I’m finding with planning a wedding, that if something really doesn’t make your heart leap, than it’s not worth it. I’ve had feelings like this about a few things (as you well know) and about my dress too, but that’s a whole other story.

I have been on the look out for rather pukka wedding invitations since the minute we got engaged, mainly because I love a bit of stationery, and because I feared that attempting to make my own invitations they would end up looking naff, despite the fact that I am creative it was a risk I wasn’t willing to take. I just don’t have enough faith in myself!

I went to all the right places, hello lucky! being one of them – and I love their stuff but I just didn’t see something that really screamed ‘Jen & Matt’ style. I didn’t really see anything, anywhere.

I can’t remember what prompted me to get in touch with Kristy Rice at Momental Designs, because I had already written off the idea of having such glorious hand made invitations due to cost implications. I think you get so far down the road before you find what you want, that you think to yourself  ‘Whats the harm in getting in touch…’. And after following RMW’s Rebecca’s wedding report, and drooling over her Hydrangea stationery I felt inspired.

So I contacted Kristy Rice – a lovely woman who when I described the sort of wedding we’re having, and the flowers we’re using, leaped at the chance of designing us a bespoke invitation.

Crikey – a bespoke invitation! How la-di-da of us! 

Here’s an idea of the sort of thing she does…..The process is an easy one to kick off, I am generally easily pleased and open minded, and have total trust in Kristy and her team to design something that really and truly reflects Matt and I as a couple, and more importantly set the scene of our pending wedding. It’s true when you read in all the wedding magazines that wedding stationery really does set the tone of your day, and gives your guests a glimpse of what to expect. And this is what we want to achieve….

So we’ve gone from not really giving a monkeys about Wedding Invitations, to designing our own which is quite exciting for me because I love to paint (watercolours mostly), and really respect and admire those who manage to make a good job of it! I emailed her loads of photographs I had taken of the flowers we want to use, and pics I had pulled off the net for inspiration and have given her total artistic license to do as she pleases. I have been really impressed with the way Kristy and her assistant Kelley have responded to my suggestions, and have their blog on my daily blog list as I am always inspired.

We’ve had our first sample to view, and it is just amazing. We’re choosing card stock at the moment and colours, and I hope that when our close family and friends receive their invitation pack it will be something they keep hold of as a momento…. of Momental Designs.

The design is under wraps for the time being though… don’t want to ruin the surprise! You’ll just have to check back for my wedding report to see all the glorious details!

* All images courtesy of Kirsty at Momental Designs

Love

Jen x

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