Here’s a sneak preview of several brand new card designs we’ve produced exclusively for a local baby clothing and toy store, but soon they’ll be available to buy here. With a unique Scandinavian natural woodland theme, each card is created with either boys or girls in mind, but there will be designs which also suit new parents where the gender isn’t known. So with a mix of earthy browns, lush greens, colourful toadstools, ladybirds and other cute details, we hope you’ll find the perfect design to congratulate any lucky new born in your life.

These new baby cards will be on sale later in November, but if you simply can’t wait then email hayley@slatersparke.com. Or if you live in Bristol then visit Gentle Baby Things on North Street!

I am very proud to announce another SlaterSparke design launched this week, ’Beautiful Day’. As you can see the style is very vintage due to not only the lace but the pearl embellishment in the centre, this jaw-dropping card should get your guests talking. The SlaterSparke team think this will be one of our most popular designs.

A little SlaterSparke secret which I’ll share with you – all our designs are named after a famous song.  So, if you can think of a song we haven’t already chosen that would suit our wedding stationery then please let us know.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Hx

I am very proud to annouce one of SlaterSparke’s new designs…I bring you ’Joy’!

‘Joy’ is made up of our favourite vintage style lace, satin ribbon and a fabulous large brooch – just stunning! It was a bespoke card I put together for one of our brides, which we were so pleased with, we had to launch it as soon as possible. Gill very kindly sent us some photos of ‘Joy’ in all its glory on her wedding day. Photography by Susan Renee.

Watch this space!

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I always like to blog about local companies so when I found Bristol Vintage I just had to broadcast it. It has everything you need from crockery, bunting, jugs of wild flowers and even wind-up gramophones to make your day a day to remember. They cover the whole of the south west co-founded by Ali Cook & Katie Daniels.  Between them they have over 10 years experience organising boutique events, weddings, parties and film premieres.  A really beautiful website and look out for SlaterSparke Ltd on their blog!

www.bristolvintage.co.uk

I am so pleased to announce that we are now selling our wedding stationery in Cardiac, Bristol. For those local folk, please pop along and take a look. They’ve chosen to sell our ‘Elegance’ card and a new design which will be available this week, we’ve called ‘Glorious’ so don’t forget to come back to my blog and take a look before it’s available to buy, it’s going to be a favorite amongst you lovely brides!

Happy Easter to everyone who views my blog from SlaterSparke Ltd!

Easter Garland from Etsy.com

So much work goes into making our stationery, so when one of my brides sent me this I was absolutely thrilled. Our ‘Elegance’ range on one of her tables, in its full glory…perfect!  Thanks Cassandra.

This is part of their ‘Statement Stationery’ article and we’re very pleased to have SlaterSparke included as one of their top invitation designers. Thank you to the editor who got in contact with us and asked for images and details. Grace was highlighted as an example of how lace can be incorporated to give a vintage look and I think it looks great.

You can find this Dec/Jan issue of Your Wedding at WH Smith, Borders and other independent newsagents, and you can find out more about this publication at www.yourbristolsomersetwedding.co.uk. It’s a wonderful glossy magazine, packed with loads of ideas and especially useful for brides to be in the west of England.

Look out for more press appearances for SlaterSparke in 2010 when we’ll start a new marketing campaign and launch more new stationery designs.

This will be available to order for your vintage wedding very soon. It will be called Grace.

The second image in from the top left is one of my invitations ‘Elegance’. Polka Dot Bride have chosen to include this SlaterSparke design into a ‘vintage wedding’ montage along with some very nice ideas for a stylish wedding.

My own wedding was based around a vintage theme and ‘Elegance’ was actually the invite I designed for my guests, so I’m especially pleased they chose this one!

Please take a look at this great wedding blog full of fantastic ideas: http://www.polkadotbride.com/

This particular entry in the Polkadot Bride blog can be found here

Oh and in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me via hayley@slatersparke.com

I’m looking forward to producing more beautiful invitations for more beautiful brides and grooms to be!