Handmade paper envelopes with gold wax seals, olive sprigs and a capiz shell with names in calligraphy on an old painted table

Tablescape & Event Styling

Stationery and event styling

Project info

Design: Magdalena Tekieli
Brand: Magdalena Tekieli
Product: Tablescape & Event Styling
Scope: Stationery, tableware, cutlery, decorations, flowers and bouquet
Paper: Personalised handmade paper, dyed to order in a chosen colour and texture
Finish: Gold foil hotstamping, wax seals
Place: Tuscany, Italy

The styling of a reception in Tuscany, made up of many elements. It began with the stationery: personalised handmade paper, dyed to order in a chosen colour and texture, with gold foil hotstamping. Around it we chose the tableware, the cutlery and the decorations, and finally the flowers: their colours and the shape of the bouquet. Every element follows one palette, taken from the place itself: the silver green of olive trees, warm terracotta, soft cream and gold.

Deckled handmade paper, gold wax seals with an olive sprig, capiz shells and fresh olive branches. The lettering on the capiz shells and the envelopes was done by hand in calligraphy. The olive motif moves from the invitations to the table, and the paper cones in a wicker basket are closed with the same gold seals.

The long table stood under a pergola beside a stone house. A garland of olive and eucalyptus branches runs down the middle of the white tablecloth, with terracotta candles in brass holders set among it. On each plate lies a linen napkin, an olive sprig and a personalised capiz shell as a place card, with gold cutlery with black handles beside it; olive wreaths and ribbons decorate the backs of the chairs.

The flowers follow the colours of the stationery and the table: the pink and white of peonies and garden roses, offset by eucalyptus green and dark copper leaves. The bouquet has a loose, airy shape, as if gathered straight from the garden.

The same stationery guides the guests through the whole day, from the envelope with the invitation to the menu on the table. A separate hotstamping die was made to gild the menu.