Question 1

What is your advice on planning an autumn wedding?

Accepted Answer

When designing your dream wedding, you want every aspect to be cohesive and tie together perfectly, including your wedding stationery, such as invitations and signage. There are so many ways to incorporate a beautiful autumnal theme into your wedding paper, but one of the most effective is to use a similar colour scheme throughout your wedding. This will be from the save-the-dates to on-the-day, through to your thank-you letters and can also be used on your table decorations such as menu cards. Another, more subtle, way to reflect the season would be to include little hints of your theme in your stationery, such as cute little leaves to tie everything together. You could be really creative with how you go about this and come up with something elegant that epitomises your wedding day. When working with a wedding stationer, they'll help to guide you to a beautiful, unique design that has all of the elements you love included, especially a little nod to your big day. Your invitations are the first glimpse of your wedding that your guests will see, after all!

Question 2

What is your advice on taking the first steps in wedding planning?

Accepted Answer

As someone who has recently planned their own big day, I have to say that the most important first step to attaining your dream wedding is finding a venue and getting a date locked in. As soon as you have a date, you can relax a little and find the suppliers you can relate to and would like to work with. I recommend your next supplier to be your stationer as you can't have a wedding without inviting any guests! Then, you should think about what you'd like and what your priorities are so that you can allocate your budget accordingly. From here, you can decide if you'd like to go down the bespoke route and have a tailored experience, or to use templates for your invitations. Your wedding stationery is the first impression that your guests will have of your big day, so that's the time to make a statement. I recommend using a personal stationer and creating bespoke invitations if you want to wow your loved ones and have a beautiful memento of your wedding day. Usually, they'll work with you from your invitations, all the way through to W-day and later, your thank-you letters, meaning you can create something really special and cohesive throughout.

Question 3

Tell us how to plan a wedding sustainably

Accepted Answer

When it comes to wedding stationery there are many ways to make your wedding more sustainable, from small changes such as using recycled paper, to larger changes such as sending digital invites. At The Wedding Print Shop sustainability is very important to us, from reusing packaging to avoiding single-use plastics as much as possible (which is why we prefer to avoid acrylic invitations). We also advise you on what quantities you need to avoid over-ordering to save you money and reduce waste. If being more eco-friendly is something you're striving for at your wedding, work with your chosen supplier to find the perfect balance between style and sustainability. Amongst our range we offer a design-only service for those preferring to send digital invites, various personalised packaging options for items such as biodegradable confetti, papers made from recycled materials and our newest addition – large format printing on 100 per cent fully recyclable board, suitable for table plans and welcome signs.

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