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Creating the Fiore Designs

Invitations Designs

March 29, 2022

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Fiore – A New Release Of Floral Origami Wedding Invitations

When I was planning my wedding in 2010, I wanted to create wedding invitations that unfolded to reveal all the beautiful details. Folded pockets were all the rage then, and whilst they looked lovely, I wanted more. In 2015 I opened my wedding stationery business as a part-time gig so that I could offer couples something different, something unique. Fast forward to 2022 and I continue to try my best to offer styles of invitations that are a little left of centre. This is where my new release of designs in my signature collection comes in – and I call it Fiore.

A delicate white and lilac floral wedding invitation with an origami fold. The invitation sits with the save the date card, and the menu and placecard.

My signature collection of origami-inspired invitations are daring yet elegant. These floral origami wedding invitations add dimension to your stationery and delight your guests when they are opened to reveal all the elements in the suite. In 2022, couples are doing things their way, they want something individual, bold, and beautiful, and I had something in mind that had me bursting with anticipation.

Origami invitations add another dimension to your stationery and delight your guests

A few years earlier, I had found an account on Instagram by someone who photographed wedding bouquets after the wedding as the flowers were dying. Sounds odd, but these photographs were next level. I found myself “oooohing” and “aaaahing” every time the photos came up in my feed. Every now and then I would wonder if I could somehow use these in my stationery, but didn’t give it too much thought. Until now. I realised that a 2022 release of origami stationery, where I could wrap the folds in these stunning photographs and be seen on the outside in their full glory, would be perfect. But the photos weren’t mine.

I wanted to reach out to this amazing photographer, Elise from Floragraphica, but immediately I felt fear creep in. You know when you want to do something daring and wonderful but you worry about getting rejected? I have done enough personal development to recognise that this is what I was feeling, so I decided to write Elise an email straight away describing my idea. Low and behold, she replied the same day with a resounding “YES”. We became instant and very excited collaborators, and Fiore was born.

Bold and black origami wedding invitations with a purple envelope liner and matching save the date card.

Designing the Suites

A lot of love and hard work went into developing these invitation suites. Three photos to pair with three exclusive fold designs, each with its own distinct look. The Aijou fold is feminine and contemporary; Yorokobi is bold and dramatic; and Hanabi is delicate and graceful. Each fold is given a Japanese name as a nod to the origami (and to my love of all things Japanese), but the name Fiore (meaning flower in Italian) just spoke to me as fitting for these powerful images and suites. The folds, the photography, the typography, and the layout needed to work in harmony to convey just the right feeling. Because that’s what it’s about isn’t it – you create extraordinary stationery to convey a feeling to your guests in anticipation of your biggest day. All the items in the suites, from save the date cards through to on-the-day stationery, were created in the Fiore release too, all coordinating like peas in a pod.


Getting the right paper was one of the biggest challenges. It had to be the right thickness, the right white, and the right finish to make sure the paper didn’t “crack” through the image printed on the paper. I have created origami invitations many times before, but none with solid colour photography like this. I spoke to my expert printer on the phone and we narrowed it down to four options. But did each stock have the right envelopes?! I chose two to have samples printed on, and I eagerly awaited their arrival in the mail. When they came, I folded them both to see what would happen to Elise’s beautiful images, and interestingly, whilst the paper options looked almost exactly the same, one cracked A LOT and it was totally unsuitable for this project, but the other was perfect. This excellent option happened to be a Japanese stock too, how fitting! It was slightly thicker than standard paper so it held the fold well, and was just the right shade of white. Now to get more printed!

An open origami wedding invitation showing the floral image on the back and the wedding details inside.

Creating Instagram-Worthy Signage

The other challenge was to offer wedding signage that was both unique in form, but was also coherent with the nature of the origami invitations. How does one create a large origami sign? I had just been introduced to a new material by my signage company – aluminium with rubber – and I happened to print another sign on this a few weeks earlier for a wedding. This new material was next level – it was stiff enough to be free-standing, came with a matte finish, and was more environmentally friendly that the standard PVC. I was in love, and desperately wanted to use this to create a sign to fit in with the Fiore suites. I was thinking about the lines of the origami folds, and it came to me. Create two signs that hang together with angles that mirror the origami. I had never seen anything else like this, and so I set about getting one made. Creativity is about bringing elements together and testing them, and sometimes they work and sometimes they don’t. When I first saw this sign printed, it had certainly been a success! Now we were all-systems-go.

Creativity is about linking elements together in a new way and testing it

My sweet friend and wedding photographer Niki from Fotogenica kindly gave up her pre-Christmas time to photograph all these beauties. She lent her expert eye to make sure that the images also conveyed the right feeling for these suites, as well as a meticulous hand in getting all the details and angles right. It was so exciting when she delivered the product photos to me, I felt like a kid in a candy store. I couldn’t wait to share them on social media and on my website.

Large two-piece wedding welcome sign, with pink flowers and couples name. Sign is hung on a black stand and stands in front of a tree.

It was important to everyone involved in this process to deliver an exceptional product, and in a reliable way so that couples didn’t have to stress about what sort of quality they were getting. And I believe we delivered.


Floral origami wedding invitations are not just for those who love all things Japanese. They really are an unforgettable way to introduce your wedding to your loved ones, and will remain one of the few items you can keep long after the day is over. Fiore, with its stunning floral photography (can I rave about Elise from Floragraphica any more?!) was released in January 2022, fresh for the new year. If you want to make one of these beautiful designs yours, get in touch! I can’t wait to work with you.

This blog post was also published on Polkadot Weddings on January 21st 2022.

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If there's something I love more than paper, its helping savvy couples search for wedding invitations and stationery that truly suits them.  I hail from Melbourne, Australia, and would love to be stationery soulmates!

I'm Natalie

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