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Mrs. Lovebug, Tucson Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Professional Game Show Contestant Engagement Date: February 18, 2007 Wedding Date: April 19, 2008 Venue: Historic Inn About Me: Likes: blogging, wikis, semi-colons, cuddling, fragrant flowers, syntax, and spooning. Dislikes: typos, dangling modifiers, flypaper, citronella candles, and run-ons. If I had my druthers, I'd exchange simple vows in a candlelit library. But I lost my druthers long ago...anyone seen them?
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Passing Along My STD

January 10th, 2008 @ 12:16 pm by Mrs. Lovebug

Time to catch up on some paperwork. We knew we definitely wanted letterpress from the beginning. Well, I knew I wanted letterpress; after a quick primer and seeing some samples, Mr. L was on board, too.

I got estimates from a few different presses and exchanged a number of inquiries before deciding to go with Tara at Ephemera. Being somewhat less established, she put together a package that was substantially less than the others I’d considered.

Plus, to be honest, I just dig her personality. And I like how she approaches the project. We wanted a custom design to go with our Sweetest Type of Love theme, and she asked good questions. Not just about formality and fonts, but about the overall aesthetic I want. “Do you insist on symmetry or do you like things off-center? What keywords come to mind for your invitations? If your invitation were a celebrity, who would it be?” Ok, maybe not that last one.

In September, we started bouncing around ideas for the save-the-dates. I knew I wanted something pretty casual for these. I just like how the sophistication of the letterpress can anchor a simple, or even playful, design. I cobbled together the roughest of rough sketches in Paint, sent it to her, and she dutifully interpreted:


She used the silver/graphite and pink colors of our palette and just made a cute, if basic card. Then, she had her “in-house” calligrapher Brigitte work her magic on our envelopes, in a beautiful slate grey ink:

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The stamp is Mr. L’s parents’ wedding picture, stolen upon pain of death while they were on holiday. It was worth the risk; they were delighted by the surprise. As were their friends-and-relations, who comprise most of our guests. (By the way, doesn’t she look kind of like Jennifer Jason Leigh?)


Of course, once we mailed them out, a handful of long-forgotten or newly acquired friends popped up on the radar. I commissioned local calligrapher, the very sweet and accommodating Betsy Dunlap, to address our extras. I forgot to take pictures, but you can see samples of her work on Miss Petunia’s last post.

After we’d mailed those, of course, another handful of must-invitees surfaced, so I’m scheduled to pass over more blank envelopes to another local calligrapher, Lianda Ludwig (whose name sounds to me like a Harry Potter character), in a few days.

In the meantime, we’re anxiously awaiting Tara’s invitation creations!

19 Responses to “Passing Along My STD”

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Mrs. Emerald says:

Sooo lovely!

And I especially love the calligraphy! It seriously looks like a font, it’s so perfect!

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Miss Canary says:

Oooooh! They’re so beautiful. I love the simplicity as well as how well it ties into the theme. The calligraphy is so perfect too. I agree with Mrs. Emerald… totally looks like a font.

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MissMandy says:

Those turned out so well! I have to agree with Mrs. Emerald about the calligraphy, it isn’t too flourishy, but just perfectly executed.

Great work, Lovebug!

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Angie says:

They are so neat! I love the font! They are so simple, but yet so complex. They fit your theme perfectly.

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sarah says:

Im using Ephemure Press too…cant wait to begin desigining our invites and TY cards. Taras stuff is so cute and isnt she just the nicest?

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katiethelady says:

I’m working with Tara, too! Let’s start an I Heart Tara Club

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JoJo23 says:

It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve seen it or done it myself… it still makes me laugh like a 6th grade boy when I see the STD abbreviation.

I love yours! What an elegant design… I’m a huge fan.

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lilneko69 says:

Can I join the I heart Tara Club? She is sending over 3 custom design invites to choice from next week and I can’t wait!

also mad props on the entry title! You have all the women at this office giggling!

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Miss Jasmine says:

Those are SO lovely– they match the feeling of your wedding so perfectly. And I love the stamp– that is such a sweet, personal touch.

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jessicalynn says:

So charming!!!

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Sweeney2Be says:

These are great! Simple, to the point and beautiful! Love it!!!

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annie says:

very sweet!!

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GeLLiBeLLy says:

your STD is so cute!! i love it.

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Miss Lovebug says:

Thanks, everyone! :)

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Amy H. says:

Absolutely perfect — those are beautiful and fit your theme so well. And I ***love*** the stamp idea! I’ll have to check out Tara and Ephemera. . . .

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Weddingbee » Blog Archive » With This Blog, I Thee Wed says:

[…] I purchased a short, memorable domain for a whopping $9 from Go Daddy. I called them and they walked me through redirecting the blogspot URL to the new domain. In five minutes, our web address went from http://website.blogspot.com to the much simpler http://www.website.com - short and sweet for printing on our save-the-dates. […]

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Weddingbee » Blog Archive » I Wonder If They Taste Older, Too. says:

[…] think they’ll look pretty on our square, white envelopes with slate grey calligraphy (à la our save-the-dates). It’s definitely an indulgence (not to mention an arsepain, what with calculating out all the […]

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Mini Menu Madness » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog says:

[…] “of the land/sea/coop” is a throwback to our save-the-dates, and the fonts are Feel Script and Urgent […]

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Tucson Vendor Reviews » Weddingbee » The Wedding Blog says:

[…] - Ephemera Custom Letterpress: A+ If you’ve seen our save the dates, our invitations, or our programs and charity cards, then you already know how I feel about […]


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