BESPOKE INVITATIONS AND CREATIVE DESIGN
I design bespoke invitations and am occasionally commissioned for wider creative work, both personal and professional.
Working with a small number of clients each year allows every project to receive close personal attention.
Explore selected work, or get in touch to discuss a potential commission.
LUCY CLEMSON
Founder of RSVP London
Since 2006, I have designed bespoke invitation pieces for private clients, global brands and distinguished hosts, worldwide. Over time, this has also extended into selected creative commissions, both personal and professional.
My work has been received by British and international royalty, and figures across fashion, film and the arts. Each commission is approached with care, precision, attention to detail and a strong sense of personal expression.
In an increasingly digital world, I believe the physical invitation remains the most powerful and generous expression of intent. Whether restrained and typographic or richly engineered and theatrical, every piece I deliver is designed to set the tone, command attention and become a lasting keepsake.
I undertake a limited number of commissions each season. Private consultations are available by appointment.
“A master stroke.”
Creativity has been part of my life for as long as I can remember.
I grew up surrounded by art and music — painting and making with my mother, learning patience and process in the photographic darkroom of my father, a bass guitarist, and absorbing colour and rhythm through my grandfather, an abstract artist and jazz drummer.
Rock, pop, jazz, classical and Motown filled our home. Those early influences instilled not only a respect for craft, but a deep love of beauty, music and imaginative play. They continue to shape the way I work today: thoughtful and precise, but also joyful, intuitive, and led by curiosity.
SELECTED WORK
Many commissions remain private at the request of the client. The work shown here represents only a small part of my practice.
Each piece is created with the same care, attention, and respect for the occasion and the people behind it.
CREATIVE DIRECTION AND CONSULTING
CLIENTS
Alongside private commissions, I have worked with a wide range of international organisations, cultural institutions, and charitable foundations since 2006. The clients shown here represent a small selection of past collaborations.
Discretion and confidentiality are central to my practice. Many projects are undertaken under non-disclosure agreements, and a significant proportion of my work remains private at the request of clients. Where confidentiality is required, client names and brands are never shared.
CONTACT
If you’d like to discuss a potential commission, you’re very welcome to get in touch.
I take on a limited number of projects each season and work closely with a small number of clients at any one time, allowing each project to receive full creative attention from initial concept to completion. For this reason, early enquiries are encouraged where possible.
You can contact me by email, or follow my work and wider creative interests on Instagram.
FAQs
Each commission begins with an initial conversation to understand the occasion, context, and creative direction.
From there, I develop a bespoke design concept, including proposed materials, timelines, and costs.
The design is refined collaboratively until every detail feels right, before moving into production.
I work closely with a limited number of clients at any one time to ensure each project receives full creative attention, and detailed creative development is undertaken on a commissioned basis.
Timelines vary depending on the complexity of the design, materials, and production methods involved.
Most bespoke commissions require several weeks from initial concept to final delivery.
Early enquiries are strongly recommended, particularly for larger or time-sensitive projects, as availability is limited.
Each commission is individually quoted based on scope, materials, production methods, and the level of creative involvement required.
Bespoke invitation projects typically represent a significant investment, reflecting the time, craft, and personal attention involved from concept to completion.
Following an initial conversation, I provide a clear proposal outlining creative direction, timelines, and costs.
All design, artwork, production coordination, and delivery are included unless otherwise specified.
I’m very happy to share material samples and examples of previous work to help guide initial decisions.
Finished, fully customised samples are produced as part of the commissioned design process and are charged accordingly, as they require full artwork and production.
Where specialist processes are involved, additional production costs may apply.
Yes.
I regularly create individual, highly bespoke pieces for clients, often commissioned as meaningful gifts or keepsakes — such as invitations to a special journey, celebration, or experience.
These one-off projects receive the same care, craftsmanship, and attention to detail as larger commissions, and are treated with the same level of thought and consideration.
Yes.
Alongside invitations, I often design a full suite of complementary materials to ensure a cohesive and considered visual experience.
This may include items such as bespoke travel itineraries, in-flight stationery, guest guides, maps, table plans, place cards, menus, and other personalised details for travel and accommodation, where relevant.
All additional pieces are developed in harmony with the original design, maintaining a consistent tone and aesthetic throughout.
Yes.
In certain circumstances, I create bespoke digital invitations for clients who prefer an electronic format or require a shorter turnaround.
These are designed with the same care and attention as printed pieces, and are supplied as beautifully finished files for digital distribution.
Yes.
I regularly work with international clients and am experienced in managing projects remotely and in collaboration with overseas teams and suppliers.
Over the years, my work has included projects in locations such as New York, Paris, Monte Carlo, Necker Island, Saint-Tropez, Lake Como, Dubai, Courchevel, and Rome.
I’m very happy to work with clients worldwide, and to manage design, production, and delivery with care and discretion.
TESTIMONIALS
When I found Lucy and her wonderful creative invites, I knew she and I would share many a party together!!! Her ideas are second to none, original and creative doesn’t even begin to sum it up. She is passionate about each and every job and she has never failed to deliver me those most amazing, impressive invites that literally make people go WOW!! If I could throw a party weekly, I would, just to go through the process of doing the invitations with Lucy!!
Working with Lucy on the invitations for my party was an absolute pleasure. She was efficient, creative, delightful and very patient! The invitation she designed for me has set the scene for a great party. My guests have all commented on the beautiful invitation, and I hope the party is as successful! I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lucy.
The Postmistress’ dedicated commitment from Day One is unrivalled; the creative process is personal, collaborative, and above all fun. I always have high expectations, and they are always surpassed.
Lucy was an absolute delight to work with, creative, quick and efficient. Always swift to respond to queries, requests and changes. The artwork she provided for our VIP Celebrity fundraising gala was perfectly designed and created, effectively she established the look & feel of the evening. It was in keeping with nature of the event, as per our brief and requirements. I would definitely recommend Lucy on to my contacts and would be keen to work with her again in the future.
It’s so refreshing to come across someone who has so much passion and enthusiasm for what they do – Lucy has it in abundance! She was an absolute joy to work with when creating funky and unique invitations for our birthday party. I chopped and changed my mind several times; she was very patient and wanted to be absolutely certain that I was 100% happy with the final result. Lucy was patient, helpful, creative, professional and extremely friendly throughout the whole process. I’m delighted with the result and have had lots of comments from friends to say how fabulous the invitations are. Would highly recommend Lucy, RSVP London
Since our very first contact, Lucy has been very responsive and a delight to work with. Lucy was very good at keeping me abreast of the timing of our project and always kept to agreed deadlines. She designed an amazing, bespoke invitation for a special family occasion and despite my several amends, nothing seemed to faze Lucy. Her attention to detail is great. I have no hesitation in recommending Lucy.
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for the invites. They are fantastic! I have now posted them out to all my guests and have already received a barrage of texts and emails from them to say how fab they are. Thanks again to you and your team from a very satisfied customer.
Exacting, fussy, jittery… that was me. The bride-to-be. Yet Lucy of RSVP took it all on board and delivered against high expectations… and then some! Leveraging her talent, experience and industry contacts she created a magnificent bespoke wedding invitation in the exact volumes we required. Nothing was too much trouble, from sourcing multiple samples to personal weekend delivery of the finished product, Lucy was happy to keep tweaking the design till it was truly perfect.
Lucy helped us create Golden Wedding invites and place cards for an exclusive party in Italy. She helped us develop a truly luxurious concept for our demanding private client. The invites had the perfect balance of professionalism and personal touch. Many thanks again!
Thank you so much for pulling out all the stops and arranging delivery of the passports. We are so impressed with them, the quality is outstanding. The guests were amazed by them…
Lucy, your designs and ideas were amazing. You were a pleasure to deal with and nothing was too much trouble for you at any point from my initial enquiry, right through to your on-time delivery (including all my last minute changes!). I was just blown away by the end product, as were my clients! You are highly recommended on my list of suppliers.
Thanks very much for all your hard work with these last minute invites! They look lovely. My family do host quite a lot of events/dinners, both corporate and private so I will be sure to contact you for the next (hopefully with more time in advance)!
The service I received from RSVP was pleasantly surprising. As a creative person, it was important to me to be able to feed into the creative process and this was warmly encouraged. I have already recommended RSVP to several friends and will certainly use them again.
It’s hard to decide what was more impressive, the standard of the design or the standard of the service…my flyers were hand delivered to my door to ensure I got them exactly when I needed them. I would happily recommend RSVP to anyone.
Old fashioned personal service in the digital age. RSVP produced a huge range of design samples for our party invitations and then expertly advised on all the options open to us – all of them fabulous!
RSVP is a real find. The party starts here. Lucy created a Save the Date and Party Invitation which were original and fun and have caused huge enthusiasm for the event from all those invited. She is a delight to work with.
From being merely an idea in our minds to the final creation of the product, Lucy was an absolute pleasure to work with, taking the time to adapt the prototype to suit each of our requested changes. We honestly can’t thank her enough, the final product is beautiful, bespoke and feels very personalised. Thank you very much!
It was a real ease and pleasure getting my children’s birthday invites done by RSVP. I would definitely recommend RSVP and I would use them again!
You are so creative and easy to work with. The work you do is fun and turn-around is always so quick!
I am writing to express a huge thank you for the excellent ‘Vintage Voyage’ passport invitations you designed and produced for the World Fellowship Gala Dinner held at The Savoy on Monday 14th March. A number of guests, including our sponsor, were delighted with the design and felt privileged to have received such a wonderful invitation. The entire design including the cover and inner booklet highlighted the increasing global reach of the Award and this wonderful addition made the event feel even more spectacular. Your support for the work of the International Award is most appreciated and I hope that we will have the opportunity to work with you again in the future.
It is clearly evident that Lucy is an extremely talented and creative person. But more importantly, I think her key strengths lie with her ‘can do’ attitude coupled with her ability to visualise her clients’ vague ideas and create an end product that exceeds expectations. I would not hesitate in recommending her.
Lucy created the most wonderful invitations, table plan, table names, place cards and cake box stickers, for my 2010 wedding. They were simply exquisite, and I was so proud. The comments I received from guests were numerous and glowing! Lucy made the process seem straightforward and actually fun, even though I had left everything to the last minute. I would unquestionably use her again.
I had a vague idea of how I wanted the invitations to look. I work in the opera business and wanted to have a high quality photograph of the curtains from one of the famous opera houses of the world on the front, which would then open up to reveal the wording of the invitation on the inside. Lucy researched this and came up with some wonderful ideas. The reproduction was of the highest quality and every single one of my guests at my party commented on just how classy the invitations were. They really did set the scene for the event itself and I couldn’t have wished for invitations which had a bigger impact. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Lucy to anyone looking for something a bit different that smacks of luxury.
Lucy has provided exceptional service, never without an inspirational idea and always responsive throughout our dialogue, the result of which I couldn’t be happier with. My invitations look fantastic, a truly bespoke design for which I can’t thank Lucy enough. For invitations you can be proud to send your guests, look no further than RSVP!
Lucy offers a competitive personal and highly professional service going out of her way to deliver and far exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.
Always guaranteed to give that WOW factor, the best was the Christmas Greeting that came with a branch of mistletoe wrapped in a red ribbon with a greeting attached. The most intriguing thing was how it was fresh as when it was picked, encased in its cylindrical silver package. The most touching Christmas Greeting I think I’ve ever had, and certainly the most memorable.
Lucy took my vague ideas and turned them into the most fabulous Christmas cards that reflected all my ideas and more. There were squeals of delight when I received them! I’m sure the recipients of my cards will do the same. Such a personal and professional service, I can’t wait to use RSVP again.
Our wedding invitations are beautiful! Thank you Lucy for creating such unique and stylish invitations. They helped set the tone for the wedding.