Lucky Luxe is now offering edge painting for our letterpress customers! Pricing for this service is $1.00 per invitation. Imagine a pop of bright color on a traditional invitation, or a gilded edge on something fun and informal… It makes such a luxurious impression, no?

A few weeks ago, I shipped off an order of the Laurel invitations to Laura in London, England. At the time, I had no idea how crafty and creative she was, or what her big plans for the suite would include. Yesterday I got a surprise in my inbox, when Laura sent me photos of her entire finished suite, complete with vintage postage and baker’s twine (two of my favorite things):

I know a lot of you remember the hankies from Luke and Alicia’s gorgeous wedding last year (I am still getting daily inquiries about those goodies). The good people at Well Wed New York were kind enough to mention Lucky Luxe and the hankies in an article about the wedding in the spring 2010 issue, so all you New Englanders — pick up a copy and look at the details of this awesome wedding! (I’m especially loving the umbrellas)

I just realized how pitiful my photography skills are when browsing the only photos I have of our invitations and I would really appreciate if any of you past clients would please forward me any photos your wedding photographers might have taken of your paper goods. Just email me any information to erin@lucky-luxe.com. Thank you darlings!

This is generally not my cup of tea, but I recently saw a photo that inspired a color palette that I would LOVE to use. Variations on the grey/pink scheme have become popular recently, but I prefer that the pink drift in the peach direction. There’s something nostalgic about it, like a satin slip or a cameo necklace.

It’s high time I added a new design to the Lucky Luxe arsenal, so today I give you: L’ouiseau. An invitation to compliment the very popular Paris postcard.

The focal point of this invitation are its shaky, handwritten typefaces and swirling calligraphic doves.

I honestly just can’t get enough of the handwritten look, so you’ll be seeing more of these typefaces in future Lucky Luxe pieces. Happy Monday!

I have some exciting news, folks. I know how you have loved the vintage postcards, but things are getting even better. The Lucky Luxe vintage postcards are now being printed on linen, just like in the old days! Check out your grandparents’ World War II era correspondence and I’ll bet it’s on linen stock. (actual vintage linen postcard found via Flickr)

(actual Lucky Luxe design just WAITING to be printed!)

I’ve been searching for the right printer who can take on the jobs we create with the kind of quality all my sweet couples deserve and we’ve found our winner.

Today, I’m thankful for the blessings that last year brought us and grateful for the opportunity to move on from the things that held us down or broke our spirit. This print I found on etsy gave me the notion to finally get around to doing something I’ve been thinking about for a long time now. I’ve started another blog, one that will document the one most important thing that happened on that particular day. You can read all about it here: Make something good today. Soon, you’ll find Lucky Luxe popping up at the ever gracious and always fabulous Once Wed and I hope that we’ll be well-received by those precious readers. My goal for 2010 is to be an example of optimism this year, to keep my chin up if business is down, to bake once a week, to pray fervently, to love wholely, to work hard, and to make something good every day.

(Print by PleaseBeStill)

This year, I have had so many blessings and so many reasons to be thankful. Because of you Lucky Luxe lovers and supporters, we’re expanding with the new year. I am leaving my day job in marketing and advertising so that I’ll be even more available to all you precious people who have given me so much joy since I opened shop a little over a year ago. I hope to start producing some really unique new items in 2010 (for all you save-the-date shoppers) since the hankies have been such a hit. I’ll be going out of town for a few days for the holiday, but until next time… Happy Thanksgiving!

I just completed two new postcard save-the-date designs for Ali and Greg who are looking for something vintage French inspired for their wine country wedding. I loved them so much, I added them to the Lucky Luxe catalog this evening.