Hello!Lucky Wedding Invitations, Gifts and Stationery
My first welcome into the Dream Team hall of fame falls to the incredibly worthy Hello!Lucky print and design studio. Some of you may have heard of these lovely people before, for those who haven’t prepare to be wowed.
They are certainly not the new-kids-on-the-block having started creating wedding invitations, greeting cards and personalised stationery way back in 2003, they now have offices in both London and San Francisco selling worldwide thanks to the wonders of the web.
It all started when sisters and best friends Eunice and Sabrina Moyle co-founded Hello!Lucky in 2003 with a vintage Vandercook press in Eunice’s garage. Hello!Lucky now collaborates with leading stylists and event designers around the world. Their designs have appeared in publications including Martha Stewart Weddings, Daily Candy, InStyle, Lucky, Real Simple, Marie Claire, and InStyle Weddings and clients include Anthropologie, Kate’s Paperie, and Liberty of London. Wow how’s that for a who’s who list.
Eunice’s own wedding to Daniel is featured on their website, so colourful and full of fun…..
I especially love this custom-designed theatrical backdrop which co-ordinated perfectly with their ‘victorian aesthetic with a fairytale feel’ stationery. Beautiful…..
You can shop online for the very same stationery and props they had on their day on the Hello!Lucky website. (More details of the wedding also featured on Martha Stewart Weddings and their own blog).
Woodland Damask series available as: Wedding invitation (from £4.00 per unit), reply card, save the date card (from £3.88 per unit), wedding announcement, accommodations card, reception card, thank you card, place card, seating card, order-of-service.
A unique save the date poster and an elegant paddle fan featuring Joel Dewberry’s Woodland Damask pattern on one side, and text on the reverse.
How about these custom playing cards at £9.24 per pack or a set of two chalkboard word bubbles (£56.16) in different styles, perfect for photo booth mug shots.
So what makes Hello!Lucky different?
They say: “We’re design innovators: we live and breathe great design. Our work has been published in 8 books and showcased in dozens of magazine and blogs in the US and UK, including Martha Stewart Weddings, InStyle, and Design*Sponge. We collaborate with leading stylists and event planners, and work selectively with some of the most talented artists and designers working today to create unique stationery designs. We’re constantly looking for creative and unexpected ways to bring great design into the world of stationery, and we spend hours perfecting and critiquing each design before it reaches you.”
Classic, colorful, and bold, with a touch of timeless elegance, Julia Rothman’s oh-so-pretty Paisley design. Save the Date from £3.88 per unit, Invitations from £4.00 per unit.
They are also letterpress specialists (Note: Letterpress is the oldest and most elaborate form of printing. The process uses metal plates to manually press and ink an image onto paper. It enables you to do a lot more and use a greater range of colours, imagery, papers and styles. However, it is also a more expensive printing option and fine letterpress printing is declining in use as it is being done by fewer and fewer printers) owning their own printing presses in San Francisco where their artisan printers and designers work together closely to craft beautiful stationery. To learn more about their letterpress process see this great overview here. Digital printing is still offered too as an affordable personalized stationery option
Inspired by vintage sailors’ tattoos, this whimsical design is perfect for the hip, indie wedding. Save the Date from £3.88 per unit, Invitations from £4.00 per unit.
In addition to the wedding stationery ranges they also have a wide range of birth announcements, personalised stationery and greeting cards, prefect if you are looking for a unique and pretty Mother’s Day card (3rd April so be quick!)…
…as well as a small range of gifts. I can’t wait to get my hands on their fabulous book Handmade Weddings written in collaboration with stylist extraordinaire and former Martha Stewart Weddings senior style editor Shana Faust. Featuring over 50 DIY wedding crafts in six unique wedding styles, perfect for personalising any wedding day.
All the details
Contact: UK office
Hello!Lucky
1.6 The Leathermarket, 11/13 Weston Street, London SE1 3ER
Studio Hours: by appointment, Monday – Friday. Nearest Tube: London Bridge
Tel: 020 7378 9740 | Fax: 020 7681 2223
E-mail: ukinfo@hellolucky.co.uk | Web: www.hellolucky.co.uk
Ordering: Couldn’t be easier, just visit the site and browse the designs on the site, you can order samples for a small fee and once happy with your choices place your order online. Check and approve the proofs then your order will usually ship in about 7–15 working days from approval.
Printed Proofs: The service includes 2 rounds of PDF proofs (Very important to make sure you are happy with your work and that no spelling mistakes have crept in!). If you would prefer printed proofs this option is available for both Letterpress and Digital versions at a charge of £45 plus shipping per proof.
Envelopes: All invitations come with outer envelopes available in a wide range of colours, inner ones also available for a fee, as well as custom envelope linings.
Typefaces: With a wide range already available you also have the option to specify custom typefaces for a small fee.
Custom designs: If you don’t find what you want in their vast range of design and customisable options they also offer a bespoke service where they can create a totally bespoke wedding invitation design for you, based on any unique inspiration which they have done for many clients.
