Whenever people say 'less is more', the majority of us tend to nod our heads in agreement. It gives us a false feeling of contentment that we all have the same perception of "less-is-more" or, in another term, "understated elegance". But the truth is that...
Today's wedding and stationery feature shines warmly on Nakedi & Matome's golden wedding day celebration. The December event was held at the beautiful Molenvliet Estate in Stellenbosch and the breathtaking photographs were taken by Vivid Blue Photography. We had the pleasure of creating glamorous, ornate and gold inspired stationery for Nakedi...
Today our wedding and stationery feature shines a light on the other-worldly copper affair that was Riëtte and Theuns' wedding. This exquisite event was held at the fairytale-like Lanzerac Wine Estate in the heart of Stellenbosch. The couple's summer celebration was photographed by the incredible Christine Meintjies and...
A while ago we featured Dominic & Emma's beautiful wedding invites on the blog. Most of the time we only see the star of the suite - the invites, taking the lead role in the planning phase. But, today I wanted to shine the lime light...
Today's wedding and stationery spotlight shines brightly on Prashanti and Craig 's traditional indian affair. The incredible photographs featured here was taken by Riaan West and it will definitely be worth your while to go look at the rest of Prashanti and Craig's wedding photography on his website. The...
We designed modern, simple yet sophisticated stationery for Roelien & Sean's wedding. From the seating charts, to the menus and the Order Of Service, everything tied back to their original invite that boasted a clean palette of white, blue, silver and grey. All the design...
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...
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...
I am often a creature of habit. I enjoy doing designs that suit my taste and my style. However, everybody is unique and I think that is the part I love the most about the design industry - the diversity of clients. For this wedding,...
Introducing the pop-up place card Laser cutting technology amazes me everyday. Just about anything you can dream up can be made. This is where the creativity of the designers at Secret Diary come into play. We constantly push the limits and ourselves to create new and innovative products...
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...