Pop up wedding showcase invitation by Cutture
This post started out as '5 great wedding stationers', but once I started trying to shortlist my favourite stationery suppliers I had to increase it to 7. Then 10. And then one more for luck. One of my favourite bits of planning a wedding is deciding on and ordering the invitations. After all, stationery shopping doesn't get better than this. The choice on offer is huge and it's great fun looking at samples and comparing designs and styles.
There are few things you have to bear in mind when deciding on your stationery:
Budget: decide how much you can afford to spend overall, then break it down to a cost per invitation. Don't forget to include postage costs in this.
Information: How much are you putting in the invitation? You'll need the basics; names, time, date and
venue, how to reply. Do you want to give guests directions to the venue and other extra information? If so, then think about whether you want it on insert cards, which will increase the cost (but looks lovely) or if you're happy to do this separately, for example on a wedding website.
Website: If you're having a wedding website remember to include the address and password on the invitation.
Think about the style of your wedding and the colours you've picked and what kind of invitations will compliment them.
Samples: If you're looking at online companies always order samples - the picture on the website may look lovely but you want to be sure the quality will match.
Other things to remember include timescales (how far ahead to order, when to send the invitations out), the number of invitations you'll need (it's one per household, not one per guest) and proof-reading; always get someone who hasn't been involved in any of the stationery ordering to look at your proof before confirming with the stationer.
But hey, we all know that this blog post is really just an excuse to gaze at mouth-wateringly lovely stationery. Below are designs from my favourite wedding stationers, although it wasn't easy narrowing the choice down - they're just too pretty!
There are few things you have to bear in mind when deciding on your stationery:
Budget: decide how much you can afford to spend overall, then break it down to a cost per invitation. Don't forget to include postage costs in this.
Information: How much are you putting in the invitation? You'll need the basics; names, time, date and
venue, how to reply. Do you want to give guests directions to the venue and other extra information? If so, then think about whether you want it on insert cards, which will increase the cost (but looks lovely) or if you're happy to do this separately, for example on a wedding website.
Website: If you're having a wedding website remember to include the address and password on the invitation.
Think about the style of your wedding and the colours you've picked and what kind of invitations will compliment them.
Samples: If you're looking at online companies always order samples - the picture on the website may look lovely but you want to be sure the quality will match.
Other things to remember include timescales (how far ahead to order, when to send the invitations out), the number of invitations you'll need (it's one per household, not one per guest) and proof-reading; always get someone who hasn't been involved in any of the stationery ordering to look at your proof before confirming with the stationer.
But hey, we all know that this blog post is really just an excuse to gaze at mouth-wateringly lovely stationery. Below are designs from my favourite wedding stationers, although it wasn't easy narrowing the choice down - they're just too pretty!
I love the quirkiness of Dottie Creations' wooden etched 'Hoe Down' invitation.
Northampton-based Dear Evie has lots of different off-the-peg designs and also does bespoke orders.
A gorgeous Alice In Wonderland theme from I Am Nat.
Alice Palace do wonderfully quirky bespoke wedding stationery - this is just one example.
Violet Pickles designs wedding invitations and personalised thank you cards - find her on Not On The High Street.
This elegant stationery is handmade by Ann Dolan at Elegifts. Everything Ann makes is bespoke and she covers the full range of wedding stationery.
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I do like a pocketfold invitation and these designs by Lovely Jubbly are just fab.
Love, love, love these story invitations by RSVP Candy. The ultimate personalised invitation!
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Vintage is still a big trend for weddings. Vintage Designs does loads of pretty, delicate designs - these are two of my favourites.
For understated elegance you can't go wrong with Emily and Jo.
Seriously luxurious and my absolute favourites are Cutture. Cutture design off-the-peg and bespoke laser-cut stationery, like this exquisite Russian Doll invitation. for the ultimate in luxury stationery you could opt for one of their engraved perspex ranges. Check out this name block - amazing!
If you're nuts about wedding stationery take a look at my pinterest board for even more loveliness. I add to it all the time so keep checking in!
