Event Planning

Discover romantic Christmas wedding ideas, from elegant winter invitations and cosy venues to festive flowers and dresses for your perfect winter day.

Get inspired by festive Christmas wedding table ideas featuring table confetti, place cards, menus, and more from Dotty about Paper.

Explore our favourite themed wedding invitations at Dotty About Paper — from beach and rustic to traditional and rose gold. Find your perfect design today!

Learn how to ask for wedding gifts without awkwardness. Discover polite ways to share your gift list, alternative ideas, and what to include for a thoughtful wedding registry.

Not sure where to start with your wedding theme? Explore 10 key tips for choosing the perfect theme and colour palette for your wedding stationery and overall celebration.

Many brides see 'something borrowed' as the hardest section to fill. However, it can also be the most meaningful. Here are our favourite 'something borrowed' ideas!

Postponing your wedding day can be very upsetting. Celebrating on the original day is a great way to lift your spirits and not let the day go to waste!

Amanda and Michael West finally got to have their magical, blush pink wedding day in August 2022! I spoke to Amanda about her wedding planning journey.

Packaging your wedding invitations in a beautiful way is super easy! Follow these four simple steps to sending out invitations that you will love.

Step one - choose your invitations

The first step is to find your ideal wedding invitations! Luckily for you, there are so many out there to choose from. So whether you're looking for invitations for a rustic, beach, or vintage theme, you're sure to find your dream invites. Featured Product: Rustic Mason Jar Flowers - Boutique Wedding Invitation & RSVP Here at Dotty about Paper, we have a wide range of wedding invitations to suit any wedding!

Step two - assemble your invitations

Now you've got your invitations, you'll need to assemble them ready to send. This is where you can get creative. Featured Product: Boho Jewel Flowers - Boutique Wedding Invitations Some invitations are a lot easier to assemble, and will just need to be popped into an envelope. Whilst others will include string, ribbon bows, diamantes, and more - it's all about your style! If you're unsure about what order to assemble your invitations, this is the general rule to follow.

• Place your invitation right at the back, facing upwards.
• On top of that, add any guest information cards.
• Then place your RSVP envelope, and then your RSVP card.
• Many invitation sets will then be sealed with a band.
• You may also want to add a poem card into your invitations, which can be put into the envelope at the end.

Step three - choose an envelope seal

Next, seal your envelope with a beautiful envelope seal for the perfect finishing touch. There are a wide range of styles available, including designs to match your invitations. Featured Product: Bohemian Love Birds - Wedding Envelope Seals They're so easy to use!

Step four - send!

Then add your guests addresses to your invitations, and send. It's super easy. We hope this blog has been useful for you.

When it comes to planning a wedding palette, there's nothing quite like pastel colours! Gentle sunshine and blooming flowers provide soft pastel inspiration that's guaranteed to give your special day a wonderfully whimsical vibe. Here are our top picks for a dreamy pastel wedding colour theme...

Pastel Pink

Pastel pink is a wedding favourite all year round, but we think bright summer weather really makes this shade shine. This colour is perfect for your wedding reception, too - just think how sweet pink decorations would look when paired with berry cocktails and a floral wedding cake! Featured Design: 'Watercolour Roses Wedding Menu'

Pastel Blue

This hue brings the crystal clear blue beauty of the sky to your pastel wedding theme. Perfect for a relaxed wedding in the city or the country, it can easily be paired with whimsical bridesmaid dresses and plenty of soft powder blue lace embellishments. Featured Design: 'Bohemian Love Birds Boutique Wedding Invitation & RSVP'

Pastel Purple

Pantone's Ultra Violet is the 2018 colour of the year. But, if you prefer more gentle tones, why not opt for a more subtle shade of purple? A gentle pastel purple will look stunning when represented through wildflowers. And, just like the pastel pink shade, you can even theme your reception refreshments with purple fruits, cakes, and drinks. Featured Design: 'Royal Botanical Boutique Wedding Invitation & RSVP'

Pastel Yellow

When we think the colour yellow, we think daffodils, daisies, and plenty of sun. If that sounds like your idea of heaven, pastel yellow is the wedding colour for you! Blend softer yellow hues with brilliant white to give your wedding an effortlessly light and airy style. Whether your theme is traditional or quirky, this palette will look gorgeous. Source: Martha Stewart Weddings | Cake: Ron Ben-Israel Cakes

Pastel Wedding Mix

Can't pick your favourite colour? Why not use a mix of pastel colours to give your wedding a unique and colourful look? Use subtle hints of pastel shades against a neutral tone to stop your palette from becoming overcrowded. A rustic brown is a great choice, as it really captures a natural earthy vibe that complements brighter floral colours. Definitely one for a woodland venue! Featured Design: 'Rustic Pastel Butterflies Invitation & RSVP Card'

Romantic, soft, delicate – no wonder pastel colours are so popular for weddings. Think baby pink, sky blue and pale lilac. Add in pastel greens and yellows and you have a look that works beautifully across many different styles. The Card Gallery have pulled together some of our favourites to inspire you with invitations for a pastel themed wedding and styling tips to go with them. Watercolour Roses The pink version of this design (it’s also available in orange or purple) features a painted rose in the palest possible shade brought to life with subtle foliage in blues and greens. The translucent look of watercolours is perfect for pastels. Styling Tip: These fab prosecco cocktails are sophisticated enough for the fussiest guest while still retaining their rustic charm. Find the recipe at Lark & Linen Love Tree If your style is more quirky, pastels can still work for you. Love Tree is a contemporary design with heart shaped leaves in delicate pastel shades. Styling Tip: Instead of a guest book, carry the tree theme through with a Wedding Wishes Tree. Provide matching Love Tree favour tags for your guests to write their messages. Lace Butterflies We just love these lace-winged butterflies – so romantic in pastel pinks, blues and lilacs. Butterflies are always a popular wedding theme and matched with lace they make a great combination. Styling Tip: Ask your florist to add a butterfly or two into your bouquet to take the theme right through your wedding. Shabby Chic Polka Dot & Roses Country style floral prints are so popular and this shabby chic design in blues and pinks matched with rustic polka dots really sets the scene. Styling Tip: Create a fabulous afternoon tea style dessert buffet with mismatched vintage china. Use pale pastels colours for cake pops and macarons and finish with a scrumptious tiered cake iced in pale blue and finished with pink ribbon and sugar roses. Birdcage with Lovebirds Go for modern charm with this adorable pair of lovebirds with a vintage birdcage. The birdcage, birds and branch are delicately line drawn and then highlighted with hints of pastel colours. Styling Tip: Carry the birdcage theme through to your reception and use them as centrepieces. Choose a darker colour birdcage and fill with flowers to match your colours (or ask your florist to create them). To match the style of the invitations, keep it really simple with a just a few flowers and a little foliage. Alternatively place a couple of different sized candles inside the cage for a really romantic effect.