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Tuesday 24 June 2014

Meet Morris


The VW CAMPERVAN - possibly the coolest Wedding Car ever.

There are few things which get a groom excited about a wedding. As a breed, the men folk are rarely interested by talk of flowers, aisle runners, or even wedding cake. But mention Wedding Cars, and their eyes light up like a kid on Christmas morning. 

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Introducing the New Botanics Range


Florals will always be a big hit in wedding stationery, and I'm hoping this new range becomes just as popular as my other Botanical designs (see here and here). Click beyond the jump to see further items in the range...

Friday 13 June 2014

Ceremony Decoration


Decorating your Ceremony venue can be tricky to envisage, but in actual fact, it can be quite a simple exercise. The key is simple statements and repetition. The elements to consider are the Entrance, the Aisle, and the Alter. All three of these will be key points for your guests.

Thursday 12 June 2014

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Mint to be


I love mint - it's my favourite wedding colour. Here are my finds for a Mint Wedding Palette. Click beyond the jump to find out where to find some Minty Fresh wedding goodies.

Sunday 8 June 2014

Let's talk Envelopes



For something which is basically packaging and will be torn open within minutes of receiving, it is surprising how much emphasis is placed on Envelopes when talking about Wedding Invitations. Colour, texture, peel and seal, V flap, Printed, Lined, Hand Calligraphy, Return Address stamps... the list goes on and on. Who knew there was so many choices? And you thought picking your Invitation design and wording was the hard part...

Thursday 5 June 2014

Fox & Brie



When I design a new invitation, I often begin by creating a couple and picturing their imaginary Wedding. Without realizing it, I often pick out quite a few things which will work in their imaginary nuptials and find myself daydreaming about some fabulous wedding which is actually never going to happen. Because I made it all up. Consequently, I've found quite a few suppliers whose items sort of coordinate with my invitation designs or themes. So I have decided to run a little showcase of them here on the Blog...

Monday 2 June 2014

Featured in BRIDES MAGAZINE



Wow. 2014 is just getting better and better!
Vanilla Retro has made it to print for the second time in as many months - hurrah! This time, one of our designs managed to catch the beady eyes of the curators over at Brides Magazine...