Burlington, Vermont · Invitation design
We’ll handle the ink, the hand, and the address.
Wedding invitations, save the dates, calligraphy, illustration, and envelope addressing — designed and assembled in Burlington.
01 — The swatch library
Every commission starts at the table. Pull a stock, choose an ink, and see how the two sit together before a single word is set.
Four papers and four inks cover most suites. Anything else can be sourced for a commission — ask and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the wait.
Soft and toothy, and it holds a deep impression without a shine.
Torn by hand along the outer edge of every card, so no two are quite alike.
A fine cross-hatch that reads as cloth under the fingers.
Translucent, laid over a print for a softened, layered look.
02 — Specimens
Calligraphy, illustration, and addressing are done at the same table, in the same inks as the print. Here is what each one looks like in progress.
Ask for any of them on their own, or all three on a single suite. Nothing is final until you have held the samples.
Names, dates, and envelopes written by hand in a pointed-pen script, matched to the weight of the type on the invitation so the two sit together rather than compete.
A botanical, a building, a stretch of shoreline — drawn for your suite and carried through the invitation, the save the date, and the corner of the envelope.
Guest names in the same hand, the same ink, and the same spacing from the first envelope to the last — then stacked, ordered, and handed over ready to post.
03 — Build a suite
This is a starting list, not an order form. Mark what you are considering and bring it to your first conversation — pieces can be added later, once you have held the samples.
Most suites begin with the invitation and grow from there. Tell us what stage you are at and we will tell you what needs deciding first.
04 — Custom orders
Send your date, your guest count if you have it, and the pieces you are considering — invitations, save the dates, calligraphy, illustration, or addressing. We will send swatches in the stocks and inks you liked and take it from there.
