Real Wedding: Lucy & Jake’s Elegant Summer Wedding at Dodford Manor
Lucy and Jake celebrated their beautiful August wedding at the stunning Dodford Manor, surrounded by friends, family and the warm glow of late-summer sunshine. Their day combined romantic countryside styling with elegant stationery details that tied the whole celebration together — from their wedding invitations through to their on-the-day stationery and signage.
For couples planning their own wedding stationery, Lucy and Jake’s day is a lovely example of how coordinating your invitations, table styling and signage can create a seamless and beautifully styled celebration.
Choosing the Perfect Wedding Invitations
Lucy and Jake chose the Skyler collection from Pure Invitation for their wedding invitations — a design that blends timeless elegance with modern detailing.
They began by ordering their day invitations and evening invitations in a rich matt olive card, paired with striking black ink and gold foil print. The colour palette worked beautifully with their summer wedding theme and added a sophisticated, contemporary feel to their stationery suite.
Choosing invitations early in the planning process allowed Lucy and Jake to set the tone for their wedding and ensure their guests received a clear first glimpse of the style and atmosphere they could expect on the day.
Coordinated On-the-Day Wedding Stationery
Closer to the wedding, Lucy and Jake returned to order their on-the-day stationery to match their invitations — ensuring everything felt cohesive from start to finish.
Their coordinated stationery suite included:
Using matching stationery throughout the day helps create a polished and well-styled reception space, while also guiding guests smoothly through the celebrations.
On-the-day stationery often becomes an important part of the visual styling of the wedding breakfast, bringing together florals, table settings and décor.
Wedding Signage That Welcomes Your Guests
Lucy and Jake also chose several pieces of wedding signage from the Skyler collection to enhance their venue styling.
Their signage included:
- A 3D raised acrylic welcome sign
- An order of the day acrylic sign
- Smaller coordinating table signs
Placed at key points around the venue, these signs helped welcome guests, share the schedule for the day and add another stylish layer to the décor.
Wedding signage has become increasingly popular because it combines practical information with beautiful styling — creating memorable photo moments while helping guests feel relaxed and informed throughout the day.
A Magical Ceremony Moment
One of Lucy and Jake’s favourite moments from their wedding day came as they first saw each other at the end of the aisle.
“Seeing each other standing at the end of the aisle – such a perfect moment.”
It’s the moment many couples say they remember most clearly — when the excitement of months of planning finally turns into the start of married life together.
An Unexpected Special Visitor
Sometimes the most memorable moments are the ones you never planned.
During the signing of the register, a robin flew into the ceremony barn, creating a moment that felt incredibly meaningful for Lucy and Jake.
“We had a robin fly into the ceremony barn during signing the registry – it made us think of loved ones that weren’t with us on the day.”
Little moments like these often become the stories couples cherish most when they look back on their wedding day.
Advice for Couples Planning Their Wedding
Lucy and Jake’s advice to couples currently planning their own wedding is simple but important:
“Try and enjoy it, and remember why you’re getting married. Break down each part of planning into smaller pieces so you don’t feel overwhelmed by how much needs doing.”
Planning your invitations, stationery and signage step-by-step is a great way to keep things organised while still enjoying the process.
Lucy & Jake’s Kind Words
Lucy and Jake shared a lovely message after their wedding:
“We want to say a huge thank you for all of our wedding stationery! It was absolutely perfect and beautiful finishing touches for our special day.”
It’s always such a pleasure to see how couples bring their wedding vision to life.
Wedding Suppliers
A huge thank you to the talented suppliers who helped create Lucy and Jake’s beautiful day.
Venue: Dodford Manor
Caterers: Jenkinson Caterers
Cake: No.24 Cakery
Flowers: Jack Haddon Florist
Venue decoration: Moonstruck Event Hire
Photographer: Craig Hickey Photography
Videographer: Loz Morgan Films
Planning Your Wedding Invitations, Stationery & Signage?
Lucy and Jake’s wedding is a perfect example of how coordinating your wedding invitations, on-the-day stationery and wedding signage can bring your whole celebration together.
At Pure Invitation we offer a wide range of designs for:
- Wedding invitations
- Save the dates
- Wedding menus and place cards
- Table numbers and names
- Welcome signs and table plans
- Order of the day signs
- Thank you cards
You can explore the full collections online or order a curated sample pack to see the quality and colour options for yourself. Click here to get started.