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Posted on May 3, 2020May 17, 2020 by Hello Snowflake Designs

A Perfect Bridesmaid Proposal

A Perfect Bridesmaid Proposal

The exciting question has been popped and you are getting married! Now you can start planning your perfect bridesmaid proposal.

Most brides and grooms know all along who their bridesmaids, maid of honour, groomsmen and best man will be. They are usually lifelong friends, sisters and brothers.

But the question is, once you have decided who they are – how do you propose to them? Bridesmaid and Maid of Honour proposals have become very popular. You need to choose your style and to help I’m going to give you a few ideas….

Bridesmaid Proposals

I’m a fan of a particular style of bridesmaids proposal and bridesmaids gifts so if you are looking for some classy, stylish ideas – you’re in the right place!

Bridesmaid Proposal Card

Let’s start with the card and where better to begin than my very own bridesmaids proposal cards.

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These bridesmaids cards are available in straight or deckled edges and in two different font styles. I have to say by far the most popular is the deckled edge version. And don’t forget the envelope – you can choose from a range of colours to suit your style.

To go along with your bridesmaid cards why not put together a few little gifts too and maybe an event you can all go to together to start the wedding planning excitement!

Bridesmaids Robes

I am totally in love with the MMB Classic Rosa Robe but there are so many MMB options to choose from. The style of these robes screams comfort and style, I think they are so beautiful – something your bridesmaids and maid of honour will enjoy for a long time to come. They are the perfect choice for bridesmaids robes, such elegance.

Bridesmaids Personalised Stationery

If you are looking for a touch of luxurious class then look no further than personalised stationery. How many people are lucky enough to have their own personalised stationery to write on and send off to friends. Your bridesmaid and maid of honour will love this gift idea.

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Bridesmaids Jewellery

My favourite personalised necklace, which I am so happy to say I have one of is the Chupi personalised disc necklace. I was so lucky to receive mine as a gift from my Mum and I wore it to my sister’s wedding. I know your bridesmaids and maid of honour will be equally as delighted as I was. This jewellery can also double as the perfect bridesmaids jewellery for your wedding day.

Bridesmaids Clutch

To be honest I’m a fan of personalised but in a classy way and for this reason I think these Sienna Olivia personalised pouches are the perfect gift for your bridesmaid. Check out the colour, the understated personalisation of those gold letters – what a beautiful gift.

Yummy Treat

I’m sure most of you are familiar with 2210 Patisserie. Una makes the most amazing cakes and goodies. Why not order some personalised cupcakes to share with your bridesmaids and made of honour. You can all enjoy them together over a glass of bubbles when you propose with your selection of bridesmaids gifts.

Wine Tasting Together

My last suggestion is an event to attend together. Lynda from Wine Tasting Ireland hosts intimate wine tasting events in Dublin City Centre. I think this would be a great way to get together, have time to chat and enjoy a few glasses of wine together while celebrating your engagement and bridesmaid proposals. Lynda will put together a lovely evening for you while you all enjoy your celebration.

Let me know which is your favourite and if you have any other ideas yourself?

Have fun putting together your bridesmaid proposal and enjoy the celebration. It is one of the most exciting steps of your wedding planning journey.

Posted on October 10, 2019May 17, 2020 by Hello Snowflake Designs

Wedding Invitations – Deckled Edges….

What is Deckled Edges on Paper Blog Post

Let’s talk paper design.

Our choice here at Hello Snowflake Designs for wedding stationery paper is the beautiful off-white Aquarelle watercolour card. The reason this is our favourite is because of the fabulous texture and luxurious feel to this card stock. Wedding invitations deserve to be printed on the best fine-art paper and the way the design and ink forms on watercolour paper is just beautiful!

The Emily Wedding Stationery Range with a straight edge

Our wedding invitations come in two different edge selections and you might be confused about what they are and which to choose. So let’s discuss paper edges so you can confidently make your choice!

Straight Edges

A straight edge is self explanatory – it is exactly what it says – the edges of your invitations are cut straight and the corners are square. This edge is often chosen for more modern invitation styles. By modern I don’t mean bright colours and flashy styles, I mean rustic, boho, pastel, formal instead of less modern which might be called antique, traditional or fine-art.

Emily Wedding Menu Front — The Emily Wedding Menu with a straight edge

Deckled Edges

Traditionally paper was handmade in a deckle frame. Deckled edges are produced when this handmade paper doesn’t form straight because of the process of how the paper forms within the deckle. In order to have a straight edge a cut is used.

On wedding stationery deckled edges produce a beautiful fine-art finish. Although we are not hand-making our paper the effect of deckled edges can be produced using our watercolour paper and it looks stunning.

There are two effects that we produce and offer, I like to call them a hard deckled edge and a soft deckled edge. These are descriptions that I’ve made up but I think they explain each effect very well.

Soft Deckled Edges

We offer wedding invitations with a deckled edge that has a softer feather to it on the front of the invitations. This type of edge looks beautiful and classic and is perfect for a traditional style of wedding invitation. Check out this example with our Petite Fleur wedding invitation.

The Petite Fleur Wedding Invitation with a soft deckle edge

Hard Deckled Edges

What I term as a hard deckled edge is a wedding invitation with a rougher feather finish on the front. This type of finish looks amazing with rustic or boho style invitation. This Hanna wedding invitation below is finished with a hard deckled edge. Can you see the difference? It has a rougher, less refined look to it.

The Hanna Wedding Invitation with a hard deckle edge

Handmade

All of our invitations are handmade which means each one has its own character and finish. This is what makes them unique and a thing of beauty – not a mass produced commercial item.

Which edge will you choose? Chat to us to book in your wedding invitations and get excited about your big day.

Posted on September 30, 2019October 11, 2019 by Hello Snowflake Designs — 1 Comment

Top 10 Wedding Invitation Tips You Need to Know

Top 10 Wedding Invitation tips blog post

Your wedding invitations are the first peek your wedding guests get into the style of wedding you are planning. It gives them a glimpse of what they can expect on your big day. When you get to the stage of posting them out, the excitement starts to build. Here are my top 10 wedding invitation tips to get you stamping and posting, celebrating and doing your happy dance!

Hello Snowflake Designs Wedding Program Fan — The Caroline Wedding Order of Service Fan

1. Wedding Invitation Style

The style you choose will set the tone of your Wedding Day – whether it’s going to be formal, elegant and black tie or boho, rustic and outdoor – your wedding invitations must set the style.

If you are planning an elegant, formal wedding then the wording of your wedding invitations should reflect that. Whereas if you are planning a more casual, destination, beach-style wedding you would choose more relaxed wording for your wedding invitations.

The design style of the wedding invitations must also reflect your wedding day style. A formal wedding calls for an elegant wedding invitation style, whereas a relaxed wedding lends itself to a more colourful, playful wedding invitation.

Emily Minimalist Wedding Invitation — The Emily wedding invitation is perfect for a formal style wedding

2. Wedding Invitation Colours

As you begin to plan your Wedding you will start to think about what colour combinations you love. What colour your Bridesmaids will wear, the Groomsmen and what colour decor you will use. Make sure you tie your wedding invitations in with your colour scheme. Your wedding invitation tells your guests what style of wedding you will have so be sure to follow that colour scheme through your bridal party and decoration theme.

Hello Snowflake Designs Caroline Wedding Invitation and Envelope Liner

Hello Snowflake Designs One Fab Day Feature

Hello Snowflake Designs Caroline Wedding Menu

3. Wedding Invitations – When to Start?

If you decide to send Save the Date cards then you need to plan your time in advance. I would suggest sending Save the Dates about 6 months before your Wedding date. But of course, you need to decide on a design and get them printed so don’t delay. If of course you’ve decided not to send Save the Date cards then be sure to give your guests plenty of notice by sending your wedding invitations about 2 months before the wedding, or 3 months if you are having a destination wedding.

4. RSVP Card or RSVP details on the Wedding Invitation?

The choice between sending an RSVP card or including the RSVP details on the wedding invitation often comes down to the style of the wedding and your budget. Adding on RSVP cards does increase the cost of your Wedding Stationery but if you order everything at the same time you can often get them at a reduced cost. If you are having a formal wedding then the expectation is that you would send an RSVP card, whereas if your wedding has a more relaxed tone it would not be unusual to include the RSVP details on your wedding invitation. Either decision is perfectly fine, nobody will judge you on whether you do or you don’t send them.

5. Wedding Invitation Paper Types

Wedding invitations can be printed in numerous styles of paper. Generally a thick, luxurious, card stock is used with texture to give that luxe feel to your invitations. We like to print on linen and aquarelle card which are both beautiful thick, textured cotton card stocks with beautiful detail and soft to the touch. We also love the addition of vellum and of course offer a range of recycled card stock too for the sustainable bride and groom.

6. Envelope Liners

Take your wedding invitations up a notch with envelope liners. They fill what is usually a blank space and can add such class and elegance to your envelopes. You can buy envelope liners already fitted or to fit yourself. Knowing how much work it takes to fit them I’d advise you to leave the job to the experts unless you really enjoy spending hours in the evening putting them together!

Hanna Wedding Invitation Envelope Liners

7. Calligraphy

Something to consider is how you will address you envelopes. Traditionally wedding invitations are hand-addressed. Depending on how many wedding invitations you intend to send and how neat your writing is will help you make the decision on whether or not you want to hire a calligrapher. Having a calligrapher hand-address your envelopes can turn a standard envelope into a thing of beauty. There are many very talented calligraphers who can help with this task and one of our favourites is Jagdeep Sahans from Wedding Calligraphy Ireland.

8. Triple Check the Wording

Check, check and check again. Once you agree your proof with your stationer and your wedding invitations go to print it is very difficult to make changes without it costing a lot of money! We check every proof that we send to our clients but of course we also want the bride and groom to confirm our checks. Some names are spelt differently and of course you don’t want mistakes on your wedding invitations. Make sure to check all the details, including the grammar and to be sure ask a friend to run their eye over the wording as sometimes you can be blind to mistakes when you see the same design so often.

9. How many Wedding Invitations do I need?

When it comes to counting your numbers, often people think, ‘I’ll have 100 people at my wedding so I need 100 invitations’. Take a look at your list, who lives with whom, who are married, in a relationship or living together. Then go back through and reassess your numbers for invitations. Remember to count the households, not the individuals. We have put together a 100 Guest Wedding Stationery pack that includes 80 wedding invitations because on average 80 would be needed, 100 wedding menus, 100 wedding programs and 5 bridal party proposal cards.

That should cover all your guests and some extras for you and your photographer.

10. What other Wedding Stationery do I need?

Think ahead about what type of wedding stationery you would like. It makes financial sense and is most efficient to order all of your wedding stationery at the same time. For example, we offer free shipping on wedding stationery when €200 or more is spent, which means if you order everything at the same time you won’t have to pay multiple shipping fees. That is just one way you can save.

The 100 Guest Wedding Stationery pack that we offer is another fantastic way to save. If you are looking for wedding invitations, wedding menus and order of service cards then this pack is perfect for you. With this pack you can save about €70 which you can spend elsewhere on your Wedding.

In terms of matching wedding stationery to go with your invitations you can consider:

Save the Date cards
RSVP cards
Menus
Table numbers
Place cards
Custom wax seal stamp
Envelope liners
Envelope seal stickers
Order of Service cards / Wedding Programs
Thank You cards
Bridal Party Proposal Cards
Hen / Stag / Wedding Shower Invitations
Favour Tags / Stickers

Caroline Wedding Stationery Collection Save the Date Card Front

Caroline Wedding Stationery Collection Envelope Seal and RSVP Card

Caroline Wedding Stationery Collection Order of Service Card Front

Caroline Wedding Stationery Collection Menu Front and Back

We can design and print everything above in the same design so that your wedding stationery theme runs through every element from your Save the Date cards to your Thank you cards.

Ok, now it’s time to get planning – let’s chat about your Wedding Stationery and start planning what you need.