I make a motion that there be a moratorium on new script typeface releases in the next six months. Burgues, Zaner, Compendium — oh my!

It’s no surprise that the hardest wedding details for me to finalize are related to our paper goods and wedsite. I’m most critical of my own work, and I’m extremely picky — so playing designer and client, hyper-attention to detail sets in and with it, indecision.

When I had to prioritize photography over stationery (it should be a no-brainer, I know, but it was a struggle), I had to reduce the number of items to letterpress. Then the real vacillation set in. I was approaching a direction for the suite when I knew that everything would use the same paper stock and the same printing method — and I knew that I could stick with my simple, elegant aesthetic to let the letterpress shine.

But switching it up introduced a myriad of new questions. Do I still want fabric inner envelopes? Do I want to bring stitching and other handmade elements into the non-letterpress pieces? Should the envelopes match? Should I integrate calligraphy into the save-the-dates to coordinate with the invitation envelopes?

I still haven’t answered all those questions, and I have a couple dozen thumbnail sketches in my planning binder. But at long last, I chose a script. It’s Burgues Script (displayed above) and it’s gorgeous. I added it to my wishlist a couple of years ago and I’ve been waiting for the perfect excuse to purchase it. Another favorite, Feel Script, was first runner up.

It will be accompanied by a classic serif, most likely Garamond. And both will be finished off by masterfully calligraphered details by Jenna Hein.