Friday, 26th March 2010

CONFETTI MAGAZINE - FLY AWAY SUITE FEATURED

We were delighted to be asked by Confetti magazine to take part in their Summer Receptions photo shoot. The ‘Life’s A Beach’ spread features our Fly Away wedding stationery suite customised for the shoot…

The beautiful beach styling by Charlotte MacDonald provides great inspiration for brides and grooms planning their wedding on our costline or beautiful coatlines further afield.

See the full spread in the Summer issue of Confetti, on shelves now.

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Labels: Letterpress Stationery, Press, Wedding, Wedding Stationery

Wednesday, 17th February 2010

CUSTOM STATIONERY - ELIZABETH & BRIAN

I was delighted to design and print Elizabeth and Brian’s destination wedding stationery. Elizabeth and Brian are getting married next September in the beautiful town of Santa Maria di Castellabate in Italy. They wanted to supply their guests with information about the destination, travel and accommodation details and their wedding weekend itinerary…

On meeting with them and discussing different options we decide to create a wedding booklet together with a detailed RSVP card. They loved our Chantilly Wedding Suite which we customised using antique gold and sapphire blue ink colours to reflect the sandy beaches and deep blue sea of the south of Italy. We also included two lovebirds throughout the suite, a charming and whimsical detail.

The front cover of the booklet is the formal wedding invitation which is letterpress printed on luxurious 100% cotton paper and the inner pages are laser printed on matching laid paper. We decided to stitch bind the booklets with cotton thread to continue the use of quality materials throughout.

The RSVP card allows guests to reply to a pre wedding get together, the wedding and a beach bbq the day after the wedding. The envelopes are a beautiful antique gold colour complimenting the invitations. The RSVP envelopes are letterpress printed with the return address and the invitation envelopes are digitally printed with guests names and addresses.

Wedding booklets were a great solution for Elizabeth and Brian’s destination wedding. Their guests can easily access all the information they need and also bring the booklets with them for reference when they are enjoying their trip to Italy.

“We are getting married in Italy in September and wanted wedding invites to depict our wedding abroad. We used Farrell & Chase for our wedding invites and RSVP cards. Pamela was great to work with and no request was too big for her. The quality and style of the invites were excellent and our guests loved them. Thank you Pamela.” Elizabeth & Brian

We can customise any of our designs for destination weddings, creating wedding invitation booklets or separate wedding information booklets.

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Labels: Destination Wedding Stationery, Letterpress Stationery, Testimonials, Wedding, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Style + Trends

Wednesday, 17th February 2010

HAND LETTERED CALLIGRAPHY

We have teamed up with a very talented calligrapher and are delighted to announce that we are now offering a hand lettering service which elegantly sets off our letterpress wedding stationery…

We will work with you on choosing the particular style of calligraphy and colour that will best suit your invitations, postal envelopes and place cards. Quantities and requirements vary with every customer therefore we price each job on request.

Please email all enquiries to Pamela at pamela@farrellandchase.com.

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Labels: Calligraphy, Wedding, Wedding Stationery

Wednesday, 17th February 2010

B WEDDING MAGAZINE - ART DECO FEATURED

We are delighted to see our Art Deco wedding stationery suite featured in B Wedding Magazine’s Spring issue…

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Labels: Letterpress Stationery, Press, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Style + Trends

Tuesday, 16th February 2010

WE WON!!!

I attended the WeddingsOnline.ie Awards, Ireland’s Top 100 Wedding Suppliers, last night and I am thrilled to tell you that Farrell & Chase won the award for Best Wedding Supplier Website!

This award really means allot to me as I designed the website myself, it has been a long process and of course the website is always evolving. I have to say a big thank you to Loughlin and Ian from Choice Cuts for all their advice and help on usability and technical matters.

We arrived at the Crowne Plaza Santry yesterday evening and enjoyed canapes and Champagne at the bar with a string quartet playing in the background. It was great to meet so many of the WOL suppliers and put faces to names. We were then called into the really beautiful banqueting room for dinner. We enjoyed a three course meal followed by a very inspiring speech from Bill Cullen and then, the awards began.

We were seated at a table with Jill FitzGerald, from Cake Toppers Ireland, and the  Trim Castle Hotel. Congratulations to Trim Castle Hotel who were shortlisted for Wedding Venue of the Year - Hotel (Leinster). And a big congratulations to Cake Toppers Ireland who won Best Wedding Industry Newcomer. An amazing award to win.

I was congratulating Jill for her award when I was announced as the winner (Best Wedding Supplier Website), I really couldn’t believe it. My heart was pounding and I just kept thinking, please don’t trip (high shoes) while I was walking up to accept the award. Needless to say we finished up the night with a few celebratory drinks!

Thank you to everyone at Weddings Online for a great night and of course a big thank you to all our past and present Bride and Grooms.

I will get some pics up as soon as I get them.

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Labels: Awards, Shows + Events, Wedding, Wedding Stationery

Friday, 15th January 2010

WHAT IS LETTERPRESS?

I am asked by clients and fellow designers so often to explain the letterpress printing process that I decided why not create a blog post, so here goes…

Letterpress is a very old printing method which has seen a huge revival in the US and UK in recent years, fine artists and designers like myself  have embraced this old technique to create unique, luxuriously tactile stationery. At Farrell & Chase we are introducing this beautiful printing technique to a new generation in Ireland. When it comes to stationery, there’s simply nothing that compares to the unique, luxurious quality of letterpress.

Letterpress is a historic printing method dating from the mid 1400’s. Today, after centuries of change and technological advances in printing methods, the processes and craft of letterpress printing have remained virtually unchanged…

Each Farrell & Chase letterpress stationery cards begin with a spark of creativity. Once complete the design is then made into printing plates, one for each colour. The printing plate is the essence of the letterpress. A letterpress plate has a raised surface that presses into the paper, leaving behind a slight indentation. The plate is mounted onto the platen of the printing press, next we ink the press with our water-soluble rubber-based inks which come in a rainbow of colours.

We print all of our designs on 100% cotton paper. Chosen for it’s pillowy texture and thickness, our cotton paper has the added benefit of being eco-friendly. We hand feed the luxurious cotton paper through our vintage Adana press impressing the artwork into the soft cotton paper, one colour at a time. The result, stationery of incredible tactile beauty.

Finally, we inspect and count each piece before packaging in brown paper tied up with string ready for delivery or collection. Your stationery is a unique work of art, the culmination of hours of craft and creativity.

Because our printing is done on an antique printing press, each piece that we print will be subtly unique. Small variations in inking, color, impression and position are to be expected. These small variations are part of what makes letterpress beautiful.

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Labels: Letterpress, Letterpress Stationery, Wedding Stationery

Wednesday, 6th January 2010

WEDDING INSPIRATION - PRETTY IN PINK

With this romantic palette of dusty pinks and soft taupes, use fluttering ribbons, blooming Roses and vintage lace table linens. Serve some pink champagne and place candles around the tables and garden to create a dreamy atmosphere…

Let our Chantilly Wedding Suite set the tone.

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Labels: Wedding, Wedding Inspiration Gallery, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Style + Trends

Monday, 16th November 2009

WEDDING INSPIRATION - GARDEN PARTY

There is something so beautifully romantic about a garden wedding. Play off the natural beauty of Mother Nature and incorporate sage greens, vibrant pinks and purples into the styling. Serve a refreshing punch and delicious picnic sandwiches and mini quiches when guests arrive at the reception and set up a game of croquet on the lawn. Display hand picked flowers in jam jars and hang them from trees together with bird cadges to create an enchanting whimsical atmosphere. Set tables with lace linens and tea lights and let the beautiful natural setting do the rest!

Set the tone for your garden wedding with our beautiful Secret Garden wedding suite.

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Labels: Wedding, Wedding Inspiration Gallery, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Style + Trends

Monday, 16th November 2009

WEDDING INSPIRATION - LA DOLCE VITA

Imbue your wedding day with a sense of Italian romance, style, flavour and “La Dolce Vita”, fly away to one of the may breathtaking locations in Italy whether it’s the rolling hills of Tuscany, the dramatic cliffs of Amalfi or the sights of Rome. Use loose floral arrangements with plenty of candle light to create a relaxed, romantic atmosphere. Add vintage flair with different styles of bridesmaids dresses in the same muted colour pallet, give guests small bags of lavender confetti for your exit from the church and arrive in style in a classic Italian car. Serve prosecco with delicious canapes to welcome guests before a long relaxing Italian meal served with local wine. Create a comfortable seating are with hammocks or big floor cushions beside the pool or on the roof terrace or balcony where gusts can enjoy the entertainment well into the night.

For the perfect complimentary wedding stationery view our Fly Away wedding suite, inspired by vintage luggage tags, offering a truly unique and memorable solution for a destination wedding.

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Labels: Wedding, Wedding Inspiration Gallery, Wedding Stationery, Wedding Style + Trends

Thursday, 12th November 2009

WEDDING STATIONERY SPECIAL OFFER

Our Christmas gift to you…

We would like to offer all our readers 10% DISCOUNT off all wedding stationery orders placed in November and December plus FREE PLACE CARDS.

For the couple who wants to stand out from the crowd! We will help you to make the perfect first impression for your wedding. Whatever your wedding style, we will bring it to life with wonderful details, dramatic and whimsical, making your wedding stationery truly personal…

We can customise any of our beautiful designs to compliment your wedding style,with a choice of ink colours, envelope colours and personalised wording. You can view our full collection, estimate prices and order samples here.

Please do not hesitate to contact us on 087 686 9220 or email pamela@farrellandchase.com with any queries.

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Labels: Letterpress, Letterpress Stationery, Wedding, Wedding Stationery