Stationery

King and queen of hearts!

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Happy Friday to everyone!

Today we would like to share with you this nice e-mail from Gaelle, a bride-to-be who will get married to a Scottish guy in Grado (an ancient fisherman village in the Adriatic coast) next August. We asked her to tell us something about her planning and since she is a graphic designer we wanted to know some details about her stationery. Here we are with her wedding invitations,  which are probably on their way to reach her guests now! Thank you Gaelle!

“I have always loved making cards for different occasions such as Christmas, New Year, friends or parents birthdays and births… The one I’m probably the most proud of is the card I made when my daughter was born in 2008…
Now the second most important event of my life is about to happen, I am getting married to my Scottish boyfriend in August ! So a few months ago, when the time to think about our wedding invitation came, I was pretty excited. Here we come with the result!
designer diy invitations
We wanted something simple but elegant that could easily fit the wedding style and be used for other purposes such as menu or tag names. I worked on few different ideas and in the end, we decided to go for a red and pure-white sleek invitation with very little text in both languages, French and English. At the bottom of the card the flow lines give space for different interpretations: they could be representing some waves, the wind or even some electric cables on which two little heart-shaped birds would be perched.
I like the idea of the 2 hearts used as a stamp, a signature element representing both of us on this special day.

red and pink designer diy invitation
I used a similar graphical style to make the information pages with accommodations, directions, info about the venue. We sent these directions along with the invitations.
We are happy about the result which hopefully gives the tone to our wedding celebration!”

Wedding maps: key to have and nice to keep

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

What if your brother-in-law loses the flight and your bridesmaid has to pick him up just a couple of minutes before the wedding, while driving to the town hall? It’s not fiction, but what happened at my Italian wedding! I can have a laugh now, but that day I was furious.
That’s why I thought to write something about creative wedding maps…no excuses to get lost or be late! 

The artist behind this gorgeous map is Laura Hooper, a calligraphy designer based in California, specialized in hand-made stationery. These maps give your guests directions to reach the reception or the town hall locations, but they can also become original and chic gifts to bring back home, definitely much better than a simple holiday postcard! (more…)

Why did I choose funny invitations?

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Wedding invitations are just as important as your venue, your photographer or your flowers. What your invitations are like give your guests’ first idea about the style of the wedding they will take part in: fun, formal or sophisticated.

When choosing my invitations, I tried to have in mind the following basic elements: colour, design and last but not least cost. And most important: I wanted them to reflect myself! Gianluca and I wanted to announce our wedding in a funny way, just like we are! Since I’m pretty well known for being a creative person as well, I just made the decision to make my own invitations! (more…)

Why is UK wedding stationery so creative?

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010


I would like to share a few hot impressions on our way back from the National Wedding Show in Birmingham, a good excuse to come to the UK and meet Stefania as well as the ideal chance to feel the atmosphere of what a wedding show in the UK is like.

We have been impressed by most of the wedding stationery exhibitors – we couldn’t stop observing their stand details, their set up and their decoration; the great design and style choices hanging on the walls led us to the conclusion that UK providers simply do it better than anyone else and unless you decide to go for diy invitations, you definitely should choose UK wedding stationary – either you get married in the UK or abroad! (more…)