Design concept
Gatefold·Red and gold
Red peony gatefold, gold double happiness
A cultural design with gold foil and a seal.
Gold foilSeal
15+ years · 480+ weddings · up to 30% less
Both families’ names, English and Chinese together, designed with you and printed in our own studio.
Bilingual, with both families’ names
Set your invitation in English, or in English with traditional or simplified characters, as your families prefer. Bring the exact Chinese wording, since we set text as supplied, and a Chinese reader in your family checks every proof before printing.
English only
English with traditional characters
English with simplified characters
Set in English, with both families’ names on the card.
Both families’ names, in the order your families prefer. The date is yours to choose.
Red and gold for the tea ceremony and banquet
Red and gold sit beside your own palette, and we show you how they look on your design before anything is made.
Tea ceremony card
A small card for the families and close relatives, with the time and place.
Banquet card
The main invitation for all guests, with the venue, arrival time and start.
Designs Chinese couples choose
Gatefolds, pockets and flat cards with room for two languages and both families. Open any design to see it closed and open, then tell us what you would change.
Teal, red and gold, with gatefolds that open to both languages and both families’ names. The first five are new design concepts; the rest are suites we’ve made.
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Bring the designs you like to a free session and we quote any quantity.
Planning your invitations
- 12+ months
Save the dates
Share the date with relatives at home and abroad.
For guests who travel, send the save the date 12 or more months ahead, then the full invitation in good time for the banquet.
- 8 to 12 months
Design session
Bring both families to a free session in our studio.
- 6 to 8 months
Design and proofs
Wording in both languages, proofed by a reader.
- 4 months
Approve and print
You approve every card, then we print in-house.
- 10 weeks
Post in Australia
Send the invitation and tea ceremony cards.
- 12+ weeks
Post overseas
Allow extra weeks for relatives overseas.
Relatives overseas will want the tea ceremony and banquet details early.
- The day
Matching menus and signs
Table cards, menus and seating signs to match.
Pictured throughout: our red peony gatefold suite, a design concept.
“Everyone who received one commented on how beautiful they were.”
Barbara and Wade
Questions we hear
Shall we design yours?
Designed and printed at our studio in Melbourne’s south-east (multiple locations), posted to your families.
“You were very helpful, responsive and understanding when it came to our designs and budgets.”
Mina and Sumer
15+ years · 480+ weddings · up to 30% less
