Nick and Ryan were drawn to clean lines, natural materials and mid-century modern architecture, but they also wanted their wedding to feel connected to the Napa Valley landscape. The challenge was finding a way to bring those two ideas together without relying on the softer, more romantic imagery typically associated with wine country.
We began with material. For the save the date, wood envelopes were paired with Bauhaus-inspired typography, was both embossed and debossed to create interest through surface and shadow.
For the invitation, we wanted to build on those ideas without simply repeating them. Aerial views of the Napa landscape became an unexpected source of inspiration, allowing us to reinterpret the vineyards as a modern, grid-like pattern. Sculpted embossing gave the pattern dimension across a custom pocket envelope, contrasted against a deep indigo, foil-printed invitation. A wood liner quietly referenced the save the date and connected the two pieces without making them feel like a matching set.
By the wedding day, those materials had become an established part of the visual language. Linen-bound menus became the focal point of the table, paired with engraved wooden place cards and table numbers, while slate, acrylic and foil introduced new variations in texture throughout the celebration.
What began as a question of how to reconcile modernism with landscape ultimately became the defining idea of the project: Napa was present throughout, just not in the way you might expect.
Nick & Ryan
Four Seasons // Napa, California
Four seasons
napa, california
Planning: Alexis Raine Events
Photography: Janine Licare
Paper: Elsa Madeline Design
Venue: Four Seasons, Napa
Florals: Loop Flowers
Rentals:Theoni Entertainment: Elan Artists
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Planning: Alexis Raine Events // Photography: Janine Licare// Paper: Elsa Madeline Design
Venue: Four Seasons Napa // Florals: Loop Flowers // Rentals: Theoni
Nick and Ryan were drawn to clean lines, natural materials and mid-century modern architecture, but they also wanted their wedding to feel connected to the Napa Valley landscape. The challenge was finding a way to bring those two ideas together without relying on the softer, more romantic imagery typically associated with wine country.
We began with material. For the save the date, wood envelopes were paired with Bauhaus-inspired typography, was both embossed and debossed to create interest through surface and shadow.
For the invitation, we wanted to build on those ideas without simply repeating them. Aerial views of the Napa landscape became an unexpected source of inspiration, allowing us to reinterpret the vineyards as a modern, grid-like pattern. Sculpted embossing gave the pattern dimension across a custom pocket envelope, contrasted against a deep indigo, foil-printed invitation. A wood liner quietly referenced the save the date and connected the two pieces without making them feel like a matching set.
By the wedding day, those materials had become an established part of the visual language. Linen-bound menus became the focal point of the table, paired with engraved wooden place cards and table numbers, while slate, acrylic and foil introduced new variations in texture throughout the celebration.
What began as a question of how to reconcile modernism with landscape ultimately became the defining idea of the project: Napa was present throughout, just not in the way you might expect.
