We love seeing the real weddings of brides and grooms who ordered their wedding invitations from Smock, but it’s an extra-special treat when the wedding photos come from one of our beloved Smock dealers! Today’s real wedding spotlight features Olivia, daughter of Edie Frere (Smock dealer extraordinaire and owner of Landis Gifts & Stationery in Los Angeles!) and her gorgeous wedding at The Holly Farm in Carmel, California. Olivia ordered a stunning invitation suite featuring our modern Ossa design in black and lime inks with a sophisticated folio that tied everything together. Inside Weddings loved her invitation set so much that they chose to feature it in their Summer 2012 issue! Olivia filled us in on what went into planning their fabulous wedding and even gave a few tips for couples who are currently planning their own celebrations.
How did you choose your invitation design & ink color?
I am very fortunate that my Mom and her team at Landis Gifts and Stationery are so good at what they do! We told Mom that we liked letterpress and wanted something fun and unusual. She took it from there!
Can you share with us a bit about your wedding and your inspiration for the event?
We focused on throwing a really fun, casual party for our family and friends. Our wedding would not have been possible without their support, so we wanted to make sure THEY had a really good time!
What advice do you have for couples currently planning a wedding?
Don’t stress. Planning a wedding can be so overwhelming. I’ll admit, I was a bit of a stress case myself, but in the end it all worked out the way we had envisioned. My husband’s advice: Eat meals together, family style. You can do a better job planning when you talk about it over meals.
What was your favorite moment?
The satisfaction of planning and enjoying the occasion so deeply. We feel we did something as a couple that was greater than what we could have done as individuals and that was incredibly meaningful to us both.
Favorite design element of your big day?
We loved the flags that Mom had made for our signature drink. They were a surprise and added a great touch to our reception! We also loved our wedding cake decorated with a tandem bike.
What’s next for the newlyweds?
We are planning a honeymoon to South America, hopefully this fall! We love traveling and adventure, and are planning to spend a few weeks exploring Chile and Argentina by bike and boat.
Congratulations and best wishes to Olivia and Tim from everyone here at Smock!
Vendors:
Church: Church in the Forest, Pebble Beach
Reception: The Holly Farm
Save the dates: Custom design by Landis Gifts and Stationery
Invitations: Smock via Landis Gifts and Stationery
Photography: Kristy Ahumada of Volatile Photography
Flowers: Kim England at Fleurs du Soleil
Hair and Makeup: Salon at Lincoln Lane
Catering: Grapes of Wrath
Desserts: Patisserie Bechler in Monterey
Band: Cam Perridge 415 948 4446
We’d like to thank our friends at The Dandelion Patch in Reston, Virginia for sending us this incredible, nature inspired letterpress suite. Pairing our luscious peacock and pewter inks looks stellar and oh so elegant! Our cameron font is used for all of the text keeping this set more on the formal side. Adding an offset belly band and envelope lining looks divine and maintains the classic feel. The attention to detail on the cascading flowers and flying dragonflies has us head over heels.
inks: pewter + peacock | font: cameron| paper: 2-ply ivory | printing: letterpress | back pattern: the sinclair pattern in raspberry | liner: custom pattern in raspberry | offset belly band |invite size: s7
We couldn’t wait to share this downright adorable set sent to us by our lovely friends Samantha and Liz at Gus & Ruby Letterpress in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Letterpressed in navy ink with playful type, these invitations are overflowing with sweetness. The lime polka dot pattern on the custom offset sleeve gives this set a fun personality. We just can’t get enough!
ink: navy | fonts: strangelove + emma script | paper 1-ply ivory | printing: letterpress | custom sleeve: page pattern in lime offset |invite size: 5.4375 x 8.0625
Our lovely friend Georgia at Georgia Ann’s Paperie in Duluth, Georgia submitted these beautiful Breton invitations to us for printing. With a pairing of our phlox and yolk inks, we are able to share such a vibrant and feminine color palette with you. These invitations are inviting guests to a luncheon and bridal demonstration with a guest of honor. We think that contemporary ink colors and our smock harrison font are what makes this set so playful and brilliant. The whimsical vibe continues on the dovre offset back patterning – adding more personality to a set with already a whole lot of character!
inks: phlox + yolk | fonts: smock harrison | paper 2-ply white | printing: letterpress |back pattern: the dovre pattern in phlox | signature liner: C9E1-2 | invite size: S-8 plymouth die
We’ve been seeing a flood of nautical inspired letterpress invitations coming through our shop lately – and they are bringing smiles along the way. These custom letterpress starfish Bar Mitzvah invitations were submitted to us by our friend, Rita at Creative Parties in Bethesda, Maryland. Printed in a sea-inspired color palette – these modern invitations still look classic. The back of the invitations are offset in our gala pattern in ocean ink -which we believe can only add to the anticipation of this momentous occasion. We adore seeing fun embellishments like these coordinating so well with the rest of the set. Each piece in this suite incorporates a sea element – and we just adore it!
inks: midnight + ocean |fonts: mack| paper 2-ply white| invite size: S8SQ | printing: letterpress |back pattern: the gala pattern in ocean
These recently printed letterpress Delano Bat Mitzvah invitations have become an instant favorite! These charming invitations were submitted to us our wonderful friends at Paper Studio in Ottawa, Ontario. We don’t doubt that you’re also going to fall head over heels for this charming suite. Pairing our raspberry and persimmon inks together is heavenly – and makes this suite all the more brilliant. So brilliant it’s hard not to be enthusiastic about a Bat Mitzvah invitation that helps mark such an important milestone in a young girl’s life. The charm is carried through onto the two color information card and the beyond gorgeous letterpress belly band. As far as Bat Mitzvah invitations go, this is definitely one of the most lively and radiant sets we’ve seen in quite some time – and we are smitten!
inks: persimmon + raspberry | fonts: mack + leighton | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | liner: the granby pattern in raspberry | letterpress belly band | invite size: S8
Can we have a drum roll please? Why, you ask? Because we are over the moon excited for the launch of foil stamping at Smock! These custom letterpress invitations feature silver matte foil for the bride and groom’s name, adding just a touch of shimmer to this traditional wedding set. Foil stamping allows us to incorporate the very look of metallics onto custom printing. So now there is truly a way to make your own wedding invitations outshine the rest. Classic black paired with silver matte foil looks impeccable and clean cut on these. We’d like to thank our friends at The Write Image in Rockville, Maryland for sending us this amazing suite.
inks: black + silver matte foil | fonts: graham + alice | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress| liner: custom reverse champlain in black |invite size: S8SQ
We received this Kurai letterpress wedding invitation from our friends at Magnificent Milestones. The wood-grain pattern on the invitation is a great addition to this already wonderful design.
inks: taupe + inkless blind deboss + shell | fonts: etienne + worthington | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | invite size: S8
This beautiful, and hardly “simple” custom design paired with a custom neon pink ink made one of the more dynamic letterpress sleeves we’ve seen yet. This was one of those letterpress invitation sets that got passed around from hand to hand, met by a series of “oohs” and “aahs.” Thanks so much to Simply Put by Ashley Woodman for all their hard work!
ink: navy + custom neon | fonts: custom submitted | paper: 2-ply white | printing: letterpress | letterpress sleeve, custom artwork | invitation size: s-7 seeve |
Dawson has proven to be one of our most popular letterpress wedding suites and with just the right nudge from Paper on the Avenue, the inks and patterns selected made this invitation set really sharp! Standing out is a beautiful lime folio with a custom monogram incorporated on the cover. Great work by Megan; we look forward to seeing what comes next!
inks: lime + taupe | fonts: carrington + cecilia | paper: 1-ply white | printing: letterpress + offset | | offset folio with monogram custom pattern folio |
