It Starts with the Stationery

Weddings - we love them. We hate them. We sometimes love to hate them. I don’t know if you’re like me, but when I got engaged I was nervous about putting on a wedding without putting on all the artifice and formality that can often come with it. We knew we wanted a big wedding surrounded by all the people we love - but we also very much wanted it to feel like us.

There were many personal touches we added to create that personal feel - from my husband hand-building the arbor we got married under, to doing it in the backyard of my family home and serving the hors devoures on our family china. But, the one part that I loved more than anything was designing our stationery and signage. Not only because I just love to draw and paint and add personal touches to everything, but also because it allowed me to set the tone of the day we wanted to have before it even began, and to tell the story of who we are.

From the get go, our guests could probably tell we were doing things a little differently - the invitation did not have my parents names - gasp! There was no embossing or ribbons or paper popouts - gasp! There was an illustration of flowers in a coke bottle vase - gasp! While I worried that these differences would offend everyone in the name of Bridal Tradition Everywhere, I think they actually did the opposite. Our invitation, personal and playful and non-traditional, welcomed people in to what would be a heartfelt day, done our way.

Photo Credit: Georgie Morley

I have nothing against wedding tradition and formality - there is a reason why it’s there and I think it’s so beautiful if that is the direction you choose to go down for your wedding. But, at the end of the day, it’s not us, and it is my personal belief that your wedding should reflect (at least in some element) who you are as a couple. And this is why I am so excited to take the next step into wedding stationery design, helping couples tell the story of who they uniquely are through their stationery.

If you’re looking to do things a little differently on your wedding day, if you want fun, personalized stationery without all the frills, if you’re likely to end up barefoot on the dance floor by the end of the wedding night and are adamant about doing at least one thing DIY - let’s talk. I’d love to help tell the story of your big day.