Royal Steamline The Blog | Inspiration for Brides & Grooms

As hinted at yesterday, we’re pleased to announce a new twist on our 10/6 invitation design…10/6 Mad Limited:

It’s a limited edition release that will be available only throughout Alice in Wonderland’s theatrical release, so do hurry!

What a week: I had a milestone birthday (and was treated by the missus to some amazing–and sustainable–sushi), little Khan passed his Kinderpuppy 1 class with flying colors, and we introduced several new invitation designs.

First up is Entwined:

Inspired by World War II-era propaganda posters and Hitchcock’s espionage thrillers, Entwined has all the intrigue and romance of a Bogart/Bacall matinee.

And that’s just one of the new designs. Oh, and we’re going to have a special design announcement tomorrow in honor of a certain movie that’s premiering this weekend:

Stay tuned!

According to Wikipedia (which is always right, of course):

One of the earliest known uses of the exact phrasing “the witching hour” is from the 1831 edition of Frankenstein in the introduction by Mary Shelley: “Night waned upon this talk, and even the witching hour had gone by before we retired to rest.”

We’ll admit (somewhat shamefacedly) to not knowing this when we named one of our latest designs, Witching Hour.

We just felt that phrase summed up the feelings an ancient monument bathed in moonlight.

We’re happy to ring in this October season with the Witching Hour and look forward to bringing you more macabre designs throughout the month!

"Tinkerer" wedding invitation by Royal Steamline

“The tinkerer – always in their shoppe, studio or garage – grabs a odd handful of used gears and pinions to craft something beyond imagination…”

We’ve added several new designs recently – please do have a look!

"The Portal" Wedding Invitation Design by Royal Steamline

“The Portal” visually suggests a number of steampunk elements: a mysterious doorway into another dimension, a double-paned window on the Nautilus, the patina on aged brass gears. The timelessness of the design is further implied by the pledge faintly visible around the the portal itself: “Till Death Do Us Part.”

We’ve recently introduced a number of new invitation designs — please do have a look!

I’ve been working on a new style of design for custom thank you cards for a newlywed couple. Our mission from the lovely Aline was to transform one of her wedding photos into a vintage-style card. Aging and coloring the photo was a blast and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect setting to work with.

Aline and Jason were married July 13, 2009 in Nice, France. Their photographer, Cedric Samson, captured the couple and the city perfectly. The landscapes, the couple and the photos were absolutely gorgeous. It was so difficult to choose just one photo for the thank you cards.

Here’s the final product getting the finishing touches at our printers now. Isn’t this photo simply stunning?