My foodie senses are tingling with excitement with the announcement of our latest workshop venue: de Winton Paper co will be running a full day Watercolour and Calligraphy course at the River Cottage! This full day ‘de Winton Paper co at River Cottage’ class takes place in the Indian Summer settings of Sunday September 16th.… Read More
How do you imagine a perfect winter gathering? Atmospheric low light, crisp sunshine, unctuous comfort food, hot chocolate…the list could go on. When said gathering is a wedding, it can be the most creative time of year to get married… not to mention the joy of being able to were thick tights as a wedding… Read More
Liz Baker shoots on film and it produces a lovely depth and texture to her images. It is strange to think back to the days we all had film cameras and had to wait days to see what we had produced. There is something reassuring about the slowed down process, and this styled shoot that… Read More
This Summer my good friend and very talented wedding stylist Kirsten Butler called me up to borrow some stationery. It was for a English Summer Wedding styled shoot she wanted to do, inspired by her mum’s beautiful blue and white crockery. By some amazing coincidence, the Blue and White delftware design had been a huge… Read More
We have added a new gallery feature to be able to share many more gorgeous photos with you. Peruse the galleries for Wedding inspiration in the shape of Styled Shoots and Real Weddings from de Winton Paper co couples. You will be able to read more about the suppliers that created these gorgeous images and… Read More
Summer is coming to an end, holidays and cocktails on a sunny terrace fade into memory and it is back to school for us all. A summer season attending weddings can be a wonderful time to make a few mental notes on design details and personal touches that you just loved. We have been really… Read More
Hello! Me again, taking over the de Winton Paper co blog to talk all things wedding. Last time I shared how, while I love weddings, I (controversially) did not want one of my own – you can read about it here (link). This time around I wanted to talk about, another potentially controversial topic, Hen… Read More
I worked with Emma and Neil for the best part of a year, creating their save the dates, right through to cocktail menus and place cards for the day itself. It was a wonderful working relationship, even involving my getting a glimpse of the dress early on so we could combine its midsummer night’s dream romance… Read More
Dear reader, I want to give you a broad perspective on the world of wedding inspiration, so without further ado, let me introduce Polly, a dear friend and brilliant blogger. She had a very different kind of wedding, and it was just perfect. She will be telling her story over the course of a few… Read More
There are times in life where nothing other than timeless elegance will do. The wedding industry is constantly on the look out for the next ‘trend’ or the new ‘must have item’ at your wedding. It can be easy to forget what is at the heart of it: two people standing up in front of friends and family… Read More
I love being able to share photos from the couples I work with. Here is a brief post about a delightful couple Sarah and Jack, and Sarah’s mum Katherine, who I had the pleasure of working closely with to design their stationery. They went for the Dusk collection and I wantd to share these photos… Read More
I have been SO excited about this shoot coming out. The shoot day was one of those moments when you look around and realise you are in a room full of people at the top of their game. Organised by Kirsten Butler (aka The Little Wedding Helper) and shot by Frances Taylor (aka Evoke Pictures) this… Read More
It is always a pleasure to get a stationery request from someone you know. Nicola was the year below me at school, and although she did all her wedding planning from Australia, we got to chat on a number of times as she ordered everything from Save the dates through to Thank you cards just… Read More
Ok, so this isn’t strictly wedding inspiration, but I know my brides and grooms are into their stationery so I am very happy to share with you my new Christmas Card range. Last year I designed this Fern Christmas card, which many of you who have looked through my wedding collection will recognise the design… Read More
Our Chateau Collection was originally designed to feature in this French Vintage Shoot. I love having an excuse to create a new collection and it is always a bonus when you have such a talented team working to make it all com together so beautifully. The shoot was published in Vow Magazine. The Chateau collection… Read More
Ellie and Ed are a couple I didn’t actually meet until right up before the day when sorting out the table plan. I had the pleasure of working with Ellie’s Mum, Ro, throughout the process. We had a great time extending the Sorbet collection through to on the Day stationery which perfectly complimented this light… Read More