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Soho was the locations for Mathew & Michael's wedding and it was also where they first met and had their first date.  A map invitation was drawn up, and their beloved dachshunds were also included.  On the reverse railings taken from Soho Square border the text.

Carla & James were getting married at a beautiful villa on the Greek island of Evia.  A poster design was developed with a pocket for the invitation cards.  The illustration shows the venue and elements of ancient Greek mythology.

The venue for Kayleigh & Gareth’s wedding was a Scottish Castle with the ceremony taking place in a beautiful ruined cathedral just down the road.  With many of their guests needing to travel from London, Kayleigh & Gareth wanted to illustrate the journey on the Calendonian Sleeper up to the celebrations, along with the venues and other playful imagery.

Evening invitations and menus were also produced.

"Edward was a pleasure to commission. He interpreted all of our ideas in a wonderfully creative way and created a set of beautiful, bespoke wedding stationary that completely exceeded our expectations."

Elizabeth & Frank's wedding in Chelsea required a Save the Date, Invitation, Orders of Service and 'on the day' stationery.  A map format was chosen, incorporating colours used throughout the day.

" We were absolutely delighted with the wedding stationary that Edward at Skinny Nib designed and produced for us. He immediately understood the brief and got to work on creating the most beautiful, original designs. Edward's attention to detail is second to none and nothing was too much trouble. He exceeded our expectations, we couldn't have been happier!"

Claudia & Brian Florentine wedding took placeat the iconic Palazzo Vecchio.  They were taken with my map designs and so commissioned one showing the route guests would walk between the venues.

The wedding of Emma & Ben took place in North Devon.  They wanted their wedding to be a map, incorporating the locations of the day along with locations such as the beach where Ben Proposed and also Ben’s family home.

Illustrations linking to the garden venue were used on the reverse and the RSVP.

Justine & Dominic wanted an invitation that had elements of ancient Egyptian design along with a vintage song sheet layout.  Hand lettering and motifs personal to them were combined along with the design to create an intricate invitation that was both elegant and intricate.

The surnames being Perry and Thrush, Rachel & Jonathan had the idea of having song thrushes and pears used throughout the design. 

The main invitation is gate-fold with a map on the back.  A new design was used for both evening guests and for the wedding breakfast menus with hand painted golden pears.

Also included was a Save the Date, Tableplan, table numbers, menus and a hand painted wedding cake.

"I cannot recommend Edward enough - his exquisite designs, beautiful pieces. originality and pure talent added so much to our wedding day.  We wanted the guests to feel valued from the start and these little details made all the difference.  Everyone commented on our beautiful invitations, on the original stationery, the table plan and cake, and rightly so, they exuded quality and originality and fitted in perfectly to our wedding.  Thank you so much Edward for all your hard work, attention to detail and for offering something I couldn't find anywhere else...and believe me I looked."

A Belfast wedding, Rebecca & Christopher wanted a playful slant on their wedding invitation.  Along with a wedding booklet each guest was gifted with a chocolate bar with a golden ticket and personalised wrapper.  The booklet was also playful, incorporating Game of Throne references, lego men and local landmarks. 

An Order of Service with the church illustrated was produced.  For the one-the-day stationery each table was named after penny sweets. The menus and table plan to match.

Georgie & Ed's invitation folds out to show one side is the illustrated information for the special day; front cover, order of the day, venue info and accommodation.  On the reverse is the directions for friends and family from the bride and grooms hometowns, and from their current home of London.  The church is framed by magnificent Yew trees, theimagery of which was used throughout the invitation.

Marrakesh was the location for Lindsay & Charlie's wedding. A booklet invitation was illustrated to complement the Moroccan theme. 

A website was also completed to make use of the drawings and an illustrated Order of Service, Menus and name cards were commissioned.

'Edward was an absolute pleasure to work with. He designed bespoke beautiful invitations, information packs, table and name cards and menu's for us. He was patient and creatively insightful, and the result was a very high quality product'. 

Particularly taken by my maps, Rebecca & Richard wanted a formal invitation for their wedding at the In and Out Club in central London. 

With half the guests coming from Australia, they asked that there be a nod to their Aussie guests.  On the map are several rogue kangaroos hopping through the streets along with an illustration intermingling the London and Sydney skyline on the information side.

Sabrina & Richard's wedding took place under a large oak tree on Richard's family estate.  The design combining this image and including their beloved cat chasing a bird from page to page.

A couple of years later Sabrina commissioned me to produce an original artwork for Richard, with the inclusion of their new daughter Everley in the design. Also commissioned was a bespoke card for their 15th anniversary.  Both are painted in acrylic with pen overlaid.

Avid ‘Twitchers’ Lee & Olga’s invitation included two birds that they believed most represented their characteristics .  Fully hand lettered and with bird foot prints.

"We were delighted with the invitation that Edward designed for us. The quality of card and printing is top end and the illustration work was so precise and beautiful.  All of our friends have kept theirs still to this day. We could not have been happier!"

An Italian wedding just north of Florence in a beautiful castle setting.  Sam & Nick wanted an invitation to really wet the appetite of their guests, showing off the beauty of the landscape and of Florence itself, just a stones throw away.  With many family members being local, an Italian version of the invitation was also provided.
For the table stationery, a plan was hand drawn in pen and ink using locationsin Florence.  Menus, table name cards, and guest name cards utilised the illustration scanned from the table plan.

Taking inspiration from our greeting card selection, Jelina & Alexander commissioned a bright and summery design incorporating personal motifs.  An Order of Service was designed in the same style and a Thank You cardillustrating their post wedding drive over Richmond Bridge.

Claire & Steve are very keen bird watchers and wanted their wedding stationery to feature their joint hobby.  Imagery of birds they have together traveled internationally to spot were incorporated into the invitation, table plan and name and table cards.

"Myself and my husband were so pleased we picked Edward to illustrate our bespoke wedding invites and wedding stationary.  He listened to our ideas on the images and the colour palates and the end result was just what we had in mind.  His illustrations were spot on and his over all design was great.  We would definitely recommend Edward to anyone"

A booklet invitation was drawn upfor Rebecca & Dan’s London wedding.  Starting from the ceremony venue in Peckham, double decker buses take the guests to the City for the reception, passing many notable landmarks.  Also included are personal locations, which were all used as Table Names and on place cards.  Orders of Service, evening invitations and a hand painted table plan were also completed.

McKenna & Rob's asked for a wedding booklet to give to their guests once they arrive in Rome to celebrate their weekend wedding.  Personalised menus were also design and printed.

"Edward designed the most amazing welcome booklet, order of service, and menu cards for our wedding in Rome.  Even on a super tight deadline, his work was so thoughtful, beautiful, and perfectly in theme for our wedding.  We could not have been more thrilled, especially with the beautiful details that made each piece so special."

Another London based couple, Selina & Samuel have many fond memories of courting and developing their strong relationship through various London locations. 

For their Save the Date a detailed image of the venue near Selina’s home town in Kent was drawn up and reused on the Order of Service. 

Each location for the main invitation was individually drawn and used for table name cards.  An amended version was blown up and had hand lettered text added for the table plan.

For a surprise 60th birthday party, David's wife asked close friends and family to send through stories to be turned into a illustrated booklet.  Each story had it's own illustration along with a front cover showing the former Horse Guard indulging in his favorite hobby water skiing.

For Kate & Karim's Texan wedding they needed only digital files.  A Save the date was designed, taking in Mexican influences and illustrations relating to Texas were drawn toadd to their self build website.

Andre & Simon's wedding invitation needed to show elements their backgrounds (Andre is German, Simon is Maltese) and the history of their relationship. 

The invitation opens up in cross shape, revealing the necessary information, illustrations of their homelands and cultural imagery.  The invitation's front cover shows locations important to them both, on the reverse the relevance to each is explained.

Pepe and Dani's wedding took place in the garden of Dani's parents outside Manila.  Taking a garden festival theme they asked for a double sided poster design that contained all the information for their guests whilst suiting the outdoor Summer theme.