The South Illustrated

We're excited to announce the latest product from Sideshow Press. “The South Illustrated” 2013 calendar was designed exclusively for Garden & Gun. Each calendar page is hand pressed on our pony-sized 1926 letterpress. We illustrated each month with a drawing of a southern staple and paired it with a quote by a southern author. The monthly cards are displayed on a wood veneer mounting plaque with a leather strap for hanging. Each calendar set comes packaged in a burlap bag sewn with a letterpress tag. Needless to say, this was such a fun and rewarding project to have the chance to design something for one of our favorite publications. The calendars, as well as many other bespoke items, are available for purchase through the Garden and Gun Store.

Nautical Baby

We've been excited to share this adorable nautical birth announcement we designed for little Ryder. Ryder's parents came to us with a great idea to use custom made bags out of sail cloth from their families boat. Ryder's initials are embroidered on the bag and a white cloth rope closes the bag. We designed the birth announcement to incorporate their great bag along with a photo and his stats (written in nautical terminology). Congratulations and welcome to the world!

Style Me Pretty - Ireland Wedding

We were so excited to be a part of the beautiful Ireland wedding featured today on Style Me Pretty. The ever so talented KT Merry asked us to be part of this exciting wedding shot at the classic Castle of Leslie in Ireland and we're thrilled to see the finished product. Here are some of our favorite shots of our work from the shoot. See below for a full list of the talented vendors involved.

Photography: KT Merry Photography / Photo Shoot Venue: Castle Leslie in Glaslough, Ireland / Styling: Ciara O’Halloran of Style Serendipity / Floral Design + Garlands: Carrie O’Connor of Best of Buds Flowers and Events / Wedding Cake: Sarah Bond of Celebration Cakes / Invitations, Menu, Program + Seating Chart: Slideshow Press / Calligraphy: Elizabeth Jones Calligraphy / Chairs: Café Bar Deli / Lace Runner: Neiman Marcus / Vintage Book Favors + Lavender Toss Sachets: DIY by Sara of Aisle Candy / Irish Wolfhounds: Gerry Clarke via Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland / Wedding Dresses: Samuelle Couture + Jenny Packham via Chic Parisian / Shoes: BHLDN / Emerald + Diamond Bracelet: Vintage viaC. Madeleine’s / Flower Bracelet: Jenny Packham / Engagement Ring: Keanes Jewellers / Hair: Kelly McLean of The Vintage Bride / Makeup: Jennifer Ireland 

The Boston Public Library

Maggie and Christopher came to us with great inspiration, a beautiful venue, a love of books. The couple wanted the invitation to set the tone for an elegant evening full of beautiful florals, architecture and books. The gold leaf and molding details of the Boston Public Library are reflective through out the design of their book bound invitation. The liners are each unique - cut from a (falling apart) vintage floral book and the library sleeves in the back of the invitation house the response card and cocktail party invite neatly.

Oh So Beautiful Paper

Thanks to Oh So Beautiful Paper for featuring Margaret and Patrick's custom wedding invitation set today on their blog. Read the full post here.

Old City Jail Wedding

That's right. This custom wedding suite was designed for a wedding held in the Old City Jail in Charleston, South Carolina. The jail is a beautiful historic stone building and served as the perfect understated backdrop for this cool couple's big day. We had the pleasure of designing and printing all of the pieces from the Saved the Date and Wedding invitations to the Weekend Materials. Through out all the pieces we were inspired by the unique setting of the wedding events. Visuals and textures such as the natural color palette of the building, skeleton keys and handwritten letters all came together to make this set rich, romantic and mysterious.

Credits: Kristin Newman Designs, event planning. Sideshow Press, letterpress and design

A White Washed Wedding

We're so excited to share this custom Save the Date, Wedding Invitation and Weekend Materials that Sideshow Press designed and printed for Margaret and Pat. The bride and groom came to us with great inspiration, an amazing location and a beautiful aesthetic. Both Margaret and Pat appreciate beautiful typography so we sought to create a wedding suite that focused on typography, paper and texture. White washed wood, grey paper and simple type all came together to make a understated and elegant set. Congratulations Margaret and Pat, it was a pleasure working with you!

CREDITS: Kristin Newman Designs, event planning. Sideshow Press, letterpress and design.

Happy 79th Birthday!

That's right! Our Vandercook Press turned 79 years old last week. We had a surprise party for her, complete with birthday candles, a letterpress birthday card and cupcakes (thanks Mary). She's still running strong and in great shape! Happy Birthday ole girl!

Prints, Peanuts, Popcorn and Soda Pop

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Moveable Type Event on February 9th. And Special thanks to Kyle from the Type- Truck. We had such a great time meeting her and hearing about her travels cross country.

The event was filled with good ole fashioned fun - printing, popcorn, peanuts and soda pop! Charlotte Elizabeth Photographer captured the evening perfectly. See more images from the event here. (password: sideshow).