At White Ink Calligraphy, we love when couples and planners trust us to have fun with design! This Saint Elle wedding in Nashville was no exception! The incredible Sarah Oakland worked her magic, and gave us the creative freedom to incorporate fun, bold colors. In addition to the bright colors, the personal touches and mix of trendy and traditional wedding details made this wedding truly one-of-a-kind.
As we were setting up in the morning, we overheard the father of the bride introduce himself to a vendor by saying, “I’m the father of the bride—last name Swift, like Taylor Swift, but not related.” It was such a cute and memorable moment that perfectly captured the joy and excitement of the day. The bride and groom were brimming with happiness, as were all the guests who shared this special day with them.
A Vibrant Seating Chart with a Personal Touch
One of our favorite elements of this wedding was the seating chart wall, which featured envelopes in a striking “Sour Apple” green shade. The bright pop of color added energy to the event and drew people in as they walked by. It was also the perfect complement to the varying shades of green woven throughout the wedding design.
However, there was one personal touch that made this seating chart extra special. Inside each green envelope, where guests could find their table number, there was also a handwritten note from the bride and groom. This incredibly thoughtful detail left a lasting impression and made every attendee feel extra appreciated. These are the details that make a huge impact on your day, and when they are seamlessly incorporated with your overall design like this, it is pure perfection.
Mixing Modern Trends with Timeless Elegance
We always love finding ways to balance current trends with classic design, and this wedding was the perfect opportunity to do just that. The seating chart wall featured a sophisticated custom wallpaper, bringing in a timeless element, while the guest cards and table numbers had a modern, red squiggle border design that felt fresh and playful. The contrast of these styles created a look that was both elegant and fun.
Wedding Signage and Details
As guests arrived at Saint Elle, they were greeted by a beautiful mirror welcome sign with white calligraphy, setting the tone for the celebration to come. White Ink Calligraphy also created the green bar sign with white lettering, similar to that of the envelopes on the seating chart. The soft, muted florals found in the wedding party bouquets and arrangements at the reception balanced the brighter green wedding details and the pop of red on the table numbers and guest cards.
We were honored to be a part of this gorgeous Saint Elle wedding. From the vibrant green seating chart to the personal touches and stylish design elements, this wedding was a great example of how to mix modern and classic elements to create a beautifully designed event.
If you’re looking to add custom, thoughtful touches to your wedding or event, we would love to help make your vision a reality. Reach out today to learn more about our full-service design offerings—we can’t wait to create something unforgettable for you!
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When we first met with this bride, we knew this New Year’s Eve wedding would be anything but ordinary. From the start, she gave us complete creative freedom—a dream for any designer! While many NYE weddings stick to classic black, white, and gold, she wanted something unexpected. To bring to life this bold and chic NYE wedding, we embraced bold patterns, a maximalist style, and a color palette that felt fresh, unique, and celebratory. The end result was amazing!
Setting the Stage with a Statement Invitation Suite
The invitation suite was the first glimpse into the playful yet sophisticated vision for this wedding. First, save the dates in mint green cardstock with fireworks impressed into the paper provided that subtle nod to NYE and what was to come. For the invitation suite, we mixed patterns and colors in ways that are rarely seen in winter weddings. The envelopes were a striking combination of light green and dark green, while the invitation sleeve featured a bold blue and light pink floral pattern. A fun blue tassel completed the suite, giving it an elevated, textural element.
These design choices weren’t just beautiful on their own—they set the stage for the patterns and color combinations guests would see throughout the celebration, from the colorful wedding cakes to the lounge furniture at the reception.
Elevating the Guest Experience with Custom Details
Every wedding we work on is an opportunity to craft experiences, and this NYE celebration was no exception. The bride wanted fun, unique moments that guests would remember, and we designed details that delivered just that. One of our favorite elements was the Champagne pass-through and wall display—an elegant and interactive way to kick off the festivities. Guests loved this stylish touch, and it fit seamlessly into the chic, upscale atmosphere of the night.
The Champagne wall we designed showcased the same pattern from the invitation sleeve, tying the event’s visual theme together beautifully. A timeline display on one side and a shelf stocked with NYE swag on the other added an extra dose of fun, making sure guests were ready to ring in the new year in style with confetti poppers and 2025 glasses!
The details didn’t stop at the invitation suite and wall display. We carried the custom design elements through various pieces, including:
The Rehearsal Dinner welcome sign and menus for a stylish pre-wedding celebration at Liberty Common, just across the street.
Bar Signage at the reception that brought personality and cohesion to the cocktail hour and reception space.
Wedding Programs that guided guests through the evening while complementing the wedding’s aesthetic.
A Night to Remember
The bride and groom set the tone for a stylish night with not one but two outfits. For the ceremony, they both kept it classic with the bride in a sleek, white satin gown and the groom in a black tux. When it came time to party, the bride and her bridesmaids changed into fun, sparkly dresses that were perfect for a New Year’s Eve bash, while the groom changed into a blue suit jacket that shimmered in the lights. Their wardrobe change mirrored the entire event’s transformation—from a beautiful wedding ceremony to an all-out NYE celebration complete with confetti!
From the bold, unexpected color palette to the immersive guest experiences, every detail of this NYE wedding came together to create an unforgettable night. Designing the details for this celebration was such an incredible experience, and we loved seeing everything come to life in such a stunning and joyful way.
If you’re looking to add custom, thoughtful touches to your wedding or event, we would love to help make your vision a reality. Reach out today to learn more about our full-service design offerings—we can’t wait to create something unforgettable for you!
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This stunning, elegant Hermitage Hotel wedding was our first wedding to kickstart 2025, and this was definitely one for the books. What a great way to start our year off. Every detail was elegant, classic, and just overall perfection, especially when paired with the amazing venue and the florals of the day. The fabulous vendor team we had the privilege of working with also elevated this entire wedding experience. The talented Joanna Lewis of Siena & Co. planned this beautiful wedding, executing everything to perfection. Kéra Photography did the honor of capturing all our detail shots. They are stunning and I’m so excited to showcase all the different details that went into this wedding!
Elegant Wedding Details: The Invitation Suite
We produced all of the stationer items for this day-everything from wedding invitations to the day of details. The wedding invitation suite was a masterclass in effortless elegance. We kept it classic and in line with the vision of the wedding using black letterpress calligraphy. The custom envelope liner included a nod to The Hermitage Hotel’s stunning ceiling, which was such a fun and unique detail that tied everything together. The bold black envelope added just the right amount of drama and was a preview to the timeless black accents that were to come. Of course, we made a beautiful, thread-it-all-together moment when the spot calligraphy carried through to the wedding day signage.
Bold, Black Ribbon Details
I was onsite working this wedding from the start of the day until ceremony start time. I wanted to ensure the seating chart was flawless and the bows on each table place setting were perfect. The black ribbon bows were incorporated into various moments throughout the day. At the ceremony under the beautiful ceiling that served as inspiration for the envelope liners, reserved chairs for the bride and groom’s family and bridal party were identified by black ribbons with a white tag that had each guest name in calligraphy.
More classic, black ribbons were used as place cards and tied to the custom menus at each place setting. Hand lettered hot foiled calligraphy in gold stood out on each bow with each guests’ name, which coordinated with the custom seating chart. I absolutely love the end result! Let’s make this a trend for 2025!
An Elegant Seating Chart
The seating chart was a masterpiece! The gold vintage framed mirrors in different styles and sizes hung on a display wall. This served as a functional focal point for guests to locate their table number and seat. Each guest’s name was written on the mirrors in white calligraphy and the entire display was accented with gorgeous florals that carried on throughout the reception.
From the custom bar sign, a welcome sign that cohesively tied in the seating chart, custom napkins, table number signs and all the stationery in between, this wedding was so much fun to work on. I love the classic, elegant aesthetic of this wedding, as well as the talented Nashville vendors I had the joy of working alongside! If this is how 2025 started, I can’t wait to see what is to come!
If you’re looking to add custom, thoughtful touches to your wedding or event, we would love to help make your vision a reality. Reach out today to learn more about our full-service design offerings—we can’t wait to create something unforgettable for you!
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Being given the opportunity to truly tap into my creative side makes me feel as free as the bubbles floating to the top of a champagne flute. The White Ink team was invited to take part in some seriously showstopping details for the wedding of our amazing couple, Molly and Killian.
Aside from making their vows at the former home of Reba McEntire, our couple wowed their guests with custom wedding details and designs that would be the topic of conversation for a long time to come.
Let’s jump right in to the seating chart wall, shall we? I mean LOOK at this gorgeous wall! If you want to make an impression, seating charts are a great place to start. White Ink designed the custom, laser-cut calligraphy title “Sip and Be Seated” for this showstopper of a seating chart.
Next, we created the escort cards to slip over the champagne flutes that lined the entire wall. (I love that I get to say that sentence). I appreciate the duality of using this wall as a way to seat your guests and get the cocktail hour started. Very clever!
White Ink customized Molly and Killian’s mirrored wedding welcome sign which was beautifully paired with florals that spilled over the edges. I honestly love when couples use their florals with signage like this. It’s always such a fantastic balance of softness and elegance.
Molly and Killian chose to use our table numbers that were designed with gold ink and completed with gold foil edges. These table numbers are some of my favorites from the White Ink collection!
Want to know what’s kind of the cutest thing ever? Bathroom selfie lettering! Imagine taking a moment for a quick wardrobe check and being greeted with the message, “Hey gorgeous, get back on the dance floor” written on the bathroom mirror. You wouldn’t have to tell me twice! Wedding receptions need this energy.
White Ink completed this dreamboat of a wedding by creating custom cocktail lettering! These are so, so fun to make. I absolutely love getting to do orders like this, partly because I know how much people are going to enjoy it. I promise you if this is ever something you choose to add to your cocktail hour, your guests will be impressed!
Cheers to the happy couple! And thank you for all the timeless wedding inspo!
I like getting an opportunity to show our clients (past, present and future) things that have been trending in our most recent projects. Cille and Ford gave us the perfect wedding to showcase the work we have so much fun doing for our clients. We can’t wait to add some of these exclusive White Ink details to your next event!
What is trending in invitation suites?Two words- Envelope Calligraphy! This ode to elegance is taking back its rightful place in the invitation world. Envelope calligraphy can only be enhanced by custom designed wax seals. You can see here that Cille and Ford chose to have the wax seals on their envelopes show the same monogram as their invites. But it doesn’t stop there; I am gushing over how perfect the entire suite came together with custom monogrammed invitation bands. This suite has it all- calligraphy, personalization, and good taste.
What is trending with seating charts? Originality, for one and calligraphy of course. Reception seating charts are an entire mood! Our White Ink team has had the honor of creating countless seating charts that take on all shapes, textures, themes and sizes. Cille and Ford’s seating chart is definitely one that’s hard to forget. We added custom calligraphy to an all-acrylic sign which was designed to fit neatly onto a hedge wall donned with SHELVES. OF. CHAMPAINGE. Add that to the list of things I’ll never get tired of saying!
What is trending at reception tables? Custom table numbers! And I’d like to add that the White Ink rental collection has nearly every sort of table number that we can customize specifically for your event no matter the style. Just as Cille and Ford did, you can make it as personal as you like. They decided to add photos of themselves to each sign so that the number on the table corresponded with the age they are in the photo, i.e., table number five displayed pictures of both Cille and Ford when they were five years old. Now that’s how you make it personal, and memorable! For this reception, White Ink also created monogrammed menus for each table setting which included gold ink calligraphy place cards attached to each menu- another trend we are always excited to see.
What is trending at the bar? Cocktail Calligraphy! No, we aren’t just talking about bar signage. We mean calligraphy for the actual drink! We customize and design drink friendly cocktail calligraphy to be placed perfectly atop your favorite drinks. Trust me when I say, this is a trend that is taking off like wildfire. And it is something your guests will be talking about for a long time.
There you have it. These are only a few examples of what White Ink has been busy doing for our clients in recent events. Not only did Cille and Ford have an unforgettable wedding day complete with top notch details, but they also made sure to make it theirs, to make it personal. And that will never go out of style!
