Wedding Invitations By Willow Wood

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:09:00 +0000

Another opportunity to show off more of our two color letterpress wedding invitations. This design is called "Wild Flower Tapestry" and shows a stitched leaf work with wild thistle flowers on a tapestry background.

The text used on this layout is a stunning contemporary combination of Verdana for the text and Satisfaction for the script and both are printed here in "chocolate" ink though they could be printed in two colors of course.

The text is deeply letterpressed into the world famous Somerset soft cotton paper which yields the best result of any paper we have seen and also has a lovely rich texture.

The wonder of this artwork is the detail as you can see from the close up the tapestry weave comes out so strong and clear.

There is a light letterpress in the pattern too and particularly shows on the border at the top and bottom. Such a shame photography on the web never does justice to the products.

To have one of these in the hand is to truly appreciate this art-form at its best!

The pattern here is displayed using our powder blue ink which works very well with the chocolate ink. There's a whole variety of color combinations that would work just as well.

Of course as with all the Willow Wood Stationery there is a full range of products to go with this invitation style including reply cards, thank you cards, order of service, place tags and many more.

To see this stationery on the website use this link:

Two-Color Letterpress Wedding Invitations

Two Color Letterpress

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:51:00 +0000

New for 2008 is the introduction of two color letterpress designs. We've always been known for our embossed work but we've decided it's high time we included some color artwork.

We're launching six new ranges of designs but the first to hit the website is the 'Nature's Touch' collection which has about a dozen new designs all available in one or two color inks.

The first stationery set from the Nature's Touch collection to be released is our Cherry Blossom Confetti shown here in two colors. It is available now and in all the stationery items, invites, reply cards, save the dates, order of service, thank you cards etc. The full price list is yet to be issued but it is coming soon and we've rationlised the pricing so that all the one color stationery has the same pricing structure and the two color is all the same and so on. Check the website for full details and watch out for the new website launch coming soon!

Happy wedding planning! P.s. just mail us if you want prices now.

Latest Unveiling - The New Typestyle Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:40:00 +0000

Exciting news (I told you there was more happening behind the secnes..) very shortly we will be unveiling the all new 'Typestyle Gallery' and it's going to be a great update. Watch out for the press releases coming soon.

Meanwhile I can give you a sneak preview. The update is all part of another exciting development which is very hush hush to do with a complete relaunch of our site, only I can't tell you that because it's under wraps for later! There's going to be all sorts of new features and tools coming which we're hoping will be a real wow with our clients. This first developement is coming as a taster.

The old typestyle tool you'll remember just had a displayer that showed glimpses of the text when you mouse over the links. That was great and worked well and let's face it you get far less than that on most sites, just a static page usually. But now we've gone one futher and the new gallery will display a full invitation all laid out and customers will be able to click links in the typestyle library panel and change the body text and the script for the names. This way you will be able to see exactly what your invitation will look like on screen and it's a fantastic way to choose your typestyles if you're not cetain what sort of feel you're after.

But in addition to this we've also introduced a 'Glyph' option which is completely new. There is a full library of Glyphs with more to come and if you click on one of the thumbnails a full size glyph is introduced to the invitation and they look great. The glyphs can also be enlarged and used as the main theme instead of an embossed design.

Not only all this but hopefully before Christmas our ink plugin will be put into the typestyle gallery so you can also change the ink color of the invitation text and glyphs and even select an embossed pattern style and see it on the screen. There's also something coming out with our relaunch that's really exciting but all I can tell you is customers will be able to dynamically add text to the website...you'll have to work out the rest. Anyway keep your eye on the Typestyle page on our Willow Wood website the new tool is being launched any day now!

P.S. I nearly forgot, there four new typestyles being added to the gallery too.

Wedding Stationery Online Quotations

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:43:00 +0000

Our latest news is to announce the launch of our online quotation service. We always try to respond to what our customers would like to see and this newest addition to our website is set to be a real winner.

Although we're only just announcing the launch the service has been under testing for some time but since it was uploaded to the site a few weeks ago the quote pages have seen some of the highest traffic on willow-wood.biz which confirms our hunch.

You can find the online service by clicking this link Wedding Stationery Quotation then simply select a product and add different items from the range into the quote list and a running total will be displayed on the screen. The product range includes most of our stationery items icluding, invitations, reply cards, save the date cards, reception cards and thank you cards either flat or folded. I know some of you will want to know why our menu's and order of services don't appear but these items vary so greatly that we just can't publish items with set prices. But you know all you have to do is email us and within 24 hours you'll have a full quotation as long as you tell us exactly what you're looking for.

When you click on a product range a panel is displayed with the main items listed in the tabs and if you click a tab the item is displayed beneath with a clear graphic showing text, patterns and orientation as well as two option drop downs for either quatities letterpressed or quantities flat printed. Select your quantity and an add to quote button appears, if you click this the item will be added and the calculations performed. you can then add other items or remove items from your quote. You'll get a very accurate costing which every bride needs for planning the perfect wedding.

Enjoy the new service and please do let us know what you think, you know how important your feedback is to us.

Do Us A Wedding Favor...

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:38:00 +0000

Well, posts have been a bit scarce of late and we must apologise for that! The fact is Willow Wood is a very busy place and much has happened 'behind the scenes' as they say. but if you've been following our RSS news service you'll know we launched a number of new stationery products (check out the press release) earlier in the year. More of that in other posts shortly, it's time to start updating everyone again and the first item on the agenda is our new 'Wedding Favor Catalogue'.

Now before you get too excited and rush right off to the website let me say that only a hand full of products are there just now. There's just too much to do all at once and there's lots of new products coming so just hang in there.

Don't worry though our other wedding favor products are on the way so for now have a look at our ribbon flower almond holders that we've already released. These are Italian style bombonieres and they're absolutely lovely. There's no minmum order either, it just gets better and better. You'll also find at the bottom of the main wedding favor page a four step photo guide to making them. But don't panic, they're ever so easy to do, I promise. They come on a roll like an ordinary roll of ribbon and you just cut the ribbon to length, put your sugared almonds in the pockets and pull the little drawstrings together and tie off. Hey Presto!

They look great all layed out on your tables at the reception and of course there's a huge variety of color schemes available (more coming soon) so you're bound to find something to match your theme. Some of them are lacey, some satin ribbon and of course some organza. Anyway let us know what you think and if you've got any special product requests just email us, we want to give you the products you want.

Product News

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:56:00 +0000

Willow Wood Wedding Stationery-News
Wedding invitations can be bought separately from rsvp's

We have now redesigned our online store so that wedding invitations can be bought separately from rsvp's in response to customer requests . We have always serviced bespoke orders but now this process is fully automated. Clients who have ideas for their own wedding invitation design are still welcome to submit their ideas for bespoke stationery products which our artwork department will produce for you.

We have also improved the shopping cart layout so that all the details of customers chosen options for their stationery appear in the cart and will also appear on their invoice. This will help customers to clearly see what they have ordered even if they have a lot of custom options in their wedding stationery.

Willow Wood always welcomes customer suggestions so do email us if you have any ideas or comments.

Tutorial#1 How to choose typestyles for your wedding invitations.

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:14:00 +0000

Free online tools tutorial

For every part of the design process we have built a range of online tools to help you build your custom wedding invitation set. These tutorials will help you understand how to use the tools so that you can get the best out of our service.

If you still have questions or any problems using the tools then do email-us or use the live-chat facility on the website.

Step 1

At the homepage select 'options' from the navigation bar at the top of the page. A 'drop-down' or fly-out' menu will appear showing a list of options. Each one has it's own online tool.

Step 2

Select 'Type Styles' with your mouse and you will be taken to the page.

Step 3

The typestyle previewer displays a sample of the fonts in our collection. We have hundreds of others so do ask if you would like something that isn't shown, the selection we do display is what we think most suitable for wedding invitations.

Step 4

As you hover over a 'link' the sample for the relevant font will be shown in the previewer and the style of the font will change to either 'print style' or 'script style'. If you would like the bride and groom's names to feature in a hand written 'style' you should select one of the 'script style' fonts and choose a 'print style' font for the rest of the text.

Step 5

When you have chosen your typestyles you are ready to order so click the order link to go to the online store. If you need more time to think about your choice you can download a pdf brochure containing the full collection. This will save you having to go online to visit our site and make it easier for you to talk with friends and family and share ideas.Click the pdf link and when the brochure is downloaded click 'save a copy' on the toolbar and save it to your desktop for ease of reference.

Step 6

Once you reach the online store you can select your product from the front page and this will take your to the order page for your invitation set. Alternatively you can get to this page from the homepage and select your product and click the order link in the product 'showcase'.

Step 7

On the order page you will see a list of custom options available for your invitation set. There are two typestyle drop-down boxes which allow you to specify the typestyle for both the main text of your invitation and the bride and groom names. If you want to use a single typestyle for the entire invitation set then select the same typestlye in both boxes.

N.B. This will set the same options for both the Invitation and the RSVP.

Welcome to the blogging-race!

noreply@blogger.com (Willow Wood Wedding Invitations) — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:44:00 +0000

Willow Wood Wedding Invitations hits the blogging trail. Keep in touch with us as we show you the latest designs and even some products that are still on the drawing board. We'll also post articles here with information on the processes we use in manufacturing the invitations in our thoroughly antique product range.

If you've visited us at www.willow-wood.biz you'll know that we are committed to both artisan skills and letterpress revival and we hope to create a community of interested readers. So whether you're simply interested in our growing range of wedding invitations and other products for planning your wedding day or you have or are starting an artisan business watch this space and feel free to post your comments.

We've set up a special email for this project and if you have any items for discussion or you would like to join our artisan community then let us know. You can also use this email if you would like to register for our newsletter when it comes out later this year.