Bettina & Brian

Bettina and Brian were married at Gull’s Way Estate in Malibu, California. My calligraphy — all warm grey ink on cream paper — was letterpressed in the invitation suite, as well as hand-written on day-of items like place cards, menus, and dessert table labels.

Event styling by Beth Helmstetter. Photography by Steve Steinhardt. See more photos of this wedding on Style Me Pretty.

Jacey & Grant

Jacey & Grant’s wedding was an impeccably styled soirée at LA’s Smog Shoppe. My involvement started with calligraphing kraft paper invitation boxes in whimsical black script, and designing digitized calligraphy for the invitation and program. Calligraphy for the wedding day included escort and place cards, and hang tags for the buffet table.

Event styling and design of the invitation and program by Beth Helmstetter Events. Photography by Lauren Ross. See more photos of this wedding on Style Me Pretty.

A Venetian Invitation

Each of these handmade invitations was crafted for a surprise 40th birthday bash in Venice, Italy. The black calligraphy, done on heavy-weight, translucent vellum, was accented with dots of sparkly gold ink. Each was enclosed in a navy card stock pocket folder.

Kate & Deni, Part I

This invitation suite was in the works for a full nine months. I provided the spot calligraphy as vectors, then designer and bride, Kate Allen, incorporated them into one of the most beautiful invitation suites I’ve ever laid eyes on. The envelopes were calligraphed with custom-mixed coral gouache, and lined with custom-printed striped liners. The save the date card, wedding invitation, map, RSVP postcard, and reception invitation were letterpressed on both sides onto heavy conservation board (navy on one side, white on the other) in gold foil and navy ink. The suite was accented with gold-foiled sticker seals and custom-made confetti (printed with the couple’s photos!). The finishing touch to the wedding day calligraphy were place cards written in navy, coral, and turquoise gouache, each color signifying which entrée choice the guests had made. Photos of the reception are here.

Kate & Deni, Part II

Kate & Deni’s St. Louis wedding reception featured a wall-size banner of the calligraphed words “just married.” I provided spot calligraphy as vectors and designer and bride Kate Allen incorporated it into the items that were printed, including phrases that were turned into vinyl mirror decals. Photography by Jon Koch. My photos of the invitation suite are here.

Video: You’re Invited

Using sparkly ink can be rough – literally. Here I demonstrate the process using Winsor & Newton gold drawing ink paired with a Brause EF66 nib.

Return Address Rubber Stamps

Order your own custom-lettered return address rubber stamp here.

Save The Date Rubber Stamp

I created a custom 4-by-6-inch rubber stamp with Nicole and Michael’s save-the-date text, then stamped it onto rough kraft paper.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

My spot calligraphy was incorporated into these fun, letterpressed holiday cards, designed by Kate Allen.

Carolyn & Dean

I provided spot calligraphy of the couple’s names, which was incorporated into the existing invitation design and letterpressed in soft grey ink onto luscious 220lb Crane’s Lettra.

Invitation design and printing coordinated by the bride.