Moodboard 11 has brought us to the classic combination of Grey & White! And we say classic because we certainly feel that WE will never get tired of this stunning combination. As a matter of fact, we jump at the opportunity when our clients tell us that...
There is no doubt that the world has fallen back in love with the Art Deco movement, thanks to the modern re-imagination of The Great Gatsby. This invite that we designed, an Art Deco black laser cut pocket, includes a double sided card on champagne shimmer...
Today on the blog we feature the beautiful and colourful floral inspired wedding invitation of Erna and Damian. The summer wedding was held in Paarl and Peartree captured stunning pictures of the couple at the Boschendal Wine Estate in December. The Love & Light invitation that we designed for...
I want to share this STUNNING beaut of an invitation with you all on this blustery monday morning. We designed it for Splendid Affairs clients, Dupi and Hale last year and we love the final result. The invitation consists of 2 digitally printed cards which are wrapped...
For the 6th mood board in our series we have decided to portray how two of our most popular techniques can be combined for a wedding inspired by the combination of metallics and florals. Two seemingly opposite elements are combined to create a modern wedding...
One of the recent projects I absolutely loved working on is called the Love Travels invitation. The countries on the front card can be edited to represent the different places where a couple met or came from. It is amazing to think that people from all...
We all like to give the outside world the illusion of being calm, collected and having your life together (Even though you're wearing the shirt you found in the 3-week-old laundry pile that lives on the ominous chair that you haven't REALLY seen in years). One of the...
When it comes to choosing an invitation or stationery design for a wedding, we very rarely are drawn to the colour black. We here at Secret Diary like to experiment with ALL the colours and textures we possibly can and black most certainly does not...
The amazingly talented Kusjka du Plessis Photography recently approached us to ask if we could create stationery items for one of her photoshoots. The moodboard of the shoot was based around the idea of Matryoshka dolls (Russian Nesting dolls), taking inspiration from the rich tones, floral details and uniqueness of the dolls themselves. Needless to say...
No detail was left untouched with these beautiful laser cut, letter pressed gated invites for Delray and Rudy's upcoming wedding. The inner card was deeply pressed in a charcoal ink enclosed with an abstract floral laser cut folder. Small diamantes adorned the pattern and a...
With an array of colour options, our new traditional invites use African influences with a modern (an colourful) flair. The laser-cut detailing adds an ever so elegant and delicate touch. These vibrant invites can be printed on a variety of papers, accommodating any occasion or...