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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: July 2026

The Illustrated Invitation are based in Taunton, Somerset in the heart of the beautiful South West. They are a small family business with a big heart and a passion for what they do. Specialising in creating personalised pieces, sketching your amazing wedding venue (if they don’t already have it in their extensive collection) and featuring it throughout your wedding stationery.

From the moment you become one of The Illustrated Invitation's customers nothing is more important to them than creating your perfect wedding stationery and giving you the very best customer experience they can! Working nationally, they cater to couples throughout the entire United Kingdom, and sometimes a little bit beyond!

Services Offered

The Illustrated Invitation understands that every couple is different, and offer total flexibility with colours, fonts, and wording to ensure that your stationery complements your style and theme. Upon request, couples can receive a sample pack, as well as a product proof before their commission is confirmed. Staged orders are possible, allowing you to order save-the-dates and invitations well in advance of your big day, and items such as place cards and seating plans closer to the time. They can take care of every aspect of your wedding stationery including:

  • Save the dates
  • Invitations (flat and folded)
  • RSVP cards
  • Information Cards
  • Order of Service
  • Order of the Day
  • Menus
  • Seating plans
  • Place cards
  • Table names
  • Guest Message Frames
  • Thank you Cards

And if there is something not on this list, they are always happy to try to help with any other stationery items too!

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Does the invitation cost also cover printing?

Yes

Is there a limited selection of invitation styles or can they be customised?

Catalogue of choices

Lead time:

Well we are always very busy and would advise very early booking. If we have your sketch on file, proofs will be within a week but commissioned sketches can take a few weeks to complete

What is the charge for not reaching the minimum number of orders?

We do not have a minimum. If you are having an intimate wedding with your closest friends and family, we would love to play a part in making that extra special

What are your delivery times?

We are flexible and appreciate that at times we need to act fast for those last minute orders and changes. Normally we supply our orders within two weeks of full approval and satisaction with proofs

Do you do national mailing?

Yes

What is the charge for national mailing?

It is usually between £5 - £10 depending on weight and service (i.e. next day delivery)

What other services do you provide?

Printing
Thank you cards
Other

What kind of printing do you offer?

Digital

Operating hours:

We are a small family business and as much as we would like to say 9-5 Monday to Friday - in reality we love what we do so much, its our passion and we work around the clock!

What are the forms of payment?

We accept a small deposit up front and then the remainder will be due only when you are completely happy with your hard + soft copy proofs. We accept standard bank transfer
illustration notebook

Do you have any questions?

Reviews for The Illustrated Invitation

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Beth Sent on 14/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Unreal from the very beginning to the very end!

We used the Illustrated Invitations for all of our wedding stationary including our wedding invitations, personalised menus, table signs, personalised table quizzes, seating chart, welcome sign, order of the day, thank you cards and our lovely guestbook frame. Rachael and the team really know how to smash stationary! Every single piece was absolutely perfect and so carefully looked after, all the details were checked and checked again and Rachael provided help, support and suggestions to make sure our timings were perfect and nothing was too rushed or wrong. Every single piece was packaged so beautifully and all the materials used looked and felt very premium. All of our guests have commented on how lovely everything was and many of them have kept bits as mementos. The guestbook frame is such a wonderful idea and has given us an amazing and special piece of art to have in our home and look back on for many many years to come. I can’t thank Rachael and the team enough for making this part of our journey to Mr and Mrs so smooth and special.
Emily
Emily Sent on 26/05/2026
5 out of 5 rating

High- quality products and professional service!

We first met The Illustrated Invitation at a wedding fayre and instantly booked the Alternative Guest Book experience which I thought was such a fantastic idea! Later on I decided to use them to make our table place cards and they didn’t disappoint! Rachael listened to exactly what I wanted, made as many edits as necessary and showed me the final product before printing. When they arrived, they were beautifully presented and protected in packaging. I was extremely impressed and can’t wait to see them on my wedding day!
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Zoe Sent on 03/04/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding invites!

So impressed with the quality of our wedding invitations! They made them perfect for us - sent us different types of samples with different options for us to choose from. Super quick delivery and they came beautifully wrapped. Couldn't fault the service they provided - would definitely recommend to anyone getting married to look at their designs for wedding invites!
J
James Sent on 28/03/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing beautifully designed invitations

Would highly recommend Illustrated Invitations for your wedding stationary and invitations. The service Rachael provides is fantastic, she is very accommodating, professional and efficient. The finished products are beautiful! You will not be disappointed.
J
Jack Sent on 04/03/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The Best of the Best!

Everything about our experience using The Illustrated Invitation was just extraordinary from start to finish. My fiancé and I have heavily relied on Hitch to ensure we are choosing the very best suppliers for our special day, and we certainly were not disappointed with our choice for personalised invitations. Rachael and her team crafted jaw droppingly gorgeous pencil sketches of our venue and provided the flexibility we required in designing and planning for various types of invites and wordings. We will be forever grateful the way our ideas were brought to life and the overwhelming reaction from our family and friends has just been so special and a feeling we will never forget, so thank you Rachael and to anyone searching for an adorable family-run business to create unique and high quality stationary for their big day, you are in the right place! Please contact The Illustrated Invitation today!
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Sarah Sent on 17/02/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Alternative Guestbook

We had never considered an alternative guestbook so when our daughter entered us into a competition which we won we were a little bit sceptical. However, Rachael has been amazing all through the process, the quality of the cards for guests to write their little stories on were superb to the end product, which has absolutely blown us away.
We are thrilled to have our guests comments on display in such a stunning, unique way. Thank you so much.
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Gemma Sent on 15/02/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Amazing

The quality of the product is stunning, and the packaging was so thoughtfully done. It felt really special opening everything up.

We are so grateful to Rachael and her team for all of the care and attention that clearly went into the invites. she was so lovely to work with, very helpful and responsive. Would 100% recommend and we're now even more excited to see continue working the them to see all of our the on‑the‑day pieces come together.
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Ben Sent on 10/02/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding venue sketch

Excellent product, comes beautifully packaged in a gift box. Perfect wedding present! Good communication throughout with the seller, only feedback to improve would be an easier website to navigate to order. Thanks again for a beautiful present, highly recommend!
D
Dan Sent on 06/02/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The Perfect Invites

I cannot praise this company highly enough.
From our initial enquiry to the delivery of our invites, Rachael has been so so helpful. Guidance has been provided to us ( we had no clue!) and the whole process was made so simple and easy.

Unlike other companies we looked at, the pricing for the items that they provide is super reasonable and the level of finish to all of the invites, including the stunning packaging when delivered make the value for money even better!

The whole concept of the Illustrated Invitation makes your invites personal and special and I would recommend that anyone contacts them for some advice / samples to see for themselves.

Thank you thank you thank you to Rachael and her team, we will absolutely be in contact for anything else we need in the lead up or after our special day!
Lucy
Lucy Sent on 30/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The Alternative Guestbook

I would highly recommend anyone considering the Alternative Guestbook for their wedding! From the first enquiry right up until the end result, every interaction I had with them was pleasant and professional. Rachael was so helpful with any questions I had and made the process really simple and straightforward, which for anyone planning a wedding, is the dream!

When it came to preparing the frame after the wedding, there was no request that felt like too much trouble in getting the design right. Rachel mocked up a few drafts and sent them across to me in no time at all. She was even incredibly understanding when I told her I wasn't overly happy with the choice of picture I had made for the frame (entirely my own fault!). It shows that they really care about their customers and want to ensure they are 100% thrilled with their product. After a quick reprint with a new image, our frame is now hung very proudly, and we absolutely love it!!

Thank you to Rachael and everybody involved, we are grateful of the effort gone into the frame and love being able to walk past it and read the comments from our wedding guests every single day.
Vincent
Vincent Sent on 10/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent quality and experience

We're so pleased that we found The Illustrated Invitation! Creating our invitations was one of the first, daunting steps of planning our wedding, but they made it a smooth and enjoyable process, going above and beyond to make our experience a great one.

We were really impressed by the level of quality of our invitations, and really pleased to be able to create an invitation that felt unique and classy. Our guests were all delighted with them too!
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Rhaya Sent on 18/12/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Amazing service

Illustrated invitations did all of our stationary for our wedding and it was all absolutely stunning and tied everything together. From the save the date cards to the table plan on the day everything was really classy and looked beautiful. Rachael was great to work with, really communicative from start to finish and would definitely recommend this great company!
Nic
Nic Sent on 13/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Nic & Emily

We loved the whole process. Me and Emily are both very simplistic people who would rather have someone sort it and we found the perfect family run business to help. Not pushy at all. Gave us suggestions when needed or told us if something didn't look okay. Responded on time given they have so many customers. Everyone at our wedding loved the designs and also the invited are a life tim present. I have recommended them to all our friends and family . The quality of their work is worth it.
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Adam Sent on 06/10/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

Perfect Memento from our Wedding

We loved this concept from the moment we saw Alternative Guest Book at a local Wedding fair.

Order process was clear and simple and the communication from start to finish was great. We were kept up to date with the progress with our order every step of the way, from choosing whether we wanted written or typed messages, receiving a physical proof with our chosen image, right through to receiving our final piece.

Our first final piece unfortunately sustained damage in the parcel network, but we were sent a replacement within 1 week of reporting the issue. No quibble, no issues, just great service.

Very happy and highly recommended.

Many thanks
Adam & Hannah
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Tom Sent on 26/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best company for your Wedding Stationary

Rachel was just so helpful in the design process and in helping us achieve our vision for the day. Nothing was too much trouble for her and the quality of the invitations and stationary was second to none!
Thankyou so much for helping make our day so special!
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