Hello My Vintage Lovelies,

Gosh we’ve been busy with weddings,vintage fairs and photo shoots recently, which is great but unfortunately we’ve neglected our Feature Friday posts, but all is not lost.

On today’s Feature Friday I want to introduce to you, our dear friend Jessica Harrington from Wedding Save The Dates, a very talented designer.

I have had the pleasure of knowing the lovely Jessica since she first started her business. In fact, she came to us a bride and we loved creating her wedding flowers for her. Why not take a peek at the fabulous film of Jessica and Scott’s getting married on our website. Stunning I think! and here’s her story………..

I’ve been a designer/art-worker since graduating with a BA in Graphic Design in 2008. I work full-time but started my part-time business in 2012. I got married myself August 2012 and made the save the date magnets with packaging for my own wedding guests. The ‘Rose Floral’ design was inspired from the design of my wedding dress by Ian Stuart called ‘Flowerbomb’ and ended up styling the whole wedding based on it.

I had my save the date magnets published on a wedding blog, just to showcase what I had created for my own wedding. From that I started having enquires from other brides asking if I could make them for their weddings too.

When did you start your company and where are you based?

As mentioned above, the business started in 2012. I work from home in Essex, can ship worldwide and have an increasing customer base particularly in the US and Australia. It feels like a great achievement when you know your products are being talked about not only in the UK but in countries so far away.

What kind of services to you offer?

There are 3 products available which can be adapted to any of the 11 designs currently available:

1. Rose Floral 2. Sunflower Floral 3. Birdcage 4. Autumn 5. Pretty Bow 6. Seashell Beach 7. Aviation Birdcage 8. Retro Bunting 9. 1950′s Vinyl Record 10. Tea Party 11. Woodland (New)

There are two magnet sizes 58mm and 77mm, but also if your looking for something a little different the 58mm magnets can also be bought with handmade packaging. The packaging is a piece of coloured card with a beautiful delicate lace paper, with a matching label attached to the top. A clear plastic pouch displays the magnet beautifully within the packaging.

I am also open to creating a completely new design to match any wedding theme. I love when a bride comes to me asking for something new as I can get my ‘creative mind’ flowing!

Could you tell us about some of your recent commissions?

I am currently working on a design for a couple who want to include their golden retriever on the magnet design, because there dog is such a big part of their lives. I recently had the unusual commission of incorporating a ‘cow’ to the design…. anything is possible!

What are your plans of 2013?

Being a small one person business its all about getting the word out about the save the date products that I offer. I’ve exhibited at two wedding fairs on my own now and want to continue getting them out in the public eye rather than potential customers just seeing on-line.

I’ve been lucky enough to be featured on some top wedding blogs and one of my designs is going to be featured in a wedding magazine which will be coming out in April. This will be the first time my save the dates would be advertised in a magazine, so very excited about seeing it in print. Hopefully this will give me the platform to open the business to a larger audience.

I also want to expand the range of designs I offer. Wedding trends change so need to ensure the designs reflect the changing themes.

For more information contact Jess on [email protected]

Or visit her shop on www.etsy.com/shop/WeddingSavetheDates and www.facebook.com/handmadesavethedates Twitter @WedSavetheDate

Photographers: www.martinskikulis.com www.markammonphotography.co.uk

Thanks Jessica, for sharing your story and fabulous designs. I think a must for every bride, but then I just love them.

Clare x x

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