Cornish Flowers & Tartan Inspired Wedding Reception Stationery

Today I'm delighted to share with your the reception stationery I created for the lovely Olivia and Jonathan who got married on the 1st August at the gorgeous Boconnoc House in Cornwall.
The brief was for a classic elegant design incorporating elements of wild flowers and the groom's tartan and reflecting the Cornish landscape where they were getting married.
The couple also wanted a drawing of the church at Boconnoc incorporating into the Order of Service so I hand drew this element for them and added it to a set of matching stationery.

As well as the order of service there were matching table names, named after places in Cornwall, blank placecards for the couple to write their guest names on, menus and a table plan board.

I hope you like the design and if you would like to get in touch with me to design something similar for your wedding please don't hesitate to drop me an email to info@knotsandkisses.co.uk or have a look on the bespoke page of my website http://knotsandkisses.co.uk 

Elegant Winter Wedding Inspiration

Well the weather has definitely taken a turn for the colder this week ... which makes me very happy as it means that Christmas is on its way! I'm hoping it stays dry and crisp for tomorrow as I'm taking my niece and nephew on the Santa train in Dartmoor so a cold dry day ( and perhaps some snow! ) would be perfect!

On that note I've been inspired by wintery but still very elegant weddings this week.
A winter wedding doesn't necessarily mean going down the blue and frosty or red, green and Christmassy route. These inspirational idea I've found via pinterest this week are definitely wintery but in an elegant palette of creams, blushes and greys...

www.confettidaydream.com

www.ruffledblog.com

 

 

Have a lovely wintery weekend!

Nikki

x

Rosa Clara Bridal Collection 2015

I'm a bit in love with these wedding dresses from Rosa Clara this week! Incredibly elegant and stylish and with some wonderful detailing. I love the shoulder embellishment and the gorgeous detail on the sleeves of some of the dresses.
You can find a stockist for Rosa Clara by visiting their website http://www.rosaclarabridal.com/

Classic & Elegant Save the Date Cards

I hope you all had a lovely time over New year ... and congratulations to any of you who may have got engaged over the holidays!
You may well be starting to think of sending Save the Date cards out ... and today I have some very special Save the Date cards to share with you.

Last year two of my best friends got engaged and asked me to design their wedding stationery for them. I was so excited but also incredibly apprehensive about designing stationery for people I knew incredibly well!
We decided to go for neutral colours with a hint of shimmer and a heavy weight textured card, as a colour scheme hadn't yet been finalised. My friends wanted a design that was very personal to them and so I incorporated a monogram motif using their initials, and also a bespoke sketch of part of their gorgeous venue.
To make it a bit more unusual I used a pocket format so guests pulled the wording card out using ribbon.

 

If you are looking for a bespoke design for your Save the Date cards or wedding invitations please don't hesitate to get in touch at info@knotsandkisses.co.uk or have a look at the bespoke page on my website http://www.knotsandkisses.co.uk/bespokestationery.html .

And here are some styling ideas if you too are going for a classic neutral scheme for your wedding.

Classic Navy & Lace Wedding Stationery

I don't know about you but I can't believe it's the last day of September and tomorrow we're in October! As many of you may know October is going to be a very exciting month here at Knots & Kisses .. with the re-launch of the website, alongside 4 new Wedding Stationery ranges, new designs in my Simply K&K Ready to Write packs, new Greetings Cards designs and a whole new section of 'Occasion Stationery' packs .. including lots of lovely party invites! I'm so excited and I'll be starting to share little previews of the new items later this week ... all ready for the launch on the 21st October!

Back to today and I wanted to share with you a very pretty but classic design I worked on for a lovely Bride in Australia a few weeks ago. I do bespoke quotes for international orders so please don't hesitate to get in touch if you are from further afield!

Sarah wanted a very classic gatefold design with pretty white lace and navy ribbon. A script style font inside completed the classic look.

I think the Navy and Ivory colour combination calls for a bit of a classic vintage look when styling ...  so here are some ideas ...

 

credits :

navy dress from http://www.pinupemporium.co.uk/ ; photo of cupcakes from http://www.mcavoyphotography.co.uk/

brides dresses from www.stephanieallin.net/ ; garter from Sweetly Fallen Bride on http://www.etsy.com/

fascinator from lorna1969 at http://www.etsy.com/ ; pearl bracelet from http://www.vintageamethyst.co.uk/



Dusky Pink & Modern Typography Wedding Stationery

I don't know about you but I've rather been enjoying the thunderstorms and tropical weather of late .. it sort of reminds me of when I was travelling round south east Asia! ( Although a if it headed back a little bit more to the tropical than the thunderstorms that would be good ).
It's definitely put me in the mood for some of the bespoke design work which I've been working on over the last week for a couple who are getting married in Thailand and want a colourful tropical look to their wedding invitations.
Hopefully I'll be sharing this design with you very soon.

Today, however, I want to share another design I worked on for some clients recently. Joanne and Neil loved the modern typography look of my Graphic Prints range but wanted to mix this with a plain but pretty dusky pink band and envelope liner, rather than the bright printed ones which come as standard with the range.
Combined with a mid grey backing card it was a really simple and elegant combination.

 

 

If you would like a bespoke version of my Graphic Prints range for your wedding please don't hesitate to get in touch via the contact form on the website at http://knotsandkisses.co.uk

 

To go with this design I've come up with a modern but elegant moodboard. The grey colour takes the edge off what normally might be an overly pretty colour scheme.

 

 

credits : dresses, shoes, chair backs and fans - all www.bhldn.com ;

sofa and table layouts from www.pinterest.com ;

cake image from http://cakewhisperer.ca



Budget Bridal Looks 3

Welcome to my the final instalment of my Budget Bridal Looks blogs!
Over the last 3 days I've been trying to put together gorgeous looks for your wedding day that cost under £500 for the whole look .. that's shoes, head wear everything!
So far I've created a relaxed country theme wedding look and a fun and flirty fifties style. Today I'm looking at a classic elegant look for those of you who want a modern but pretty style.

BUDGET BRIDE 3 - A CLASSIC ELEGANT WEDDING

TOTAL SPEND FOR WHOLE OUTFIT - £491

To prove my point I've taken the full price cost of the items below from the various websites, but many of the items are actually currently on sale and can be bought at the moment for even less!

The dress is £295 from www.bhs.co.uk , tiara / headpiece from www.chezbec.com at £76 , Shoes are £70 from Jenny Packham at www.debenhams.com and the veil from Pierce II Fionda at www.debenhams.com

I hope you have found the last 3 blog posts helpful and many of you have more ideas about how to go about styling an outfit for your wedding on a budget! Have a fabulous weekend!

Nikki x