Placing an order
Ordering your wedding invitations + stationery
We are delighted that you have chosen Silk & Ink Designs to create your wedding stationery. The below information will guide you through how to order wedding invitations with ourselves. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to get in touch and we would be delighted to help. Suzanne can be reached on hello@silkandinkdesigns.co.uk or 01603 948 670.
Our current delivery time is approx 4 weeks from placing your order (varies from customer to customer, size of order, responding to proofs etc). On approval of proofs, you can expect to receive your order 14 working days later. Please allow 4 weeks from placing your order to delivery. If you are in a rush, please contact us before ordering to ensure we can accommodate your order.
We take advance bookings to guarantee a space in our diary during our busy times (January/February & Summer months) as delivery can be a little longer at these times, so please feel free to contact us and we will pencil a space in our diary for your order - hello@silkandinkdesigns.co.uk
Ready to order?
Please head to our shop using the link below and browse our selection of House Collections, Save the Dates and Finishing Touches.
All items can be added to your shopping cart along with your wedding details. A full set of proofs is always provided for each and every client/order with unlimited revisions, so if you don’t get something correct on the order form, don’t worry, plenty of opportunity to fix it!
If you are ordering ‘Guest name and/or Address printing’ please complete this spreadsheet, save and email a copy back to us.
Looking to order ‘on the day’ stationery?
Due to the different variables and options available to you, this cannot be ordered in our website shop. Instead, we book a 30min Zoom call with yourselves around 10 weeks prior to your wedding to run through all the details and options with you before setting deadlines and a list of things we will need to complete your designs. These ‘on the day’ slots fill fast, so do get in touch and we can pop a space in the diary in advance and will automatically be in touch at the appropriate time.
Frequently asked questions + Information
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On receipt of your order, a full set of proofs will be completed and emailed to you to check. Proofs take 2-3 working days days to create depending on the design chosen. We ask you to check these carefully and advise of any amends required via email (Simple list of bullet points is great!). We will then update proofs with unlimited revisions prior to completing your order. A final ‘approval to print’ will be required by email. Your order is then sent to print and no further changes can be made. Typical delivery time is 14 working days from proof approval.
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Once your order is completed, it will be shipped to the address stated during ordering. Orders are shipped either by Royal Mail Tracked or a courier when ordering a large board.
We are happy to ship to a different address to your home address i.e. work address if required.
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We recommend at least a few spares, don’t leave yourself short - take into consideration lost invites in post, surprise guests etc. 5-10% is the general rule.
While we are able to arrange a reprint after your main batch, there is a minimum order of 10 invites plus a £15 fee to complete the reprint. Sending very small orders to print is very expensive, so please ensure you have allowed for spares.
We suggest writing out your guest list before you start the order process to save any unnecessary expense.
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If you would like us to make any ‘on the day’ stationery, we recommend that you get in touch at least 10 weeks before your wedding day. By this time, you should have your final numbers and can can give us accurate information to complete proofs.
All ‘on the day’ clients are offered a Zoom call around 9 weeks before your wedding so we can go through all the details and answer any questions you might have.
We take advance bookings for reception stationery – just let us know when we finish your invites and we will pencil you a space in our diary.
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Yes, our minimum is 30 Invitations (can be mixed day and evening).
We also have a minimum of 30 items for ‘on the day’ stationery when only ordering one item i.e. an order of service booklet.
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We offer 3 main cards that your invitations can be printed on, with 2 further options if you are choosing our passport design. We have carefully chosen these cards for their quality and texture and have been working with them for many years so know they work for our designs and printing methods.
These are Soft White, Pale Ivory and Natural (Cream). Each are 350gsm in weight.
If you are ordering from our Colours Collection, you have a choice of over 20 colour cards to choose from to ‘mix and match’.
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As standard we offer White, Pale Ivory, Kraft and Pale Grey included in price with Save the Dates, Invitations, RSVP cards and Thank you cards.
Other colours available for a small upgrade charge.
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We offer both ‘guest name printing’ on your invitations as well as ‘guest address printing’ on the outer envelopes.
This can be added to your order via our shop and we would request for a spreadsheet to be filled out with your guests details.