Weddings Summer 2012 > Planner

Luscious Verde

Founded by two self-proclaimed ex-hippies, this ecoconscious stationery company creates custom work that incorporates jewel-toned dye-cuts and floral replicas. It also offers many recycled papers. From $800 for a suite of 100. (ecofriendly)

Mélangerie

Elana Dweck’s graphic-design firm puts an emphasis on personal touches, whether it’s working with clients to create a custom motif for their event or hand-assembling the finished invitations. Wedding genealogy charts are especially popular (from $750 for a single print). From $3,000 for a set of 100 invitations. By appointment only.

Minted.com

This web-based stationery boutique features unique and varied paper goods by emerging designers from around the world. Customization options are available, and the company will provide a free proof before sending your invites to press.

Mr. Boddington's Studio

The stylish, hand-drawn creations at this cheeky studio combine high-end materials such as satin and combed silk with vintage-y reproductions of mid-century maps, wallpaper patterns, nostalgic hand-illustrated bicycles, and other motifs. Prices upon request; by appointment only.

Paper+Cup Design

With both letterpress and flat printing available, this studio pumps out fresh, modern designs with a nod to the classics. Adorable blackboard-inspired invites and origami heart-illustrated suites are just a few of the highlights. They have been featured in Print and the New York Times. Letterpress suites start at $2,100 for a set of 100; flat-printed suites from $800.

Paper Source

This paper haven’s Brooklyn outpost offers simple, classic designs (think floral-embossed invites, old-timey cursive, and the like), as well as more contemporary-feeling stationery (from $4.68 per invitation). Couples can also work with in-house designers to create custom suites ($50 per hour for design).(good value)

PaperlessPost.com

Paperless Post offers quite possibly the greenest invitations on the market. The beauty of classic letterpress meets the convenience of online communication with these e-mailed invites, which allow for immediate RSVPs. (ecofriendly)

Papyrus

Specializing in high-quality custom printing and engraving, these bustling shops sell traditional invitations from a variety of stationers, including perennial favorites like Crane & Co., William Arthur, and Checkerboard. Prices upon request. (good value)

Petite Fête

This stationer creates classic, traditional, and creative designs, offering custom invitations, letterpress, pocket folds, silk boxes, and folios. A four-piece set of 100 invitations starts at $1,100.

Regas New York

Regas New York uses a 50-hue color library to create its invites and other paper products. Relying on an original Vandercook letterpress, founder Meredith Kurosko and her team design both ready-to-order and custom goods. Prices start at $18 per set for premade stationery and $22 per set for custom invites.

RosebrookMeyer.com

Ashley Rosebrook and Maureen Meyer bring a distinctive fashion edge to their designs, having worked for Vera Wang, Donna Karan, and Estée Lauder before founding this invitation company. High-end digital technology gives them capabilities unavailable to most stationers. From $1,200 for a suite of 100.

R.S.V.P. Today

Owner Debbie Hassan will meet with clients by appointment to personalize their paper—her store carries a collection of letterpress, engraved, silk-screen, and offset-printed stationery. From $700 for a suite of 100 letterpress invites.

Serimony

Karen Van Every custom-designs invitations by hand in her Carroll Gardens studio. She pays special attention to texture and can incorporate pressed flowers or dress fabric into the stationery. Her most popular design has a built-in pocket to hold the directions, response card, and envelope. A five-piece suite ranges from $12 to $25 each.

Sesame Letterpress

Matt Heindl and Breck Hostetter, the married duo behind this Brooklyn-based press, started printing wedding invitations shortly after their own nuptials. Sesame uses Victorian-era machines and paper made from recovered cotton fibers. Packages start at $1,100 for 100 invites. (ecofriendly)

ShinDig Invitations

Shindig creates luxurious custom-designed invitations (plus related products like menus, signage, and place cards) using ecofriendly papers and soy-or vegetable-based inks. From $1,500 for a suite of 100 (flat printing); from $2,000 for a suite of 100 (letterpress). (ecofriendly)

Smythson

Founded in 1887, this London-based brand is a top source for high-end stationery. One hundred engraved invitations with colored borders and tissue-lined envelopes start at $1,346; hand-engraving starts at $2,486.

Stamps.com

Use your monogram or a themed illustration to personalize your invitation stamps with Photo NetStamps, which can be ordered in the exact postage you need.

Swayspace

This full-service design shop remains true to the letterpress process but approaches its work with an out-of-the-box sensibility. The team designs well-tailored invitations for couples who don’t want a traditional template; they will do anything short of ruining their press, including printing on redwood veneer. Two-color invitation suites start at $1,850 for 125 to 150.

Thoughtful Day

Jonathan Adler alum Erica Miller works one-on-one with every couple to create inspired wedding stationery full of whimsical details and colorful patterns. She also offers customizable rubber stamps and welcome totes. Custom invites start at $1,800 for a suite of 100.

Tiffany & Co.

After registering for china and silver, couples can stop by the store’s custom-stationery nook to peruse sample books. Classic invitations with engraved envelopes start at $807 for 100; thank-you-note suites with engraved envelopes start at $525 for 100.

Venture

Choose from Crane & Co., William Arthur, Vera Wang, and more at this full-service stationer. Make your selection, then customize with engraving, letterpress, thermography, or lithography. There are also monogrammed napkins, coasters, and matches available to complement your invites. Hand-engraving is $25 per line.

The Village Invites

More than 60 brand portfolios are available here, including invites by Spark and Bella Figura. They also offer engraved and silk-screened options. From $540 for 100 letterpress invitations.

WeddingWindow.com

Make an easy-to-create (and non-cheesy) wedding website to supplement your save-the-date and invite. You can include pictures, information about how you met, directions to your event, and other details—plus, domain names are customizable.

From the Summer 2012 New York Wedding Guide