This afternoon i am thrilled to be getting to know Laura from Purple and Pearls; who creates beautiful wedding stationery. I so love her quirky and whimsy designs and i know you guys will too. Did i mention she is offering a whopping 15% off for WWW readers?! Ekkk!!

Let’s get to know Laura better and see some of Purple and Pearls gorgeous designs…

{w} Hi Laura, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

Hi I’m Laura from Purple and Pearls. I live in Birmingham in the Jewellery Quarter, it’s a bit of a melting pot of old and new creative industries and it can be quite inspiring. I love designing and creating the perfect wedding stationery to suit your big day. I’ve got a selection of designs to choose from and also offer a bespoke service to create the perfect first impression when your guests open their invitation.

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I’ve yet to come across anything I dislike about my job, cliché I know but I am loving every second. I love creating stationery to reflect the theme and personality of a couple’s wedding day. It’s also a wonderful feeling to receive feedback from clients who are delighted with their stationery.

{w} How did you get into the wedding industry?

Purple and Pearls started out as an online diary where I blogged about my wedding journey, coming from a graphic design background I knew I wanted to create my own invitations and stationery for my wedding. I loved creating my own stationery and after being asked to design invitations for other people I decided to combine my love of weddings and design to provide fun, unique and pretty stationery.

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Afternoon WWWers, i hope you are having a lovely Tuesday afternoon. Those of you who are searching for the perfect pretty paper for your wedding are in the right place. For this afternoon i have the pleasure of introducing Whimsical Wonderland Weddings newest sponsor, Rhubka Design.

Rhubka Design creates bespoke whimsy and eccentric stationery for her couples and you guys are going to love her designs…

{w} Hi Katerina, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

I’m a designer and illustrator based in Hertfordshire. I have been creative for as long as I can remember. I’ve always drawn/painted/sewn and can’t imagine a life without creativity. Even the name of my company, stems from wanting to create something from a glut of rhubarb, I mixed it with vodka and sugar and taa-daa, Rhubka!

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I am passionate about creating, so the fact that my job is designing and illustrating, well what’s not to like! I love helping people develop their thoughts into a visual. I love having artistic freedom, but mostly I love hearing the thrill in a client’s voice when they receive the finished piece.

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Afternoon lovelies. If you are in the beginnings of planning your wedding, stationery is always something that needs to be chosen early on. It provides the perfect introduction to the feel and the excitement of your day.

So this afternoon i am thrilled to have the wonderful Paper Themes back to let us know exactly what they have been up to and to share some of their gorgeous designs. I just love their eclectic range, of which there is bound to be a design to  suit every kind of couple.

{w} Hi Paper Themes, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

Hi, we’re Paper Themes and this is actually the second time we’ve been here on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings. Last time we spoke was back in the summer of 2011.

For those of you who don’t know us already, we’re a wedding stationer based in West Yorkshire. We’ve been in the wedding industry for over 100 years now and we’ve seen a lot change (and a lot stay the same!) in that time.

{w} So what’s changed since last time you were here then? What can we expect in 2013 then?

A lot has changed since we last spoke. One area that’s really exploded in the past 12 months is demand for vintage wedding invitations, which we guess goes hand-in-hand with couple’s desire for vintage themed weddings! (Couples want vintage everything: dresses, venues, cars, even the photography.)

Aside from the vintage thing, what else are likely to see in 2013? Well, mint has been hugely popular in 2012 and demand doesn’t look like waning any time soon. The other big one is letterpress invitations. Again, there’s been a real resurgence in demand for letterpress prints and it’s easy to see why when you touch them. The quality really is second to none.

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WWW sponsor DolceRoopa Wedding & Bespoke Stationery creates the most beautiful whimsical and bespoke stationery. With the launch of the amazing new website Roopa has been kind enough to share with us some of her latest designs, which i am sure will give you oodles of ideas for your own pretty wedding paper. There may even be a special offer for WWW readers :-)) so be sure to read on XOXO Lou

Dolceroopa Wedding & Bespoke Stationery launched in February 2011 with a bang! Owner, Roopa Sachidanand, provides whimsical, bespoke stationery sets catering to UK and international clients. Since the launch last February Roopa has been busy building and creating a successful stationery business while also working on some fun and exciting new projects featured below. Visit www.dolceroopa.com/weddings to see the new website, browse through new bespoke stationery sets and get a head start to planning your winter, spring or summer wedding. If you email Roopa before November 30th you will get the benefit of a discounted design fee to celebrate the launch of the new website! Just mention that you saw DolceRoopa featured on WWW when you email Roopa at roopa@dolceroopa.com

Clients Jennifer and Tom wanted something modern and clean, yet representational of the farms they both grew up on in Scotland. They sent me photographs of their respective farms and I pencil sketched all the artwork for their invitation inserts, table plan, order of service and thank you cards. Their invitation suite was a combination of letterpress and digital printing making for a lovely introduction to their special day.

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Images by Ali Lovegrove Photography

Afternoon lovelies. I have the delight of introducing you to the lovely Leah from Golden Apple Designs this afternoon. Golden Apple Designs creates drop dead gorgeous wedding stationery, with a contemporary and whimsical feel.

I have had the pleasure of seeing, and feeling Leah’s design in person, and they are soooo cute and beautiful quality! I can see so many WWW couples coveting Leah’s designs. Anyway enough from me, enjoy…

{w} H Leah, could you firstly tell {www} readers a little bit about you?

Hello, I’m Leah and I own Golden Apple Designs, providing chic and contemporary stationery for modern and stylish weddings. I work from a pretty Victorian terrace in the centre of Leicester with my assistant Charlotte and my two pups, Scratch the border terrier and Buddy the whippet!

{w} What do you love/dislike about your job?

I love that I get to work on so many varied projects with so many different people. Every day is completely different, creating a variety of different items for lovely brides and grooms, from invitations (both bespoke or predesigned) to lovely on the day items. I also love collaborating with other suppliers on exciting creative projects.

It’s very hard to think of something that I dislike as I love my job so much, probably that it does get quite lonely sometimes working alone, so I’m really lucky that I now have a lovely assistant, Charlotte, who comes to help me out two afternoons a week.

 Images by Laura Babb Photography

{w} How did you get into design and into the wedding industry?

After working a variety of different jobs over the years (graphic designer, marketing manager, hen party planner and restaurant/ cocktail bar manager!) I finally found my calling at the beginning of 2009, which was to combine my love of weddings and romance with my previous work experience to provide unique and stylish stationery. (more…)