Luxury Wedding Invitations
Your names.
Your story.
Your invitation.
Bespoke hot foil and letterpress wedding stationery, hand-pressed in Eastbourne.
Bring me your artwork, your idea, or somewhere in between. I’ll help you work out the paper, foil, finish and production.
Before the Venue. Before the Flowers. Before the Day Itself.
Your invitation is the first physical piece of your wedding your guests will hold.
It should feel like yours.
Heavy board. Real hot foil. Deep impression. Paper chosen for its character, not because it happened to be sitting on the shelf.
Something that feels different before your guests have even read a word.
Wedding stationery made to be kept.
From Your Idea to the Finished Invitation
You do not need to know anything about print before getting in touch. You might already have finished artwork. You might have a sketch, a colour, a typeface you love, a Pinterest board or half an idea. We can start there.
Send me what you have
Show me your ideas and I'll tell you what will work on press.
I’ll work out the print
Paper, foil, line weight, size and finish. I'll work with you.
Then I print it
Once everything is agreed, I'll print it in my Eastbourne workshop.
Bespoke Wedding Stationery
I can produce anything from a small run of invitations to a complete wedding stationery suite using traditional hot foil blocking and letterpress.
That can include:
- Luxury Wedding Invitations
- Save the Dates
- RSVP Cards
- Detail Sheets
- Orders of Service
- Table Menus
- Place Cards
- Matching Day Stationery
Everything can be produced as one coherent suite, carrying the same paper, foil, typography and finish through the wedding.
Or you can simply begin with the invitations.
Small quantities are welcome.
Made to be kept, Not Just the Screen
Something can look beautiful on a screen and still not work when it's printed.
Foil behaves differently at different sizes and on different stock. Very fine lines can disappear. Deep impression needs a board capable of taking it.
I work with heavyweight stocks from around 350gsm through to 1200gsm board, including 100% cotton and acrylic.
That is the difference.
Old Red: The Heavy Iron Behind the Work
I print on a Marshall No. 5 hot-foil press called Old Red. Every sheet is hand-fed. No conveyor belt. No upload-and-forget. No bish-bash-bosh.
I adjust the heat, pressure and position until the strike is right, then print in small batches so I can keep an eye on every piece as it comes off the press.
Just paper, metal, foil, pressure and time.
“Over the years I have ordered countless times from Simon. He goes out of his way to help and always puts his clients first. He has delivered some exceptional work always on budget. Give him the right amount of time to achieve what you want and he'll put out all stops. A valued, true craftsman.”
Amazing professional services at an affordable rate. I can't say enough how helpful and hard working Simon was with our wedding invites. They came out beautiful.
Have Something in Mind?
Send me the artwork, the idea, the colour, the typeface or the thing you have been trying to work out.
And we will start there.