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Video Wedding Invitations!

Sam — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:04:31 +0000

We get an incredible amount of mail here at the WIS asking for unique wedding invitation ideas, to make your wedding stand out from the crowd.

Well if you have the time and the creative flair, why not make your own video wedding invitation? This could be also be used as a fun addition to your main paper invitation. We just LOVE this video of Josh and Amy’s wedding invitation ♥!

Josh+Amy – Wedding Invitation Video from Matt E on Vimeo.

Diamante Wedding Invitations – 10% Discount

Sam — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:41:38 +0000

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and we just LOVE these diamante designs from Little Angel Weddings! ‘Chelsea’ style is a design suite which is sure to add that extra sparkle and luxury to your wedding day. The invitation design is a simply elegant layout – a DL fly card in laid white or cream, finished with a satin ribbon in the colour of your choice and a beautifully sparkling diamante embellishment. Choose from a diamante or square/ diamond cluster or a pretty circle or heart-shaped cluster. These embellishments are stunningly pretty and need to be seen to be fully appreciated.

The invitation costs £3.55 and is available in a range of fonts and colourways. Since the design is brand new, we are able to offer WIS readers a special 10% discount on the design for all orders in the month of October. Just email us at info@weddinginvitationshop.co.uk and quote ref WISOCT to receive your fabulous 10% discount! Samples are charged at £3.55 plus 95p P&P but the cost of up to two samples will be redeemed should you go on to make an order.

‘Canonbury’ Style – 10% discount offer

Sam — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:20:12 +0000

‘Canonbury’ is a classic, elegant gatefold design, combining luxurious satin or organza ribbon and an insert card studded with diamantes. The wedding invitation is DL size (100x210mm) and available in a range of matt or metallic colours. You can also choose from a choice of ribbon colours in different thicknesses. You can choose to have your initials printed on the front in a range of beautiful fonts.

The invitation slips easily into the gatefold card and additional cards can be added such as guest details, maps and RSVP card. The wedding invitation includes an unlined envelope in white, cream or pearlescent ivory. The ribbon will be tied for you, you simply slip out the insert card to write names. The price of the wedding invitation is £3.45 but place an order before the end of September and receive a fabulous 10% discount – exclusive to WIS readers! Just quote code WIS10. For more information or to purchase a sample visit our Wedding Shop now or email us - info@weddinginvitationshop.co.uk

Designer Spotlight: Contemporary wedding invitations by ‘Belle of the Ball’

Sam — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:10:52 +0000

We are delighted to introduce some new contemporary wedding invitation designs by ‘Belle of the Ball’. The design studio is an approved Envelopments ® dealer, and use only the highest quality card and paper; available in a huge variety of colours and patterns. Combined with beautiful graphics, ribbons and Swarovski crystals, they can create stunning wedding stationery that will set the right tone for your day. Pocketfold wedding invitations are a great way to send a stylish message to your guests and are wonderful for adding RSVPs, accommodation details, maps, guest lists etc. along with your wedding invitation.

Take a look at some of the beautiful new wedding invitation designs by Belle of the Ball below or contact them directly for your own bespoke design – www.belleoftheball.org.uk

‘Sera & Guto’ – 5×7″ envelofold invitation. Shown in hot pink and graphite bloom, but colours and pattern can be adapted to couple own colour scheme. Enclosure opens up like flower petals to reveal invitation within. Held together with hand-tied hot pink ribbon. Price: £3.90

‘Laura & Ben Invitation’ – 5×5″ pocket fold invitation. Shown in black and peacock blue, but can be adapted to couples own colour scheme. Set includes triple layered invitation, double layered insert and double layered reply card with envelope. Front of pocket features a triple layered tab with Damask graphics and couples name. Price: £5.95

‘Jonea & Ivan Invitation’ – 5×5″ pocket fold invitation. Shown in graphite grey and majestic purple, but can be adapted to couples own colour scheme. Set includes double layered invitation and insert, and single layered reply card with envelope. Front of pocket features a single layered tab with matching graphics and couples name. Price: £5.95

‘Dani & Chris’ - 4×5″ save the date card. Shown in chocolate and lime green, but can be adpated to couples own colour scheme. Includes triple layered save the date with envelope. Price: £1.85

‘Sue & Colin’ – 5×5″ layered invitation. Shown in black and white, but can be adapted. Included triple layered invitation and matching envelope. Price: £2.20

‘Sophia & Daniel’ – 4×5″ pocket fold invitation. Shown in navy blue and gold and hint of regalia pattern, but can be adapted to couples own colour scheme. Set includes double layered invitation and single layered insert and reply card with envelope. Front of enclosure embellished with triple layered tab for couples name and wedding date. Price: £5.75

Design of the Week: 10% off ‘Insignia’ by Letterpress of Cirencester

Sam — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:57:51 +0000

Our design of the week this week is a classic letterpress wedding invitation design by the Letterpress of Cirencester – Insignia style. We love letterpress wedding stationery here at WIS and ‘Insignia’ is one of the most popular designs at the Letterpress. The wedding stationery suite is smart and sophisticated, a clean and modern style with striking simplicity. The standard wedding invitation is letterpress-printed in black with silver, entwined foil initials on 7″ x 5.5″ brilliant white laid heavy weight single card with silver bevel edge, supplied with matching envelopes All of the board types, ink colours and styles and the typefaces can be adapted of course to suite your own wedding theme.

The Gilded Style invitation is similar to Insignia – printed in two colours, raised Gold for the entwined initials and black letterpress for the Trajan type, biting into the heavy weight gilt bevel edge Oyster Wove board.

A wonderful traditional wedding invitation with a modern twist!

You can also receive a 10% DISCOUNT on any Letterpress of Cirencester wedding stationery order with The Wedding Invitation Shop. You can view all of the styles, order samples or place orders here.

Insignia Wedding Invitation

Gilded Wedding Invitation

Design of the Week: ‘Vogue’ wedding stationery by Boutique 14

Sam — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:56:32 +0000

Our wedding invitation ‘Design of the Week’ this week is a beautiful, new design by Boutique 14. ‘Vogue’ is available in a huge range of colours, different patterns, or without any pattern at all for those who prefer something a bit more simple and elegant. This contemporary wedding invitation just oozes luxury and is also available with a square buckle or a round buckle. The colour shown is ‘Liberty’ purple, more often refered to as ‘Cadbury’ purple.

All items are personalised, and guest names can be printed on the invitations and place cards at no extra cost. The range is so new that it doesn’t actually appear on the website of Boutique 14 yet, but you can be first to take a peek here at the WIS!

Tent Folded or Traditional folded wedding/evening invitation: £3.40

Flat wedding/evening invitation: £3.25

RSVP Postcard (for both of the above): £0.75

Menu: £3.30

Place Card: £1.10

Tag style place card: £1.20

For more information, please contact Jo on 07841 294 111 or email: enquiries@boutique14.co.uk

Special offer – Free Guest Book by Made with Love Designs

Sam — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:36:32 +0000

Here at the WIS, we just love to give our readers special offers to help with their wedding planning and this week we are please to be able to present WIS readers with a great offer by Made with Love Designs.

To celebrate the launch of their new wedding stationery collection “English Garden”, a stunning stationery collection featuring vintage floral print, on trend lace and pearl clusters.

Made With Love Designs can offer Wedding Invitation Shop readers a free personalised “English Rose” guest book worth £40 on all orders over £200 from their new “English Garden” collection. Simply visit www.madewithlovedesigns.co.uk , place your order and mention “Wedding Invitation Shop” and Clare, Simon and the team as Made with Love Designs will be happy to help you!

Made With Love Designs wedding stationery that is a little bit vintage, a little bit kitsch & always beautifully personal.

Enjoy!

Reader offer T&C’s

Orders will be subject to Made with Love Designs standard T&C’s and availability.

Offer is redeemable solely against birdcages and does not include any other products.

Orders must be placed from the “English Rose” collection page in order to qualify for this offer.

Design of the Week: ‘Verona’ by Olivia Samuel

Sam — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:09:58 +0000

We just love it when our designers publish a new range of wedding stationery and we just LOVE the new ‘Verona’ range by Olivia Samuel which was launched last week. The new Verona range from Olivia Samuel was launched last week and is the first gatefold invitation style to be added to their collection.

Each item has a clear foil floral emboss that follows through on all 13 items within the range for a fully coordinated look from save the date cards through to all reception table stationery including Napkin Rings, Menus and Table Name cards. The range is available in 36 different colours so pretty much all colourways are covered. Free samples are available of all Olivia Samuel stationery simply by entering discount code FREESAMPLES at the checkout. Delivery of items in the Verona range is typically 7 to 10 days from proof approval or as little as 3 working days using the Olivia Samuel express service.

Key features of the Verona range :

36 ribbon colourways available
Fully coordinating set of 13 items within each colour range
All items clear foil embossed with floral pattern on 300gsm card
Personalised items all printed on quality 135gsm paper
Free samples sent same day – Monday to Friday
7 to 10 day delivery or 3 day express service

For more details and pricing contact Olivia Samuel

Design of the Week: Save the Pennies Pocket Invitations

Sam — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:41:21 +0000

This week’s ‘Design of the week’ is actually a new range of ‘Pocket Invitations’ by the wonderfully creative XOXO design studio. Xoxo have just introduced pocket invitations as a new addition to their ‘Save the Pennies’ range of contemporary wedding invitations – the purse friendly way to share all those little, but important, details with your guests.

Each beautiful design set offers:

A gorgeous pocket invitation with outer envelope PLUS two double-sided insert cards.
Available in ALL their Save the Pennies (STP) designs.
Produced to match your wedding colour scheme.
Invitation and insert cards fully personalised.
Digitally printed on heavyweight 350gsm card.
Turn around can be as little as two weeks using the STP hurry, hurry service!

There really is an incredible range of stylish designs to choose from with the price for the invitation and insert cards at around £4.45 (when ordering 60 invites). Contact www.xoxo-wedding.co.uk for more details or to order a sample.

10% Off Mandalay Wedding Stationery

Sam — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:57:33 +0000

Confetti are currently offering a 10% discount off their range of Mandalay wedding stationery until the 31st March. Mandalay’s elegant, contemporary wedding invitations supplied pre-assembled for you to make up and print at home. Everything you could need is provided – the outer card with your chosen design, printable wedding invitations inserts and the matching ribbon. Making your own wedding invitations & stationery couldn’t be easier! Click here to get started now!