Shows & Events

Hummingbird Hens (Hen Party Workshops!)

If you’re a vintage craft loving girl looking for something unique and more ‘you’ for your hen do, and not loving the idea of being dragged around town with an ‘L’ plate, we have the perfect Hen Party for you!

Felt making!

Why not get creative and make something gorgeous while spending a great day with friends & family on our vintage inspired craft workshop days. You’ll get a complementary glass of bubbly and lunch is just £10 each (including a delicious afternoon tea and cake!)

 ..or why not bring a picnic!

Emma has been running vintage craft workshops at her studio in Nottingham and has now come together with Hummingbird to offer these wonderful ‘vintage crafty’ hen parties for you and your friends.

Creative sewing…

The parties are from 10am to 4pm and Emma will inspire you with lots of ideas, guidance and all the equipment you need to create a gorgeous masterpiece!

Embellished & embroidered vessels

How about something for your wedding such as a memory book? Or learn a new skill with your hens and have something beautiful to take home to remember the day!

Free machine embroidery

Emma has lots of courses to choose from; memory and keepsake books, creative sewing, free machine embroidery, embellished & embroidered vessels and (her favourite) felt making!

Keepsake books

For more information and to a get a sneaky peek at Emma’s course guide, visit emmalearoyddesign.co.uk or contact Emma at emmalearoyddesign@hotmail.co.uk or on 07970 121955.

Enjoy!

Rachael Connertons amazing shots ….

As you know we exhibited at The Save The Date – Event With A Difference back in October, on the day the amazing Rachael Connerton was capturing the moments and mood in her own unique way. Here are a few of her shots from the day on a lovely slideshow – they really capture the feeling and the essence of the show and all the wonderful wedding suppliers that were exhibiting.

Rachael is based in The East Midlands, so very local to us! Working as a husband and wife team, Rachael and Ian combine simplicity, imagination and style to create exceptional images. They both have a natural affinity for working with people and are able to make even the most camera-shy feel at ease; resulting in images that will truly reflect your personality and soul.

Rachael got a fantastic shot of our NEW Laser-cut Garden Party Invitation. So we thought we would let you have a sneek peek!….We hope you love it, based on the original invite we created for Sally-Ann’s wedding back in September, we had such a fantastic reaction to it that it is soon to be added into out range! It will be accompanied by another new design (we shall keep you waiting for this one!), rsvp, save the date, order of service, menu, and some wonderful little extras to complete all your stationery needs. We can’t wait to showcase it and are just perfecting the final designs as we speak.

You can view more lovely images from Rachael Connerton’s Wedding Portfolio here.

We would love to hear your feedback on our new ‘Garden Party’ Design – so do let us know what you think at info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk 

We will be able to send samples in the next few weeks, in the meantime if you would like a quote or any further information just give us a call on 01530 411905 or drop us a line at info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk 

Here are a few more images she took of our stand on the day!

Our butterfly box, perfect for a wedding gift or first anniversary present (Paper!) also available to buy from www.hummingbirdcards.co.uk and can be personalised with names, special date or a personal message!

 

The Event With A Difference

What a day…on Sunday 16th October we exhibited at the Save The Date Magazine ‘Event with a Difference’ over at The Roundhouse in Derby. What a fantastic venue, and a really interesting mix of wonderful wedding suppliers.

Regular fashion shows throughout the day showcased all the beautiful gowns and accessories, and the Teepee outside, which is available to hire as a venue, was converted into a bar and  served drinks under the bautiful blue sky!!

Abbie & Lydia had put together a wonderful mix of quirky and unusual suppliers, lots of vintage creations and contemporary twists to inspire your big day. Here are a few shots and some of our favourite  fellow wedding lovelies!!

If you are looking for a wedding car with a difference and a retro feel… these Vintage VW campers are perfect, they also have a beautiful open top beetle!

Beautiful display of vintage inspired jewellery and accessories from Tattered Rose Their headpieces were just lovely!

We loved the stand of the newly launched Wren’s Tea Party - a lovely collection of vintage crockery and accoutrements hire for weddings and parties.

Debbie Bryan had a quirky collection of vintage items, a lovely idea to tie vintage lace around napkins on your tables –  these would work beautifully with one of our laser-cut favour tags and a hand calligraphied name! Her studio is in the lace-market area of Nottingham and filled with vintage lace and beautiful crafts perfect for vintage themed weddings. (We are coveting her stunning original lace design, framed artworks and her beautiful lace resin brooches!) Debbie will be having a special open evening on Nov 16th take a look here for more details.

Our friends over at The Wedding Of My Dreams  had a lovely stand with lots of ideas to decorate your table and all the little finishing touches to make your day unique, we loved their little vintage style bottles for casual floral displays.

But our favourite new discovery of the day had to be The Button Tin Gemma had put together the most amazing stand of vintage and hand crafted pieces. Her work is truly stunning and very unique, and perfect for all the vintage themed weddings at the moment. Using vintage fabrics & haberdashery, crochet, lace and a huge creative talent Gemma creates one of pieces, stitched floral bouquets and buttonholes, table numbers, place settings and wedding keepsakes. They really are beautiful and Gemma also runs Crafting Hen Do days at her studio in Rotherham, we shall do a post on these shortly as it is such a lovely idea for something different to do, especially if you have lots of creative hens!

We also showcased our new Garden Party invitation which went down a storm, we were so pleased with the reaction as nearly everyone who visited the stand picked it up, commented and said how much they loved it!! We will be adding this design and another stunning creation, plus all the co-ordinating items in the next few months. If you are interested in a sample just drop us an email at info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk

 

The Designer Vintage Bridal Show

This weekend we popped along to visit the  Designer Vintage Bridal Show - a wonderful collection of wedding suppliers: beautiful dresses, vintage crockery, event stylists, wedding shoes,  stylish transport, stationery, headpieces, jewellery and all you could possibly need for a vintage themed wedding day! A fantastic event which was buzzing with lots of stylish ladies all wanting a wedding with a bit of difference.

The stands all looked fantastic, they also had catwalk shows – showcasing dresses inspired by the 20′s& 30′s, 40′s & 50′s and 60′s and 70′s, bridal workshops, and the best bloggers around for you to meet in person: Including Kelly from Boho, Annabel from Love My Dress, Amma from Beyond/Beyond, Alexis from OMG and Kat from RockN’Roll Bride.


There was the gorgeous Wedding Yurt  complete with fur floors, double bed and champagne bar serving love potion cocktails. Beautiful, alternative Wedding Photography from the amazing Emma Case, jewellery from Magpie Vintage, fabulous shoes from the lady who organised the whole event Rachel Simpson and our favourite stand was Charlotte Casadejus who had exquisite vintage inspired dresses (beautiful vintage lace and silk gowns made to measure!) and a selection of stunning vintage accessories.


Definately worth visiting when they have there next show, if you would like to see a list of all the exhibitors and get all the best vintage wedding inspiration just click HERE

http://www.designervintagebridal.co.uk

Perfect Wedding Awards 2011

We were totally thrilled to win BEST STATIONERY in this years Perefect Wedding Awards! We were invited down to THE SAWN at THE GLOBE  (a very lovely location, overlooking the river) the sun was shining for an afternoon of champagne, nibbles and treats….they even had an oyster bar! It was the first award event that they have held and was a great success.

 

We are also featured in this months edition (OCTOBER) in their feature: “10 Questions To Ask Your Stationery Company”!!

Perfect Wedding Awards Winners’ Event!

Right about now Suzi is on a train to London on her way to a very exciting event..  she’s attending the Perfect Wedding Awards to accept our prize as winner of the Best Wedding Stationery category!

We are so honoured to receive this award, even more so because it was voted for by you, our customers.

The winners’ event  is being held at The Swan at The Globe in London (a beautiful location) & is being followed by champagne  & afternoon tea. Perfect!

Congratulations to all the other Perfect Wedding Award winners! I hope you have a truly fantastic afternoon.

 

Win tickets to the Wedding Event With A Difference!

WIN 2 TICKETS

We are very excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming Wedding Event with a Difference, organised by Save The Date Magazine, at The Roundhouse, Derby on Sunday 16th October.

It promises to be a fabulous event with lots happening including the Creative Corner with handmade pieces of pretty, the Lyrical Lounge (tipi tent) outside with live entertainment and a fire pit to keep you toasty. There’s an amazing Catwalk Show, interactive demonstrations and so many incredible exhibitors (including us of course!)

Tickets are on sale now and are selling fast! Get yours by visiting

www.savethedatemagazine.co.uk/events/

Don’t forget, tickets are limited so be quickl and don’t miss out!

As a special treat, we’ve got 2 tickets to give away. To be in with a chance of winning these, all you need to do is tell us how many fashion shows are taking place throughout the day? (Clue: The answer is on www.savethedatemagazine.co.uk) Please send your answers to info@hummingbirdcards.co.uk and we shall select a winner at random on 1st Septemeber.

We really hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there!

Old Fashioned Tea Party…

With a Wedding fast approaching, it’s just 3 weeks to go, Yikes! I’ve been searching for inspiration for a garden party wedding inspired thank you present. About a year ago I bought a print by the artist Tessa Galloway at a local art exhibition and last night I had a little look at her website to see if anything new caught my eye, and it did! Just the perfect thing.

These are just how I would like the sweet tables to look, covered in old table cloths and decked with cake stands and lots of scrumptious and delicious treats like cupcakes, treacle tart and ginger cake! I think this would make the perfect gift and be lovely memory of our special day.

Tessa  loves to explore  nostalgia and memories inspired by vintage postcards, old letters, found paper and antique curiosities. Her illustrations have a unique way of capturing the beautiful and decorative details of every day objects and places.

Tessa will be exhibiting again this weekend at The Dame Catherine Arts 18th Annual Summer Art Exhibition in Ticknall, Leicestershire.

27th-29th August 2011

See more of  Tessa’s work at www.tessagalloway.co.uk

 

SAVE THE DATE

 

We are very excited to be exhibiting at The Roundhouse on Sunday 16th October, come along for a Wedding event with a difference! Organised by the lovely Abbie & Lydia over at Save The Date Magazine 

“Bursting with interactivity, there will be live demonstrations, the best suppliers in the area (all doing something creative), fantastic entertainment, a professional catwalk show, vintage afternoon tea and much, much, more. From the ‘style lounge’ to the ‘blokes corner’, we’ve got it all covered and with a fantastic range of handpicked, talented and ‘highly recommended by Save the Date’ suppliers, we know that you will be simply spoilt for choice.”

You can read a review of the last show over at ROCK MY WEDDING blog,

“If you happen to be an East Midlands bride, or are locally based, I guarantee you will not be disappointed if you attend the event. Take your best girls, your Mum, your Man, anyone. Just make sure you go! And as an added bonus the RMW team are really hoping to be able to attend too and we’d like to meet as many of you as possible there. RMW readers receive a special 50% discount off the £5 ticket price using the code RMW.”

To book your ticket click HERE