Tips & Advice

Winter White Wonderland

20th March 2013

Last weekend I took the studio pup for a lovely long walk around Staunton Harold. Armed with my camera I headed for Dimminsdale Wood as I was hoping to see the snowdrops out in all their beauty & we weren’t disappointed, there was a wonderful white carpet of snowdrops all with their heads popping up under the wood land branches with the sunlight shimmering through. It was like a little magical glade & reminded me of an old favourite childhood book, the Flower Fairys! This got me thinking, how beautiful would a snowdrop wedding be? After a quick search I found the stunning Hodsock Priory…

Traditions, customs, etiquette & a few little tips!

23rd January 2013

If you’ve decided to have a traditional wedding it can be confusing who does what & when, particularly if you’ve never arranged a wedding before! While chatting through stationery orders we’re often asked for our thoughts & ideas. Weddings can be tricky & stressful but thankfully there’s some good old wedding traditions that can help solve your problems. Some of them should most definitely stay in the past but others are kind of cute, so if for one day why not embrace a few old traditions and have fun?! We’ve put together a few little tips, ideas & a whole heap of traditions to…

Christmas posting dates.

6th December 2012

It’s the time of year when the post is full of festive greetings & messages to loved ones. (We love opening the post in December!) If you’re getting ready to write your Christmas cards or are planning on sending your wedding invitations or save the dates over the next few weeks you’ll need to know the last posting dates! In order for your envelope to reach it’s recipient for December 25th you’ll need to post it by: Wednesday 5th December (for Asia, Australia, Far East (including Japan) & New Zealand Friday 7th December (for Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, &…

Hash tag your wedding!

16th August 2012

The other day I was having a cup of tea with a spot of pinning (we’re a tiny bit pinterest obsessed here in the Hummingbird studio!) when I came across this image. I love this idea so much! If you’re an instagram fanatic like I am & your friends or family members use it too then this is a really great way to be able to see people’s pictures of your wedding day without having to scroll back through everyone’s individual feeds. You could easily apply this to twitter as a whole too so you can see people’s tweets about the…

We’re in an ebook!

9th February 2012

51 Amazing Ideas for your Wedding launched early this morning as an ebook on Amazon. Hummingbird Cards were lucky enough to be asked to contribute & George the ‘Wedding Fairy’ wrote a lovely feature on us – here’s just a little part of it: ‘Drift off into stationery heaven with this dreamy portfolio of absolutely everything you will ever need to set the right tone for your big day celebrations. The team at www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk have created a collection of wedding day stationery that will truly captivate and excite your guests from the moment their invite arrives on the doorstep. For me,…

The Wedding Diary: A Garden Party Theme

2nd February 2012

As soon as we’d decided to hold our wedding reception at home we knew we wanted a garden party theme for the day. This started with our invitations & was carried through the day from our choice of a marquee to all the vintage crockery I had been madly collecting. Here’s a few tips for creating a real garden party themed wedding: – Jam jars! I used jam jars as vases for the table flowers. My Mum & her friends were collecting them in the months before the wedding & it was such an easy way to bring a garden feel to…

Luella’s look book – white on white

8th November 2011

We were absolutely delighted to have our laser-cut bunting fetured in the new look book for Luella’s Boudoir – one of our favourite Wedding Dress shops around. The theme was a simple yet stunning White on White. The shoot was held at One Marleybone and showcased all the new dresses for the season which are absolutely stunning!! Rachel worked her styling magic and the photography is by the amazing Segerius Bruce The lovely ladies at Rock My Wedding have done a full report, take a peek here: http://www.rockmywedding.co.uk/white-on-white/ “Styling By Rachel Atwell Owner of Luella’s: I had so much fun styling this shoot…

The Designer Vintage Bridal Show

13th October 2011

This weekend we popped along to visit the Designer Vintage Bridal Show – a wonderful collection of wedding suppliers: beautiful dresses, vintage crockery, event stylists, wedding shoes, stylish transport, stationery, headpieces, jewellery and all you could possibly need for a vintage themed wedding day! A fantastic event which was buzzing with lots of stylish ladies all wanting a wedding with a bit of difference. The stands all looked fantastic, they also had catwalk shows – showcasing dresses inspired by the 20’s& 30’s, 40’s & 50’s and 60’s and 70’s, bridal workshops, and the best bloggers around for you to meet in person: Including…

Wording Your Wedding Invitations

25th August 2011

Wording your wedding invitations can be a tricky business! To help you get started we thought we’d compile a few useful hints & tips.. Before you begin, you’ll need to choose a font. We have a selection of different fonts to choose from but if you have a specific font in mind then we’ll do our best to find it! Script fonts work beautifully in wedding stationery (we feel they capture the old fashioned idea of hand written letters) but contemporary fonts can look lovely too. Why not try mixing a contemporary, harder font with a script font? Once you’ve chosen you font…

Wedding Websites – The Wedding Community

6th July 2011

We are thrilled to have Kim from The Wedding Community as our guest blogger today… Kim has some fab tops on creating a wedding website to help the smooth planning of your big day! “Having your own personal wedding website or ‘wedsite’ is something that is becoming very popular with couples planning their wedding; even William and Kate had one! Traditionally, when you send your wedding invitations you include printed maps, a list of local accommodation, gift list information and sometimes the itinerary of the day. Having your own personal wedding website is a way of displaying all the information about…

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