This gorgeous vintage layered stitched invitation was created for the lovely Deane and Dewald and was a real treat for us to design! These stitched layered invitation generally range from about R35.00 upwards depending on the number of pages you require and the quantatity and come in a variety of sizes. Always remember that each and every design that we create is 100% custom to that specific client.Matching customised envelopes are optional with all our stationery.

Pure laser cut perfection, this invitation captured the heart and essence of local photographer Veronique Norval who will be getting married later this year. Veronique opted for 2 rectangular cards layered on top of one another finished with a gold shimmer laser cut belly band. Her beautiful nude colour palette was a pleasure to work with and this was the incredible result! Keep your eyes peeled for her reception stationery which we will be starting on shortly.

Perfectly purple, these square layered invitations were created for clients of the “oh so fabulous” Jaco from Just Jack Wedding coordination. Again we can bring any design style into any invitation format to suit the look and feel of your wedding!

Because we have been so unbelievably busy this past holiday season, we seem to have been neglecting our fans in terms of posting regular eye candy of our work!

We thought we would catch up and show you a few of our latest and greatest wedding invitation designs we have done in the last 2 or so months!

We would love to hear from you, so let us know what you think?! Email us at info@secretdiary.co.za

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The Secret Diary Team

To all our beloved clients, fans and industry friends we wish you all a splendid New Years!

Please note that because we have had a rather long creatively crazy year , a few hundred weddings, laughs, tears, and excitement, our offices are currently closed for a short rest period until the 9th of January 2012.

This is done so that once back at the studio in January we will be able to come back with a bang and give our clients our full creative attention.Unfortunately creativity requires rest in order to flourish! Healthy body = healthy mind

Exsisting pre-arranged orders and weddings will be done before we reopen, but no new orders and consultations will commence until the 9th of January 2012 . For any emergencies please contact Carla on 082 738 1788.

We will be starting off the New Year with a host of new fonts and ideas! The fonts above are just a taster of some of the new gems we have added to our collection! If any of them catch your eye then please let us know and we can incorporate them into your wedding invitations or wedding stationery.

We appreciate your cooperation in this regard and would also like to thank all our clients and industry friends for the wonderful pressies that were sent to us over Christmas. They were muchly apprciated!

With love and well wishes for the New year ahead!

The Secret Diary Team

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Last but definately not least, I need to take this moment to also thank each and every one of my Secret Diary team members for the AMAZING work they have done this year! Without each and every one of you this business would not be possible! You each bring something so special to our team and I would just like all of you to know how dearly Craig and I treasure you ladies! Candice, Stacey, Sasha, Chane, Julie, Naomi, Deidre, Ronelle, Zandile, Holly, Elske and Mpho!! You ladies take the catch phrase “dream team” to a whole new level!

Have a very Merry Christmas and an awe inspiring New Year!

Love from Carla and the Secret Diary team!

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I thought it best to chat a bit about one of old time favourites today instead of something brand spanking new.The format we are shining a spotlight on today is our fabulous A5 three fold invitation!

This wedding invitation option offers so much versatility and is chosen so often by our clients for that very reason. One can jam pack tons of info into the folder without it looking too busy, as well as it can be designed with many a different design styles. In this specific option the brief was black and white, with a twist of fun – so we opted to use many different fonts and small decorative additions to bring the design to life. We have found that this particular invitation format works quite well with so many different looks and themes, from a classic timeless look  and feel, to a vintage farm chic and modern elegance. This format is a timeless studio favourite of ours!

Always bear in mind that all our invitations come with the option of having a matching envelope. And why not save yourself the time draining exercise of hand writing each guests names onto your envelopes, by allowing us to print your guests names and addresses for you!

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The Secret Diary team!

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With it being peak wedding season, there is rarely ever time for our entire team to get together and just enjoy an ice cream or lunch together. In saying that, we could hardly resist the child like temptation of the sound of the local ice cream man when he came peddaling down our street. The poor unsuspecting ice cream man could probabaly believe his luck when out jumped all 12  creative bombshells and bombarded him for ice cream. All in all it was a YUMMY quick little get together and photo opportunity and was enjoyed by all! One cant resist but sing the cheesy lyrics to the “Friday song” by Rebecca Black!

To all our clients and industry friends! As Rihanna says it: “Heres to the Freakin weekend!”

Love

The Secret Diary team

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We are proud to present the first invitation designed by our  latest and greatest addition to the Secret Diary team…. Naomi Warwick ! Naomi studied in the UK and has brought with her a strong skill for layout and illustration!  This specific Secret Diary couple wanted a quirky bright country botanical feel to their wedding invitations and I think Naomi hit the nail on the head with the result being VERY happy clients!

For more information on our oh so fabulous designs and awe inspiring wedding invitations, please contact us on info@secretdiary.co.za or (021) 981 9682!

Love the Secret Diary team

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Our new selection of cardholders are the perfect stylish solution for standing both table numbers and table menu cards and can be hired for a whole weekend at a time.

For more information on our extensive rental catalogue please email us at info@secretdiary.co.za

It was a proud moment when Fair Lady Bride contacted us and asked if they could feature some of our work in their latest issue! We none the less sent them many beautiful choices to choose from and this was the outcome! They features our crazy popular Passport invitations, as well as our stylish laser cut work. We are thrilled about our feature and look forward to working with Fair Lady Bride again in the future. So run out and buy your copy on store shelves now!

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The {ever growing} Secret Diary team!

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One of our most favorite invitations to design is most definitely our layered stitched invitations! Not only can you have many different sized pages, but have a wonderful mix of fonts, designs and themes all rolled into one very jam packed creative booklet. These booklets tend to be anything from 140×140mm in size right up to 160×160mm and are great to incorporate little photo strips with either inspiring images which give your guests a sneak peak of your upcoming wedding or pics from a prior engagement shoot. This invitation choice is always accompanied by matching envelopes which can also be highly stylized and printed with your guests names and addresses. For a vintage twist we try to incorporate antique imagery from the early 1700 and 1800’s by bringing in old postcards, stamps, baroque decorations and calligraphy! Fabulous gold or silver foiling is also available to add an extra bit of bling to your cover page.

This trendy invitation choice is definitely top of our list this summer and generally ranges from between R30.00 to R50.00 an invite depending on the number of pages and the finishes one chooses to have done.