So, where do you start in planning a wedding? I guess you begin with some announcement cards (mine have yet to go out, sorry family and friends), some key people (I am having a best man!) and a location...this is where we faulter. I have been to many weddings over the years, in many different locations; the furthest being a beach in Koh Samui where the bride arrived on an elephant. Each wedding has been beautiful, different and inspirational.
We have discovered that a wedding is most definitely dictated by the venue. I used to think it was the flowers, the stationery, the colours; a combination of factors, now I think a lot of it is down to where you are. Every woman I know has seen Sex and the City and every woman I know remembers the "Carrie moment", it's the bit in the film where she stops in her tracks on the stairs of the library and decides that's her wedding. I was in that very Library this time last year and I remember thinking it was awesome.
Being in that library in New York last year made me think it must be difficult not to get drawn into having an enormous event where 200 of your closest friends (!) get so plastered they can't remember the colour of your chair ties or the route home. Stepping back seems a good plan: I know it will be next year, I hope my dearest friends and family will be there and I can't wait.
Being engaged has most definitely given me a fresh perspective on my work and what I am producing. I am noticing a wave of colourways. This month blue, purple and gold were extremely popular and it has allowed me to produce a whole host of work in gorgeous lavender & blue shades. I am in the process of putting our galleries on flikr for a bit of bridal inspiration and on my new website I have an inspire zone where I spotlight a few of my favourite colour schemes.
After I have written this blog (and had lunch) I am going to be putting up the "under construction" notice on my Two by Two Weddings website. I'm launching a new part to my business "Express". It's for 1) people in a hurry and 2) for those who want to have some fun expressing their creativity via their wedding stationery. We've been testing the products for months and I can sum it up as being "writeable, printable or makeable". I've thoroughly enjoyed seeing the site develop and there are some great products (says the bride to be!). We have to test a few links and tweak the odd bit of text and hopefully by the time you read this we might be almost ready to launch!
Meantime, if you are in London on May 18th do pop along to Bridal Tuesdays at Century Club, 61-63 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LQ. Bridal tuesdays are running: May 18, July 6, September 7, November 2 and will provide a great opportunity to meet some great wedding suppliers. I'm also continuing with my monthly articles at The Wedding Community, this month I'm covering save-the-date cards and hope to bring some new ideas forward. Other than that it's work-glorious-work and please find above some of the work we've completed this month: Vintage Lace remains popular, as do our Jo, Kitsy and Olivia ranges. Hopefully we can create something to inspire your wedding. For now I'm off to look at some (more!) venues and hopefully experience my Carrie moment...
See you next month.
N x
