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

Let It Snow

Many of the snowflake themed wedding stationery on the market can be a little brash and ‘over the top’, but if you’re looking for something a little more refined and sophisticated, then this Let It Snow wedding invitation from Pink And Blue is, as they say, “the sparkliest way of announcing a winter wedding”.  It features tumbling snowflakes with a Swarovski crystal at the centre and floaty script font.  There is a full range of coordinating items available and prices start at £1.65 for the flat invitation.

The deep blue and silver stars complement each other beautifully on this Seeing Stars scroll invitation from The Whole Caboodle.  I think it would be perfect for an autumn wedding, especially if it’s around Bonfire Night when the nights are lit up by fireworks and stars.  Scrolls are always a novel invitation for your guests to receive and the sparkly stars and delicately twisted wire gives this invitation a very magical feel.  The Seeing Stars range of scroll invitations cost £8.50 and there is a range of coordinating items to make your venue sparkle. 

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 ?

The great thing about handmade wedding stationery is that you can customise the colours to match your wedding.  I just love the Aura Crystal design from the Handcrafted Card Company.  The hearts are of course handmade and the colour can be changed to pick out any colour in your dress, flowers, or reception decor.  The other half of the heart is dipped in either silver of gold or enamel which creates a wonderful fire glazed finish.

I love the turquoise blue finish on the colour scheme shown and together with the twisted silver wire embellishment I think this design would be ideal for a winter wedding.  The sparkling diamante crystal symbolising a single snowflake.  There is a large range of items in the Aura Crystal collection so you can really go for a coordinated look and I was particularly impressed with the quality of the Table Plans.  The double frame around each table is cut to perfection and is great to see a table plan made to such a high standard.  Good quality handmade wedding stationery is often let down with ancillary items such as the table plan.  Not in this case.