Chocolate 8XP150 and Vanilla 8XP470

 We are pleased to announce that the Chocolate Brown design now has a new colourway.  Like a dollop of refreshing finest vanilla pod infused Italian Ice cream the Vanilla design above is a worthy partner to the finest Chocolate  Fudge cake in the restaurant.  The vanilla cream design is more subtle than the deep chocolate brown colour of the original and will serve most colour schemes very well.  The same gold foil personalisation is retained and looks beautiful against the cream card. 

Gold Foil Personalised Insert

When you order this invitation in either the Chocolate or Vanilla designs you will receive a pdf proof of your personalised wording in your chosen typeface (we think Typeface 419 pictured above works best for this design) .  You can make as many changes to the proof as you like and on each change a new proof will be sent.  When you approve the proof a special polymer impression plate is made which is used to press the gold foil on to the card insert.  This is gold foiling at its best and beats many of the toner foiling wedding designs that we are starting to see enter the wedding stationery market with the advent of cheaper technology.  To see for yourself visit our site for a free sample.

August Moon

Classic Baroque style in rich colours with a hint of sparkle make this Versailles wedding invitation from August Moon a simply stunning way to invite your guests to your wedding.  There are four different styles of wedding invitation in this and all of the ranges, so choose from pocket fold, flat card, square folded or a wrap band wedding invitation.  The one we have featured here is the square folded style which costs £3.20 each and includes an envelope and there is a range of coordinating reception items available too.  There is also a choice of colours to choose from or you can request a bespoke colour match for a charge.

This Chinese Double Happiness wedding invitation from Carnethie Design is unique in that it is quite difficult to find invitations with a Chinese theme and the Chinese symbols for ‘Double Happiness’ shows that you are giving your guests more than an invitation, but sharing your vision for your future with them as well.  These invitations won’t cost the earth either in monetary terms or eco terms as they are made from 100% recycled card and the deep red paper is handmade tree free paper.  Invitations in this range cost £2 each and you can have your guests names printed for free.

A bit of a cheeky title to this article for which I apologise but a flick through the web pages of Devon Based printers Wedding Stationery Etc and you will soon realise that this company have got the hot foil invitation sector of the market well and truly foil covered.  They have scores of designs all with their trademark foil lettering so if you do not like the selection of designs in the image above you are unlikely to warm to any of the designs from this company.

I happen to like this contemporary style of invite.  I am not sure I would choose it for my wedding but they would certainly make my shortlist.  Now, I am no expert here but I do know that there are two types of foil printing… hot foil and toner foil printing.  I am pleased to here that Wedding Stationery Etc use the hot foil method which in my opinion produces superior results.  I suppose you would not expect anything less from the experts in the field.

If foil printed invitations are not your cup of tea for the whole stationery shebang then you might consider a look at this company’s Save the Date Fridge Magnets.  These too are foil printed (of course) but I do think that this one kind of novelty item suits the hot foil printing style far better.  What do you think ?

Many couples do things differently today than they did a generation ago and living together first and having a baby often comes before marriage.   Fortunately not too many people frown on the order of life’s events these days otherwise I for one would have been in trouble for doing things the wrong way around.  For this reason there are many couples who are looking for ways to let their child be a big part of their special day and have a real involvement in the planning and the day itself.  In fact if you approach things the right way this can make the whole event even more special and will bring the whole family closer together.

Celebrations Plus have introduced a great wedding invitation which helps do just that.  Rather than deliberate over whether the wedding invitations should come from the brides parents, both sets of parents, or whether you should be hosting your own why not buck the traditional etiquette altogether and let your child or children be the invitors.  The design is called “Mum and Dad’s Wedding Invitation” and features a childishly appropriate sketch of mum and dad in either gold or silver foil with the words “Mummy and Daddy are Getting Married” underneath.

I think this is invite is a great idea and your kids will absolutely love the idea of inviting all the guests to their mum and dad’s wedding.  You may struggle to find the correct text to go inside but I reckon it should be something along the following lines :

Hannah Price and Thomas Price
request the pleasure of the company of

…………………………………………

at the marriage of their Mummy and Daddy

Lisa Price
with
Matthew Price

at {Place of Ceremony}

on {Wedding Date}
at {Wedding Time}

and afterwards at a reception to be held at
{Reception Address}

When I first saw this Floral Script design from Christian Graffiti is reminded me of the Jasper invitation that we featured earlier this month.  Both designs feature a translucent wrap that opens at the centre with the wording printed on a card inside held together by a ribbon bow.  What I particularly like about the Christian Graffiti design is the swirling pattern on the cover which has taken its influence from Turkish fabric patterns.  It has a more contemporary feel than the Jasper design and the choice of ribbon colours means that brides are not restricted to any particular colour theme.

The card insert is flat ink printed as standard and the only pricing on their website starts at quantities of 100.  I am hoping that they are able to offer lesser quantities because there are not many couples who require this number of invitations for their wedding.  I have asked Christian Graffiti for clarification and hopefully they will post their comments on here shortly.  A raised print (thermography) or engraved text is also available for an additional cost.  You can request a free sample of this design from the Christian Graffiti website

These envelopment style invitations from Wedding Writes have been partly lined with a silk pattern to give a wonderfully opulent feel.  When the invitation is closed it is held together with an elasticated bow and also comes with an outer envelope that matches the old-gold coloured invitation card.  There are four silk pattern designs available including a lovely powder blue colour, the invitations cost £4.50 each.  There are menus and place cards available as well, although they don’t have the lovely splash of silk pattern on them unfortunately, but then as Wedding Writes says, the idea stems from the ancient Chinese dynasties where they lined envelopes to give secrecy and opulence to their correspondence, not to menus and place cards!

I first say the Ancona range above when it was introduced on the site I Do Wedding Invites last year.  This site was owned by CCA Occasions and was destined to become their direct sales site to accompany their very successful network of UK agents that has been serving wedding stationery to marrying couples for decades.  It never really took off because shortly after CCA Occasions launched the site it found itself the subject of a takeover by the mighty American publishing and printing giant The Taylor Corporation.  This was no bad thing because The Taylor Corporation also owned Fine Impressions who was already doing the direct sales thing in a big (and successful way) with their Bride and Groom Direct company.

Anyway, enough of the history lesson.  The point I am leading to is that the I Do Wedding Invites is now defunct but the classic Ancona range lives on and can now be purchased from Bride and Groom Direct.  Better still, throughout this month you can pick the range up at a big 25% discount.  The design featured foil emboss in either white and silver or ecru and gold.  I can’t help feeling it is more than a little influenced by the Stardust design from Mandalay which has been around for much longer and if I have to be honest, I would choose the Mandalay invitation every time.  The problem is the Ancona design is a lot cheaper.  I’ll let you decide.