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Here is a list just some of the products we can design and create for you:
Personalized invitations and event packages, with coordinated maps & directions, gift suggestion cards or wishing well cards, accommodation cards, RSVP cards and beautiful matching envelopes.
Monograms & personal identity design, and correspondence suites for use on your own personal letterhead.
Save The Date cards, magnets and stickers.
Thankyou cards and envelopes using your event photography or ours.
Menu cards, place cards, gift cards, Order of Service booklets and Programs, seating charts and vow prompt cards.
Cake decoration - specialising in cupcake decor.
Centrepiece design, wishing well and bridal table decoration, and venue decor design, specialising in our very own Wish Trees which are available for hire (with free custom decoration!).
Button badge design and production.
Gift wrapping and presentation design.
Promotional postcards, booklets and brochure design.
Gift bags and gifts for guests for private and corporate events that stand out from the crowd.
Welcome to our Full Suite project portfolio. A full suite is a project we designed where each piece coordinates and is part of a full set - we can complete these for any event but they are most commonly for weddings! Below are some recent projects we've worked on, and a bit about the design process, for your reading pleasure! If you have any questions about any projects listed below, please feel free to email us or use the contact form on the main page.
Some of these projects are available for purchase, as they were designed as samples! If you like one, please let us know and we can quote you on getting the suite customized for your own event.
Recent Projects Click for more detail about this event design:
The Brief: This invitation suite was designed around the couple's colour scheme of turquoise, black and white. The bridal party were wearing beautiful designer dresses that featured a lot of lace work, and this was also incorporated into the design. Lush satin black ribbon also formed a design motif throughout the design: the overall look reflected the designer 'couture' influence of the event.
Invitation Suite: This invitation was one of our more complex designs - the actual invitation was a folder (pictured below), that was then housed in an outer box slip (which is pictured above), featuring ribbon and a hand-cut embellishment featuring the couple's names and their wedding date. The result was the invitation appeared to be in it's own custom box. The invitation also featured a detailed hand-cut edge flap that enclosed the folder, mirroring the sophisticated shapes featured throughout the design.
Plate Menu: As an alternative to a regular menu, plate menus were designed to fit on each guest's square plate that informed guests of their meal choices. The embellishment featuring the couple's names was hand cut and fixed to each menu to give a dimensional feel to the menu, as well as a little white slip of stock that displayed the guest's name and a special thankyou from the couple. The recipe of the couple's signature cocktail which guests were served during the reception is also a feature.
Place 'bells': Rather than use place cards, gift tags were attached to silver bells, which read the message "Ring bells for kisses and the new Mr and Mrs!" A cute alternative to regular cards and guests were encouraged to ring these during the speeches.
Gift Boxes: The couple's mongram and their colour scheme were applied to several forms of table favours: to small turquoise boxes filled with sweets, a small gift box bound with thick turquoise ribbon and to the candles that decorated each table.
We also designed gift bags for the couple to give to their bridal party, containing a small gift of thanks, and paper flowers in matching colours and patterns, which decorated items such as the wedding cake, guest book table and centerpieces.
Reception Fun Packs: As a cute twist on bonbonniere, and to keep guests entertained whilst the couple were with their photographer, individual fun packs were also created for each guest to utilize during the reception.
Packs contained props for funny photos, sweets, origami instructions and paper, badges, trivia cards about the couple and a personalized crossword.
Table Numbers: Acting as table numbers, clear skin wine bottles were used to display custom labels displaying which table was which - this was another easy, simple touch that also continued the stationery motif through the reception venue. Each bottle was also decorated with a stylish patterned band.
As this project was created as a sample for the recent Bridal Expo, we are delighted to be able to offer this project as a full stationery suite for sale - it can be customized to suit your colors and names! Please email us if you are interested in using this design for your event. Once this suite is sold to a couple, it will no longer be available - making sure your wedding stationery is still unique.
Thankyou to James Sann for his amazing product photography of our designs.
The Brief: This invitation suite was based on both the vibrant colour scheme of warm purples, bright reds and creamy brown tones, and the couple's love of cooking - which formed a motif of sorts that was reflected throughout their entire stationery suite.
Invitation Suite: The invitation is designed to be A5 in size when fully folded, and features a beautiful ornate hand-trimmed embellished belly-band. Red ribbon was also used to add a tactile element to the outer invitation. The invitation was designed in three panels - a detachable RSVP panel, a panel outlining the ceremony/reception details, and a folder panel which housed three inserts, a map, gift registry and accommodation information, and a Recipe card (further details below).
We designed the RSVP card/attendance form to be able to be detached along a perforation line, filled out, folded up, sealed and posted without need for an envelope back to the couple. This RSVP card included meal preferences for the varied reception menu, specific dietary requirements, and also room to fill in a note from the guests for the couple.
We also designed a Recipe Card to be included in the invitation inserts. Guests are encouraged to fill out the Recipe Card with a favourite recipe, and also a 'recipe' for a happy marriage for the couple, and bring it to the reception, where the cards would be collated and presented in a beautiful matching recipe card box - a useful alternative to a guest book that the couple would enjoy long after the reception.
Plate Menu & Placecards: As an alternative to a regular menu, plate menus were designed to fit on each guest's square plate that informed guests of their meal choices (which corresponded with what they choose on their RSVP card). The embellishment featuring the couple's names was hand cut and fixed to each menu to give a dimensional feel to the menu. A seamless pattern was also designed featuring the couple's initials over an illustration of a knife, fork and spoon - symbolizing their love of food and fine dining. The recipe of the couple's signature cocktail which guests were served during the reception is also a feature.
Placecards were designed to reserve the guest's seat, similar to that of a restaurant "Reserved" sign. Each guest also received a rave review from a Good Food guide in order to show the couple's appreciation for them being there!
Reception Table Favour Labels: Several labels were designed in addition the stationery suite, in order to further decorate the reception venue with little touches of the colour scheme. Swing tag labels could be affixed to items such as paper flower decorations (pictured further below), table favours and little wooden spoons which decorated the tables. The embellishment featured on the invitations was also re-used to decorate signage around the venue and to decorate both small red boxes and glass jars full of red sweets (as shown in the photos below).
An example of these labels, used to decorate favours and the paper flowers that we also designed as decorations. We created little butterfly shapes out of additional corresponding patterns to decorate wine and water glasses:
Patterned paper in the matching colour scheme was used to wrap around beautiful red linen napkins, and labels were affixed to wooden cooking spoons using fine red ribbon:
More labels were used to decorate these simple red favour boxes, filled with sweets:
A soft-drink bottle label was also designed to affix to pre-purchased soft drink bottles, served during the ceremony and during cocktail hour before the reception. These gave the drinks supplied a really custom feel and was a cost-effective way of continuing the colour scheme during the ceremony.
Acting as table numbers, clear skin wine bottles were used to display custom labels displaying which table was which - this was another easy, simple touch that also continued the stationery motif through the reception venue. Each bottle was also decorated with a cute red polka-dot patterned band.
As this project was created as a sample for the recent Bridal Expo, we are delighted to be able to offer this project as a full stationery suite for sale - it can be customized to suit your colors and names! Please email us if you are interested in using this design for your event. Once this suite is sold to a couple, it will no longer be available - making sure your wedding stationery is still unique.
Thankyou to James Sann for his amazing product photography of our designs.
