We are so happy to re-introduce Atomic No. 1, an original Royal Steamline design that has been completely reworked for 2012:
We incorporated new fonts, new maps and a new airship (built just for two!). You now have a choice of three fonts (ranging from light and airy, to industrial typeset, to inky swashes) and three papers (including our new favorite: a 120lb shimmery pearl linen).
Welcome back to the Atomic Age — where steam reigns supreme!
Had enough rain, snow and dark clouds this winter? Well, let us re-introduce Mayfaire:
With its billowing banners and bright blue skies, Mayfaire has been a favorite of brides having outdoor events in more temperate months. But we felt it needed a new look; we wanted to keep what we loved and add even more embellishments and flourishes to produce a truly sumptuous design:
If you like how the invitation looks, be sure to check out the new Enclosure and RSVP, too! Hopefully Mayfaire will brighten your Monday just a little bit!
We are proud to introduce the Silhouette Series: our effort to develop new readymade invitation styles that offer high-quality paper options at lower prices.
Ballrooms of Mars Invitation on White Linen
As opposed to our Signature Series invitations, these new styles are black ink on paper. Period. This lowers costs while allowing us to use heavy papers. And, naturally, the styles continue to represent our characteristically playful mix of styles, fonts, and eras.
Sign O' the Times Invitation on Heavy Brown Kraft
We’re launching with three entries in the Silhouette Series, but expect more very soon!
Harrowgate Invitation on Natural Linen
Each day this week, we’ll be introducing a new holiday card! Here’s our first entry called Over the River:
Check back for more styles!
First off, we’re very excited to introduce our humble foray into the psychotropic field of OpArt. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Bridget Riley’s Movement in Squares, allow us to present Sunburst ’61.
Perfect for a modern affair that’s peppered with Mid-Century touches.
Now, you’ll notice the Royal Steamline logo watermark on these preview images. We’ve had to do this because black-and-white designs are too easily stolen. (Don’t get us started on how much time we’ve had to spend this year policing our designs. What’s that they say about imitation and flattery?) So, while black-and-white Royal Steamline designs will now carry logo watermarks, these markings won’t ever appear on samples or invitation sets that you order.
Well, it’s October Thirteenth again! This can only mean that it’s time for us to introduce another addition to our Gothic invitation catalog.
Allow us to present An Eldritch Love
As devotees of H.P. Lovecraft will glean from the name alone, this invitation is a salute to the master of weird horror. Executed in a playful melange of styles that we call Baroque Constructivism, it shows the master of R’lyeh emerging from the Sunken City to announce your impending nuptials!
Eschewing dark menace for a dynamic explosion of color, An Eldritch Love is the same flavor of spooky fun as the classic posters for Universal’s pre-war monster movies.
Happy Halloween!
Inspired by the grays and stormy blues of fall days here in the Northwest, we are happy to introduce Swept Away:
Swept Away
Hinting at nautical themes, this new readymade invitation is just the thing for seaside affairs and steampunk weddings!
We recently added two new name fonts for our Steamside invitation design. We looked for typefaces that are elegant, yet reflected the bold and brassy tone in which Steamside revels.
And today we’re excited to introduce two more styles! Styles No. 4 and No. 5 are even more adventurous, even more evocative of 19th century traveling troupes who delighted and amazed both villagers and gentry with displays of the daring and exotic:
We hope you enjoy them!
Perfect for lovers of vintage vinyl (and all its nostalgia and charm), The Hi-Fi Set is just the thing for a wedding filled with dancing, toasts and laughter.
Whether you prefer Motown or Saddle Creek (or both!), this design perfectly suits music lovers looking for just the thing to set the right tone.
Available with a matching Save-the-Date card!
Who’s got quarters for the jukebox?
Here’s a new invitation that pokes fun at those who doubted you two would get married (and shows you have a sense of humor about it!) — The Eighth Seal ~
We thought the perfect way to frame this lighthearted approach to a wedding invitation would be to pay homage to our favorite SF/mystery/non-fiction paperbacks of the 1960s and 70s. As such, The Eighth Seal comes in several outlandish (but accurate!) colors.
