With mood board 7 in our series we are going blue…a very stylish blue! We have decided to combine this beautiful blue inspired invitation with a wedding that emphasises the finer details in design and decor. We created this beautiful blue wedding invitation for Lizel &...
This beautiful black and gold stationery was designed for Tracy and Colin's wedding at Val de Vie Estate in Paarl. A classy mix of romantic golden elements and quirky black and white gift favours makes this the ultimate wedding stationery to drool over. The different paper elements work well...
For the 6th mood board in our series we have decided to portray how two of our most popular techniques can be combined for a wedding inspired by the combination of metallics and florals. Two seemingly opposite elements are combined to create a modern wedding...
Today's inspiration is the beautiful navy and white mod invitation designed by our head designer, Naomi. For me it almost represents an Art Deco revival with the geometric patterned envelope liner. That is why I chose the very modern navy and gold geometric inspired wedding decor to...
Our next invitation in our mood board series has brought us to one of our favourite navy wedding invitations designed last year… We loved the quirky yet elegant style of the invitation! The combination of all the different techniques and little details made this invitation unique to the couple and...
With mood board 4 in our series we are going GREY… We at Secret Diary absolutely adore the colour grey. We feel that grey invitations just has this effortless sense of elegance and style to it!! And on the plus side there are so many different ways...
For as long as humans have lived, we have found ways to express our adoration for the people in our lives. If you want to celebrate love this Valentine’s Day, but you have no idea what to do, remember that there are many ways to express...
We all like to give the outside world the illusion of being calm, collected and having your life together (Even though you're wearing the shirt you found in the 3-week-old laundry pile that lives on the ominous chair that you haven't REALLY seen in years). One of the...
With this sequel in our mood board series we have decided to kick things up a notch… To add a hint of glamour and luxury to your invitations with no other way that adding gold!! We here at Secret Diary absolutely LOVE gold - there is so...
"Gentle words, sweet to touch, make one feel loved so much." -- Joyce C. Lock [vc_separator type='normal' width='' position='center' color='#858585' border_style='' thickness='' up='' down=''] We SO often get emails and calls asking for help in the wording department. Choosing the right wording can feel like daunting task when it comes...
When it comes to choosing an invitation or stationery design for a wedding, we very rarely are drawn to the colour black. We here at Secret Diary like to experiment with ALL the colours and textures we possibly can and black most certainly does not...