Exhibitor Insights: Elsie May Designs

Hey there Peeps!

Today I would like to welcome Jo from Elsie May Designs with their bright and beautiful coloured stationery ranges to speak to us about their story. The purpose of our exhibitor insight blog series is to break down walls, so that our lovely brides to be get to know the people behind the product and their story too. Because we all love stories, and we all love love stories even more! xo

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How did you get into what you are doing?

A lack of what we were looking for really. We knew we didn’t want anything traditional and what you would normally associate with wedding stationery so with Alex being a graphic designer we decided to design our own range and took it from there! We had so many positive and encouraging comments about our wedding invitations that made us think this could be a really exciting business!

What do you enjoy about it?

We love the variety of people you speak to as they are so excited about getting married and the fact that no two days are ever the same. Sometimes it’s focused on design work, sometimes writing posts for our new blog that we just started – www.elsiemaydesigns.com/blog. Even the boring admin can break up the day but nobody likes doing that task!

We pride ourselves on great customer satisfaction and we have had some great testimonials so far!

How does it feel to be a part of someones special day?

It does feel really special as I mentioned, couples are always really excited about their wedding and that enthusiasm is infectious and that inspires us to give people stationery to be really proud of.

What factors are important to you to consider when designing?

It’s important that we would actually buy the design we are creating if it was us looking for stationery. That’s the best gauge for creating high quality stationery but we also like to keep updated with what others are creating so we really can keep our designs fresh and unique.

Do you have a favourite all time design?

Our favourite range is Just My Type which was designed for our wedding and it summed us up perfectly, it’s simple yet effective, we are definitely each other’s type and the word ‘type’ signifies Alex’s love of typography and design. Our wedding also featured the colour red quite heavily so it was the perfect match.

If you could also write a little more about yourself and if you have any wedding wisdom to share that would be amazing!

Alex is a talented graphic designer so this was a natural move for him. He is passionate about creating new designs and especially gets excited when commissioned for a bespoke service. Jo has been an accountant within a few media companies so has a creative side from those environments. She plays a key role in sourcing things like paper stocks, envelopes and any other items we need as well as ensuring that our customer service is excellent.

We offer more modern, quirky & fun designs than many other competitors as we feel like our wedding, it should be a really fun day for everyone and you look back with great fondness!

We generally attract couples like us looking to put some personality into their wedding and this is reflected in their design choice. Recently we have been creating more traditional invitations particularly with our hand drawn bespoke illustrative service as it lends itself to that style. We are more than happy to provide a service to anyone who likes our current designs through to people wanting something truly unique.

Our wedding wisdom is definitely, put your stamp on it and make it your own! Do what is best for you as a couple and don’t cave into pressure from friends or family if it’s not how they would do it. We did everything our way with our wedding and even went on honeymoon before the big day. As long as you are prepared before, you come back tanned, relaxed and really excited about getting married!

www.elsiemaydesigns.com