Firstly we offer 2 types of boxes:

1. Luxury Hardboard box invitations. These can come with the lid and base connected to each other with a ribbon hinge or a separate base and lid. For such a luxury box we usually recommend having your monogram foiled on the box lid in a foil colour of your choice from gold, silver, rose gold, copper, gunmetal and array of other foils. The box shape can be completely customised to suit you and the cards inside. To top it off we can finish off this box with a beautiful satin ribbon bow. A wide range of paper options are available for these boxes from shimmer and textured to plain colours or patterned.

2. If you love the showstopping statement of a box invite but time or budget constraints you then our Standard boxes would be best for you. We custom make these boxes inhouse and are made from thick 300gsm paper. These boxes are available in 3 different sizes: 160mm square, A5 and DL long slim. With this box selection we are able to digitally print, letterpress, emboss or foil on the box lid in any preferred colour or design. There are also 2 options to finish off your box, you can opt to have a ribbon bow around the entire box or only opt to have a bow around the lid of the box. The latter option allows guest to open and close your invitation without having to struggle to replace the bow back around the box. Garnish your ribbon or bow with a diamante buckle or perspex engraved tag to finish off the effect.

When you have selected the option that best suits your theme we can move on to your box inserts. Here the options are endless!! We are able to do anything that you could possibly think of…but to make things a little easier we will mention the inserts that are the most popular. So here they are:

1. Firstly we are able to digitally print paper cards in any style or theme of your choice. Have a lot of info? No problem, we can add in as many cards as you require.

2. Our second option is to do letterpressed inserts. The norm with this is generally to only have your main card letterpresses and then digitally print the additional card should you have a lot of information. The again nothing is holding you back to have all cards letter pressed.

3. The third option that we have available is to opt for foiling. The colours that we have available and often use are gold, silver, rose gold, copper and gunmetal. A lovely and popular option is to combine letterpressing with the foiling.

4. The last and most glamorous option is our perspex engraved invite cards. We are able to design these in any shape and size that you can think off. Perspex is available in a variety of colours: gold, silver, clear, black and white.

Now that you have selected your box and insert that suits your wedding theme, you can now add any number of additions… these include a beautiful intricate lasercut pockets or gate folders, tissue paper or band with your guests names on. The options are endless and we are always eager to design new and exciting invitations!! Please challenge us, we will be sure to turn your box invite dreams into reality. Should you need some inspiration, we have a wide range of box invitations available on our online store. Have a peak at some of your stunning box invitations below.

Luxury Box Invitation 1: Two compartments in box that held a main foiled invitation card, a digitally printed additional card and a silver mirror perspex engraved fan.

Luxury Box Invitation 2: An A5 invitation with gold foiled insert inside an intricate gold laser cut pocket enclosed with a semi-transparent band with guest name. The box is finished off with a gold edwardian bow.

Standard Box Invitation: DL Shape – A boarding pass inspired Invitation Insert

Standard Box Invitation: Square – Monogram in gun metal foil.

]]> http://www.secretdiary.co.za/box-invitations-all-you-need-to-know/feed/ 0 http://www.secretdiary.co.za/e-store-pick-luxury-senzo-orchid-boxed-invitation/ http://www.secretdiary.co.za/e-store-pick-luxury-senzo-orchid-boxed-invitation/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:44:11 +0000 http://www.secretdiary.co.za/?p=26553 Your wedding invitations set the scene for your special day, showing the colour and any theme of your wedding. Today on our E-Store pick, our stunning Oriental flower inspired Senzo Orchid – Luxury Boxed Invitations your theme will definitely be set for one to remember with an A5 debossed and foiled invite box containing a beautifully detailed laser cut gate folder which holds a letter pressed and gold foiled card with an additional digitally printed card. The foiling of Monogram can be done in Gold, Silver and Rose Gold, depending on what design you want to go for.

The soft aqua blue and unique iced gold reminds me of something out of mermaids and fairy tales adding just the right amount of sparkle and elegance to set the mood for your special day. Stand out this season and be the princess you’ve always wanted to be!

Perspex is a very versatile product, it is a solid plastic made of polymathy methacrylate and can be used on the laser cutter and so it’s wonders are endless. Phew that’s the sciencey bit out of the way! 

Our most luxury perspex is our metallic mirror range, which comes in silver, gold and bronze. This can be engraved and cut into an exceptionally unique invitation or cut into a beautiful cake topper. Have a look at some of our mirror perspex products on our online store to see some of the pretties that we have created previously.

http://shopsecretdiary.co.za/collections/perspex/gold

http://shopsecretdiary.co.za/collections/perspex/silver

One of my favourite perspex is the clear as it engraves white with stunning results. 

http://shopsecretdiary.co.za/collections/perspex/clear

Our perspex also come in black and white as well as a large range of colours which are available by special order only.

Whether it’s for yourself to just add something different to your home, liven up your work space or to create a lasting memorable invitation for your wedding day, we certainly have the style, cut and colour you will need to make any day or occasion special and unique.”

Lace Perspex Snow Flake

All you need is love Cake topper

We created a couture design for their invites, which included a gold ornate perspex invitation, a textured additional card with gold foiled text and a custom monogram. The invite was placed inside a white textured envelope with a custom-made wax seal. The classic gold and white theme continued throughout their stationery designs in the four-page program fans, napkin bands, and on-the-day decor.

From the all-white floral arrangements and island garlands hanging from the ceilings to the casual reception dinner on the beach, this wedding feels like it hit the perfect combination between a destination and traditional style.

Feast your eyes on the beautiful wedding day of Alexia and Peter below as captured by New Zealand Photographer, Danelle Bohane Photography. See and read more on their special day here.

The inspiration for this mood board was a modern simplistic grey invitation, designed for a lovely couple that tied the knot earlier this year. Their invitation consisted of a charcoal grey pocket and light grey inner cards. Their main invite card text was letterpressed in 1 colour and included a fern element on both the top and bottom corner.

You can look at the invite which inspired this mood board here.

We did this oriental suite for a shoot recently and loved how it turned out! The patterns are what make this a really inspiring suite. I love how the invitation folder is beautifully wrapped with twine and a pretty printed belly band. The folder flaps are cut asymmetric and folds in a non-traditional manner, which adds interest and takes to it’s “Origami” naming.

The place cards are laser cut fans that are printed on both sides with different patterns, which can be placed on each guests’ glass.

We get so many inquiries about our parasols, that I had to shine a bit of light on them! They are very popular and so practical for summer weddings or events. These paper parasols are the perfect accessory to an event – whether it’s themed or not!

Click on the link or pics below to shop this invite. Browse our South African E-store here and our International E-store (currency in US dollars) here.

Shop | Origami Invitation

Shop | Origami Tag

Shop | Origami Place Card

Shop | Origami Table Number

Shop | Orient White Paper Parasol

We absolutely adore each and every one of them, but we will let you try to find a favourite as we struggle to select between all the elegant options.

This invitation consists of a luxurious boarding pass pocket in a colour of your choice, which is then foiled in a metallic colour in one of 3 phrases on the front cover. Two digitally printed cards are placed inside the pocket, one is the main card, sporting the ceremony details and an additional card holds the directions or your gift details. A basic white envelope is included with each boarding pass invitation.

Love what you see? Shop the collection here or click on the links below.

We’ll let the stunning photographs taken by Zara Zoo photography do all the talking…

A wedding invitation should provide your guest with a hint of what they can expect at the wedding that you have been dreaming of.  You are letting selected guests in on a lifelong dream of yours, that will soon become a reality that’s even more beautiful than you could ever think it would be. Therefore, go all out with at least one little element of your invitations, whether it is making use of foiling, embossing, debossing, letter pressing or a beautiful laser cut pocket as in this instance. Select an element that suits both you and your fiancé’s style to the T.  Should you like more than one printing technique do feel free to combine a few… The end result will be nothing short of stunning!

This specific invitation consists of beautiful intricate floral, botanical and bird cut-out details on the white pocket. Two digitally printed cards are then inserted into the pockets that are in a cream colour tone with black text.  We hope you enjoy looking at these images as we know we sure love them.

This invite is available on our online store – click on the images to shop!

*On the day wedding photos from Pinterest.