Paper Junkie

I love paper. In particular, I love paper that has been letterpressed and labored over. In LA, I took a letterpress class and could not believe how thrilling the process of manually setting type with tweezers and running it through a 100 year old press could be. Turns out I'm not alone, because boutique letterpress companies are popping up all over the US, and one of my favorite design blogs - designsponge - has done all of us paper junkies a favor and compiled a definitive list of companies offering custom and pre-made invitations. It's still being updated (I noticed that peculiarpairpress, bellafigura and carrotstick press were among the missing), but if you are looking beyond the traditional black and white on ecru invitations and have a tad more to spend (who needs favors and welcome baskets anyway?) check out the guideguide and drool over all the gorgeous samples.




(invitation samples from KenzieKate and Rosebud Design)