FRENCH / ITALIAN RENAISSANCE INSPIRED LUXURY INVITATIONS. WHEN ORDINARY WON’T DO.

Fine art, luxury wedding invitations with pale gold classical Portuguese renaissance design
Artist and watercolour illustrator Rubana from Crimson Letters

“I believe in DESIGNING eXCEPTIONAL,FINE ART INSPIRED ARTFULly rich STATIONERY FOR YOu ”

You’ve envisioned your wedding in exquisite detail — but finding invitations that match that vision has been frustrating. You don’t just want stationery; you want something meaningful, crafted with intention and soul. You want to work with someone who not only understands your vision but someone who can translate your ideas into the most magical paper designs possible.

My clients have destination weddings in France, Spain or Italy at iconic venues like Villa Balbiano, Villa Palmieri, Le Meurice Hotel, Opera Garnier or in private estates, or they simply adore old world European classical design and value a strong artistic design aesthetic.

When we work together, you’ll have the full depth of my experience and artistry dedicated to bringing your vision to life. You’re not just hiring a designer — you’re gaining a partner devoted to creating something extraordinary for you.

I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with couples across the globe — from the timeless elegance of Villa Balbiano on Lake Como and Villa Palmieri in Florence, to the grandeur of Le Meurice and Opera Garnier in Paris, and the modern romance of The Bowery Hotel in New York, Hawaii, and Laguna Beach in Los Angeles.
My work has been internationally featured in leading publications including Wedding Sparrow, Magnolia Rouge, WedLuxe, Harper’s Bazaar, Tatler, Brides, and many more — celebrating my signature style of artistry, refinement, and heirloom-worthy design.

LET’S TALK



 

Romantic and chic, light and ethereal white vellum envelopes with hand painted floral design

TO:RUBANA

We would love to hear as much detail as possible about you, how we can help, and why you’d like to work with us.

WHEN YOUR WEDDING BELONGS IN VOGUE…YOUR INVITATIONS SHOULD FEEL LIKE COUTURE.

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I offer a fully bespoke luxury wedding stationery service, specialising in custom-designed invitation suites that reflect the beauty and individuality of each celebration. My services include save the dates, refined, artful invitation suites, day-of stationery (such as menus, place name cards and table numbers), as well as intricate watercolour and hand-painted artwork, custom calligraphy, crest design, premium gold foil and embossed printing finishes, and custom hand painted envelope design. Every piece is thoughtfully designed to create a cohesive, artful experience from the first impression to the wedding day itself.

You absolutely can do this!!! This is the beauty of semi – custom design. If you find a collection that you are positively in love with but it doesn’t quite work with your wedding’s creative direction, I can easily make this change for you.

Simply reach out, schedule a call so that I can hear your vision, your ideas and what you need. If we are both a good mutual fit I will guide you through the next steps. You will need to read through a contract and pay 50% upfront and the final 50% will be due before shipping.

Pricing structure is made up of design fee / printing / materials & shipping.

Design fee – I charge a design fee based on the amount of work that I have to do and the scope of design. This takes into account the duration of our working relationship, 1-4 months, all communication, design revisions and design presentations as well as production.

Printing fee- This fee depends on how many items you need, 30, 50, 200 suites. Each suite can have from 4- 8 pieces that will need to be printed. Printing fees can range from £600 – £900 for simple digital colour print, to £2500 – 4000 for luxury gold foil printing and embossing. Each client is unique.

Materials & Shipping – Taking into account how much paper you will need, glue, paint, calligraphy nibs, calligraphy ink etc…
 
In total the final fee can range vastly from £15,000 – £3,500.

This all depends on exactly what you need and how many invitations / stationery items you need. A wedding with 30 invitations will have a vastly different production timeline to a wedding with 180 invitations. Generally very roughly speaking, depending upon how fast your communication is ( as long as you don’t book a skydiving holiday and disappear for 2 weeks) it can take anywhere form 2- 4 months on average. I can only take on a few premium, discerning clients per year.

Absolutely, I offer zoom calls where we can both meet. I’d love to hear more about your vision and what your stationery dreams are, to exchange ideas and see if we are both a good mutual fit.

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Wilhelmina

“Rubana!! Thank you so much for your beautiful words, brilliantly creative mind and kind heart! We have LOVED working with you so much and you have made this process of sending out invites whimsical and so so fun!! From the moment we connected you understood our vision for our wedding weekend and made it EVEN BETTER!! Please do not hold your breath because I know for a fact that these invitations have surpassed my wildest dreams and I adore them already! They are perfect in every way and it’s all because of YOU!!!”

Luxury Black Tie Wedding Invitations for a New York Upstate Wedding

Linda

“You painted and created these exquisite invitations for my daughter, Adriana. Almost every single person who received one texted us that they were the most beautiful and special invitations they had ever received. They completely set the mood for her wedding day. You are a true artist my dear. Thank you for all of the love, sweat and tears that went into this collaboration.”