Working as a Wedding Stationer with Nicky Fish
Episode description
How did you get started in Wedding Stationery?
It started with my own wedding. I did some things for my brother's wedding and then a friend of my sisters-in-law's ask if I could do some for her. She had seen the place card I'd done for my wedding my sister-in-law loved it and had it on display and that's how I got started.
I was on maternity leave so I had the time and I'd always been creative, I did Art A level. I did that for a couple of years but actually did go back to the office job. But I really missed the industry the stationery and being creative as well as working with couples. So I decided to come back to it and do it full time.
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What do you love about working in the Wedding Industry?
The people in the industry on the whole are lovely and I love working with them, But it's the clients, the feedback and knowing I've done a good job and helped them. Stationery is often overlooked, and they think of the bigger expenses first and often don't see the value in the stationery. However, by having a professional do your stationery we can take the theme and pull it through the whole day which can bring everything together beautifully.
The invitation is the first thing a guest will see and it sets the tone for the day to come. If you were going for a rustic barn wedding your invitation should reflect that and your guests should understand the style of the day from the invitation.
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How do you broach the options with your clients?
Generally, clients are coming to talk about save the dates and invitations but I will always mention that I can do the on the day stationery as well. I think it's important and really elevates the day by having all the stationery match. So I let them know upfront all the things I can do.
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How much of your work takes place in your studio and how much do you outsource?
I do have printers in the studio which I use when I'm printing paper that is set on backing card for hand embellished invitations but if it's a detailed graphic design with lots of colour then I tend to outsource that as the printer companies I use can use much thicker card than my printers and I like to use a quality card stock. I also do acrylic and glass invitations and those are sent out for printing too.
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I undertook two graphic design courses when I started to elevate my skills. A diploma in graphic design and an advanced diploma in graphic design. Since then I've also done a sales course to help me with my selling techniques, it really helped me improve my confidence in selling myself and what I do. When
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