Acushla have all the drama but is there any substance

June 13th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

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Acushla Creations certainly have a very dramatic home page to their website.  The image looks like it should belong in the Tate Modern and the spiel that goes alongside promises ‘a new era’ in wedding invitation design.  It certainly captured my attention in the audience and I could’nt wait to delve into the rest of the site to see some examples of their work.  Read the following excerpt and see if you get the same feeling of anticipation ?

No more set typefaces or colours. No more chintzy designs and clichéd wording. We don’t do faceless generic cards – we develop bespoke, chic and conceptual wedding stationery to express your personalities and wedding themes to their fullest. Whether it be Moulin Rouge, fantasy winter wonderland, bohemian chic or Victorian elegance, we are here to turn those initial sparks of inspiration into a raging inferno.

Can they deliver what they promise or are they setting themselves up for a big fall?  I’ll show some of their designs in a minute so you can decide for yourself but first I should point out that Acushla Creations liken themselves more to a graphic design company than your traditional wedding stationer.  Their designs are very bespoke and I imagine that the purchasing experience would be very fluid and more like buying an advertising campaign from a design agency than leafing through a traditional book of standard designs in John Lewis.  You get a free initial consultation with Acushla where you can talk through your likes and dislikes, your own ideas and styles of invitation that you like.  If that goes well it will cost you just £30 for a selection of design concepts with price detail.

Of course, if you were looking to purchase bespoke wedding stationery you would first want to see some examples of their work.  Their case studies are a bit thin on the ground at the moment but I am sure these will be added to as their client list grows.  From what I did see I have to say I was suitably impressed and I will keeping my eye on the site to see if they can keep the originality and style quality going in their continuing case studies.  With their offer of a free intital consultation it is certainly worth seeing what this company can deliver.

Example 1 - Cartography invitation for a couples love of the outdoors

Cartography Wedding Invitation

Example 2 - Honeymoon Destinations Table Plan

Honeymoon

Example 3 - Oriental Style wedding with Origami Lotus Flower

Oriental Wedding

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  1. Comment by tina on 18 June 2008:

    I have recently been on the Acushla website, and contacted David about making my wedding invitations. What a breath of fresh air this website is and David’s designs. I have attended many wedding fayres over the past 6 months in search of the right wedding invitation, sure they are all pretty and well presented, but they are all very much the same! These wedding invitations are bespoke, and he tailors your invitations to you and your partners’ hobbies or theme of wedding, even if you do not have one, give David your background and hobbies and he comes up with a few ideas. I am so excited with my design and cannot wait for this to be printed. I am more excited about my invitations than picking my dress!! I have booked a nice venue and feel invitations are almost as important, as you want to give your guests a taste of the events to come!! I cannot praise David enough!

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