Chantilly

Chantilly opens behind a bridal veil: a fine Chantilly lace of rose medallions and a scalloped hem, with the garden blurred softly through the tulle. Tap “Lift the veil” and it rises up and folds back over the top, its hem rippling, while the blur clears from a watercolour garden chapel framed by climbing roses and the couple’s names are written across the sky.

Inside, the invitation reads like a walk through an English rose garden in ivory, sage, blush, peach and a little dusty blue: the families’ invitation and a line from Matthew, the ceremony with directions to the chapel, an order of the day whose lace threads unfurl between rosebuds, and the reception under fairy lights. Each watercolour blooms into view like paint on wet paper.

A countdown in lace rosettes, a lace-edged reply card and a soft harp make it a gentle fit for Christian garden and chapel weddings; the reception and the note for guests can be left out.