Wedding Trend: The Chalk Board Look

Chalk board signs and restaurant menu boards have been around forever, but have you noticed how many are showing up even in really upscale restaurants in New York? And far from being homemade creations, they are adorned with flourishes and very sophisticated fonts.

We are starting to see the look reinterpreted and printed on some really show-stopping wedding invitations. A couple brides have ordered these already and many others are putting them on the short list to revisit when their wedding date is closer. Crane, Vera Wang, Smock, Bella Figura, Oblation Papers, Elum, Dauphine Press - many of our top lines have the look, as shown in the invitations below from Oblation, Rachel Jasper Design and Vera Wang.

I like this look for menus at the reception, too. Circle menu from Bella Figura. Bottom menu from Fat Orange Cat.