I loves me some vintage stamps. Tell me that by next summer they won’t be overdone?

{ image via Wiley Valentine }

{ image via Wiley Valentine }

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Hey friends, just a quick post from me. It was a wild weekend with three of my bridesmaids coming into town along with my mom and mother-in-law to-be for my bridal shower/bachelorette. It was a wonderful, awesome time, but needless to say I’m a little, em, tired. With lots to catch up on.

BUT! Now that our invitations are officially OUT and we’re starting to get our replies back, I wanted to share them with you all. This is going to be a little mini two-part series, starting out with our envelopes!

I always knew that I wanted to have calligraphy. I understand why it is often the first thing cut from the budget but to me, it was important. I love calligraphy. I had a calligraphy set growing up and even though I never developed any great talent for it, I always appreciated it.

Just like every other decision for my wedding though, I didn’t want your typical, ornate, cursive-like calligraphy. I was inspired by more quirky, different calligraphy styles like those of Betsy Dunlap and many others. But of course I didn’t have the biggest budget in the world.

Enter the wonderful Mara Zepeda of Neither Snow. Not only is her work beautiful, but it is affordable ($2 per envelope!) and she was a joy to work with. I would highly recommend her to all of you!

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