Starshaped Press is a design and old-school, legit, letterpress studio in Chicago, specializing in posters, music packaging, business cards and, most importantly, wedding invitations and save the dates!

Starshaped Press is extremely passionate about keeping the true craft of letterpress alive. They print all of their projects using antique, hand set, metal and wood typefaces and ornaments. These guys have got a lot of crazy old gear at their disposal, and most of the types in the studio are at least 50 years old, some are 100 years old — the mind boggles.

Starshaped Press offers a wedding collection that features six different styles and each style can be translated into a few different formats depending on your preference. Or you can contract completely custom works from them, such as this beauty…

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I'm kind of a stationary nerd, so I had WAY too much fun looking through all wedding invitations from the aptly named Modern Girl Invitations.

We've profiled Modern Girl before and now they're back with more designs (using the same environmentally friendly paper and printing, of course), even more budget friendly AND a special OBB discount. Also, lookit all the pritty colors!

The current pricing for 100 super colorful wedding invitations and response cards is just $269, which includes free shipping! And you guys can get up to 10% off when you add items to the invite & response card package. And that's not even including the special OBB discount listed below…

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Okay, so I can't even tell you how amazing I think these are. I actually had to go outside and take a freaking walk to calm down after I read the following wedding update posted by OBT member Julia…

Our invitations were kept secret from EVERYONE. My parents, sister, friends, everyone. So it was a complete surprise when they showed up in mailboxes. We are both graphic designers but wanted to truly splurge on our invitations. We knew a lot of our invite list wouldn’t be able to make it. With the combination of a destination wedding, our family scattered across the country and the economy, we wanted to give all of our invitees something special even if they can’t be there to share the day with us. This was our biggest expense vs. what we could have spent but I feel like it's worth it.

Here's what the insides looked like. They were 3D images, so much cooler than what you can see here. The text was in captions along the top of the reel:

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So you're going for that more mod look for your wedding — no neo-Victoriana for you, hmmmmm? Well, Modern Girl Invitations has gotcher wedding invitations covered.

As a geek, of course I appreciate the fact that they have an online preview system so you can see what your invite will look like before you place your order. And the free shipping & e-proofs are sweet too. But really, it's about the clean, modern designs … and to see a few more and get info on an Offbeat Bride discount, keep reading!

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