pattern in gold | customization #: 24374 | Union Street Papery
We customized our Brynn design to create Logan’s modern typographic Bar Mitzvah invitations. Letterpress printed in navy ink, the invitations feature silver foil stamping to highlight Logan’s name, with a digitally printed Rainier patterned backing adding a fun design element to the back. In addition to the invitation, colorful patterns were included on both the reply cards and the envelope liners, adding a stylish touch to this otherwise minimalist invitation set.
letterpress ink: navy | foil color: silver matte | digitally printed back patterning: rainier 2 pattern in navy + pewter + dove + slate | font: Impression | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8 + S-5 | envelope liners: fleming pattern in navy + pewter + dove + slate | customization #24210 | The Printed Page
Roll out the red carpet: these custom gold foil B’nai Mitzvah invitations from Simply Put are showstoppers. We printed an invitation, party card, and reply card for this dazzling set, which boasts modern, Hollywood inspired fonts and playful cinematic motifs — perfect for a glamorous celebration.
letterpress ink: black | foil color: gold matte | fonts + artwork: custom submitted | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8SQ+ S-6SQ + S-5 | customization #25706 | Simply Put
We customized our Finley Bat Mitzvah design to create Marielena and Rick’s monogram wedding invitations. Letterpress printed in taupe ink, the invitations feature an elegant, oversized monogram in gold matte foil. Reply cards, website cards, and personalized social notes were also printed to match the set.
letterpress ink: taupe | foil color: gold matte | fonts: durham + worthington | paper: 3-ply + 1-ply ivory | size: S-8+ S-5 + S-3 + S-5F | envelope liners: metallic gold | foil edge: gold matte | customization #25638 | Village Invites
For Violet’s tennis inspired Bat Mitzvah invitations, we created a custom design influenced by preppy vintage tennis apparel – think 80’s country club, with brands like Lilly Pulitzer and Lacoste inspiring the look. Complete with argyle and alligators, the design layout mirrored the lines on a tennis court and was printed in a bright pink and green color palette.To bring the design to life, guests were encouraged to dress in their favorite tennis ensembles. We love the way this custom design reflected Violet’s passion for tennis — and really, who can resist such a fun reason to dress up?
letterpress inks: emerald + azalea | fonts: college black + cyclone layers + neutra display + fenway park | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8 + S-5F + 4.7 x 8.375 | customization #25618
We love the pattern play on these sweet birth announcements that we printed for Luke’s arrival last summer. Inspired by our Roxbury design, these letterpress birth announcements pair sea mist and midnight inks on our white paper, with a digitally printed black & white photo as the main focus. A striped patterned envelope liner added some contrast to the chevron patterning used on the announcement.
letterpress inks: sea mist + midnight | digital printing: CMYK process | fonts: sadie + percy | paper: 1-ply white | size: S-8 | envelope liners: seneca pattern in midnight | customization #24501
For John and Linda’s 25th wedding anniversary celebration, we customized our Galena invitation design in rich cardinal ink — a color we find quite fitting for a soirée on Valentine’s Day! The color was used throughout the set: cardinal edge paint adorned the invitations, while grayling patterned envelope liners in cardinal ink made for a colorful addition on the envelopes.
letterpress ink: cardinal | font: Etienne | paper: 2-ply white | size: S-8+ S-5 | edge painting: cardinal | envelope liners: grayling pattern in cardinal | corner rounding | customization #25928 | Michelle’s Memos
For Morgan and Hunter’s custom photo save the dates, we digitally printed one of their beautiful engagement photos before adding a touch of gold matte foil. A second card with additional information — including a wedding website — was attached to the photo card with a shiny gold grommet. Rainier patterned envelope liners added a splash of color to these elegant photo save the dates.
foil color: gold matte | digital printing: cmyk process | fonts + artwork: submitted | paper: 1-ply ivory | size: S5 | envelope liners: rainier pattern in hazel + olive + pewter | gold grommet | customization #: 22347 | Paper Habit
Letterpress printed in a vibrant color pairing of hot pink and Robin’s egg blue, this customization of our Roxbury invitation is both festive and fun. We created reply cards, a party card, and a brunch card to accompany Ava’s Bat Mitzvah invitations, along with simple social notes to match. Each piece was sent out in style: the invitation and social note envelopes each featured colorful patterned envelope liners, and we even created a custom stamp design to match the set!
letterpress inks: hot pink + robin’s egg | fonts: Smock Ruby + Beaumont | paper: 2-ply + 1-ply white | size: S-8 + S-6 + S-5 + 3×3 | edge painting: hot pink | envelope liners: invitation: Rainier pattern in hot pink + robin’s egg; social notes: Rainier pattern in hot pink + whisper + cloud + robin’s egg | customization #25379 | The Write Image (Maryland)