Fourth Year Studio

metallic letterpress invitations

Dianna — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:00:02 +0000

Bettina is a good friend of mine. She catered my wedding with LUXE and since then has started the Sweetery. She has phenomenal style and I was thrilled to find out she was planning a wedding of her own. Bettina and David got married just before New Years Eve on the 29th at the Knoxville Museum of Art. [...]

floral pattern invitations for M&M

Dianna — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:00:07 +0000

Happy New Year to you!! We are having a hard time believing it is already 2013. It was disappointing that we were unable to produce a calendar this year but our eyes are on 2014 to have a fresh one by then. Here in Tennessee, we have had a bit of a warm streak. I [...]

German / English Christmas postcards

Dianna — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:45:43 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and we have been busy getting ready for the holidays with custom letterpress cards for all!! Maxi and Seth asked us to create a Christmas card to send to their family in Germany and in English to send to all their local pals. The two versions [...]

Sydne + Tim’s rustic Wyoming wedding

Dianna — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:00:22 +0000

Synde and Tim contacted us as med school students living in Minneapolis who were celebrating their recent Italian engagement! Sydne grew up on a cattle farm in Wyoming and found herself looking back to her roots when wedding planning. She describes the beauty of the Big Sky at the ranch. ”I love the idea of having wooden [...]

She’s Here – birth announcement

Emily — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 14:00:19 +0000

As the last few weeks of pregnancy inch toward the due date (or beyond in my case) family and friends are dying to know how you’re feeling and if today is the day. So when designing Anna’s birth announcement I knew exactly what it would say (YES!) She’s Here. Ha! The card is letterpress printed [...]

Architectural Letterpress Invitation

Dianna — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:15:48 +0000

Knox Heritage is a wonderful group in Knoxville whose mission it is to protect this area’s historic structures and educate the general public to the importance of preservation. Each summer they have a fundraising campaign called the Summer Supper series. It is a number of dinners held at historic places all around the area. In [...]

Edge Painting is amazing!

Dianna — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:30:06 +0000

And so is John Shim! He is a fantastic local photographer and a good friend of Fourth Year Studio. He photographed Emily’s wedding and her most adorable proposal. Her husband proposed while mountain biking and asked John to hide out and capture Emily’s very surprised and extremely happy reaction. It really doesn’t get any better than that. [...]

texas wedding invitations

Dianna — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:00:17 +0000

We had a blast working on Emily & Robert’s invitations. They got married in May in Dallas, Texas. In our first meeting they described having a playful and modern wedding. They also loved yellow and gray, which is one of our most loved color combos. There was a ton of information to relay to their guests and when there are [...]

wooden outback wedding invitations

Dianna — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:00:18 +0000

How exciting…our first international client!! Aimee and Timothy just got married in her backyard in Western Australia. We incorporated a variety of techniques to achieve an invitation rich in texture. The earthy hues were reflected in the outback wedding and reception with native vegetation. The invitation is a sassafras veneer with a laser etched design. We letter-pressed the rsvp [...]

bijou theater invitations

Dianna — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:30:59 +0000

David and Lorie came to us in search of a wedding invitation that matched their eclectic style. They are getting married at the beautiful Bijou Theatre in Knoxville during their church’s Sunday service. The rich colors and textures of the theatre lead to a steampunk theme that carried its way through their wedding and reception. [...]