Check These Out!

September 25th, 2008 @ 4:20 pm by Mrs. Coconut

I know you are anxiously awaiting to see our gorgeous letterpress invitations, right? Kristin of Twin Ravens Press was an amazing vendor. She put up with the 50 emails I’d send her each week and was very prompt to return them. She even did separate mailings of other stationery so that we could get our invites out on time.

She is seriously the cat’s meow. (Mr. Coconut just made fun of me for using that expression, but I don’t care, it’s true!)

Check out her amazing work:

Sorry to blur out some of the information! The calligraphy is by the fabulous Michele Clark.

Here’s our accommodations/directions card. * I just realized I spelled accommodations incorrectly. Whoops, totally my bad. Oh well, I doubt many noticed!

Here’s a close-up of the map.

Many other bees inspired our RSVP card! Do you recognize the various elements?

Another look!

Kristin graciously offered to stamp the back of our envelopes!!!

It was an amazing process, and it was so nice to work with such a wonderful person! If you’re thinking that letterpress is out of your budget, just give it a shot. We got an amazing deal from Kristin because we ordered other things from her including menus, program covers, place cards, and thank you cards. It was honestly the best decision we’ve made and everyone just loved the invitations! I’ll post the other things Kristin made for us later!

Are you thinking of going letterpress for your invitations? Share with us some great vendors you’ve found!

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18 Responses to “Check These Out!”

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Mrs. Bluebell (message) 294 posts, Helper bee

Oooh I LOVE them!!! So cute, and I love the color choices too!!!

9/25/08 @ 5:04 pm (reply)

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Miss Taffy (message) 2,598 posts, Sugar bee

They look wonderful! I love how well all the parts harmonize. You must be super excited, can’t wait to see the other stationary!

9/25/08 @ 5:14 pm (reply)

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carly7215

Love the details and the calligraphy. Adorable!

9/25/08 @ 5:27 pm (reply)

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Miss Avocado (message) 1,407 posts, Bumble bee

Those little birds flitting around the cards are so cheerful and fun. I would definitely send you a fun shoutout with them giving me the encouragement.

9/25/08 @ 5:28 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Bee (message) 3,261 posts, Sugar bee

i just love the color yellow. it makes me happy.

9/25/08 @ 5:45 pm (reply)

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Pengwen (message) 81 posts, Worker bee

I have ‘accommodations’ spelled incorrectly on our wedsite. My Mom (the spelling police) pointed it out. My fiance said it would be a pain to fix it, so there it stays. I don’t think anyone other than Mom has noticed (and if they have, they’ve been kind enough not to mention it).

Your invitations are adorable!

9/25/08 @ 6:22 pm (reply)

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Vic004

Your invitation suite is exactly everything I love about wedding invites, love them!!!

9/25/08 @ 6:50 pm (reply)

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frenchbulldog (message) 6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

@Mrs. Bee: Ditto! That and the birds, I can’t help but smile when I look @ them.

9/25/08 @ 7:16 pm (reply)

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Miss Flip Flop (message) 45 posts, Newbee

I adore those maps, especially with the little magnified circle. They’re so adorable while being functional at the same time!

9/25/08 @ 7:26 pm (reply)

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Marked Event

Oh la la, love the maps! They are simple, creative and just darn adorable.

9/25/08 @ 8:05 pm (reply)

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bugaboo (message) 122 posts, Blushing bee

I love the birds!!

9/25/08 @ 10:25 pm (reply)

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Miss Ballet Flat (message) 642 posts, Busy bee

I love the invitations. The colors give it a very cheerful feel!

9/26/08 @ 9:02 am (reply)

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beaninca

how much did this cost you?

9/29/08 @ 3:18 am (reply)

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Miss Coconut (message) 337 posts, Helper bee

@beaninca: It’s hard to calculate how much the invitations cost, because I had Kristin make a bunch more stuff, which yielded a slight discount in the long run. To give you an idea though, the invitations (invite, RSVP, direct/accom), program covers, thank you cards & envelopes, menus and place cards were around $900. A big number to be sure, but in the long run, saved me a ton of time, and really helped with the look and feel of our wedding. Hope that helps!

9/29/08 @ 8:56 am (reply)

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Linzerella

I Love, Love, LOVE these - so beautiful. Sigh. I love letterpresss.

9/29/08 @ 11:58 am (reply)

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Amanda

Miss Coconut - I actually don’t think that price is bad for everything you had printed. Could you post/email Kristin’s contact info? This post might have finally persuaded me to go for it.

9/29/08 @ 1:14 pm (reply)

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kseniya

Love the little details on these!

10/7/08 @ 8:00 pm (reply)

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Kristin (Twin Ravens Press)

@Amanda & other Readers: If you would like a custom letterpress price list or a custom estimate, please feel free to e-mail me at twinravenspress@gmail.com. I would be more than happy to discuss pricing and your letterpress stationary ideas & dreams anytime!

10/8/08 @ 12:07 am (reply)