Our new ribbon gate-fold invitations will be launched soon but we are so excited about the range that we couldn’t wait to give you a sneak preview.  I quickly snapped these shots outside our studio before the professional photos are taken next week.  It will probably take a couple of weeks to get this range online because it will be available in a total of 37 different colours and, as with all our designs, we do our best to coordinate the whole range of products.  This means that with so many colours and so many coordinating items there will be a lot of photography to process.

The gentle floral pattern is another feature that coordinates on all the items in this range; its delicate emboss and pealescent reflection catches the light beautifully with understated sophistication.  The texture of the emboss is best seen in the flesh and you can do this by requesting a free sample when the range is online but this is one important element that we hope to capture with the photography.

I have a list of available colours to share with you and these will all be available to view online soon.

• Black
• Silver Grey
• Navy
• Dusky Blue
• Cornflower
• New Tuquoise
• Aqua
• Petrol
• Peacock
• Orchid
• Helio
• Dusky Pink
• Shocking Pink
• Pink Azalea
• Pale Pink
• Red
• Scarlet Berry
• Burgundy
• Plum
• Blackberry
• Purple
• Moss
• Khaki
• Hunter Green
• Jade
• Cuban
• Dark Brown
• Marigold
• Gold
• Yellow
• Lemon
• Orange Delight
• Rust
• Sable
• Honey Gold
• Cream
• White

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This is the Hurley collection from eb1 and is perfect way to set a grand tone to your wedding day.  The simple floral pattern looks striking in this colourway but all their  designs are available in 28 colourways.  You can choose to have the wedding invitation supplied with a luxury wallet which features a matching satin ribbon as pictured above, or choose the simpler version of the day or evening inivation which also features a matching ribbon on the invite but without the wallet.  The invitations will have the guests names printed on them which I personally think is a brilliant idea when the text is part of the design of the card, the last thing you want to do is make any mistakes or worry that your handwriting isn’t up the the job!  What I also like about this supplier is that you can coordinate the entire wedding stationery range including a choice of name place card designs and napkin rings that have been designed to fit the style of the ranges perfectly.   

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If you’re looking for wedding stationery that’s a little bit different that you can incorporate your wedding colours into, then take a look at Dottie Creations.  They have designs to cover all tastes from floral, butterfly, vintage and hearts, to polka dots, cowboy and zebra designs.  This Romany range caught my eye with its intricate floral design in black with butterflies highlighted in deep red and sage green.  It’s a wallett style invitation which includes the invitation, RSVP postcard, information card and coordinating envelope for £6.60.

Hello!Lucky have bought a whole new dimension to the wedding stationery industry with unique and modern designs, created in the traditional letterpress way.  The French Deco invitation is the perfect way to invite your guests to an elegant and sophisticated wedding with a 1920′s vintage theme.  They are printed on flat, thick 300gsm or 270gsm card using an antique press which is why they don’t come cheap.  The price for 50 invitations is £325.64 which works out at £6.51 each, but as with all letterpress printing, the main cost is in the set up, and they are priced on a sliding scale basis, so the more you buy, the cheaper they become, and the cost per invite reduced dramatically. 

Keep your wedding invites simple and sophisticated with these Black Tie envelopment invitations from Fairy Cake Cards.  They look elegant and classy and will set the tone for your wedding, without tying you into a colour theme. They are extremely reasonably priced at £2.75 each.  There’s not alot of information about the actual cards on the website so it would be worth paying the £5 charge for a sample pack.

For some unusual and funky wedding stationery that you can create yourself, have a look at the Poobies website where you can choose your card format, design, font and wording as well as being able to upload your own image to use on your cards.  Based in the Netherlands you might worry that your order could take a while to get to you, but on their website it states that orders received before 12pm will be sent the same day and delivery times are within 2-4 working days.  You will need to set up an account if you are ordering a set of cards but the time taken to do that far outweighs the delivery time.  You can order a greetings card which would be sent directly to the person of your choice, so if you have the time, I would design what you want and get it sent to yourself so that you can get an idea of the service and the product.  Prices are in Euros and for 25-99 cards the cost is €2.45 each which works out to roughly £1.72 at present.  If you order a proof, matching envelopes and delivery is automatically included in the price and that costs €2.50.  So with so many design options and choices, what are you waiting for, go get creative. 

Vintage style wedding invitations seem to be all the rage at the moment and many designers are dabbling with art deco of the 30′s through to the emerging glamour styles of the 50′s.  Never before have I come across a wedding invitation designer with such a passion for an era.  Rebekah Daley is an artist inspired by the Vogue fashion plates of the 1950′s, an important era in the fashion world as designs moved quickly away from the rigid controls of the 1940′s towards the flexible hedonistic 60′s.  For me, 1950′s was all about glamour and Rebekah conveys this style perfectly through her range of original sketches.

Rebekah offers a couture service for couples looking for something truly unique.  Your own individually designed invitations to add a personalised touch of glamour to your wedding.  Your invitations could feature you and your fiance in designer evening wear, dancing or sipping champagne.  The cards could feature a retro bride and groom or perhaps a favourite Hollywood icon from the time.

You can extend the glamour theme through to your reception stationery with delectable place name shoes with can be embellished with some crystals for some added glitz.  Rebekah Daley promises a relaunch of her site in the summer when we can expect new place card designs including elegant top hats, vintage Bugatti cars, mini handbags and stunning hat boxes.  I cant wait.

With a title like that I just knew you couldn’t resist a nosey at this post.

I usually have a quick look each day to see who Google is ranking on its first page for popular wedding search terms such as “Wedding Stationery” and “Wedding Invitations” and usually it is the same old companies that crop up again and again.  In fact we don’t usually cover many of them on this site because the chances are you have come across them already.  There was one that caught my eye this morning that appeared from nowhere in the Google top 10 and that was the Wedding Sheepy from Sheep Poo Paper.

This light hearted design is colourfully described as the most “ewe-nique” wedding cards you have ever come across.  Who am I to disagree?  The puns continue and Sheep Poo Paper reliably inform of more useless but nevertheless entirely relevant information :

Please note, a real sheep does not comfortably wear a top hat or a tiara – even when attending very formal ovine events.

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On a more serious note, real sheep do NOT get married – mainly because of the difficulty in obtaining that right dress.

Now, on a genuinely more serious note you might like to know that Sheep Poo Paper is made by Creative Paper Wales the only craft paper mill in Wales and all their paper is made from recycled materials.  Their production processes are environmentally friendly too.  Hats off to them and their sheep.

The Nouveau range of wedding stationery from Peach Cocktail is perfect for a chic and understated way to invite your guests to your wedding.  It uses thermography for the flower, text and border to give a sharp contrast to the smooth white card.  The matching envelopes are lined in black to give a dramatic effect and there is a full range of matching stationery available including table plan and table name cards which could really give your venue the wow factor.  They are priced in a sliding scale so the more you order the cheaper the unit price is, so for example the price for 50 would be £2.90 each.

If you’re after something with a bit more glamour, then the Plaza range that is inspired by the 1940′s era is amazing.  It also uses thermography but is mounted on black shimmering board and placed in a ‘collar’ style pocket.  Other items in the range are highlighted with contrasting ribbon to give a beautifully decadent feel, perfect for a black tie occasion.  The cost for 50 invitations in the Plaza range is £4.40 each.