Natalie and Jon met in a Tapas bar and it's fair to say it was love at first sight (When do we get second sight?). Their mutual love of Tapas and silly humour led to the invention of a pseudo-Mediterranean language which started by signing off e-mails with 'Mucho luvio'. When Natalie decided to finally start the greeting card company of her dreams, Natalie thought 'Luvio' was the perfect name.

Jon started life as a collection of cells and still in this form went to college. Lacking in direction he went to work for IBM then on to Racal as a salesman of sorts who somehow achieved a degree in marketing. He spent a large part of his 20's and a fair bit of his 30's travelling the world in the pre-internet days of Post Restantes. During these hazy days he financed it all by selling jewellery purchased in Indonesia in Sydney, apple picking in Orange, making and selling juggling balls, labouring and waiting (both types). Upon return, when the cold reality of work came calling again, he fell into an IT career based on the Millennium bug and got paid handsomely for pretending to know what he was doing (which kept him happy with all the scuba holidays he could get his fins on).

He never thought he'd find work he *actually*, *really* enjoys, or a soul mate, which just goes to show you that life really is full of surprises.

Whereas Jon lacked direction Natalie was irritatingly focused from a young age. Natalie studied fashion design in London and worked as a knitwear designer and illustrator selling her work from her studio on London's south bank. When "New Meeeja" was invented Natalie saw its potential as an illustrator, packed up her paintbrushes and returned to study full time. Natalie had 3 amazing web jobs as a designer, head of design and design consultant and was responsible for campaigns from S-Club 7 through to The Cabinet office (eerily similar). She is a qualified typesetter, graphic designer, illustrator and tailor. She is also an expert on how to end old diets and start new ones.

The long term dream of having her own business was realised in 2004 when she set up her first company Two by Two Weddings which has grown to be one of the most successful independently owned Wedding stationery companies operating in the UK. Her greeting card company Luvio is a great opportunity to be creative and to collaborate with artists and writers and is going from strength to strength.

Natalie's work has been heralded by the press as "the ultimate in stationery" & has been featured in Brides, You and Your Wedding, Wedding Day, London Weddings, Vogue, Tatler, Wedding Venues, Cosmo Bride, Red, The Evening Standard, The Independent & The Telegraph. Natalie has appeared on TV as a Wedding stationery consultant & is an expert contributor on The Wedding Communities Website. Jon has only ever appeared on tv fleetingly when he was 12 in a Barclays Bank ad.

Natalie and Jon live and work in the beautiful city of Winchester, Hampshire with their mucho spoilt darlingo cat Nelson.

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