THE HEDONIST
noun, a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life (and at their wedding).
from the Greek word hedone, meaning “pleasure” and related to hedys, which means “sweet.”
Love, champagne, dancing, etc. The Hedonist takes pleasure very seriously, and doesn’t let the business of long spelled out dates, times, and details get in the way of what really matters here: the after-party. One of our most popular collections, this is for the couple that knowingly tells their venue there won’t be an end time, starts the party with a tower of champagne coupes, and is likely to wind up in the chateau’s pool or pond - suits, sequins and all.
Inspired by design hotel branding, The Hedonist is perfect for a party-packed destination wedding in the desert, on a rooftop, or along the Riviera. As with many of our collections, it aims to reinvent tradition, freshen it up in both content and appearance…and to remind us all that we’re not just gathering to witness a union, but to feast, laugh, drink, and dance. (Hopefully it also serves as a reminder to keep the planning part a pleasure too).
Collection aesthetic | Modern, sharp and evocative
Defining design elements | Blind embossing, innovative wording, tiny details, and a lot of uppercase
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INVITATIONS
Format | Ceremony Invitation 155x215mm (approx. 6x8.5in), various formats for additional inserts
Paper | Ivory, Cool Grey, or Black 710gsm (other colors available but may require a longer lead time)
Print | Blind embossed large type, foil stamped or letterpress printed fine print
Envelope | Luxurious heavyweight envelopes with twill (ribbed) texture, available in five colors - ivory, nude, light grey, charcoal grey, and black
Design & Print Customization | Option to change paper and ink colors, add vellum overlays with quotes, lyrics, illustrations, or patterns.
Inserts Available | Rehearsal Dinner and Brunch invitations, RSVP cards and envelopes, Weekend Details, Itineraries, Website URL inserts for online RSVPs.
Wild nights - wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!
Emily Dickinson
save the dates
Format | 105x210mm (approx. 4x8.5in)
Paper | Ivory, Cool Grey, or Black 710gsm (other colors available but may require a longer lead time).
Print | Blind embossed large type, foil stamped or letterpress printed fine print
Envelope | Luxurious heavyweight envelopes with twill (ribbed) texture, available in five colors - ivory, nude, light grey, charcoal grey, and black
Design & Print Customization | Option to change paper and ink colors, add vellum overlays with quotes, lyrics, illustrations, or patterns.
When I am with you, we stay up all night.
When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.
Praise God for those two insomnias!
And the difference between them.
Rumi
DAY OF STATIONERY
Elements | Reception and rehearsal dinner menus, bar and cocktail menus, ceremony programs or weekend itineraries, seating charts and way-finding signage, welcome letters, thank you cards.
Format | Wide variety of formats, papers, and print techniques available.
Our day of stationery pieces tend to be a little more customized as we work closely with you and your planners, designers and stylists to tailor layouts and formats to your event concept and venue styling. Ceremony programs can range from a short sweet post-card to a hand-stitched booklet, welcome letters can sometimes be handwritten, and seating charts can be acrylic decals applied to a large vintage mirror, printed on billowy linen fabric, applied to a rack of wine bottles or whatever else you have in mind. We usually provide rough estimates for these elements and then talk through your ideas in more detail closer to the wedding date. We have to add that you don’t necessarily have to stick to the same collection all the way through to your wedding day…so feel free to explore our other collections and bring some new tricks to the party.
THE HEDONIST WEBSITE
In the year of our tenth anniversary, we are proud to finally introduce custom wedding websites and bring Love on Paper to internet land. Available in the style of each of our stationery collections, our websites feature sophisticated typographic layouts in our signature styles to match your save the dates, invitation suites and day-of paper goods. Our comprehensive, sophisticated and personalized design service aims to keep things as easy and breezy as possible for you, whilst ensuring that your correspondence with your guests is aesthetically consistent and highly intentional throughout your planning process.
Ideally, you’ll have had or arranged for a professional engagement shoot to provide us with high resolution image content to use on the site, but if you don’t have any or prefer not to use photographs, we have developed beautiful typographic layouts where the letterforms and colors can do the talking. We also have a library of beautiful stock imagery and AI-created artwork, including photographs, graphics, and patterns we can creatively use as design elements in lieu of more traditional smiley, hand-holding portraits. As with our printed stationery design process, our service includes guidance on wording and creative writing to ensure your written content is clear and concise, visually striking, and sets the right tone for your celebration, whether you’re keeping things light and modern, or more reserved and traditional.
Photograph on website by Taylor & Porter.
Available pages or sections include:
Home | Invitation Details | Weekend Itinerary | Travel & Accommodation Details | Online RSVP Form | Image Gallery | Gift Registry
Optional password protection and email address if required.
The service & design fee includes:
Domain registration & hosting (one year) | Template & color palette customization | Guidance on wording & creative writing | Content updates leading up to the celebration | RSVP Responses in a Google Spreadsheet
When enquiring, please provide as much detail as possible on the content sections and functionality you’ll need, as well as what you have in terms of image content (photographs of you and/or the venue) that you’d like to use.
The Hedonist Couple - Our StylING Notes
The venue Destination wedding, ideally with a sexy design hotel on the itinerary | The season Summer (or New Year’s Eve!)
The palette Our signature neutral palette with striking black or vibrant color accents
Designers Saint Laurent, Maticevski | Looks Sequins, unbuttoned tuxedo shirts, low cut backs
Must-have accessory The Alexander McQueen Knuckle Clutch
Fun reception idea Neon signage and a disco ball | The honeymoon Vespa-ing around the Positano coast on a mission to find the best Negroni.
The quote:
Life is to be lived, and living means being aware.
Joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
— Henry Miller
The love letter:
I’d like to paint you, but there are no colors, because there are so many, in my confusion, the tangible form of my great love.
— Frida Kahlo, to Diego Rivera
Image Credits: Separates by Cortana Bridal | Candlesticks from Pinterest, unknown | Studio 54 Photograph by Tod Papageorge | Jumpsuit and veil, Stephane Rolland Haute Couture | Oysters and pearl decor - Pinterest, unknown| Moody tablescape by Christiann Koepke | All stationery by The Letterist
ADDITIONAL LINKS & inspiration
On The Journal
See a fun-filled Provence wedding from The Hedonist that was featured in VOGUE France
See a beautiful lavender themed editorial shoot at The Goldener Hirsch amidst the magical landscape of Utah.
See a stylish and minimal shoot in a converted chapel in Somerset, England.
See another wedding where we swapped out all the sans in this collection for Garamond!
For all you need to know about destination wedding invitations, read our destination wedding invitations blog.
On Pinterest
See our pins for The Hedonist collection including fashion, food, disco balls and more.
On Instagram
Watch a reel of a spectacular Chinese-themed welcome party at the Carrieres des Lumieres in Provence.
Watch a real that showcases the color palette inspiration and final pieces for a suite that combined neutrals, blush, hot pink and red.
Learn more about the process | See what clients have said about working with us | Back to All Collections
Please note that some of these images are digital renders and some are photographs of print samples - they do not always reflect the full range of paper textures, colors and print techniques available. We will share more options with you during the customization process and can mail you selected print samples upon request.