HAND-PAINTED WEDDING INVITATIONS WITH COASTAL 

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Behind the Scenes at Priscilla Basilio Design Studio

I like to describe my work as “fine art wedding invitations with a whimsical touch.” You’ll find exquisite florals and elegant letterpress, paired with playful illustrations of a dog under a disco ball.

Every invitation suite is designed by me, Priscilla—including each watercolor illustration and line drawing. That means that you’ll be giving feedback directly to your artist.

While watercolors are the centerpiece of each invitation suite, I pair them with a range of printing methods, textures, and materials to make sure your wedding invitations are absolutely unforgettable.

I like to describe my work as “fine art wedding invitations with a whimsical touch.” You’ll find exquisite florals and elegant letterpress, paired with playful illustrations of a dog under a disco ball.

Every invitation suite is designed by me, Priscilla—including each watercolor illustration and line drawing. That means that you’ll be giving feedback directly to your artist.

While watercolors are the centerpiece of each invitation suite, I pair them with a range of printing methods, textures, and materials to make sure your wedding invitations are absolutely unforgettable.

Priscilla understood              what our vision was!

exactly

She created the most beautiful wedding invitations for us and made the process so easy. Opening our invite package and seeing the extra thoughtful touches she included was just above and beyond.

- laura & will

fountain from their venue. They took photos there on the day of the wedding.

The outside of the church where they had their ceremony

The inside of the church where they had their ceremony

The fountain at their venue has a conch shell, they had hydrangeas in their flowers, they’re from Massachusetts, and she’s a big Audrey Hepburn fan.

Custom monogram on front, Custom monogram + watercolor hydrangeas on back

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Delaina & Malcolm

A custom gatefold invitation painted to look just like the ceremony venue

Delaina and Malcolm chose a historic seaside church for their wedding, and they wanted the invitation to feel as if you were stepping inside. I painted the exterior of the church on the outside, and then guests unfolded it to see the interior, along with the event details.

For their envelope liner, I painted a fountain where they planned to take pictures on their wedding day. Cherished places were a theme throughout—I painted 10 more meaningful scenes for their day-of paper. I used vintage postage stamps to layer in even more detail, including the hydrangeas that were one of their wedding florals.

their dog Ted is dressed up for all the events! for the ceremony, he’s got a cross necklace, reception he’s got sunglasses and a martini, he’s partying it up under the disco ball for the after party, and then the morning after brunch he’s got some pancakes.

custom monogram with floral border, back has a pattern with things that are meaningful to them

The back has a gingham pattern, which harkens back to their venue and the farm-to-table aspect.

Die-cut shape matching the border on the details card with watercolor butterflies

a hand-painted watercolor crest with all their wedding florals + custom monogram. The gingham pattern is inspired by their venue.

a hand-painted watercolor crest with all their wedding florals + custom monogram.

Save-the-dates and invitations with a hand-painted monogram, bright florals, and Ted (of course)

Alicia & Brendan

Both the save-the-dates and the invitation featured a hand-painted watercolor monogram that echoed their wedding florals, as well as watercolor lettering on many of the pieces. Tucked throughout the suite were meaningful icons, like butterflies, their reception barn, and a palm tree (they got engaged in Florida). 

For their details card, I painted their pup Ted in party mode, with a champagne flute for the welcome event and a disco ball for the after-party. Tying it all together was a sweet gingham pattern that evoked their farm-to-table venue.

The front has a fun hand-painted trellis pattern as the background. The back of the details card is the hand-painted map of where they’re getting married with their monogram on the bottom right.

the floral border is hand-painted watercolor of their wedding florals. The pattern on the back was inspired by some of the guest rooms at their venue.

I wanted to make sure the stamps gave off more of a lake vibe rather than coastal so we have a little row boat, dogs because they have their 2 pups, trees to show it’s more woodsy rather than ocean, and Grace Kelly just matches the color and vibes

Hand-painted watercolor of their wedding venue. The ceremony took place at a large deck overlooking the lake and the surrounding mountains.

Custom die-cut card featuring their adorable dogs riding on the back of the speedboat.

A watercolor invitation suite with a hand-painted map—and a speedboat RSVP card

Kelly & Jeff

Kelly and Jeff wanted their guests to fall in love with the Lakes Region of New Hampshire from the moment the invitation arrived. Their invitation featured a watercolor floral border, and on the back, there was a pattern inspired by the wallpaper at the resort where they were getting married. (I love patterns on the back of cards—talk about surprise and delight!)

We also created a details card, and when guests flipped it over, there was a hand-painted map of the region. But my favorite piece of all was a custom die-cut RSVP card, painted to show their dogs riding on a speedboat. I finished by sourcing vintage stamps that emphasized the lake setting, as opposed to the ocean.

I painted their dog, Buddha. I have a custom hand-painted rattan pattern to give coastal vibes. The back of this card has that same pattern to make it look really thought out and cohesive. 

The crest has flowers from their wedding and the monogram is hand-painted.

This is their venue with their dog sitting in front so he’s welcoming the guests, wearing a bandana with the wedding date on it.

We have a super fun map with different locations, some blue crabs to harken back to St Michaels, and her actual engagement ring, all hand-painted.

A pattern with all their different icons representing their love story and wedding day.

A custom gatefold invitation featuring their coastal venue, their dog, and a hand-painted envelope liner

Caroline & Connor

This invitation suite is packed with tiny details and Easter eggs, like the fact that their dog, Buddha, appears in front of their venue—he’s even wearing a tiny bandanna with their wedding date on it. When guests opened the invitation, they saw a full map of all the venues for the weekend.

For the envelope liner, I created a custom watercolor pattern featuring meaningful icons, including blue crabs (it is the Maryland coast, after all!), sailboats, and hydrangeas. The invitation even features a painting of Caroline’s actual engagement ring. The finishing touch is a rattan pattern to dial up the coastal vibes.

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