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Custom letterpress invitations and paper décor for weddings and events
 

CUSTOM LUXURY WEDDING INVITATIONS

Fourteen-Forty is a wedding invitation design studio located in New York City. We create beautiful, modern wedding invitations and other paper décor. With years of experience working with couples around the globe, we live and breathe weddings and love nothing more than creating memorable and lasting keepsakes.

 

OUR DESIGNS

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PROCESS

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REAL WEDDINGS

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THE STUDIO

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CALLIGRAPHY

OUR LATEST

Guests were treated to a gold foil invitation encased in a silk folio bound with gold string and a double wax seal. Swipe left to see the beautiful emerald marble liner in their custom box envelope with calligraphy. A set like this is a true labor of love. It took weeks of prep and organizing to meticulously assemble the 200 invitations that went out, in addition to all the months of design and prototyping to get everything just right. Planning @biancabinc Calligraphy @harperinkcallig Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvite #weddinginvitations #folio #custominvitations #plazahotel #plazahotelwedding #waxseal #goldfoil
Yaaaay Valentine’s Day and love and all that, but guys, what’s really important is that I finally have the perfect suite to share #winningatinstagram and I’ve just been waiting and waiting to post it! Pink! So much pink! And how incredible is this for a Cedar Lakes wedding? It really proves that you can make your wedding whatever you want it to be! #itsyourwedding #happyvalentinesday #fourteenfortyny #weddinginvite #weddininvitation #valentinesday #pinkandred #love #custominvitations
The next #plannersdiningclub with @jovemeyer is coming up soon and I don’t know how we’ll top these amazing leather menus we did a little while back! 😍😍😍 #fourteenfortyny #menus #leather #weddingdecor #reception
CONFESSION I did quite a bit of damage at @sephora on skincare today. 😆 I was a wild woman, grabbing at bottle after bottle in a quest to “fix my face.” I feel like all postpartum women reach this point (please let it not just be me 😂) a few months in when the cumulative sleep deprivation is really settling in, resulting in dull and dry skin (is that really my face???), and your hair has completely lost all volume as it starts to fall out in handfuls. Plus you realize you’ve been wearing the same three loose cotton shirts for the past few months because, hey, breastfeeding. And you just have this crazy urge to do something, anything, to try to feel like yourself again. Not sure if I have a point in saying all this, except that if you’re postpartum, I know what you’re going through. By the way, if you’re not here for the mom rants, here’s a picture of pretty stationery for you the enjoy. Thanks for reading anyway. 🙃 Now excuse me while I attempt this 15 step skincare regimen I just got myself into, that will probably last about a week, because who has time for all that? Not the lady who has a toddler and a new born. 😆
This tiny bit of spring weather is making me feel like I might just survive this month! Anyone else feeling like you just have to get outta here and find a bit of sun? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Planning @allwhowanderevents Venue @thesistersofcedarlakes Calligraphy @inkandnibs Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvitations #weddinginivite #watercolor #watercolorinvite #color #spring
INSTAGRAM VS REALITY SWIPE LEFT 😂 I use Instagram as a place to show what we create here at 1440, but you know what? This is what’s really been going on lately! I have a 2.5 year old and an 11 week old and I’m the owner of a small business. Which means while I have a bit of flexibility, nobody is paying me to go on maternity leave. And all business owners — male or female, single or married with kids — know that there is literally no end to the to-do list and usually taking extended time off is just not an option. So although I’m seriously sleep deprived, it’s one of our busiest and most critical months of the year so I’m doing what I have to do! If you’re getting an email from me, chances are I typed it while breastfeeding or holding a passed out baby. These days, everything gets done in the pockets of time I find between baby snuggles, feeding, and playing with my two little monsters. It’s tough, but when you love what you do, you just find a way to make it happen. Any other moms/dads out there feeling the burn this month? (Cue every single parent raising hand) Would love to hear from you! 📷 @sasithonphoto & @laurkon 😆
Bold type, bold colors, and to the point. This no-frills, perfectly balanced Save the Date is my jam!! 💓 #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvite #weddinginvitation #typography #boldtype #savethedate
We had the honor of designing two invites this year for a very special family! The first was for William’s bar mitzvah in Tel Aviv. Such a special occasion called for a fully illustrated map of the city, our beautiful artisan paper, and a leather cord sealed with a custom wax seal. Stay tuned for his sister’s beautiful wedding invite - so thrilled to have been part of such an incredible year! #fourteenfortyny #barmitzvah #custommap #telaviv #invitation #custominvitation #waxseal
Something sweet to end the week. Planning @socialifeevents Venue @thesistersofcedarlakes Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvitations #weddinginvites #watercolor #watercolorinvitation #cedarlakesestate #custominvitations
It’s this lovely lady’s birthday today and she’s as bright and sunny and colorful as this awesome photo (thanks @sasithonphoto)! She comes to us from Pennsylvania, which I hold dear since I attended college there once upon a time, and I’m so glad she made her way to our little studio. More importantly though, she’s a big @bachelorabc fan, which is a huge 👍🏻 in my book 😆😬😅 - hey we all need ways to unwind! Anyway, happiest birthday to a beautifully talented artist and friend! 💕
Love this one from last year with @allwhowanderevents! The calligraphy by @marykatemoon has so much energy and is perfect for this outdoor wedding! When we meet with our clients for their design meeting, we talk a lot about fonts and how the right ones will help set the tone for the level of formality of the wedding. I think that’s super important to get right and whether you know a serif from a sans serif from a slab serif, we’ll talk you through it to get it just right! Photography @shannennatasha Planning and Design @allwhowanderevents Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddininvitations #weddinginvites #handcalligraphy #calligraphy #brushlettering #typography #fonts #letterpress #custominvitations #outdoorwedding #lionrockfarm
Anyone off to somewhere tropical for the long weekend? 🏝 It may not look like it, but this Save the Date is working hard! Those two tone leaves are no easy feat for letterpress printing - anything that lines up two colors together that closely in so many areas takes a master at registration as each paper has to go through two passes on the press - one for each color. Then there’s the last pass in gold foil. Three passes in two different types of presses before we’re even close to getting these in your hands! Any designers out there reading this and want to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes to make beautiful printed pieces? I’d love to help by sharing more about that here if you’re interested! 🙋🏻‍♀️ #fourteenfortyny #savethedate #tropical #invite #invitation #californiawedding #wedding #weddinginvite #custominvitations #letterpress Planning and Event Design @roandcoevents Stationery @fourteen_forty
Happy birthday to our sweet Annabelle! She came to our studio at just the right time, in one of those meant-to-be ways. Annabelle and I actually met many years ago, and then life happened... and now about seven years later, she is one of our all-star designers and I am so thankful for her! She’s also a fellow mom (yes, she does it all) which, of course, I love 💕! Annabelle - thank you for lending your talents to 1440 - grateful from the bottom of my heart! 📷 @sasithonphoto 💓
With engagement season winding down (yes there is such a thing!) @real_simple wrote a review super helpful article that quotes some of my favorite planners @jovemeyer @angweddingsny @tinseldesignnyc on the nine things engaged couples should do when planning their wedding. My fav piece of advice: “Hire vendors you respect and whose work you adore, so you can trust them to do their job. Wedding planning is only as stressful as you allow it to be. If you love and trust your team, then it can be a fun and exciting process!" —Jove Meyer Amen to that. Our best collaborations (like the one pictured) happen when the couple trusts their team to lead, advise, and execute! Alison was not only super sweet to work with, but after giving us her overall vision, she allowed us the freedom to run with it! And she also hired an amazing team - @jovemeyer @sasithonphoto @putnamflowers to name a few! Don’t make this a stressful time. Hire people you feel comfortable with and truly trust so that you cant enjoy this period in your life. Leave the details to the pros! #fourteenfortny #wedding #weddinginvitations #weddinginvites #weddingplanning #nycwedding
Zoom in to see the gorgeous texture on these handmade envelopes by @share.studios. We love finding the most unique papers out there and this one is really special! Calligraphy @ihartvirginia Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvitations #weddinginvites #handcalligraphy #handwriting #calligraphy #handmadepaper
New year, new goals, new plans. I love the beginning of the year, even if the clean slate feeling is really just something we tell ourselves in order to erase the mistakes of the previous year. 🤔😂 Either way, so pumped to jump into it with these amazing gals. We’re ready for all you newly engaged couples!! 📷 @sasithonphoto 👌🏻
Sharing another favorite from this year - check our stories to see how our stationery coordinated perfectly with the bridal party 💓 along with other weddings from 2018. So thankful for clients like this wonderful couple - genuine and sincerely sweet, and so obviously in love. Their wedding was effortlessly elegant and full of warmth, the photos say it all! We loved telling their story and can’t wait to tell more in 2019! Photography @ashleylargesse Venue @shelburnefarms Stationery @fourteen_forty #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvitation #weddinginvitations #weddinginvites #custominvitations #luxuryweddings #luxuryinvitations #letterpress #custominvites
As the year comes to a close, it feels fitting to share some of my favorite projects in 2018! This one just feels so different from the standard Save the Date - the oversized archway that dominates the page was drawn from a beautiful Italian neo-renaissance building in downtown New York that is now home to @cipriani. I love the pairing of this beautiful architectural structure printed in gold foil with the texture of our artisan handmade paper. 💕 Design and planning @matthewrobbinsdesign Calligraphy @wellspringwrites Stationery @fourteen_forty
On this Christmas Eve, feeling so thankful for the blessings of these past months. These photos were taken two weeks before I gave birth, by my incredibly talented and sweet friend @charliejulietphotography. I’m so glad we captured this moment in time, when we were all filled with anticipation and wonder at who our new family member would be, what he would look like, be like. We’re now celebrating our first Christmas as a family of four. So much has changed, but the strangest (and most beautiful) thing is how natural it feels that our son is here. It’s like he’s always been with us, in our hearts, and now we finally have the pleasure of having him (and his loud cries) in our home. Meditating tonight on another birth as well, the birth of our Savior, who came into this world as a baby and in that instant, changed every one of us forever and ever. Merry Christmas to all! ❤️
Feeling all the holiday feels and looking forward to a weekend of gift wrapping and card writing and Christmas movie marathons! Hope you have cozy plans as well! Calligraphy @maryellencalligraphy #fourteenfortyny #wedding #weddinginvitation #weddinginvitations #weddinginvites #custominvitations #luxuryweddings #luxuryinvitations #letterpress #custominvites #handcalligraphy #calligraphy #pointedpen #vintagepostage #vintagestamps #envelopes #snailmail

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