A Seaside Wedding

It’s the question every bride to be asks herself, where do you begin when planning your wedding? Most would say, start with the venue, once that’s booked, the rest will follow. Victoria began with something far more personal. The necklace her fiancé had bought her when they first met became the inspiration for her whole wedding day. The coloured pearls were to be the pallet for her bouquet, bridesmaids and the wonderful tower of cupcakes she had, instead of a traditional wedding cake. She compiled swatches, which she took to each supplier she met, matching details with them and discussing the options. The result was a wedding that had fun and style.

Victoria and Wayne met and live in Brighton, so they were keen to have the seaside as part of their day. With sticks of rock as favors and mini fish and chips, served in cones for the evening guests, the theme matched perfectly with the flexible colour scheme they had devised. Guests were treated to canapés on the restaurant terrace, which over looked the beach and the autumn sun shone all day long.

The stationery Wayne and Victoria picked was our Chorus design. “I loved the design, so different from anything else we had seen and so much like the waves of the sea. We had to have it!” says Victoria. Victoria sent out save the date cards as soon as she new their wedding date. “I was so excited to let everyone know!” she smiles.

In her bouquet, Victoria had considered deep red Calla lilies, but opted for a mixture of roses in the end. She brought the lilies in at the reception; the tables had lilies curled into fishbowl vases, which were beautifully effective. Victoria’s mum made a wonderful bunting banner with the happy couples names for all to see, which flapped in the breeze while everyone sipped champagne and congratulated the happy couple. Congratulations, Wayne and Victoria.

Flowers were by Fuchsia Flowers.

Stationery by Mandalay

Photography by George Rutter

Wedding Ideas Awards 2012

It might have been a couple of weeks ago but we’ve only just recovered. We had the most fabulous evening (as always!) Dressed up and ready to rumble! It seems to be getting bigger and better every year. This year they had a giraffe ice sculpture, oh yes that’s right! Which later on, the bar staff were pouring shots of vodka through, to many a willing guest. The magicians as always were amazing. Our favorite was Marco, he really did blow our minds and even more so when a few more glasses of wine had been consumed. Another toy that we got really carried away with was the Photo booth. Wear the silliest props you can find from the fancy dress box and strike a pose. You get three snaps on each print and get to take it away with you. It really got everyone giggling, especially when you find it in your bag the next day! We’d definitely recommend getting one of these at any future event.

This year we were up for the Best Wedding Stationery category. It’s the 6^th year we’ve been nominated and we’re still so proud and thankful to all our amazing brides who vote for us. Unfortunately the lovely Lucy Ledger pipped us at the post  for pole position so we’ve been highly commended this year.

We were lucky to be put on a fantastic table right by the stage so we got a great view of the whole room.  The ever so lovely Sandra from WI magazine hosted the table. Emma from Emma Case Photography and her hubbie also joined us. Emma deservedly won Best Wedding Photographer category! There was a lot of whooping from our table when she collected her award! Oliver Launders and his wife Sangeeta who run Olivier Launders Designs were also on our table. If your looking for gorgeous bridal accessories they are a one stop shop!

All in all we had a brilliant time and it’s always great to catch up with the industries cream of the crop. Congratulations to all the winners, you all deserve it! Hope to see you all next year. x

A Gatsby Style Wedding

With Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan hitting the screens in the film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic The Great Gatsby, brides-to-be are certain to be looking at the vintage elegance and the Twenties as a source of inspiration for their big day.

Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann has put together a new version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and has found his Daisy Buchanan in 25-year-old British actress Carey Mulligan. She looks so amazing, so what girl planning her wedding wouldn’t want to look just like her. Pearls, satin, crystals and feathers are all just right for creating the perfect wedding.

Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) and Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) are handsomely suited up in tuxes, so even the guys can look gorgeous with this theme!

In the 1974 version of the film Bruce Dern, Mia Farrow and Robert Redford stared. It was in this version that Theoni Aldredge; innovative costume designer won an Oscar and three Tonys. From what we can see, Baz has created something that looks just as luscious.

In the world of weddings vintage has never gone away, but it is great to see a move away from chintz to the uber glam style that this film inspires. Wedding stationery with low-key colours- creams, golds and mocha tones will set the scene. Our Romance stationery collection is where we would head for just the right style to let you guests in on what is to come.

Classic FM Wedding auction!

Mandalay are taking part in a fantastic auction with Classic FM. Helping to raise money with Nordoff Robbins to provide over 4000 music therapy sessions for children living with illness, disability, trauma, or isolation; transforming their lives through the power of music.

Fabulous prizes include, Royal Harpist Claire Jones to perform at your wedding ceremony. Moss Hire suits for the groom, his best man and up to four ushers. An amazing 10 night stay in Bali! A years subscription to Wedding magazine and wedding invitations and place cards for up to 100 guests from us!

Just tune in to Classic FM on Friday 23rd December for a live auction at 12 noon.

Follow the below link for more info.

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/charity/christmas-appeal-2011/your-very-own-royal-wedding/

Cracking Christmas Deals!

As it’s Christmas us girls here at Mandalay are feeling generous and very festive. We wanted to spread that Christmas cheer, so have come up with a serious Christmas cracker of a promotion!

We’re offering FREE RSVP’s and FREE thank you cards when you order any wedding or evening invitations.

There’s no need to enter a discount code. All you need to do is place an order before the 22^nd December 2011 and we’ll automatically put these items in your order box.

If you order your wedding stationery before the 12^th December 2011 we’ll do our best to get your wedding invitations out to you before the 22^nd. Orders placed after the 12^th December will be delivered in the New Year.

You’ll receive one FREE RSVP and one FREE thank you card per invite ordered.

What a fabulous way of getting stunning wedding stationery and we all love a bargain!

Our wedding and evening invites start from just £2.25 so what are you waiting for, go get browsing our gorgeous invite ranges.

Remember we offer two free samples so if there’s anything you like the look of just click the request sample button to receive a free one in the post.

If you have any questions just give us a bell or drop us an email.

Call us – 0208 691 6100

Email us – enquiries@mandalaybride.co.uk

Ho ho ho and a Merry Christmas from all the Mandalay girls! x

Wedding Ideas Awards 2012!

So it’s that time of year again already. Wedding Ideas Awards 2012! With a strong six-year history, these awards have become the biggest consumer wedding awards in the UK, with thousands of brides voting for their favourite wedding companies. Businesses of any size have the opportunity to be nominated in any one of the 16 categories. We are there amoungst lots of other lovely wedding stationers!

We’ve been nominated for the Best Wedding Stationery award. It would be so fantastic if we could win this award especially working within these tricky times. It’d just show that all our hard work is worth it!

These awards mean so much to us as our fantastic customers are the people who vote them for. This really is a fantastic award to be nominated for. Once you brides have cast your votes, the top five companies in each category will go forward to a panel of expert judges from the wedding industry who will pick a winner.

Voting is open between 2nd and 30th of November. The winners will be announced at a glamorous awards ceremony in London in January.

We’d be so grateful if you could take the time to vote for us, it only takes a couple of minutes. Just follow the below link to the Wedding Ideas Magazine site and follow the steps to place your vote.

Thank you, we love our customers! x

CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR US! 

NEW DESIGN ALERT!

After alot of hard work in the studio we’ve finally got our brand new Pocketfold wedding invitations up and running!

Valentine is perfect for those couples looking for simple, practical yet stunning wedding invites. They come in 12 beautiful colours for you to choose from. These cute metallic hearts are on a pearlised ivory card with a matching coloured insert to help frame your invite wording.

They really are gorgeous and affordable too. Starting at just £2.25!

Go on take a peek and order your free sample today! x