This Spring I collaborated with Olivia von Halle, the creator of the most beautiful silk pyjamas to ever meet my eyeballs. We created custom tags for The Voyage Collection: an exclusive capsule that sees nine of the brand’s signature silhouettes elevated with exquisite sequin embellishment.

The craftsmanship takes centre stage in these limited collections. Hand-embellished by artisans in India, each embroidery has been crafted using techniques honed over thousands of years and is designed to be treasured forever!

Each item was finished with a tag lettered by me, displaying which unique number the customer had purchased. Take a look below for my visit to Harrods!

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Let me know if you were lucky enough to get one!

Lauren and Dionysios got married on the beautiful island of Andros, on the secluded Vitali Beach.

It has not yet been discovered as a party location like close by Mykonos, so it is beautifully quiet and laid back, with some fab beaches.

 

Their pals at Kampos Beach Bar transformed their bar and kept the cocktails flowing (the best drinks I’ve ever had at a wedding!). They surrounded the party with loads of white flowers, festoon lights and good vibes.

A blue dip dye design was chosen for the stationery, to match the original invites and complement the ocean location.

We chose 600gsm Cranes Lettra paper to withstand the triple dipping and finished with blue calligraphy and a classic serif typeface.

The menus were layered with vellum paper and attached with a white wax seal as a nod to their original invites (we sent these out in 2019 but a little thing called Covid got in the way of the big day ☹️).

I was so thrilled to have helped with the stationery and be included in the wedding party. What a beautiful day! It has gone right in my memory box.

If you fancy taking a trip to Andros, the ferry is just a short 2 hour ride from Athens (which can be booked here), and I can highly recommend staying at Nikos and Chrisanthi’s tranquil Paradise Design Apartments in the centre of Batsi - you won’t find a nicer host, or a nicer view!

The Wedding Gallery held their Summer Soirée at One Marylebone and asked me to create some giant lettered mirrors to say thank you to all their lovely suppliers...and they really were giant 7ft beasts which meant I was propped on a ladder!

Thanks to Sandra at Divine Day Photography for the lovely snaps!

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We were serenaded by the Urban Soul Orchestra and Adrian Garcia + band in sweltering London sunshine!

Tipples came from Bloom Gin, Moët and The Cocktail Service (delicioussssss guys, seriously) and the garden was decorated with splendid sculptures from Bubblegum Balloons.

Sarah Smart Illustration painted all the lovely guests and we danced until we needed pizza from Lucabuca and flipflops.

It was so nice to meet all the other wedding suppliers and hear about why they chose the wedding industry; happy days, smiley people and every single wedding is unique. Here here! A pretty good Wednesday evening I'd say.

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Planning a wedding is hectic to say the least, so it's wonderful to have top tips from suppliers in the industry to avoid common mistakes and ensure you get exactly what you want.

The lovely folks at Love My Dress asked for save the date tips from some of their wedding stationery bods, here are a few of mine (some apply to more than save the dates!):

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GET WHAT YOU WANT

First and foremost, ask for exactly what you want. Even if it is sky-blue-pink with a yellow border, because chances are it can be done!

IDEAS

Send as much info as possible when you drop me a line. The more info I have (think images, colour, finishing), the easier and quicker it will be to get you a quote - and let's face it, that's the most important thing!

AWKWARD CONVOS

Use save the dates as a breeeezy way to ask a guest to 'save the evening' instead of sending them save the dates AND invites. It also avoids any awkward convos.

ONE AT A TIME

Get the save the dates out first and then worry about the rest. Any good stationery supplier won't force you to design and pay for ALL stationery at the same time, that would be crazy talk.

You will also be able to run any design through it all, so take one thing at a time so you can focus on budget and changes in circumstances.

COMMS + TRANSPARENCY

Communication is key! Boring but true. I will keep you up to date with work in progress snaps and involve you at all stages. 

If something can't be done within budget or to a high enough standard, I will be the first to let you know and I will work with you to recommend alternatives.

Above all, this is the exciting bit and should be fun! Whomever you choose, it's their job to know what weight a paper should be and whether you need matte or satin, so take their advice and let them do the hard work! :)

As if social media spam wasn't enough, you can now find me over on the Boho Weddings directory alongside some other fab companies. You can drop me a line on here or there, I can't wait to hear all your lovely wedding ideas!