I have the nicest friends ...

Well I would say that, wouldn't I? But I really do! Let me explain why ...

I think I've mentioned before, that I was asked to create the wedding invitations for friends that got married in Italy last summer?!?!? Well, following their wedding, I was approached by another friend at work, Melissa and asked if I would create the invitations for her wedding in September this year. Of course I said "yes" and we started brainstorming ideas, styles and colour swatches. Melissa settled on a fabulous pocket fold design, which has tabbed inserts detailing the location, accommodation, menu and RSVP details etc. The main card was in a slightly off-white colour and she chose a deep hot pink accent colour card and organza ribbon ... absolutely gorgeous!!! (I wish I'd taken some photos of the finished invites, but I foolishly forgot ... d'oh!)

Anyhoo, fast forward to yesterday ... I gave the completed invites to Melissa and she was over the moon!!! Now in terms of payment, all I asked was that my costs for the materials were covered but that I wasn't worried about charging for my time as I enjoy the whole creative process anyway.

Fast forward again to this morning ... I arrived at work and Melissa handed me a thank you card with some £££ inside and as well as the materials costs being covered, she'd given me a very handsome creativity bonus!!! Plus, not only that but later in the day this beautiful bouquet of flowers was delivered to my office too ...


Aren't they stunning? There's a mixture of lilies, roses, gerberas and sweet peas. The colours are all pretty pinks and purples and the aroma from them is just divine!!!

So as you can see, I really do have the nicest friends ... thank you Melissa ♥