When the photographer lines the men up outside the church or registry office, the details are what make the picture: matching buttonholes, the same shade of tie and, if you plan it, the same flash of personalised wedding cufflinks at every wrist. They pull the look together on the day and leave each man with a reminder of the part he played.
Who gets a pair
Start by listing everyone who'll be wearing a double-cuff shirt. That's usually:
- the groom, and the bride too if she's wearing a suit;
- the best man, or best men;
- ushers and groomsmen;
- the father of the bride and father of the groom;
- anyone else with a job on the day, such as a reader, a stepdad or a grandad.
Once you have the number, you'll know whether you're in multi-pair territory. Five pairs or more are £15 each with £5 shipping per order, so six pairs cost £95. A single pair is £40 with shipping included.
Matching the role to the design
You can dress everyone identically, or you can let each design suit the man wearing it. A few ideas:
- Groom: a note from the bride in her handwriting, or a photo of the couple from the proposal.
- Best man: a snap from the stag do or a nickname only the two of you understand.
- Ushers: the wedding date or a line drawing of the venue.
- Fathers: a family photo from childhood, or both family surnames joined by an ampersand.
All of these can sit in one basket, so you're not limited to one design for the whole order.
Borrowing from your wedding stationery
If you've had invitations or a wedding logo designed, you may already own the perfect artwork. Monograms, crests and illustrated venue sketches made for stationery are often exactly the right shape and style. Ask your designer for the original file, ideally a high-resolution PNG or JPG, rather than using a photo of a printed invitation. It will give you sharper edges and truer colours, and we always print from your full-resolution upload.
Crop the artwork to a square with some breathing room around it, since cufflinks are square and busy edges can feel crowded.
Colour, contrast and the rest of the outfit
The silver-coloured finish frames your design, so think about how it will look alongside suits and ties. Navy, charcoal and black designs look sharp with grey or dark suits; a touch of your accent colour, such as sage, burgundy or dusty blue, can echo the flowers. Very pale designs can lose definition, so aim for clear contrast between lines and background. The live preview is the best judge: if it reads well there, it will read well on a cuff.
Planning and handing them out
Order once your design and headcount are settled, leaving yourself plenty of breathing room before the wedding. Many couples hand the boxes out at the rehearsal, a pre-wedding drink or first thing on the morning, with a short handwritten note in each. It gives the men a moment together before things get busy, and it means nobody is hunting for cufflinks while the cars wait outside.
It's also worth checking that every shirt actually has double cuffs. Hire suits sometimes come with button-cuff shirts, so confirm with your suit shop or ask each man to try his outfit on in advance. Better to find out a fortnight before than on the morning, and a spare double-cuff shirt in the groom's size is never a bad idea.
Ordering your wedding cufflinks
- Upload each design; the live preview shows it on both cufflinks.
- Drag and zoom until it sits exactly right, then add it to your basket, repeating for each different design.
- Check out securely.
Every pair of our personalised wedding cufflinks is printed in Cornwall by a workshop that has been making personalised gifts for 17 years, and each arrives in its own gift box.