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 ?

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.

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.