I loved working on the on the day stationery items for Cristina and Loudon’s beautiful wedding at Hengrave Hall in Suffolk. The gorgeous Tudor manor house in the english countryside was the perfect wedding venue for an elegant Autumn wedding.

Amy from The Timeless Stylist was the talented stylist bringing her vision and ideas to life with a group of talented wedding suppliers to create the couple’s dream wedding. The brief incorporated a neutral background with delicate pops of colour and Autumnal details.

For the stationery I used a beautiful handmade paper with deckled edges to add texture to the designs which featured shades of burgundy and pops of gold through handmade details and botanical wax seals. I used my signature elegant bohemian calligraphy script and included Autumnal drawings of foliage and florals created with a traditional nib and ink. Amy then styled these beautifully agains textural elements like burgundy velvet for the table plan and golden frames for the signage.

The couple had fallen in love with one of my calligraphy ceremony banners so I was delighted to calligraph one of their favourite parts from A Picture of Dorian Grey onto a fabric banner. Which was framed by Moss & Stone Floral Design a beautiful floral design by and acted as the backdrop as the couple said their I do’s.

The wonderful team of wedding suppliers:

Design & Styling: The Timeless Stylist
Photography: Helen Warner Photography
Floral Design: Moss & Stone Floral Design
Styling Assistant: By Siobhan Louise
Styling Assistant: Pearline Events
Stationery & calligraphy: Mathilda Lundin Calligraphy
Napkins & Ribbons: The Natural Dyeworks
Tablecloths: 88 Events Company 
Dessert Table: Egg and Moos
Tableware & Props: The Timeless Stylist
Venue: Hengrave Hall

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A bespoke wedding design featuring romantic hand drawn floral wreath illustrations and calligraphy in one of my most romantic calligraphy scripts with gentle flourishes. Printed on handmade paper with a gentle tone of peach. Paired with calligraphy addressing in gold on blush envelopes and a white floral wax seal with an added touch of gold for an extra elegant finishing detail.

Here displayed with beautiful edible wedding favour biscuits by Sugar Plum Bakes.

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Here’s some beautiful colourful inspiration from an autumnal wedding shoot I took part in last autumn. It was all about embracing the season at the gorgeous country estate wedding venue Wotton House in the Surrey Hills. Autumn is the season of warm rich colours and an abundance of delicious looking fruits and seeds which was incorporated throughout the wedding styling and details.

Leigh designed a beautiful bouquet and floral arrangements from seasonal British grown. And Vaani brought in the flowers together with fruits to create a beautiful cascading design for the gorgeous wedding cake.

The story behind the shoot was of two lovers whose pen pal relationship, that spanned across the Atlantic ocean, grew into a deep love. I scribed these letters in two of my calligraphy styles to form the beginning of our story. The wedding suite featured an elegant script in a design that flowed across the page and was printed on luscious handmade paper. With an outer wrap with the couple’s initials encased in a floral wreath design.

The colour palette featured a deep teal and yellows contrasted against shades of blush and coral. To evoke the feelings of the warmth of the autumnal sun warm metals like gold and brass were used throughout and rich velvets and ribbons were used to add a depth of texture.

Storme created an effortlessly romantic bridal look adorned with beautiful floral jewellery and hair accessories by PS With Love.

The amazing wedding suppliers:

Photographer (US based): Eleanor Stenner

Venue: Wotton House Hotel

Co-Planner & Cake Designer: Sugar Plum Bakes

Co-Planner & Photography Assistant: Cassandra Jackson

Creative Director & Stylist: The Timeless Stylist

Floral designer: Leigh Chappell Flowers

Stationery & Calligraphy: Mathilda Lundin Calligraphy

Hair & Make-up Artist: Storme Make up & Hair

Bridal Jewellery: PS With Love

Furniture Hire: Hire Love

Bridalwear: Morgan Davies Bridal

Suit Hire & Groom Accessories: The Vintage Suit Hire Company

Ribbons & linens: Silk and Purl

Rings: London Victorian Ring Company

Models: @sapphireoneill @lewisclark90

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In the midst of summer I just have to share the inspiring images from this Hazy Summer Dayz wedding shoot. It was featured on Love My Dress last year and I still can’t get enough of the gorgeous colour palette. It was styled by Sama Hemsley, wedding stylist of Utterly Wow, and she was inspired by the time of year when the poppies are starting to appear.

The brief was simple, earthy, bohemian and minimalist with a modern twist and we were exploring the notion of delicate, natural beauty against a contemporary, more urban backdrop. Set at The Winding House in Kent which is a former coal mine and now is a wedding venue with a beautiful light-filled, contemporary space. The colour palette was warm and inviting with rich pinks, oranges, yellows and reds.

For the stationery I designed a minimalist typography led invitation suite in warm, gentle shades. As a finishing touch I added hand-drawn poppy motifs to go with the wedding invitation and menus and place cards. This was also drawn on the model’s wrist as a tattoo to tie together the poppy theme.

The amazing wedding suppliers:

Concept, Planning & Design Utterly Wow Wedding Planning & Design
Photography Voyteck London Wedding Photographer
Venue The Winding House Weddings
Videography Matthewdoylephotography
Florals Iris & Co
Cake Cake Me By Surprise
Stationery & Calligraphy Mathilda Lundin Calligraphy | Hair & Make up BEYOU Weddings
Furniture & Props Hire Love
Grazing Food Grazing Social
Tableware Place settings
Models Jade  and Ryan
Bridalwear Blackburn Bridal Couture
Groomswear Slater Meanswear

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It’s taken me way too long to share this but I just love the sophisticated feeling of this wedding shoot at Jubilee Pool. Steeped in history, the Art Deco architecture of Jubilee Pool dates from 1935, and gives a touch of glamour to the modern wedding styling. Being one of Cornwall’s iconic locations and one of the most breathtakingly beautiful Lido’s in the country, this is a magical place for a wedding.

With the sleek lines, modern details and romantic touches this has some beautiful inspiration for the modern couple. The stationery was created with an organic calligraphy style on handmade paper to bring in a bit of texture and life. With added marbled wax seals as a finishing detail, bringing in a hint of those ocean waves from the wedding venue.

The brilliant supplier team

Venue / Jubilee Pool, Penzance Cornwall | Photography / John Hersey, Holes In The World Studio | Assistant / Skye, Chasing The Light  | Stylist & planner / Rebecca Green, The Unique Cornish Event | Bridal wear / St Ives Bridal Studio | Skirt / Sassi Holford | Cami / Raspberry Pavlova | Wrap / Jesus Peiro  | Florals / Tide Flowers | Ribbon / Little Acorn Silks | Stationery / Mathilda Lundin  | Make Up / Tamsin Siddiqui | Hair / Zebrafinch | Jewellery / Forest & Fawn | Models / Beatrice Blaj + Zeb Luke Gethen 

The shoot was featured on Bride & Tonic.

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As the first signs of spring is here I want to share this beautiful English countryside wedding inspiration. It’s perfect for couples that are looking for that rustic luxurious look and have a soft spot for pops of colour. The peach and cornflower blue colour theme works so well for spring.

Planned by the lovely Kimberley Rose Designs and beautifully photographed by Yll Weddings I was so excited to be part of a great team of suppliers to make this styled shoot come to life.

I created the wedding stationery suite with a mix of elegant handwritten calligraphy and typography in a gently flowing layout. Giving it an elegant and timeless, yet not too formal feeling for this luxurious barn wedding inspiration. The texture of the handmade paper with its deckled edges fit perfectly with the rustic barn and everything was finished off with endlessly romantic hand dyed peach silk ribbons by Nettle & Silk, and a copper wax seal. Pops of blue were sprinkled throughout the stationery and on the day details, tying it together beautifully with the floral designs and styling on the day.

THE FABULOUS TEAM WHO MADE THIS SHOOT REALITY:

Photographer YLL WEDDINGS | Planning & Design KIMBERLEY ROSE DESIGNS | Floral Design CABBAGE WHITE FLOWERS | Venue CHIDDINGLYE – PATRICK’S BARN | Bridalwear OUI MADAM | Cake CAKES AND LEAVES | Stationery MATHILDA LUNDIN CALLIGRAPHY | Hair & Makeup JO ELIZABETH | Models NATALIE HOBKIRK & OLIVER SPEDDING | Hair Accessory PS WITH LOVE | Groomswear KEYE LONDON | Ribbons & Napkins NETTLE & SILK | Crockery & Cutlery CO-ORDINATION CATERING HIRE | Grazing Station THE GARDEN CHEF | Rings THE LONDON VICTORIAN RING CO. | Ring Boxes THE MRS BOX

I’m delighted to say our editorial has been featured on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings, so head over here to see more photos from the shoot.

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I'm so excited to share some of the photos from this gorgeous shoot at The Charterhouse. A brilliant team of wedding creatives came together to create an effortlessly elegant editorial at this wedding venue in the heart of London.

A beautiful wedding venue in the heart of London with lots of history.

The cloister is perfect for a romantic candlelit wedding ceremony.

The stunning Norfolk Cloister was the perfect setting for our elegant candle lit ceremony and reception, with its original doorways dating back to 1371. The leafy floral designs from Leigh Chappell Flowers filled with white blooms added a beautifully romantic touch to the space.

Gorgeous accessories from PS With Love’s complimented the petal details in the wedding dress design.

Leigh filled the beautiful bouquet with white blooms and leafy foliage for a beautiful sense of movement.

I wanted the invitation suite to allude to the play between the modern wedding details and designs and the history of the venue. Working with the contrast of modern set typography and organic fluid calligraphy, creating a modern sophisticated invitation suite. The design is offset with plenty of white space for a modern editorial feeling. Adding interest and texture with crisp white paper and a botanical vellum wrap which was created with a traditional pointed nib. Golden highlights were added to both the wedding suite and menu to tie the design together with the golden details in the styling.

I mixed a modern editorial layout with calligraphy created with a traditional ink and nib for a sophisticated design. Introducing a vellum sheet detail and gold touch for a modern elegant feeling.

For the tablescape I drew an elegant botanical runner by hand in gold ink. Bringing in the textures of the seasonal foliage and gold accents throughout the styling. The menu was printed on crisp vellum, adding a beautiful contrast to the hand dyed linen napkins by The Natural Dye Works.

The botanical runner featured hand drawn botanical and foliage details, tying it together with the elegant floral designs.

A modern romantic setting with brass candleholders from Workshop and tableware from Classic Crockery.

The semi sheer vellum adds a crisp modern feeling to the wedding menus.

I designed a ceremony banner filled with fluid calligraphy, acting as an organic soft backdrop to the elegant couple and clean lines of the bride’s dress. And oh how gorgeous that duchess satin A-line dress with a deep V-neckline front and back dress from Jesus Peiro is.

The flowing calligraphy in the banner acted as a beautiful backdrop to the clean lines of the dress.

The words came from one of Andri’s real ceremony scripts.

The banner was used again as a backdrop to the gorgeous wedding cakes by Vaani of Sugar Plum Bakes. She created a trio of lemon buttercream cakes. Each in a different finish to complement the rest of the shoot. It was great working so collaboratively with Vaani, exchanging ideas and seeing it all come together at the day. With Vaani’s hand drawn botanical pattern working beautifully with the foliage and illustrations in the wedding suite and botanical runner. And the gold stud finishes as a subtle nod to the wedding menu detail.

The banner also acted as a backdrop for the gorgeous cake display.

Beautifully textured buttercream with elegant touches of gold.

Everything was perfectly captured in Maja Tsolo’s timeless photography style. Videographer Handcraft Pictures captured the atmosphere on the day and put together the gorgeous cinematic highlights video below.

The fabulous team I was lucky to collaborate with on this shoot. Do take a look at their websites:

Photography – Maja Tsolo Photography | Videography – HandCraft Pictures | Planning + Design – Always Andri | Venue – The Charterhouse London | Bridalwear – Jesus Peiro via Miss Bush Bridal  | Florist – Leigh Chappell Flowers | Makeup Artist – Louise Lerego | Hair Stylist – Chevuex Cimone | Stationery + Calligraphy – Mathilda Lundin Calligraphy | Cake Designer – Sugar Plum Bakes | Hair Accessories + Earrings – PS With Love | Wedding Rings – Nikki Stark Jewellery | Tableware + Chairs – Classic Crockery| Silk Ribbons + Napkins – The Natural Dyeworks | Brass candleholders + Brass Ring – Workshop | Shoot Assistant – White Boheme Weddings | Models – Chloe Alishia and William Peters

I’m delighted to say our editorial has been featured on Love My Dress, so head over here to see more photos from the shoot.

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The gorgeous blossoms that are surrounding us this time of year made me reminisce over my first wedding feature. I was lucky enough to work with a group of wonderfully talented ladies on a Secret English Garden themed shoot. Indulging in the beauty of locally sourced home-grown English flowers and lush greenery and set in a stunning glasshouse. This is the perfect inspiration for couples looking for an endlessly romantic more intimate relaxed setting, surrounded by nature and with a bit of added luxe through touches of gold.

The florals were brought in as a centrepiece, surrounded by thoughtfully designed stationery, wedding favour biscuits and botanically dyed linen.

A dreamlike glasshouse in a Secret Garden provides the perfect setting for an intimate wedding party surrounded by lush foliage.

Most of the flowers and foliage was sourced from Sarah’s own garden and British flower farms. Together she and Leigh designed the most beautiful lush floral designs. Mixing green foliage with lilac, mauve and deep purple florals which worked perfectly with the gentle tones and textures throughout the styling.

Romantic wedding menu and place card on handmade paper with deckled edges.

An endlessly romantic intimate setting. Perfect inspiration for a garden wedding.

The romantic table setting was styled by Amy, The Timeless Stylist, using vintage cutlery and gold-rimmed plates from her heirloom collection. Adding gold details for a touch of luxury.

For the stationery I used handmade paper with gently textured edges to compliment the textures of the styling and the botanically dyed napkins from Ros. I drew botanical details by hand to bring in the lush garden inspiration into the wedding paper. As a finishing touch I added touches of gold leaf which tied in perfectly with the gold leaf details on the wedding cake, created by Vaani.

Utterly stunning romantic wedding cake details including speckles of gold leaf and edible pearls.

A stunning buttercream wedding cake brimming with English florals and luxurious details.

Vaani designed two sumptuous wedding cakes. The first was brimming with British florals and luxurious gold leaf touches, macaroons and chocolate truffles. The second was decorated with textured buttercream and brushed with rose gold with edible lace finishing off the design. Vaani also designed and created the beautifully detailed wedding cookies for the table setting design.

Behind the scenes of the wedding stationery, before it was beautifully laid out by Amy.

Gorgeous florals and the second beautifully artistic wedding cake design.

Everything was beautifully captured by Maja and there’s still so many gorgeous details to explore from this shoot. Pop over to her website to see more and don’t miss the link to the editorial at the end of this post. Do you have a favourite part of inspiration from this editorial? Are you dreaming of a more intimate relaxed setting like this or a big wedding with all of your friends? Let me know if the comments.

The gorgeous table setting. Styled by Amy with that lush floral design by Leigh and Sarah.

I used a slightly more bohemian but luxurious calligraphy style to fit the mood of the editorial.

The team of wedding creatives that made this beautiful editoral come together:

Maja Tsolo Photography | Nettlewood Flowers | Leigh Chappell Flowers | The Timeless Stylist | Sugar Plum Bakes, Cake Designer | The Natural Dyeworks | Louise Lerego, Make-up Artist  | Mathilda Lundin Calligraphy

If you want to see our Secret English Garden editorial you can find it over on Rock My Wedding.

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Oh wedding planning. On the one hand it’s one of the most wonderful things because you’re planning what will hopefully be one of the most magical days of your life. On the other hand it can be very daunting and stressful because, well, you’re planning what will hopefully be one of the most magical days of your life.

As a calligrapher I love obsessing over the details to make my client’s dream wedding stationery come true. As a bride to be I quickly felt overwhelmed by all the decisions that had to be made.

So how did I plan our dream wedding while keeping calm and enjoying the process? I shifted my decision making from each tiny detail to which suppliers I trusted would blow me away with their work. Read on for my tips on how to choose your suppliers and where to find them. Interspersed with photos from our big day, captured by the wonderful Gina Dover-Jaques.

My beautiful bouquet from Grace & Thorn.

The magic of choosing the right suppliers

As a calligrapher I’m lucky enough to get to be part of making my clients’ wedding stationery dreams come true. It’s one of my favourite parts of my job. But I have the luxury of being able to obsess over the details I add to the day, because it’s a small part of it. When you choose the right suppliers they can each focus on making the thing they’re best at absolutely perfect for your big day. Meaning you can let go of the stress of making each individual decision. And get more time for the enjoyable bits, like seeing your dream stationery come alive or testing the food for your reception (easily one of my highlights from wedding planning). In the words of one of my lovely brides to be:

“From start to finish, Mathilda was involved in every step of the process, listening to my ideas and giving suggestions of her own. Mathilda was patient in the entire development of my wedding invitations and together we came up with the perfect end-product. She provided visual aids, added custom personalizations, and made the whole design process so enjoyable and easy! Finally seeing the invitations in person, which were carefully wrapped and shipped to the US, was the most exciting part of my wedding planning process so far and I can’t wait to continue working with her on the remaining paper products for the wedding!”

– Erika, Bride to be

What I want you to take with you from that testimonial is how the process was made enjoyable and easy. How seeing her wedding invitations in person was the most exciting part of her wedding planning so far. For me, being allowed the privilege of supplying wedding stationery and calligraphy details is not just about designing something pretty. It’s about taking some things off my couple’s to-do list and making the process enjoyable and exciting for them. That’s what I was looking for when choosing my suppliers and that’s what I would encourage you to do to make your journey to your wedding as wonderful as possible.

Love this white ink on grey envelopes.

I’m in love with Dulwich Picture Gallery.

Things to consider when choosing your suppliers

This is going to depend on what is important to you. So sit down with a cup of tea (or pour yourself a glass of nice red wine) and a notebook and think about what you want to get out of your suppliers. For me I wanted suppliers whose aesthetic I liked with lovely personalities. People I felt like I was able to reach out to and ask questions along the way.

As an example one of the things I was the most worried about was photography.  I wanted stunning photos but I am incredibly awkward in front of the camera. We decided on Gina Dover-Jaques who I already knew from Instagram. She had photographed some of my wedding stationery so I knew her fine art style was exactly what I wanted but also that she is just this amazing person. She made the photography one of the most memorable part of our day and we have the most beautiful (not awkward in the least) photos from our wedding.

Where to find your suppliers

When I was looking for suppliers I wanted to get a feel for their aesthetic and personality. Some areas I suggest you use in your search are:

• Inspiration wedding websites like Rock My Wedding.
  I adore the RMW aesthetic and spent quite a bit of time here, both getting inspired by their real wedding stories and looking at their list of recommended suppliers.

• Instagram.
  I love when you can get a bit of a feel for a supplier’s personality and I find Instagram helpful for this.

• Through your other suppliers.
  Working in the industry a lot of us have people we adore working with and are happy to recommend. As well as all the stunning inspiration that is on there.

• Friends and family.
  Was there something about a friend’s wedding you loved extra much? Ask who helped them create it.

• Your local area.
  Have a wander in your area. Maybe your favourite local florist can help you with flowers? Our wedding venue was Dulwich Picture Gallery. A stunning gallery we frequently visit that we knew was meaningful to us and would make the day extra special. Our reception venue was our local hotel/pub. It’s a gorgeous space and we love the food so we just popped in to ask if they do weddings. They never had but were happy to do it for us and we were blown away by the people working there. Absolutely magical from early planning to testing our own wedding cocktails to the actual day.

Tulse Hill Hotel serves the most amazing food.

I calligraphed the menu items on tiles.

That’s it, I hope this will help you in your path towards your dream wedding. Planning definitely has its’ stressful moments but oh gosh, our wedding day was so much more filled with love and joy than I could have ever imagined. Both because of our wonderful friends and family, but also because of the love and dedication our suppliers put into all the details.

Do you have any tips for making wedding planning a breeze? How did you find your wedding suppliers? How did you know which to choose for your big day? I’d love to hear what has worked for you!

Are you interested in how I can help make the path towards your dream wedding stationery more enjoyable and exciting?

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