Every day Crane & Co. comes across the work of talented designers doing amazingly creative things on paper. It makes us want to have a wedding every year just to send out these postal-sized works of art. Or we could just throw fabulous invitation-only party after fabulous invitation-only party.

Instead, we simply remain insanely jealous of the recipients of these beautifully designed invitations. Below are some of our recent favorites, all printed on Crane & Co. paper, in no particular order:

Designed by Mama’s Sauce, the bride- and groom-to-be wanted a mix of playful & classic, with one very important detail — the shoes! The result was a tri-fold wrap using 110# Pearl White Crane & Co. Lettra. We think the wax seal is a most fantastic touch.

Yellow must be the color du jour, and we’re not complaining one bit. Invitations to celebrate earning a Masters in Forensic Science, so clever! From the desinger, Moxie Press: “Here is a lovely two color let­ter­press grad­u­a­tion party invi­ta­tion printed on 100% cot­ton Crane’s Let­tra paper in a bright and sum­mery sun­flower yel­low and dusty gray.  The theme for this grad­u­a­tion invi­ta­tion was sci­ence.  I was inspired by the fun shapes and pat­terns you find in sci­ence like the ellipses of an atom or spi­ral of a dou­ble helix.”

For anyone who thinks simplicity doesn’t capture personality, we present this delightful design by J Fletcher Design. The main invitation (below) was letterpressed cherry veneer duplexed with Crane Lettra off-white. In the words of the groom/designer: “So rad.” We tend to agree.