We've been in the custom keepsake business since 2012. Beyond pretty for the sake of pretty, we pour our creative efforts into the tangible and significant, drawing inspiration from our couples' one-of-a-kind stories. Let's make your wedding paper a treasured keepsake, an heirloom right up there with your grandmother's pearls.
We print each piece by hand on antique machinery, with hand-mixed inks, on hand-cut fine paper. You'll notice we tend to say "by hand" a lot! Why? Because letterpressed goods are a labor of love: an experience that delights the senses, captures the significance of your marriage, and awes your guests as soon as they open their mailboxes. Magic in an envelope.
We like to say we make meaningful paper for meaningful marriages.
Custom letterpress wedding invitations
we like making good things for good people
at the end of the day,
natural world inspired
texture-rich paper palettes
one-of-a-kind custom maps
hand lettering & illustrations
vintage postage curation
expressive typography
what we love doing
Our Specialties
I'm over the moon, for real.
Woman. I'm OBSESSED with the invitations. They are remarkable! The letterpress, the foil, the postage, the calligraphy. I practically want to cuddle them! They are truly works of art. You are so talented. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Elizabeth — Bride
Warning: may be contagious
If you want to get excited about paper, just talk to Laura Joseph for about 30 seconds. Her passion for it — and specifically for letterpress printed paper — is infectious.
I feel so relieved.
Immense gratitude for your hard work. You always do such a great job, and you make our lives so much easier.
We received everything and I was brought to tears! We are SO HAPPY and blown away!
I felt like I was collaborating with a friend.
Working with Paper & Honey was a joy from start to finish! I had never worked with a letterpress printer before, but seeing the caliber of their portfolio, I trusted them with my client work 100%.
Laura was so helpful in walking me through the process, sending paper samples, providing clear instructions for setting up files, and more. The cherry on top is her sunny personality —
Working with Paper & Honey was a joy from start to finish! I had never worked with a letterpress printer before, but seeing the caliber of their portfolio, I trusted them with my client work 100%.
Laura was so helpful in walking me through the process, sending paper samples, providing clear instructions for setting up files, and more. The cherry on top is her sunny personality —
weee!
I wanted to let you know how absolutely ecstatic we are with the save the dates. They are so stunning and even more perfect than I could have imagined. Thank you, thank, thank you.
I was legit close to tears when I first saw them.
These are true works of art!
Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful addition to our wedding story — compliments are already flowing in saying how gorgeous they are!
Laura, I can’t convey how pleased we are with the final suites. You perfectly captured the fun and sophistication of our venue and what we hope for our big day.
Laura, I can’t convey how pleased we are with the final suites. You perfectly captured the fun and sophistication of our venue and what we hope for our big day.
Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful addition to our wedding story — compliments are already flowing in saying how gorgeous they are!
but Laura made it a worry-free and enjoyable experience for me.
Wedding planning felt stressful and frustrating,
I feel so lucky to have worked with Laura! I was indecisive about my overall invitation design, and she helped make the picture in my mind and my ideas come true.
The process was organized and clear, and I received so many compliments from friends. Even opening the UPS packages was satisfying!
The process was organized and clear, and I received so many compliments from friends. Even opening the UPS packages was satisfying!
I feel so lucky to have worked with Laura! I was indecisive about my overall invitation design, and she helped make the picture in my mind and my ideas come true.
I know my client will receive a high-quality product. Laura and Max once alerted me that the letterpress plate was missing the dot over an "i," and they reprinted to ensure it was done correctly, without question. The team literally made sure to cross their "t"s and dot their "i"s and continue to do so with every order I place.
Printing with P&H gives me confidence as a business owner.
Thank you for your precision and care shown for every client piece! It makes my job easier, every time.
new-timey times
old-timey printing
old-timey printing
new-timey times
Envelopes in the mail and RSVPs rollin' in, you're good to go. Need paper for your reception or ceremony? Consider P&H your all-in-one spot. Let's take care of those, too, and make them delightfully cohesive. And you're all set. Put on your fav lipstick and dancin' shoes, because you've got a better half to smooch. What are you waiting for?
Celebrate!
Once you're booked, we begin our 8-step design process. Fancy! You receive a detailed timeline so you know exactly what to expect and when. We collaborate one-on-one on up to three digital Proofs of your custom suite.
Is dotted, Ts crossed? We're in business! With your approval I send everything to production. They'll arrive at your door snug as a bug — with a couple extra surprises.
Print & production
Think we might be a match for one another? Perfect. (We think so, too.) After you complete our Wedding Questionnaire and let us know what you’re looking for, we’ll hop on a consult call to answer any questions. You'll receive an interactive, just-for-you design Proposal built for your unique wants and needs, along with the invoice and contract once you're ready to book.
Getting started
Magic in an envelope.
The Process
beyond invitations
Guest experience
Pre-wedding events
Wedding Ceremony
Dinner & cocktail hour
Not just invites — from save the dates to dinner menus, we've got *all* of your wedding paper handled.
Looking for matching day-of stationery? We do that, too.
Dinner menus
Table numbers
Drink stirrers
Matchbooks
Bar menus
Drink tags
Place cards & escort cards
Dinner & cocktail napkins
Signature cocktail signs
Food & dessert tents
Seating charts
Bottle koozies
Dinner menus
Table numbers
Drink stirrers
Matchbooks
Bar menus
Drink tags
Place cards & escort cards
Dinner & cocktail napkins
Signature cocktail signs
Food & dessert tents
Seating charts
Bottle koozies
Welcome signage
Ceremony programs
Marriage certificates
"Reserved" seat tents
Directional signage
Linen banners
Welcome signage
Ceremony programs
Marriage certificates
"Reserved" seat tents
Directional signage
Linen banners
Engagement Party
Bachelor/ette Party
Wedding/Bridal Shower
Wedding Party Luncheon
Farewell Brunch
Rehearsal Dinner
Welcome Party
After Party
Farewell Brunch
Rehearsal Dinner
Welcome Party
After Party
Engagement Party
Bachelor/ette Party
Wedding/Bridal Shower
Wedding Party Luncheon
Hotel welcome notes
Gift tags & packaging
Hotel door hangers
Custom totebags
Thank you cards
Take-home favors
Venue maps & signage
Candy bags & stickers
Hotel welcome notes
Gift tags & packaging
Hotel door hangers
Custom totebags
Thank you cards
Take-home favors
Venue maps & signage
Candy bags & stickers
You're looking for paper packed with personality and snippets of you. Forget Pinterest and whatever Instagram claims is the latest trend — let's focus on your shared inside jokes, your people and your places, the memories that make up your life together. The beauty is in your story.
You celebrate the unique variations and imperfections that come with letterpress and fine printing. Just like you, each and every piece is one-of-a-kind.
You're the keepsake & memento, always-growing-memory-box type. A concert ticket with your main squeeze, a dive bar coaster from the night you first met — actual treasures.
You're a bonafide Paper Person. Deep letterpress impressions, thick cotton paper with torn edges, mixing textures and materials and color — patterned envelope liners, wax seals, vintage postage... swoon. Like a sugar rim on your favorite cocktail, it's all in those small-yet-sweet details.
We might be a great fit if...
I’m Laura, the solar-powered founder and artist behind Paper & Honey®. You can find me soaking in Michigan summers or spending Saturdays poking through flea markets. Passions include antiques and ephemera, horror movies, sandhill cranes, the Bravo cinematic universe, and each and every golden hour. If I love anything at all, it’s a tchotchke.
A treasure hunter by nature, I light up at the subtle, special details. The part of me thrilled to sift through antique store baubles is the same part on the edge of my seat to hear your story — your hidden gems, your history! How can we take your inside jokes and unique life experiences and translate through a rich palette of texture, pattern, and color? With a degree in fine arts and over ten years experience in stationery design, I still get goosebumps with every story I get to tell.
Hey there!
Pippa!
Custom heirloom stationery begins at $2800
Because after all, once the cake is eaten, the flowers wilted, and the memories begin to fade, you'll only have a few tangible items left to remember them by: photographs, the dress hanging in the back of the closet, and the paper. Better make them count.
Let's make your wedding paper a one-of-a-kind keepsake, a treasure right up there with your grandma's pearls.
Not "just" stationery, but a just-for-you family heirloom.
calling all paperheads
There's more ephemera and postage stamps and old-timey printing presses where that came from.
If you're into that kind of thing.
