Well, not really. But I couldn’t resist the temptation to make a Stereo Total reference:

The actual details are these:

1. We’ve made sure that all of our papers are Carbon Neutral Plus. What does that mean? Well, that means that Neenah Paper is part of a voluntary partnership to reduce carbon emissions associated with the production of their papers “through mill-based energy efficiency solutions and investments in renewable energy, plus [contributions] to projects which conserve natural resources and wildlife habitat.” Go here to learn about other ways in which Neenah paper is a better environmental choice.

2. Royal Steamline is now part of Northwest Natural‘s Smart Energy program. We have selected the Carbon Neutral option which means that we pay extra for every therm of natural gas we use here at RS headquarters. NW Natural uses this money “to support development of renewable energy projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

So does this mean Royal Steamline is indeed “exact neutral?” Not by a long shot — but we are trying to be more conscious of the energy used to make your invitations. As we move forward, we’ll be looking for more ways to limit the environmental impact of our business; we’re kind of crazy about this ol’ planet of ours!

Anyway, we’ll talk more about weddings and less about carbon in the next post — promise!

Here at Royal Steamline, we think about love all the time (you kind of have to in our line of work). But for Valentine’s Day, we wanted to introduce something a bit different: a bachelor/bachelorette party invitation we call Speakeasy:

If you’re planning a party to celebrate your last days of being single, this saucy invite is the perfect way to spread the word.

Happy Valentine’s Day from Royal Steamline!

Another new rockabilly invitation that really lets you be in kontrol: Full Kustom:

Five different pinstripe designs and fonts (“Burbank,” “Vegas,” “Santa Fe,” “Palm Springs,” and the George Barris-inspired “Dragula”) let you create the perfect invitation. Simply select which styles you want to combine when you’re checking out and we’ll build your kustomized invitation just for you!

We recently added a new flavor to the Coney Island 1896 line-up: black.

We’ve unofficially dubbed this palette the “Tim Burton” version because of the auteur’s predilection towards these stripes. Why, exactly, did it take us this long to realize that a predominantly black-and-white Coney Island design might be a good addition to the menu? We have no idea, but we hope that it might be just the thing for certain couples out there…