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Bespoke watercolour wedding stationery for a Yorkshire wedding

All Posts, Bespoke Design, News / 2022-09-13

This bespoke watercolour wedding stationery has to be one of my favourite orders to date!

My bride wanted to use my Romeo and Juliet watercolour design but give it a green watercolour wash to look almost like hills for their wedding at Falcon Manor. She also asked me to paint a collection of Yorkshire scenes, some of which were very familiar to me! These were to be used for the table names and the table plan.

Having lived in Yorkshire for 20 years before I disappeared off to university it was lovely to have the opportunity to paint some local landmarks for their bespoke watercolour wedding stationery. Especially the Skipton image with the barge on the canal, I used to walk over this section of the canal most days to get to and from the train station to school!

I was very pleased with how the paintings came out and they looked great all together on the table plan. I also created these lovely handmade place settings which also double up as a bookmark for guests to use! Each place setting was painted with a wash of watercolour to match the rest of the stationery then finished with gold calligraphy and deep emerald green tassels. The menus also had gold calligraphy added to the top to tie everything together.

I think painting venues and scenes is fast becoming my favourite part of my job. I really enjoy creating such bespoke wedding stationery that feels very personal to the bride and groom. If you would like to add a watercolour illustration to your wedding stationery and or have some completely bespoke watercolour wedding stationery then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Littlebird Makes – A Christmas Shop!

News / 2022-09-13

So as we all know this year has been somewhat tumultuous. The world has been more or less brought to a standstill and my heart goes out to anyone who has lost loved ones to this virus. Weddings have also been brought to a standstill and couples have had the stress of moving their wedding often more than once. As a wedding supplier it has been tough and I hope I have done all I can to help my couples.

And so I have had to side step slightly, just for now, until weddings can get back on track. Don’t worry I’m still here for any enquiries and orders!

I have decided to sell some Christmas cards, wrapping paper and tags and also some decorations through my new venture Littlebird Makes. I’m also donating £1 for every pack of 12 cards sold to the Sue Ryder charity through WorkforGood.

Please follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LittlebirdMakesCo

…and take a look at my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LittlebirdMakesCo

Small, Intimate Weddings

Modern Calligraphy, News / 2022-09-13

Small, intimate weddings are certainly going to be ‘on trend’ in the coming months. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected us all and the wedding sector in particular, has been hit hard. The main summer wedding months were wiped out and thousands of couples, venues and suppliers scrambled to reschedule weddings. It’s been a turbulent time although personally, I have been thankful I have been able to focus on my children more while they were unable to go to school.

Recent announcements have certainly cast doubt on weddings in to the new year and couples all over the country are again having to re-schedule their plans. However, I want to focus on the positives.

If you have decided to go ahead with your wedding with just 15 guests, then this could be your opportunity to create a completely different feel for your ‘big’ day. It’s not about thinking ‘big’, it’s about the intimacy of a small, personal wedding with the most important people around you. If you still have the same budget then maybe each guest has an extra special experience, as we know how much those costs can add up with big weddings! And if you have chosen to postpone to a later date then see it as having more time to plan that perfect day and the wait will definitely be worth it.

So on to the wedding stationery part. Most of my designs are professionally printed and unfortunately small print runs aren’t always that cost effective. This is why I have a minimum quantity order of 25, however I can do smaller orders so please don’t hesitate to contact me to see how I can help you.

I also offer my handmade options and these are be perfect for small intimate weddings. I print these and hand finish them at home and you can have wax seals, dyed silk ribbons, calligraphy etc. I also offer calligraphy which is a really nice way to add that personal touch to a place setting or small table plan. All handwritten and handmade with my calligraphy inks and a variety of paper/card options. I also make rustic, wooden signs and table plans.

If you would like to discuss ideas for your small wedding then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Wedding Portraits and Wedding Anniversary Gifts

All Posts, News / 2022-09-13

Littlebird Weddings is pleased to now be offering watercolour wedding portraits from your wedding day!

This was a recent commission for a couple I made some wedding stationery for last year. Their wedding invitations and order of service used the same florals and had a Stag and Doe bride and groom on the front. Lauren contacted me recently as she wanted to give her husband a painting from their wedding photos as a 1 year anniversary present. It was a pleasure to work on and the couple were very happy with the finished result.

I will also be looking to offer venue paintings as well in the coming months. Wedding portraits can be ordered alongside your wedding stationery or after your wedding as a nice keepsake, gift or for a special anniversary. This painting was finished with calligraphy to include the couple’s wedding details. Paintings are sold unframed and painted on 300gsm (minimum) watercolour paper.

Please contact me if you would like to know more. Pricing and further details will be added to the site in the coming months.

James and Trish’s Wedding – The Tithe Barn, Bolton Abbey

News / 2022-09-13

I recently had the pleasure of creating wedding invitations and stationery for my cousin James and his  fiancee (now wife!) Trish. It was lovely to have a family wedding to look forward to and even more exciting to be asked to create their wedding stationery!

It was an Autumn wedding and they chose to use my Autumn leaves design for their wedding stationery.  I created save the date cards and wedding invitations, and then for the wedding reception, a table plan, place settings and table name cards.

The wedding ceremony itself was at a lovely little church in Linton in the Yorkshire Dales, close to where our family are from. They then had a reception and dinner at the stunning Tithe Barn in Bolton Abbey. The venue had an incredible view across the Dales and of Bolton Abbey itself. It’s a recently restored barn and makes for the most amazing wedding venue. The rustic beams were adorned with lights and decorations and it was really nice to see my stationery in situe. I don’t often get to see my wedding stationery in it’s natural habitat, I tend to package it up and send it off never to see it again!

Thanks to Paul Joseph Photography for taking such amazing photos!

www.pauljosephphotography.co.uk

www.instagram.com/pauljosephphotography

crippsandco.com/the-tithe-barn

Romeo and Juliet Theatrical Romantic Wedding at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Latest Designs, News, Wedding Invitations, Wedding Themes / 2022-09-13

I am very excited to be sharing this photoshoot with you which has been featured on the Magpie Weddings blog today! Very much a high point in my wedding stationery journey and so much fun to do.

https://www.magpiewedding.com/wedding-inspiration/the-royal-shakespeare-theatre/

A big thank you to Sara Beaumont for asking me to be involved in this photoshoot, to all the other amazing wedding suppliers involved and last but certainly not least the Royal Shakespeare Company for the amazing venue. It was lovely to see all the ideas come together on the day of the photoshoot and I’m very pleased with how Sara has captured my wedding stationery! The colours and styling really work well together and create a lovely theatrical and romantic wedding.

I wanted the wedding stationery designed for this photoshoot, to have a romantic and almost theatrical feel. I used sumptuous deep burgundy and gold colours to give drama and the watercolour background used in the printed stationery helped add to the creative, artistic look of the styled shoot.

I also used gold calligraphy and lettering for the stationery and signage to fit in with the theme of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The place settings / tags are hand written onto dyed handmade paper and for the signage I stained wooden boards with a lovely burgundy colour and added metallic gold lettering. This style would be perfect for a bold theatrical romantic wedding but also any modern romantic style wedding.

This design is available to purchase for your wedding and the colours can be changed to suit your colour scheme please contact me for more information. It will be added to the website soon!

The Team – Romeo and Juliet Theatrical Wedding at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Styling & Photography – Sara Beaumont Photography @sarabeaumontphotography

Styling, Hair & Makeup – Rebecca Haines @rebecca_haines_makeupandhair
Venue – “The Other Place” part of The Royal Shakespeare Company @thersc
Bespoke Accessories – Lilly Dilly’s @LillyDillys
Groom’s Suits – Duncan James of Walsall @duncanjameswalsall
RSC Costume Store
RSC Prop Store
Bouquet and flower arrangements – Vale Garden Flowers @valegardenflowers
Wedding cakes – Elegant Bakes By Elizabeth @elegantbakesbyelizabeth
Model – Ruby Smith @ruby_lolax
Model – James Newman @jamesnewman12
Model – Billy Pears

Wedding Open Day at The Wood Norton

News, Wedding Decoration, Wedding Invitations / 2022-09-13

I had a lovely, busy day last Sunday at The Wood Norton in Worcestershire. I was invited to exhibit at their Wedding Open Day by the lovely Tamzin from Little Wren Company. It was the first time I had been to The Wood Norton and what a lovely venue it is. So much character and the gardens were beautiful.

As I hadn’t done a wedding fair in a while it was quite a busy week in the run up to Sunday. I wanted to show off my new calligraphy and lettering skills a bit so I created a few new signs and a wooden table plan to exhibit. I really enjoy making the wooden signs and I was really pleased with how the blue/green coloured sign came out. I used a light coat on some plywood so that you can see the pattern of the wood through then used white paint pens to create the lettering.

I also had a few new designs on show and my handy husband made up some simple wooden stands to help me display my work. I was really pleased with the mix of design work on show and I had some very nice comments from a lot of people.

We had a busy start to the day with lots of lovely couples to chat to. I find it all quite daunting but I do really enjoy getting the feedback and chatting to people face-to-face. I don’t get much human contact working from home apart from my two lovely children – but they don’t tend to understand what I do!

I met some very nice fellow wedding suppliers and Tamzin our host was very helpful and friendly.

The Wood Norton

Little Wren Company

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