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When to Send Wedding Invitations for Your 2026 or 2027 Wedding: The UK Guide

By Jo Shaddick / 9 October 2025

Quick Answer: For UK weddings in 2026 or 2027, send wedding invitations 4-8 months before your big day. Send them earlier (6-8 months) for spring/summer weddings, destination weddings, or if guests need to book accommodation. Bank holiday weddings require even more notice—aim for 8-12 months in advance. Exactly when should you plan to send wedding […]

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How early is too early for wedding invitations?

By Jo Shaddick / 16 May 2024

Exactly how early is too early for wedding invitations? I know, you’ve searched and searched online to find the definitive answer, but every site you find is telling you something different. Aunt Peggy says that in her day it was always 8 to 12 weeks in advance. But Karen in that wedding chat group is

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a wedding invitation printed on handmade paper with a torn deckle edge. There is a champagne floral bouquet design at the top above the text

What time do you put on a wedding invitation?

By Jo Shaddick / 24 April 2024

Your wedding invitations should contain the important details to make sure your guests are in the right place, at the right time, to witness your wedding ceremony, and join any celebrations to follow. As well as the venue and date, it’s essential to make sure you have the relevant time on there as well. But,

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navy wedding invitation with watercolour floral inserts

Wedding invitation style: How to choose the right one

By Jo Shaddick / 27 March 2024

Wedding invitation style, which one will be best for you, how do you choose? If you are just starting out on your wedding planning journey, you are probably totally confused by all the different wedding invite jargon out there. Do you need a pocketfold, a concertina, or simple flat or folded invite? And while we’re

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sage green wedding save the date calendar card with a white wax seal

Wedding invitation trends for 2024

By Jo Shaddick / 17 January 2024

I’ve been back at my desk for a couple of weeks now, and wow – I haven’t stopped. I’ve had so many gorgeous meetings with couples, excited to get their wedding invitations and stationery underway for this year. As my order book fills up, I thought it would be fun to put together a little

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modern wedding invitations in a black, cream and orange colour scheme

Wedding Invitations: an A to Z of everything!

By Jo Shaddick / 6 December 2023

When I talk about wedding invitations, which I do, a lot, obvs, I often find myself answering the same questions time and time again. So, I thought it was time to put together a collection of those questions in a fun A to Z format. So here it is, my A to Z of everything

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wedding save the date cards with a eucalyptus design on the corners

Wedding invitations and save the date: 9 mistakes to avoid

By Jo Shaddick / 7 September 2023

Wedding invitations and save the date. These are the essential pieces of your wedding stationery suite that you will need BEFORE your big day. You’ll need plenty of other items actually on the day, but more on that later. Your save the date cards and wedding invitations are your first opportunities to set the tone

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a wedding invitation with an autumnal design, it shows QR code to be scanned for further details

Wedding invitation QR code: a super simple guide

By Jo Shaddick / 10 May 2023

A wedding invitation QR code, why would you need one of those? What does it do? Where do you put it? So many questions! In this blog I’m going to break it down, explaining what a wedding invitation QR code is, and how you can use one (or more) in your invites and stationery. What

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a blush pink floral wedding invitation set with a vellum jacket wrap, twine and a gold was seal

How to spread the cost of wedding invitations & stationery

By Jo Shaddick / 5 April 2023

Wedding costs, they all add up don’t they? Spreading the costs out over a longer period of time can make spending more manageable. When you order wedding invitations and stationery with me, the cost can be spread out over up to 2 years. How is that I hear you ask? In this blog, I am

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elegant modern black and orange wedding invitations

Black and orange wedding invitations for Kendra & Curtis

By Jo Shaddick / 21 February 2023

I first met Kendra in February 2022, and I loved creating her black and orange wedding invitations. As she lives locally to me in Taffs Well, she came to visit me in my studio to plan her wedding invitations and stationery. The wedding was taking place in the stunning Sant Ffraed House that September. The

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