Downey Luxury Stationery

London, United Kingdom

Family-owned London printer making bespoke wedding invitations, save the dates and stationery since 1903

No. 724 · Autumn 2026

Purple presentation box with a Sistine Chapel ceiling-inspired pattern, made for a wedding in Rome, Downey Luxury Stationery

Welcome

Welcome to Downey Luxury Stationery

Downey is a third-generation family business in London that designs and prints bespoke wedding invitations, save the dates, menus and presentation boxes. Work is made to order, with engraving, foil, letterpress, embossing and laser cutting, and is produced for weddings in the UK and abroad.

Downey was established in 1903 and is now a third-generation family business. It began as an engraving company in Mayfair and today works from a studio in central London, with printing and finishing carried out in-house and a production site in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. There is also an office in New York. Visits are by appointment.

The first impression of your wedding often begins with the stationery, making it the perfect opportunity to captivate your guests, spark excitement for the big day, and set the tone for one of the most memorable moments of your life.Downey

About

Downey Luxury Stationery

Wedding stationery is made to order. Couples begin with a consultation to say what would make the invitations personal, and can bring a Pinterest board or have a mood board put together for them. From there the studio can draw on an in-house illustrator for floral designs, calligraphy for the wording, and a bespoke monogram that carries through the invitations and table stationery. The team has produced many thousands of wedding invitations.

The craft is varied. Published commissions include engraved invitations in rose gold ink, letterpress on cotton card, foil blocking, blind embossing, deckle edging, hand-applied wax seals and laser-cut frames. Envelopes can be lined by hand, and invitations can be delivered in a presentation box made for the wedding.

Invitation with grey floral illustration and pink geometric overlay on a pink envelope, Downey Luxury Stationery

Services

What is on offer

4 services.

Layered invitation suite pulled open to show the ceremony invitation and event cards, Downey Luxury Stationery

Service

Wedding invitations

Bespoke wedding invitation suites
Save the date cards
Engraving, letterpress and foil blocking

Gold foil and embossed couple's monogram at the centre of the box lid pattern, Downey Luxury Stationery

Service

Design

Initial consultation and mood boards
In-house illustration
Calligraphy

Service

Event stationery

Dinner menus including scroll menus
Escort cards
Table stationery carrying the couple's monogram

Floral wedding stationery suite in soft pink and light grey with rose gold foil, Downey Luxury Stationery

How it works

Step by step

1
Book a consultation
Call or write to arrange an appointment at the London studio. Tell the team what would make the invitations personal, and share a Pinterest...
2
Choose the design
Options include illustration by the in-house illustrator, calligraphy for the wording and a bespoke monogram used across invitations and table stationery.
3
Review prototypes
For larger pieces the studio makes mock-ups, so a couple can compare designs and finishes before the final version is chosen.
4
Production
Printing and finishing are done in-house, using techniques such as engraving, letterpress, foil blocking, embossing, deckle edging and laser cutting.