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Your Invitation Isn’t For You.

Your Invitation Isn’t For You.

An invitation is never just paper. It’s an invocation—for them, not for you. I’m not sure whether or not this is a hot take, but:The invitation isn’t for you. It’s not for your mom, your planner, your executives, or even your Pinterest board.It’s for the person...
How Much Should I Spend on Wedding Invitations?

How Much Should I Spend on Wedding Invitations?

Several years ago, I wrote a post about the cost of letterpress wedding invitations. It remains one of the most popular pieces of content I’ve written to-date. It’s a question people want answers to. And, while the information in that post is some four...
A Way to Say “I Love You”

A Way to Say “I Love You”

Are you familiar with the act of someone crossing out their name or monogram on stationery? You might have seen it before and wondered why someone would do that. It’s a ritual that can be seen in cards by Yves Saint Laurent, Princess Di, and many others. It’s...
Tearing it All Up

Tearing it All Up

I recently wrote about the problem with tearing paper – well, specifically when you’re tearing paper to mimic the natural, deckled edge of a handmade sheet. But sometimes you just have to tear some paper. One of the things I’ve encountered often on...

Featured in Harpers Bazaar Hong Kong

Well, I can’t wait to get one in my hands, but I’m thrilled to see the images from the 2018 issue of Harper’s Bazaar HK’s Bazaar Bride issue! And a very big thanks to Tim Ku for his patience as I gathered some things to send to him for this...
A Luxury Wedding in the French Quarter

A Luxury Wedding in the French Quarter

What a spectacular couple! When Ashley called to discuss her vision for her wedding, I was SO excited to explore the possibilities for their invitation. She and Paul compliment each other in so many ways and the yin and yang of their relationship became a recurring...
The Signature is Dead, Long Live the Signature

The Signature is Dead, Long Live the Signature

I did it. Did you do it? I think it’s a rite of passage to spend your grade school years filling a notebook with subtle permutations of your very own name. Exploring the letterforms – their shapes and the beautiful interstitial spaces. At some point, we...
You Don’t Have to Send Wedding Invitations.

You Don’t Have to Send Wedding Invitations.

You don’t have to send out printed wedding invitations. There. I said it. And the collective world of stationers just lost their minds. // I don’t know if you’re aware, but stationers are a strange lot. They live and die by Emily Post and...
Stationery Is a Proxy

Stationery Is a Proxy

Stationery is a proxy. It stands in for you when you’re not there. Whether it’s your business card or the invitation to the biggest day of your life, your stationery should be undeniably yours. So you that people would recognize it even if your name was nowhere to be...

Giant Human Skulls

I’m obsessed with skulls. With the exception of Jes Gordon, you’re unlikely to find anyone in the wedding industry who appreciates them as deeply as I do. The beauty. The metaphor. That’s why I was thrilled to hear about Ron Mueck’s show at the...
What do I call myself?

What do I call myself?

I don’t know about you, but I like exploring the edges. That gap between the known and the unknown. I’m not talking about living life full-on in the unknown, but the place that bridges the two. Where you recognize enough to orient yourself but still get to experience...