Design Process
Everything you need to know!
It's likely that this is your first time having wedding stationery or signage created so you're probably wondering how it all works. We’ve compiled this guide that we hope will help you in making your decisions and understanding the process.
To start
Let's chat!
Fill in an enquiry form here, or email us at info@momentsnmore.com and we will get back to you within 48 hours to arrange a consultation to discuss your needs. We provide complimentary clarity consultations which last 30 minutes on Zoom. This call will help us understand more about your vision and will help us to build a package and quote for you based on the information you provide. Please note, we only provide one complimentary call prior to a booking.
Your timeline
Design timeline
Print timeline
1. Based on our consultation, we will send you a pricing proposal
2. Once happy, approve your pricing approval
3. Approve your invoice and pay a 50% deposit to secure your booking with us
4. Sign your contract
5. Once the deposit has been paid and contract sent back, you will be sent a timeline for deliverables and actions as well as a document to fill in for wording and guest names etc.
6. An initial design mockup will be sent to you on the date agreed upon in the timeline.
7. Advice of any changes or feedback (3 changes allowed per stationery/design item) or approve your digital design. At no stage will printed proofs be offered.
8. Sign off your final design mockups and specifications ready for print
9. At this stage, the remaining balance including any additional fees incurred along the process will be due. No printing commences until this balance is cleared and approval confirmation is received.
10. Once paid, we will go straight to print. View timelines in 'design timelines'
11. Moments & More HQ receives your stationery/signage and assembles if required. We also perform a quality check on your stationery to ensure everything is as should be!
12. We post items to you or if required and arranged beforehand, can perform setup on the day of your event.
Each project timeline is determined following consultation and understanding of the design brief.
Semi-custom designs 2 - 4 weeks
Custom 6 - 10 weeks
A timeline will be sent to you once your booking is secured. Please note, you must be booked in to start any design process and we do not hold dates for bookings. If you require a quick turnaround, please let us know in your initial enquiry and we can see if we can accommodate however we always recommend enquiring and booking early to avoid disappointment.
Each print timeline is determined following consultation and understanding of the design brief.
Digital and lithographic print 1-2 weeks
Digital foiling 2 weeks
Hot gold foiling 3 weeks
Letterpress/ other specialist techniques 3 weeks
Acrylic stationery and signage 4 weeks
+ Postage 1 week
When to start
12 months prior
8-6 months prior
4 months prior
4-2 months prior
Send out your Save the Dates
Sending a save the date roughly a year in advance to your guests is recommended to give your guests enough notice to make their plans. If planning a destination wedding, it a recommended to give even more time.
It is particularly important to get save the dates if your wedding has guests coming from overseas, if it’s a destination wedding, or is in during the holiday season.
Giving out save the dates also takes the pressure off sending out invitations so far in advance (giving you more time to finalise important information that is required on your invitation).
Book your stationer for invitations and on-the-day stationery
If you love a particular stationer,
book them in now! We often get enquiries that are far too close to a wedding date which doesn’t give us enough time to complete the order and so we can’t take it on (this makes us so sad!), so try and book well in advance so all your stationery is covered and scheduled in.
At this stage, you should be organising your guest list so you know your invitation numbers, you know how many you require. Even if you only have a rough idea for on-the-day stationery, it is still a good time to book that in.
We often put together packages for a full stationery package which covers everything you need and works out better cost-wise!
Send out your Invitations
At this stage you should be getting ready to send out our invitations. It may seem a little early but you need to account for postage time, the time it takes for you guests to make their plans to come and to ultimately rsvp by your given date. If you've sent save the dates, this should work perfectly.
Your rsvp date should be roughly 6 weeks prior to your wedding. This gives you enough time to chase up any late-repliers (it’s very common to have to do!). It also gives your wedding vendors enough time to make the arrangements they need to based on your guest list, particularly important for vendors such as your caterer!
On-the-day stationery / signage
If you haven’t already, this is when you should book in your on-the-day wedding stationery and signage such as: welcome signs, seating plans, order of service, place names and menus etc.
These items will then arrive to you at least one week prior to your wedding. We aim for 2 weeks prior to your wedding, but if it’s a rush order, postage is slower than usual, there are are any delays in the designyou’ll usually have them about a week before your wedding.