A WONDERFUL WHIRLWIND YEAR!
I’m back! Well technically I have been back for a little while now but it’s all been a bit of a juggling act learning to adapt to life with 2 children and getting business going again!
So let me just give you a quick update on whats been going on since my maternity leave started and who was in that bump (seen in previous post!)…
Home Life…
On August 19th 2019 we had another little boy who we named Freddie. He arrived a day early at 7Ibs 4oz and completed our family…We enjoyed 9 wonderful months together as I took some proper leave away from the business. It was a scary move to take time out as a small business owner but I really felt it was important to enjoy this special time and I’m so glad that I did. My first born Harrison started school just 2 weeks after Freddie arrived so it was an exciting time for us as a family. We moved house at the end of March this year which is our big project for 2019/2020… we have the wheels in motions so you could say it has been a very busy year with lots of exciting (possibly stressful!) times ahead.
Lets Get Down to Business…
You might have noticed a change to my website recently… a re-brand and new website had been on my to-do list for a really long time. Designing for your own business has to be one of the hardest design jobs you can do as a designer so it was inevitable it might take some time! Websites are also such a mammoth task, so much content and imagery to get together you don’t even know where to begin but with some long days and late nights I’ve finally done it with the help of web builder Charlotte Bevan at White Space Design.
There is still some work to do in parts but I really love the new clean look. I have added 6 beautiful new collections replacing some of the old and have some more collections to add over time but for now I have 12 off-the-peg collections that can all be amended in colour to suit with matching on the day stationery for all.
Shop til you drop…
One thing I was really keen to have in the new website was a dedicated shop to all of my personalised prints, which is one of the biggest changes to the website. You can now simply fill in your personalised details into the fields provided, add to cart, and pay with free shipping on all prints and digital options are available to print yourself. I haven’t introduced a cart system with wedding stationery as I still want this to be a really personal and one-to-one experience with my couples but there is a simple form to complete to get the initial quote and process going.
New arrivals…
You might have noticed some children’s invitations that have also appeared on the site with more party/special event invitations to be added soon.
So thats me and what I have been up to. You can find me ready and raring to go at info@heartinvites.com so please do get in touch for a chat about your own stationery needs, be it for a wedding, special event or looking for a special gift print.
