Are the matchboxes printed directly or labelled?

Printed directly onto premium paper. We never use adhesive stickers or pre-made labels. Each order is made to order and individually finished in the studio.

Can I send my own artwork?

Yes, as long as you own it or have written permission to use it. High resolution PNG, PDF, AI or SVG files work best. Designs we create remain our intellectual property unless a separate licence is agreed.

What happens after the proof is sent?

You check every name, date, spelling, colour and size, and ask for any reasonable revisions. If we have no reply within 48 hours of the latest proof, it is treated as approved and may go into production. Custom orders cannot be cancelled once design or materials have begun.

How fast can you deliver?

Rush orders reach the UK in 2 business days and the USA in 3, once your design is approved. Tap “Need it fast?” and tell us your date before paying so we can confirm the rush price and date in writing. Foil, embossing, debossing, letterpress and custom sizes are planned separately; embossed and debossed orders generally need at least eight weeks.

Checkout runs on Stripe, so you can pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay where available. We never see your card details.

Do you ship worldwide?

Yes, the USA included. Orders travel express with FedEx or UPS, fully tracked, and shipping is included. Delivery takes around 10 working days after proof approval to the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada, and around 12 elsewhere. We prepare all customs paperwork. Outside the UK, any import duties or taxes charged by local authorities are paid by the recipient. Filled matches may face customs restrictions in Greece, so please message us before ordering for delivery there. Delivery dates are guaranteed only when confirmed in writing.

How are print colours approved?

For colour-critical orders, send exact CMYK values. Without them we reproduce the closest achievable colour from your artwork. Paper texture, ink and lighting all affect how a colour reads, so raise anything critical before approving the proof.

Can you make a completely custom size?

Yes. Small and large matchboxes, matchbooks, custom inner trays, venue drawings, pet portraits, monograms, logos and matching stationery. Custom sizes may need a minimum quantity and a separate quote, so send us the size, quantity, deadline and destination first.

30 boxes from £95.87express shipping included

A pile of illustrated yellow and turquoise matchboxes printed The Perfect Match

Two cream matchboxes with gold stars and handwritten names

Cream matchboxes with a red monogram in an ornate frame

A cream matchbox with a pen drawing of Villa del Balbianello

White wedding matchboxes printed The Perfect Match in a drawn floral frame

A navy and a white matchbox printed The Perfect Match with the couple’s names and date, held in a hand

Personalised matchboxes from LondonSmall boxes
for big weddings.

The Matches London

Every box is made to order. Nothing prints before your yes.

A matchbox sits on every place setting and goes home in every pocket. So we draw every one as if it were a keepsake.

A cream matchbox with hand-drawn doodles and initials, held in a hand

How it works

Four small steps to the table.

Choose

Choose your box.

Pick a design and a quantity.
Two minutes
Tell us

Tell us about the day.

Names, a date and a few words. Or send your own artwork.
At checkout
Approve

See it first.

Your free proof arrives by email. Nothing is printed until you say yes.
Within 24 hours
Delivered

Open the parcel.

Sent express with FedEx or UPS, tracked to your door.
Around 10 working days

A phone opens The Matches London, chooses Your Venue, Drawn and a quantity, adds the names and the date, and pays securely. The order is confirmed. The brief becomes a drawn proof, sent by email. The finished matchboxes arrive, made for the occasion.

The order, start to finish

Watch an order come to the table.

Pick a design, tell us the names and the date, pay securely. Your free proof follows by email, and nothing is printed until you approve it.

Start your order

Planning a wedding

When should you order?

Tell us the date and where the boxes are going. We count back from our usual times: proof the next working day, printing in about 4 working days, then express tracked delivery.

Wedding date Going to

Choose your date to see the last day to order.

The Matches Collection

Four pieces, all made to order

Gold foil

Custom Matchboxes

One box, drawn for your day and printed straight onto premium paper.

Ten ways to dress it

Three sizes: standard, 10 × 10 cm and 28 cm →

Post from our couples · via Etsy

What arrives on the day.

4.6172 reviews · 784 ordersRead them on Etsy ↗

Seen at the party.

Our story · since 2023

It started as a hobby.

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A hobby, 2023
The Matches London began in 2023 as a hobby: matchboxes drawn by hand, one at a time, simply for the joy of making them.
2023
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Then the orders came
Names and dates, a venue, a dog, a line of your own. Word spread, and the boxes began to travel to weddings, parties and bars.
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Thousands of boxes later
After 784 orders and thousands of boxes through our Etsy shop, we built a home of our own. Every box still starts with a drawing and a free proof.
Today

Who we make for

Red branded matchboxes printed RICH WORK, packed in a box

The trade desk

Hotels, bars and brands.

Your name in every pocket that leaves the room. Logo matchboxes from a few hundred to many thousands, with one clear quote.

Request a trade quote

Trade docketNo. 0784

the price list

Bulk logo matchboxesfrom 64p a box

Foil, letterpress, embossplanned per order

Worldwide deliverytracked · express

The practical bits

Personalised matchboxes from LondonSmall boxes
for big weddings.

Four small steps to the table.

Choose your box.

Tell us about the day.

See it first.