Elle Bee Design
Elle Bee was set up in 2013 by me as a new venture and possible replacement from my day job. By 2016 I had tripled the number of orders I had started with and required help, so enlisted the help of Ian my Husband.
Now, in 2019, we are truly a husband-and-wife team and have become the most versatile stationers in Worcestershire. We are also the proud owner of a Bridebook Gold and Platinum award; the latter being awarded to us in 2019 for our outstanding testimonials during 2018.
What makes us one of the best is that we offer a whole host of options for our clients. We offer everything from luxury handmade, which incorporate heavy Italian textured cardstock, sumptuous double satin ribbons, and dazzling diamante embellishments for those who want to make a lasting impression and give that ultimate WOW factor, to the unique and striking UV printed acrylic and also laser cut, vellum, digital foiling as well as our most popular and most versatile professionally printed range.
We also offer great upgrades such as foiling, envelope colours and personalised printing that allow you to have a little or as much input in the assembly of your stationery as you would like.
We are a unique stationers in that we hand entire control over to you for your invites, especially with our professionally printed. We itemise every item available to you so you can effectively "build" your invitations to include what you need at a price you want. Upgrades are there purely as additional extras and are not mandatory, meaning you can be as flexible as you want with your invites.
We are also very competitive to the likes of Vistaprint as in late 2018 we bought "BERTHA". Bertha is our beloved commercial LED graphic arts printer who weight a whopping 100kg and was the brainchild of my husband Ian. Acquiring Bertha means we have been able to cut our costs to our clients by 60% by cutting out the middleman (an outsourced printing company) and now all our invites and stationery are printed in-house! We are the only stationers in Worcestershire to own such a machine and we are so proud that we have come so far to be able to invest in such a sophisticated and state-of-the-art piece of equipment. What’s even better is this investment has ultimately blown the doors off for Elle Bee and 2019 has been our best year ever! As of May 2019, we are now a preferred supplier to 5 top luxury venues in Worcestershire and the Cotswold's including Dumbleton Hall and the Slaughter's Manor House. We also have our two awards of Excellence, partnered with companies in London and the USA to bring you gorgeous wax seal and stunning laser cuts not available in the UK market! We also work closely with a number of venue stylist and owners, who come to us regularly for props for stylised events and open days; in short, we are a trusted and well-respected member of the wedding industry!
We are also proudly not limited to the UK; Elle Bee has become such a sought-after brand we are helping couples in as far away as the USA and Australia! We have also created invitations and stationery in over 5 different languages including Lithuanian, Spanish, Greek and French.
We hope that you like what you see and would love for you to contact us to help make you special day even more memorable.
Laura and Ian
All of our handmade stationery collections work on the premise of allocating production slots where work is completed solely for the couple that holds that production slot. We are typically booked 6-9 months in advance for this service.
Our printed collections are designed to be able to be designed, proofed, printed and dispatched quickly so a production slot isn't required. Typically an order of printed Save The Dates, Invitations, Reception Stationery or Thank You Cards can be turned around in full in a two week period.
"Impeccable service from the moment we asked for the invites, to the moment they were delivered. Each one, both day and evening style were made with absolute precision, love and care and it really shows. Everyone we have sent an invite to has commented on how stunning they are, and how they have put all other stationary to shame. We totally agree with them :)"
Claire & Richard
"We decided to go with Elle Bee for our wedding stationery as their class and service was second to none. From the initial consultations to the final stages of completion they were a pleasure to deal with. They fitted around our theme perfectly and tailored every detail to suit. I would recommend them in a heart beat!"
Cathy & Chris
"Absolutely stunning invitations. Better than the picture, really quality paper and a fantastically friendly service! Couldn’t ask for more. We bought them (plus matching Thank You cards) and they arrived really quickly, beautifully packaged and they looked far more expensive than they were. Thank you Elle Bee Design!"
Catherine & Daniel
"Our invitations were amazing! Elle Bee made our invitations just how we wanted them. Sample was created before gave the go ahead and was in contact throughout the whole process. Definitely recommend. Thanks again Sarah and Gary. X"
Sarah & Gary
"We cannot recommend Elle Bee Design highly enough. From the first enquiry to the final delivery, the service is excellent. The invitations are professional and classy. We have had many compliments on how beautiful they are. We are exceptionally grateful for the help Elle Bee Design gave us to have our perfect invitations. Sarah."
Sarah & Simon
"Tbh I hated the thought of having to organise or sort out wedding invites but Laura from Elle Bee was amazing. Professional...responsive and amazing invites at a good price. I have already organised my menus that will now be produced and will definitely get my day stationery such as table plan and table numbers from Elle Bee ....and I'm actually looking forward to doing them!!"
Zoe & Martin
"Our blue and iridescent glitter invites are beautiful! Laura kept in contact throughout and nothing was too much trouble. An amazing product at a great price, would definitely recommend to all."
Becky & Sam
"Laura was fantastic from the word go. She takes such care over what she is creating, ensuring it is exactly what you are wanting, we were regularly updated with drafts and ideas. We initially ordered up just the invitations but once we had our numbers and such good feedback to the invites we ordered the table names and seating plan!"
Rachel & Jay
"I cannot recommend and thank Elle Bee enough. My table cards have come and are beautiful and my table plan is fantastic! Laura contacted me with pictures so I could see if I liked them, and I loved the personal touch of receiving a letter wishing us luck for our big day. I would recommend anyone to use Elle Bee I am so happy with my fabulous wedding stuff"
Deborah & James
"Got home from work today to a delivery of my beautiful wedding invites! They are absolutely stunning & I am over the moon with them. I can't recommend Elle Bee enough. Laura has been nothing but kind & accommodating throughout the whole process. I have been kept up to date the whole time & nothing has been to much trouble. The invites are of such a high standard & amazing value for money!"
Hannah & Steve
"Thank you SO much for the beautiful Kings Road invitations that arrived today. They are absolutely perfect and we love them to bits. Elle Bee designs made the whole process so easy and I cannot recommend highly enough!"
Alex & Benjamin
"Elle Bee is a fantastic company with 5* customer service. Their quality is 2nd to none and their prices are fantastic. (Under priced if you ask me) Don't hesitate to use this company, you won't regret it. I can't recommend them highly enough."
Renay & Douggie
"Amazing service for my bespoke design wedding invites. Very easy to convo with, reasonable pricing and quickly completed. Thank you so much."
Victoria & Grant
"Extremely happy with all parts of the service, from inquiries, to samples to ordering! Laura is so lovely to deal with. The invites are just stunning and so well made, we are delighted with them and would highly recommend to anyone! Thanks so much Gill."
Gillian & Colin