{"title":"Featured Invitations Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"celestial-sphere-ketubah","title":"A Marriage Contract for The Cosmos","description":"The ketubah is a marriage contract that seals the bond between two souls, and Elan and Troy wanted to be sure that their message looked as artful as it was personal. They supplied their devotion to each other and we did the rest. The result was a large, 16\" x 16\" letterpress printed poster, accompanied by letterpressed Thank You cards which were double sided and edge painted in a neon ink.","brand":"Ladyfingers Letterpress Custom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6158850053,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3911\/products\/Elan_Troy_1_of_1.jpg?v=1571265370"},{"product_id":"aurora-borealis-icelandic-wedding-suite","title":"A Wedding Under the Northern Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Victor Hugo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something about the beauty of the Northern Lights that is like love - it is rare, it is magic, and you couldn't plan it if you tried. It was under these dashing skies that our clients wed in a tiny black Icelandic church among a volcanic moss field. Through the use of holographic foil and a full-bleed split fountain, we attempted to capture the same fleeting wonder of this natural phenomenon for the couple in search of endless awe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ladyfingers Letterpress Custom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6160280517,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3911\/products\/Simon_Jessica_6_of_6.jpg?v=1571265370"},{"product_id":"an-invitation-to-watch-the-volvo-ocean-race-from-clingstone","title":"The 'Round the World Sailing Race","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, the fast-paced and high-stakes \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.volvooceanrace.com\/en\/home.html\" title=\"Volvo Ocean Race\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVolvo Ocean Race\u003c\/a\u003e was making one of its eleven international stops in Newport, Rhode Island. Realizing that the route would take the sea-weary sailors directly past the storied \"House on a Rock\" (otherwise known as \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/08\/07\/garden\/07clingstone.html?pagewanted=all\u0026amp;_r=0\" title=\"Clingstone\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClingstone\u003c\/a\u003e), our client and friend of the skipper of Team Alvimedica booked the house for two weeks and invited his closest group of friends to witness the once in a lifetime occurrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe invitation suite included a nautical map of Newport, a world map that marked the eleven international ports, a foil-stamped photo booklet featuring photos and info about the race, the team and the house to excite and inspire the guests; a few letterpress cards with schedules and itineraries complete with tiny envelopes, and of course, a suite like this could not be delivered in anything less than a hand-stitched sailcloth envelope, made from the same high-end sail cloth that the pros rely on to carry their vessels across the treacherous seas. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ladyfingers Letterpress Custom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6166099333,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3911\/products\/VolvoOceanRace_6_of_9.jpg?v=1571265370"},{"product_id":"a-fashion-photographers-intimate-taos-celebration","title":"A Fashion Photographer's Intimate Taos Celebration","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's safe to say that most of our clients these days have already experienced firsthand the quality and creativity of our work before they hire us. They likely have received an invitation of ours from a family or friend and intimately know the thrill of receiving a commissioned Ladyfingers Letterpress invitation in the mail and want their guests to feel the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few years back, we had created pretty insane baby shower invitations for some close friends who are in the film industry in New York. A guest of that shower, Alex Bolotow, was dating the iconic fashion photographer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/terryrichardson\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Terry Richardson Instagram\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTerry Richardson\u003c\/a\u003e at the time, and when they became engaged, she called us up right away with tons of enthusiasm and ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlex and Terry were planning an intimate gathering at a remote and serene southwestern desert location outside of Taos, New Mexico and wanted to give their guests a preview of the warmth, love and realness that they would soon be experiencing on their wedding day. A gift of excitement, a collection of beautiful things both close to their hearts and to the heart of the place they wed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe worked together for ten months to create something that could hardly be deemed an invitation. A gift, maybe. More like a finely curated assemblage of meaningful things, like opening the lid of a close friend's favorite collection of personal objects. Alex and Terry wanted the suite to be as personal, tactile and location-centric as possible. The concept took on a three dimensional form, and the invitations were shipped in large hand-lettered kraft boxes that were carefully opened to uncover a sun-kissed wooden box overflowing with the invitation and supporting objects. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe hand-lettered the invitation and hot foil stamped it in gold foil onto sturdy and semi translucent pieces of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mica\"\u003emica.\u003c\/a\u003e Additional pieces such as their RSVP and Smudge Blessing Card were letterpress printed onto thick cotton paper. We worked with local artist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pipiloroad\/\"\u003ePipilo Road\u003c\/a\u003e to design and manufacture handmade wooden boxes out of reclaimed materials. The lids were hand painted and screen printed. We went through several iterations where we sent videos of different prototypes back and forth before a design was settled and the boxes were fabricated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft, tobacco deerskin leat\u003cspan\u003eher pouches were carefully designed, stitched and hand burned by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.threearrowsleather.com\/\"\u003eThree Arrows Leather\u003c\/a\u003e out of Taos. Alex helped us source sage bundles, quartz rocks, vintage matches from New Mexican locations and palo santo sticks to complete the suite and allow their guests to conduct a Smudge Blessing of their own. All of these items, plus a hand drawn map of Taos and a celestial map of the night sky on the date of their wedding, were carefully tucked into the handmade wooden box which was designed to fit perfectly within an outer shipping box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe got to know Alex over the time we spent working together, and now consider her a close friend. In fact, she and Terry surprised us with an invitation to their wedding, which we happily accepted. We're still reeling from our time spent in Taos with this lovely couple and are happy to finally share these photos taken by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lauren-memarian.com\/\"\u003eLauren Memarian\u003c\/a\u003e with you! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ladyfingers Letterpress Custom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1601810825246,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0244\/3911\/files\/Alex_Terry.webp?v=1692320265"}],"url":"https:\/\/ladyfingersletterpress.mom\/collections\/featured-invitations-collection-1.oembed","provider":"Ladyfingers Letterpress","version":"1.0","type":"link"}