Calligraphy Workshop in San Francisco

san francisco calligraphyEver wanted to give calligraphy a shot? Well now’s your chance! An amazing beginners workshop is being offered by Moira Ink and will be located at the Natalie Bowen Studio in Soma SF.

Attendees take home their own beginners calligraphy set!

Use this new skill to fill in our printables, or even DIY your own wedding invites!

The class is taking place on Sunday, November 10th from 12-3pm in San Francisco.

Register here soon, and enjoy $50 off by using code Lucky! at checkout.

Free Halloween Printables

 

 

Take your table to the next level by adding place cards and poison wine labels! We created free downloadable templates so you can print your own matching cards and labels!

 

Try using a plastic bug as a place card holder. We spray painted ours black, but you can also find them black to cut out a step!

We recommend you print your wine labels on sticker paper found at most craft stores, or simply cut out using the markers and stick on using double stick tape!

Print your free place cards here!

Print your free wine labels here!

Halloween Tablescape

 

Charm your dinner party guests this Halloween with a themed tablescape. With easy and affordable creepy crawler place card holders, printable poison wine labels, and a corpsy succulent centerpiece, your table will be the talk of the town.

This week we will be posting DIY’s and free printables so you can create a spooky tablescape of your own!

Stay tuned for these DIY’s and printables:

+ Glow in the dark serpent wreath- DIY

+ Lend me a hand centerpiece- DIY

+ Bats cake topper- Printable

+ Poison wine bottle label- Printable

Lower Haight Urban Air Market

Come by tomorrow between 11-6 for some foil cards and discounted holiday greeting card packs! It's a local makers market full of 130+ vendors, and free to attend! The perfect opportunity to support your neighbors, and get your holiday shopping out of the way! Find us on Haight between Fillmore and Steiner. We hope to see you there! lower haight urban air market

Evolution of a Design: Seagulls

One of the joys of working in a design studio is getting to see our ideas come to life on paper. Seagulls has been a favorite invitation for quite some time, but it's the little changes that makes this design unique. It fits perfectly with outdoor beach weddings and oceanside events, and with a personal touch, it's great for any event.

The soft pool and stone colorway creates a casual vibe, but customizing the fonts and ink colors can really make a bold statement.

And simply removing an icon makes for a fresh, clean composition.

This save the date was inspired by the original design, but simplified to match the couples' nautical New York wedding.

Fly fishermen Erin and Joseph wanted to incorporate icons that represented their favorite hobby, so the fish were the perfect fix.

And as the seasons change, this early autumn invitation designed for Jennifer and Pat offers a more comfortable style. If you like any of the designs you see here, just give us a call and we can give you more ordering information!

Check our our evolution of Heartland and Big Day!

Real Wedding: Marnie and Brian

Candle lighting at Grace Cathedral We were super excited to be involved in designing for this ceremony! Marni and Brian's wedding is the stuff plush Gothic romances are made of! We love the dark color palette interspersed with more traditional details.

The couple began their ceremony taking a lovers stroll through the labyrinth at San Francisco's hallmark Grace Cathedral, lighting candles as they passed.

Ceremony

They then met up with their guests, who had only been told they were to be driven to the woods, instructions awaiting. Each guest was then welcomed with "survival kits" of edible treats and well-stocked flasks. The understated ceremony took place beneath a simple white canopy in the redwoods of beautiful Muir Woods.

marni & brian letterpress invitations by Hello!Lucky

We started by creating custom designed letterpress invitations which summoned the Victorian details Marni knew she wanted--redwood trees, roses, birds, and Victorian embellishments.

Drink menu by Hello!Lucky

Carrying Marni and Brian's Victorian Gothic theme throughout the events of this two day affair, we also worked to design letterpress programs, menus, seating cards, and cocktail napkins.

Whisky Flask with graphic from H!L

One of our absolutely favorite parts? The couple even had the redwood tree graphic from the invitation etched onto whiskey flasks! Cheers to that!

Reception decor

The following night, Marni and Brian gathered everyone together again, this time for a reception party held in San Francisco at Hamlin Mansion. We love the playfully rich palette of rich green and purple fabrics for the table settings. Built in 1901 in Italian Baroque style, this venue offers stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Centerpieces

Decked out in whimsical charm, feathers, and purple and magenta accents, we're loving the floral arrangements by Cherries Flowers.

Donuts

Cigars with graphic from invitation on matchbooks

We adore the cigars and doughnut bar by Erin Bell!

marni & brian in car

Thanks to Erin Beach, who did an amazing job on photography and Moira Gubbins, the wedding coordinator from Hamlin Mansion.