There's an area to browse the catalogs, but apparently no one who specializes in selection or ordering. Unusual sizes are New England's current version of avante garde. Long and narrow shapes are selling big as well. Layering is a current fascination, layers of parchment attached over heavier papers. Basic white and cream is back, Kowaleski said.
Colors are passe.
Black ink is traditional, but to add some variety now that the teals and pinks are out, gray, taupe gold and navy inks have become popular. Once you have the perfect invitations in hand, addressing them can take a lot of time. And if your handwriting isn't exactly calligraphy quality, you could be disappointed with the results. Both Celebrations Etc. Their service provides what appears to be perfectly hand written envelopes produced by machine from your computerized guest list.