Design Guide
Everything you can choose for your wedding stationery, in one place. Look through it before your consultation to see what is possible, then we shape the details together.
How an order comes together
Choose a starting point
Begin with one of our semi-custom suites and adapt it, or ask for a fully custom design drawn for your wedding alone.
Consultation
We talk through your date, your guest count, the pieces you need and the feel of your day, then recommend paper, printing and details to suit.
Proofs
You receive digital proofs of every piece. Read them closely, send your changes, and approve each one when it is exactly right.
Printing & finishing
Your suite is printed on Gmund paper, finished by hand with any seals, ribbon or liners, and delivered to you ready to send.
Timelines depend on your suite and finishes. We confirm yours at your consultation, so include your wedding date when you inquire.
When to send each piece
A general guide that works for most weddings. Destination weddings need a little more notice, so guests can plan travel.
Save the dates
9 to 12 months for a destination wedding
Invitations
About 3 months for a destination wedding
RSVP deadline
Leaves time for final numbers and seating
Menus, place cards & signage
Finalized once your RSVPs are in
Colours, papers and shapes, mixed
Printed on Gmund paper
Every suite is printed on paper from Gmund, a Bavarian paper mill with almost 200 years of papermaking behind it. Their papers are made from renewable raw materials and chosen for how they feel in the hand.
Smooth card
A clean, smooth card in a wide range of colours, from soft ivory to deep, saturated shades. The most versatile paper, and it works with every printing method.
Best for: invitations, details cards, menus
Cotton paper
Soft, thick and gently textured. Cotton takes letterpress and foil beautifully, so the lettering sits deep in the paper.
Best for: letterpress and foil invitations
Vellum
Translucent paper for wraps, overlays and bands. The card underneath shows through softly, like a veil.
Best for: wraps, overlays, belly bands
Deckled edges
A soft, torn edge in place of a clean cut, for a relaxed, handmade feel.
Best for: invitations and save the dates
Colours on screen never quite match paper. We help you choose yours at your consultation.
Four ways to print
Digital printing
Crisp printing in any colour, including full-colour artwork, maps and photos. The most flexible method, and the most affordable.
Best for: colourful designs, maps, photos
Letterpress
Each line is pressed into the paper, leaving lettering you can feel with your fingertips. Quiet, tactile and timeless.
Best for: cotton paper, minimal designs
Foil pressing
Metallic foil pressed into the paper with heat, in gold, silver, copper or a colour. It catches the light as the card moves.
Best for: names, monograms, borders
White ink
Clean white printing on deep-coloured card and on vellum, where ordinary ink would disappear.
Best for: dark paper, vellum wraps
The details that finish a suite
Wax seals
Close an envelope or a vellum wrap with a seal, plain or pressed with your monogram.
Ribbon
Silk or satin ribbon to hold a suite together, in a colour matched to your palette.
Envelope liners
A printed or patterned liner, the first thing your guests see when they open the envelope.
Custom shapes
Arched, round and rounded-corner cards, for a softer outline next to classic cards.
Two ways to start
Semi-custom suites
Choose a suite from our collections and make it yours: your wording, colours, paper and pieces.
Fully custom
A suite designed from the first sketch for your wedding, around your venue, your palette and your story.
On the studio table
Begin your suite
Share your date and a few details, and we’ll arrange a consultation.