Meghan O’Brien designed Ryann, part of our 2024 wedding collection and shared her design process:

Before creating Ryann, I knew I wanted to build a suite that would be inspired by coastal New England. While most of our work day to day is done on the computer, it’s nice to be able to get some paints out and have total creative freedom; which is how Ryann got started. I painted an abstract piece, with a slightly Fauvist style using cool-toned blocky colors and painterly brushstrokes. The subject of the piece was a Cape Cod marina with sailboats and hydrangeas. That painting was used for the liner, and the rest of the suite built from that.

I painted a few more coastal motifs in the same style for the details accordion, and then Carolina ink felt like the perfect coastal blue for this suite. The typography is a mix of modern serifs and a vintage script to create visual interest that allows the invitation to stand alone, with no extra motifs. 

letterpress ink: carolina | fonts: 1769 display + wordless script + argent cf | paper: bella smooth cotton white 2-ply | invite size: f-8 | bevel: 45º | edge painting: carolina + cobalt ombre | liner: coast pattern in cmyk | envelope: bella cotton white | digital addressing ink: carolina 

As with all of our designs, the colors of Ryann can be customized and reimagined. Above, Meghan mocked up a more earthy tone colorway of the invitation and the save the date. The invitation is copper shine on ivory paper with a bevel edge in nutmeg, and the save the date is white matte foil on metallic copper paper with the border blind embossed.