Alannah Rose Exclusive Stationery Boutique

We are thrilled to have one of our gorgeous clients weddings featured in Real Weddings magazine this month.

Sally and Siva were married on the 25th August 2007 in Western Australia and the images of their wedding are just breathtaking.

Working with Sally and her wedding planner Cathrin D’Entremont, we put together a stationery suite using our gorgeous Vintage Night design in black and ivory to help set the scene of her magical day. Engagement invitations, Wedding Invitations, rsvp cards, place cards, thank you cards, guest book, menu’s and a magnificent seating chart were produced.

The stunning black and ivory vintage night theme was carried throughout the wedding from Sally’s divine Johanna Johnson gown with black back sash, to the swirls on the cake inspired by the stationery, and a magnificent black candelabra.

Included below are some of the beautiful photographs taken by Natasja at NK Photography of Sally and Siva’s wedding to admire and inspire.

Photography by NK Photography clockwise from top left: Sally’s stunning hand-dyed silk tulle veil, vintage night swirls on the cake, The Vintage Night Design invitations by Alannah Rose had an anonymous quote inscribed “some people move our souls to dance”, personalised Vintage Night place cards, Vintage Night Service Booklets, Vintage Night Menu Cards, all by Alannah Rose

Above three images: The stunning boathouse was the perfect backdrop for a ‘Vintage Night’. Sally’s ‘Grace’ dress was designed by Johanna Johnson. The happy bride and groom.

For the full story and more stunning photographs, head to the newsagency for
Real Weddings Magazine Issue 13.

Congratulations Sally & Siva - we wish you every success for the future ahead. xx

I quite often get asked for advice on invitation wording.
We do have a small section for wedding invitation wording on the Alannah Rose site here that caters for most wedding scenarios.

Another site that I love and is great for wording is www.verseit.com
This little gem has wording for all occasions, weddings, engagements, christenings and baby showers, together with verses and poems if this is something you are also looking to add to your stationery.

Always remember to choose a style of wording that is relevant to the style of day you are planning. If it is a formal occasion, then something very formal is appropriate and vice versa.

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Black and white is one of my favourite wedding themes at the moment. This is an inspiration board I’ve put together on how you could tie this theme together. Stylish, simple and elegant, this stunning theme is timeless.

Clockwise from top left: Bouquet from Antony Todd, stunning bridal gown from Luci di Bella, Le Boutique Black and White Wedding Invitation from Alannah Rose, venue setting by Antony Todd (love those black and white chair covers!), Jaguar Mark V available from Able Classic Wedding Cars.

Whilst we’re on the subject of saying thank you…
Here’s a quick thank you to all the lovely clients that take the time to email us feedback when they receive their order. We put a lot of love, time and care into our work and we love that you appreciate it!

Some recent feedback:

I’m thrilled with the invites and have already recommended you to friends. The professionalism and sense of urgency you showed was outstanding. I wish all facets of organising an event would go this smoothly!! Thanks again.
Monica, South Australia

I received the invites this morning and I must say, they are absolutely beautiful. The way you packaged them was so thoughtful. I will definitely order from you in the future and will recommend you to my friends.
Thank you once again.
Angela, Victoria

I just wanted to let you know that I have received my beautiful wedding invitations - thank you so much. It felt like Christmas when I was opening the box from the courier, to find the most exquisite packaging inside. When I did open your lovely parcel, I was so impressed at the time you had taken to carefully wrap the invitations and include a special treat. I really am very impressed!! I just love this sort of thing Thank you for making a special experience even more special, by being so thoughtful in everything you do for your clients. I really can’t thank you enough. You have been a delight to deal with.
Dana, Queensland

There’s nothing quite like receiving a beautiful hand written note. Even more so when it’s someone saying Thank You.

This week I received some gorgeous notes in the mail from two of my wedding clients. They were simple words, but they touched my heart as they’d taken the time to write and post them off amongst the hundreds of other cards they were writing.

Thank you Molly and Tanya, you made my day.

So this got me to thinking on wedding etiquette. I’ve been to a few weddings in my time and I’m saddened to say that a large majority didn’t send thank you notes out after the big day. I’m a firm believer that it’s good etiquette to thank your guests for attending your wedding - and for their gift. After all, your guest’s generally aren’t present when you open it, so it’s always nice to acknowledge it was received.

So what does a thank you note have to look like?

There’s no hard and fast rules. In the Alannah Rose boutique we do of course have matching thank you cards if you would like to tie in with your stationery theme and give the guests a little reminder of the day, but if budget does not allow, a simple pretty piece of note paper will also do the job. It is after all about the sentiment.

Wedding Thank you cards available from Alannah Rose. Clockwise from top left: Latte Lace Folding Thank You Card, Embellish Monogram Thank You Card, True Romance Thank You Card and Style Wedding Photo Thank You Card. More styles available in the online boutique.

What should you say in your thank you card or note?

Thank you of course! You can say a simple thank you for sharing your day, or you can be more specific and mention the gift you were given and how you are using it.

Here’s a couple of examples that might help you along the way.

For a gift of Money:

Dear Suzi
Thank you for helping us celebrate our wedding day.
We were so pleased to share this special occasion with our closest family and friends.
Your generous gift is appreciated and we will be using it to put towards our kitchen renovation.
With love from Jack and Ainslee Richards

For an actual gift:

Dear Alannah
Thank you for sharing our wedding day with us, we were so pleased you could be there to help us celebrate.
The Vera Wang champagne flutes are divine, we used them for our first celebration toast on return from our honeymoon!
With love from Jack Richards and Ainslee Smythe