Bespoke Wedding

Stationery

Tell your story through hand-painted treasures you’ll keep forever

Work with us to create pieces of art that reflect you and your celebrations, from personalised save the date cards to custom signage and menus, we can hand-paint, design and print all the stationery you desire.

The Process

From enquiring to receiving your invitation suite

  • Fill out a contact form with your details and an idea of what you are after. If you aren’t sure yet, no problem! Fill the form out anyway and we can discuss ideas during our consultation.

  • This is a short call and a chance for me to get a feel for your event, discuss some initial design ideas and collate all the information I need to put together an accurate quote.

  • Once the quote has been accepted and the deposit has been paid we’ll have a full consultation where I can gather all the information about your colour schemes, inspiration and details. This is a chance for us to discuss design ideas and specifics about the artwork and details you want included.

  • Once you are happy with the brief that we have created, I’ll get started on the artwork! I will be in touch along the way with initial sketches and any potential changes or ideas so you have full visibility over the process.

    I will then digitise the artwork and send you drafts of the designs with your chosen wording. You can make as many changes as necessary to get everything perfect, and you’ll receive a full digital mock-up of the finished invitation suite with envelopes and any finishing touches you have chosen such as ribbon, wax seals or florals before we go to print.

  • You’ll also receive digital proofs of all items before we send to print for you to check and approve. Once everything is approved and paid, it’s time to send to print!

    Wedding websites will also be built at this stage.

  • Once I have received your order from the printers I will hand-finish your invitations, print envelopes and liners and make any finishing touches, depending on what you have opted for.

  • Once assembled, I will deliver your full invitation suite either in person if you are nearby, or by courier if not.

W E D D I N G I N V I T A T I O N S

Pricing & Packages

We understand that budgeting for your wedding stationery can be confusing when there are so many options available. We’ve put the below packages together to give you a clearer idea of the costs involved in different levels of bespoke projects, from an artwork-only DIY route to something printed, original and one a kind!

Illustration only

Hand-painted artwork, sent to you digitally

Want to work with us to design something unique but happy to handle the printing and materials yourself? Our new artwork-only option means you can get the same hand-painted designs, fully digitised, edited, and ready to send to a print shop of your choice.

We can also advise on materials and processes to make it as easy as possible!

  • Artwork can include venue illustrations, order of the day, custom maps or personalised crests.

    We can advise on materials and print processes and even send you print-ready templates to send to a shop of your choice.

    Average investment

    Approx. £300-£1,000

Semi-Custom

Our signature printed invitations

Looking for beautiful, personalised wedding invitations but with a limited process and reduced fee?

Our semi-custom design package is based on our most-requested gatefold invitation, designed to showcase your wedding venue, colour palette and florals in custom illustrations.

  • Artwork and Design

    Included as standard

    • Front (‘doors’) of the gatefold. Either the ceremony space or your main venue entranceway

    • Main venue illustration for the inside of the gatefold

    • A border with your florals and colors

    Options to add an order of the day, map or personal motifs

    Materials

    Includes luxury 135gsm envelopes in a choice of 26 colours, with the option to add hand-torn silk ribbon, wax seals, envelope liners and vellum wraps.

    Printing

    All invitations are printed on our favoured textured 300gsm cardstock as standard.

    Average investment

    Approx. £1,200 - £2,100

Fully Bespoke

Bold ideas? The sky’s the limit!

Do you want deeply personal, one-of-a-kind wedding invitations that tell your story and WOW your guests? Then opt for fully bespoke where the ideas are unlimited and the options are endless. We’ll take your initial ideas and create a wedding invitation suite that reflects your style and gifts guests with not only a taster of what’s to come, but an experience in itself.

  • Artwork and designs

    Options include (but never limited to!)

    Venue illustrations
    Monogram of initials
    Personalised crests
    Florals, bouquet illustrations and borders
    Dress codes
    Pet portraits
    Signature cocktails
    Order of the celebrations
    Custom envelope liners
    Maps

    Custom templates can be made as separate cards, gatefolds, trifolds and booklets.

    Materials

    Options can include:

    Luxury inner, outer and RSVP envelopes
    Hand-torn silk ribbons, threads or tassels
    Printed vellum wraps
    Illustrated envelope liners
    Monogrammed wax seals
    Die-cut name tags with eyelets

    Printing

    Options can include

    Digital print
    Hot foiling
    Embossing
    Letterpress
    Die and later cutting

    300-900gsm on a choice of cardstock

    Average investment

    Approx. £2,500 - £5,000

Ready?

Want to add on-the-day stationery?

We can design all of your signage, order of service, table plans, menus and placecards so they match the design and style of your invitations.

  • Ashridge House bepspoke wedding invitations