I just love my new heart-shaped rubber stamp, hand made by the always wonderful VI Stamps.

How’s that for lots of swirls?

Wedding invites also look super cool when calligraphed in a heart shape – I will be posting a recent one soon!

A lovely client recently contacted me to create a rainbow calligraphy inscription of his wedding vows as a gift for his wife.

I love creating rainbow calligraphy!!! This commission was such a pleasure :)

(This was created with pen & ink calligraphy which was fiddled with in Photoshop, then layered over a stock image of roses.)

This is what we came up with :) The floral design was painted with watercolors, and the bride & grooms names were handlettered in my modern vintage calligraphy.

The details of the wedding were written in small “Trajan” font.

Coral Camellias from http://bettycozycorner.blogspot.com

Beautiful Rananculus from http://inbetweengreens.blogspot.com

White ink on kraft paper is such a pretty combination… soft & chic, rustic & oh so elegant.

Calligraphed envelopes on my drying table. I like to let them dry for a full day before sending them off.

{Just a note, if you are having your envelopes calligraphed, remember to always have them hand cancelled at the post office!}

I recently finished this elegant, formal wedding invitation in my modern vintage calligraphy style.

I call this calligraphy style “Modern Vintage” as it is based off of traditional pointed-pen hand lettering styles, such as Copperplate. Very vintage yet utterly modern!

The bride was an absolute pleasure to work with :) All the best to you both for your wedding day & beyond!

]]> http://lauralavender.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/classic-formal-calligraphy-wedding-invitation/feed/ 4 lauralavender classic formal calligraphy invitation http://lauralavender.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/rainbow-calligraphy-alphabet/ http://lauralavender.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/rainbow-calligraphy-alphabet/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:07:56 +0000 Laura Lavender http://lauralavender.wordpress.com/?p=1011 ]]> This little piece combines two of my favorite things…

rainbow colours and swirly curly letters!!!

PS. Like it? It is available as a print :)

I really love flowers, so of course I adore creating these floral invitations.

This summer wedding invitation features a selection of flowers from the garden where the wedding will take place.

The couples’ names are hand lettered & framed by a gently billowing banner :)