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

Really want to stand out from the crowd with some funky invitations?  These giraffe print invitations are from the Sophia collection at Two by Two Weddings and are just one of the many options you can choose from different coloured boards, different embossed boards and many different coloured ribbons.  Choose between something funky like this Sophia with animal detail to something understated, yet equally stunning like the Sophia cream with watermarked rose print shown below.  Prices range between £3.20 and £3.40 depending on the number of cards ordered and the size ordered.

The vintage trend is here to stay and this design from Picture Palace allows you to incorporate that ambience whilst keeping everything fresh.  The design features a white square card with  Austrian lace and a block bow, also in white which means you are not restricted to a colour theme.  The cost for 50 invitations including envelope is £288.50 
 

If you need to provide your guests with information cards and reply cards, you can opt for the Compendium Wallet which includes the invitation, envelope, and the reply card and envelope in the cost and will accommodate any other information such as directions or hotel details.  The cost for 50 compendium wallets is £444.50.  

Butterflies seem to be all the rage in wedding stationery design in 2007 and there seems to be no change for 2008 with many more companies adding butterfly wedding invitation designs to their portfolio.

I love these stylish butterfly designs from CKK.  The design is fairly simple with bold single colour butterfly symbols that are softened by a translucent overlay.  The cards are finished with a matching satin ribbon bow.  I first came across these style of bows on the Imperial design from the Letterpress of Cirencester (previosly called Roman).  A single piece of ribbon is threaded through two machine punched or drilled holes to create a bow effect.  Simple yet very effective.

They best thing about this design is the price.  Only £1.50 each for the flat invitations shown above which includes envelopes and there are quantity discounts starting at 50 invitations which can bring the price down to less than £1.28 a card.  A real bargain.

You can request a sample of this design from CKK for £1.50 in one of six standard colours - Dark Brown, Fuscia, Plum, Dusky Blue, Rose Pink and Lilac.  If you are looking for a different colour then contact CKK and see what they can do.