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!

Here at Royal Steamline, we think about love all the time (you kind of have to in our line of work). But for Valentine’s Day, we wanted to introduce something a bit different: a bachelor/bachelorette party invitation we call Speakeasy:

If you’re planning a party to celebrate your last days of being single, this saucy invite is the perfect way to spread the word.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Royal Steamline!

Another new rockabilly invitation that really lets you be in kontrol: Full Kustom:

Five different pinstripe designs and fonts (”Burbank,” “Vegas,” “Santa Fe,” “Palm Springs,” and the George Barris-inspired “Dragula”) let you create the perfect invitation. Simply select which styles you want to combine when you’re checking out and we’ll build your kustomized invitation just for you!

"Burbank"

"Vegas"

"Santa Fe"

"Palm Springs"

"Dragula"

We recently added a new flavor to the Coney Island 1896 line-up: black.

We’ve unofficially dubbed this palette the “Tim Burton” version because of the auteur’s predilection towards these stripes. Why, exactly, did it take us this long to realize that a predominantly black-and-white Coney Island design might be a good addition to the menu? We have no idea, but we hope that it might be just the thing for certain couples out there…

Mon dieu! Like many, we’ve been fascinated by the myths and realities that surround Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen. As Marie Antoinette, she’s come to symbolize beauty, youth and extreme luxury. Allow us to introduce our first invitation design to salute her legend, Petit Trianon:

Not only does Petit Trianon reference the young Dauphine de France, it alludes to a perplexing and eerie incident in which time itself may have become momentarily and capriciously malleable. A bizarre incident matched only be the decadence of the court at Versailles…

Last week, we posted about our new Broadside invitation style. It didn’t take us long to realize that this design was crying out to be steampunkified. The result of our, um, enhancements is Steamside:

Like Broadside, we’re offering customers the chance to customize most of the wording should you wish to do so. Have fun with it!

We’ve been listening to the feedback that we’ve received from fans of our Vintage Rock invitation: give us more rockabilly/early rock ‘n roll/kustom kulture/Sun Records-era-inspired designs! We’ll be introducing several new designs in the coming weeks that fit these categories, starting with Lucky in Love:

Lucky in Love comes in two styles: the RS Elements style that you see above, or as Lucky in Love (Spirit of ‘51):

Remember that all RS Elements designs come on your choice of 120 lb Neenah duplex paper (featuring a black linen reverse) or a clean, 80 lb white paper on front and reverse. We’re offering this choice as a way of lowering prices without lowering quality. We love our paper, so rest assured the 80 lb looks great!

Introducing Para Siempre:

This is the first of several Día de los Muertos-inspired invitations that we’re introducing this month. Not only is the calavera such a powerful visual figure, but we also felt that the underlying theme of the celebration — to remember and commune with the souls of departed loved ones — fit very well with the idea of weddings and the vows we make to each other.

Click here to see the full stationary set. (If you feel that the large calavera image on the reverse is a bit overwhelming, we’re also offering Para Siempre on super-heavy Neenah duplex paper that features a solid black linen reverse.)

Announce your wedding with a dash of hullabaloo! Recalling the style of 19th century advertisements for the rare and spectacular, Broadside sets the stage for a lighthearted and irreverent affair.

As with all of our RS Element designs, Broadside comes on your choice of 120 lb Neenah duplex paper (featuring a black linen reverse) or a clean, 80 lb white paper on front and reverse. We’re offering this choice as a way of lowering prices without lowering quality. We’re mad about paper, so rest assured the 80 lb is going to look great!

Finally, please do keep in mind that all of the lines are customizable — keep, change or cut anything you want (within reason)!

Click here to see the full stationary set.