Another happy bride

I just received the nicest email from Megan (& Donnie), who just mailed out their custom designed invitations. Thanks Megan, for the kind words. You made my day!

"If I sent you an email with every note or comment we’ve gotten about how amazing our invites are, I’d flood your inbox!! I knew they were awesome but it is SO much fun hearing it from everyone else! We really can’t thank you enough – they are so terrific!"

Featured Testimonial: Whitney

It's been a while since I've posted a review. I have a bunch saved in my email and have been meaning to post one each week. For those of you who have worked with me and have sent your kind words---THANK YOU! I'll make sure to catch up and post it on my blog to show my appreciation for you!

This review is from Whitney F, who chose the Boarding Pass Invitations for her destination wedding.

It was a complete joy working with Marit Hanson on my wedding invitations and thank you cards. Time was of the essence, and even though I contacted her just before the winter holiday break, Marit worked (presumably between wrapping presents and spending time with her own fiance) on my invitations straight through the New Year. She can do anything you ask style-wise, and I couldn't be happier with my Boarding Pass invitations. Thank you, Marit!


Thank you Whitney! If you need anything else for your big day--programs, menus, placecards, favor tags....anything, let me know!

Featured Testimonial: Teal!

Teal and I worked together at an ad agency in Columbus. She was one of my last brides before we made the trek across the country to San Francisco. She had such a great vision of her wedding, which was held at the oh-so-amazing Venue at Smith Brothers. It was a lot of fun working with her on her wedding stationery and I couldn't be more pleased with how they came out. The "Tea for Two" invitations have quickly become my new favorite design!



Here's what Teal had to say:

I had the pleasure of being introduced to Marit through work. A colleague mentioned that Marit designed her wedding invitations and suggested I speak with her about my upcoming event. It was a blessing. Marit listened to what I envisioned and made smart suggestions to help polish the design of our Save the Date cards, invitations, RSVP cards and more. She also helped with reception details and designed beautiful place cards, table numbers and bar/station menus that matched our invitation design. It pulled everything together beautifully. Our guests loved the details. Marit worked quickly when I made some last minute requests and was able to execute beautifully almost overnight! My new husband and I would recommend her to any couple looking for beautiful and detailed work for their special event.
- Teal and Todd


Go check out Teal's wedding photos on her photographers blog--they're beautiful!

Featured Testimonial: Michele!

I worked with Michele earlier this year to create custom event style posters for her wedding invitations. I modified my usual event design for her, to contain some other typefaces and scrolls for another look. I also designed a larger poster for her to print and frame for the reception for the guests to sign. What a great idea!

Photography by Johnny Wolf Photography
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Here is a photo of the newlyweds---how ADORABLE is her dress and how cute is she? Michele got it from BCBG and is has.....gasp....POCKETS! I am a total sucker for a dress with pockets, I'd love to get some put into my wedding dress.


Photography by Johnny Wolf Photography
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I love how they turned out and so did Michele and S.J. Here's what they had to say:

Marit,
My husband and I wanted to send a big thank you for putting your amazing talents to work for our NYC wedding reception. The night was perfect and we got numerous compliments from guests that just LOVED our invites and the poster was the perfect way to greet guests. We now have the print completely signed and marked up from guests framed in our apartment. It totally captured "us" and our event.


Thank you again and I hope you are taking some time to enjoy the summer,
Michele and S.J.


Thanks Michele, you guys were so much fun to work with--and thank you so much for sharing photos with me.

Featured Testimonial: Amy

I worked with Amy to create event posters as a reminder for guests to save the date for their wedding. Amy was great to work with and emailed me these kind words after receiving her stationery:

"Hi Marit- I just wanted to let you know that we have gotten such good feedback on the save-the-dates. Everyone has been writing to us saying how fun and different they are-- even work colleagues, who I wouldn't expect to go out of their way to say nice things about the mailing. So thank you for a fantastic job! Perhaps we can also use you for either rehearsal dinner invitations or programs!"

Thank you Amy, I look forward to working with you again!

Featured Testimonial: Bree

Bree and Clint selected my "Monogrammed Damask" invitations for their stationery. Bree was great to work with. Here's what she had to say about working with me.


I just received my invitations this evening. They are absolutely beautiful and I cannot wait to send them out. You have been so wonderful during this entire process. From the color choices, to the quick shipping and the help with the wording. I am so glad I found your website and cannot wait to give your business cards to my friends! Thank you so much!

If you have worked with me already, and have not seen your feedback posted--feel free to email me and I'll post it on my blog. Thank you in advance. :)

Featured Testimonial: Timberlee!

I used to make it a point to post all my feedback on my blog on Mondays. I have quite a few emails/cards that I have yet to post, so I will do my best to get them up on Mondays. If you have worked with me already, and have not seen your feedback posted--feel free to email me and I'll post it on my blog. In return, I might even send you something (include your address)!

My good friend and very talented photographer, Sherri Jackson, referred her sister, Timberlee to me. Timberlee chose my Black Tie Pocketfold invite to announce her big day.

Here's what Timberlee had to say:
I just wanted to thank you again for doing our wedding invitations. They turned out great and we received so many compliments on them. You are very talented and your invitations are beautiful! :)

If you live in the Brooklyn/NYC area, take a look at Sherri's work. She also offers Boudoir sessions. Sherri is fun to be around and spews talent. Check her out!

Featured Testimonial: Beth!

Beth was referred to me by a Columbus based photographer, Lauryn Byrdy (thanks, Lauryn!). Lauryn's work is exceptional, if you are in the area and photographer shopping, check her out. She has skills. :)

Here's what Beth had to say about her Marquee style save the dates:
We just finished putting out save the dates together and they are beautiful! The colors are perfect and the envelopes look amazing. We love the wrap around address labels! They add that modern touch that we were going for and make the save the dates looks SO custom, but were really easy to put together.

We absolutely love them and can't wait to have you do our invitations. Thank you so much for taking the time to make them look just like we wanted; they go with our whole "idea" of the wedding perfectly. Thanks again for the amazing work!

Thank YOU, Beth and Chris. I can't wait to work with you on your invitations!

Featured Testimonial: Alison!

"It was a pleasure working with Marit on our wedding stationery, which included our invitations (with main invite, map, accommodations card, and farewell breakfast card), reception menus, and thank you notes. She was so patient and accommodating throughout the process, making suggestions when I needed help deciding what to do! It made the paper part of the wedding planning easy, fun, and affordable! Attached is a photo of the menu on one of the tables at our wedding. I knew I wanted the "Just Berries" design, which I saw in one of her desk calendars, and when I told Marit what our colors were, she knew just how to put everything together to match our aesthetic. Thank you, Marit! "


Thank you, Alison. You were a joy to work with! And, of course, a big congratulations! :)

Alison customized the "Just Berried" invitations to fit her style and you can too!

Featured Testimonial: Terrence!

I worked with Terrence and Sabrina to create boarding passes for their sunset wedding in the Dominican Republic. Their guests will be asked to "Save the Date" with boarding passes customized by the couple!

Most of my reviews come from the bride, but my mailbox was pleasantly filled with the feedback from a groom! Here's what Terrence had to say:
"I am the invisible man you have done such great work for =). Sabrina is still working and has yet to see the finished product BUT with such a well job done, I could not stand to wait to reach out to you =). We appreciate your efforts into making our experience as stress free as possible. With the energy it takes to plan a wedding, this seamless exchange was a breath of fresh air! The work is remarkable and as excited as I am to finally have them in my hands, I am equally ecstatic to mail them out so I can share with my guests. I will forever recommend you to anyone I know and the "nice long testimonial" is on its way =)

No worries Terrence, this is great feedback. Spend your free time finishing up your final details, or just relax! Thank you guys, I look forward to working with you on your invitations. Happy planning!

Featured Testimonial: Dolores!

Dolores inquired about my concert postcard save the date postcards. She loved them, but wanted to tweak them a little for her big day. Rather than the typical black type on white card stock, she went with a brown ink on an off-white stock to give it more of an antique feel. I loved how they came out, and was very excited for her to get them in her mailbox. When she opened them up, she wrote me this email:

"I received them yesterday and was blown away with them! I absolutely love them and can't wait to send them out. We actually had our engagement party Saturday, so I can send them out with my thanks you's.

Thanks again! I cant wait to post how awesome they look!"

Thank you Dolores--I look forward to working with you on your invitations!

Featured Testimonial: Alison!

I worked with Alison to create her version of the "Just Berried" Invitation:

See more photos and/or buy a sample.

We worked together and changed the palette to match her upcoming wedding and added a few more pieces to the suite. I sent off her envelopes before the invitations were finalized so that they could get addressed and ready to be stuffed with my designs. I shipped her finished invites off a couple weeks ago and got this nice note sent to my inbox this weekend. Thanks so much Alison, if you need anything more for your big day--please let me know!

Here's what Alison had to say:
I'm so sorry I've delayed in getting back to you and letting you know that I received the invitations, and they are perfect!!! My parents are coming into the city tomorrow to bring the envelopes (which they had their neighbor address in calligraphy), so we're going to have a stuffing party, and my hope is to get them mailed early next week.

Thank you so much for your patience in dealing with me and helping to make my invitations elegant and simple and modern. While I did end up with more pieces than I anticipated from the beginning, it would have been impossible to do it otherwise - there was just so much info!

I've already told a couple people about you, so you may be busy this summer!

Thanks so much again,
Alison

Featured Testimonial: Elisa!

I worked with Elisa last year on her save the dates for her destination wedding. She loved them so much, that she decided to do her invites with me as well. You can read what she had to say about her save the dates here.

For her invitations, we did the Blooms and Stripes using her wedding palette. I love how they came out!

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Other than the invitations, I did many other pieces for Elisa's wedding. She was kind enough to send me this photo:

Here's what Elisa had to say:
"Marit is simply the best! She designed our save-the-dates, invitations, programs, escort cards, dinner menus and thank-you note cards for our wedding. Everything was so well coordinated! I received many wonderful compliments. Marit is incredibly patient, understanding and reliable. She was a pleasure to work with via e-mail and made my life stress-free during the entire planning process. Marit's work is original, fresh and memorable. I have repeatedly told friends that I can not imagine why anyone would want to sit in a store for hours flipping through large, dated and oversized books of wedding invitations when you have Marit's creative vision and style to pull everything together for your big day! Now that we are married, I hate that I do not have an excuse to work with Marit and be apart of a fun process. (I am sure my mother and mother-in-law would say, "How 'bout a baby announcement by Marit"...eek!)"

Featured Testimonial: Michele!

From time to time, I get emails from girls who love two of my invitations and want to marry the two together. That's the beauty of my invitations, they can all be customized just for you. A few months ago, I was contacted by Michele. She loved the format of my tiered frond invitations but the design of the tea length damask invites. No problem! I worked with her via email and this is what we came up with:

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**I don't have samples of these on my etsy site yet, but if you would like one to email me.

Here is what Michele had to say:
"It was such a pleasure working with Marit! She is super talented and creative. She was also very responsive to any questions or concerns I had. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy the whole process was. Marit was able to merge two of her existing designs to fit our style. When I received the invitations, I was so excited to put them together. My fiance and I were extremely pleased with how they turned out. I look forward to working with her on programs, escort cards, and table numbers soon! Thanks for everything Marit!"

Thank you Michele!

Featured Testimonial: Erica!

Erica and Chris are having a destination wedding in May 2010. She contacted me to do some custom boarding passes to remind her guests to save the date and to get their passports ready! Erica was a joy to work with--and if any of you are planning on getting married in the Maryland/DC/Virginia area, you should check out Erica's site. She is a very talented hair/makeup artist. And if you live elsewhere, but like her work--contact her because she's willing to travel!

Here's what Erica had to say:
"I just opened the box, and they are beautiful! It feels so real to see our names and wedding date in print! Marit, you were so helpful, patient, and wonderfully quick with your communication throughout the process (a very short process from start to finish, may I add). I am so excited to do the invitations with you. It’s just so nice to have a part of your wedding go so smoothly and enjoyably. Zero stress, zero concern about what you’re getting. I can’t say Thank You enough!!"

Featured Testimonial: Brittany!

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Here's what Brittany has to say:
"My fiance and I were having terrible luck coming up with an idea we both loved, and agreed on, for our 'Save-the-Dates.' Finally, after many unsuccessful internet searches, we came across the 'Concert Ticket' save-the-date, which is what my fiance and I wanted all along. I immediately contacted Marit and she quickly responded. She was very patient, helpful, and prompt in dealing with us. We are so happy with them and are very excited for everyone to receive them! Thank you so much, Marit!"

Featured Testimonial: Keri!

I am very excited to post these invitations, they are my new favorites! A nice mix of classic floral illustrations combined with bold stripes and an elegant monogram come together to create this invitation, which I call "Garden Party." The bride, Keri, is an old coworker of mine--so I was really excited to work with her on invitations. I am so happy that she loves them as much as I do.



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Here's what Keri had to say:
"I cannot say enough good things about Marit! I used to work with Marit and have seen her talent first hand. She is so easy to work with and truly a creative person. She created everything from our invites to our programs to our table numbers and I am thrilled with how everything turned out. We have received so many compliments on our invitations! Thanks for everything Marit!"

Featured Testimonial: Sarah

I absolutely love the story that goes along with this save the date. Sarah and Chad met at a furniture store, where he was shopping for some things to outfit his bachelor pad. Sarah worked at the store and was there visiting another co-worker when she was introduced to Chad. The two hit it off, and well...here they are! Chad bought the chair he was looking at the day they met and now it is a part of their save the date postcard. How cute is that?


Here's what Sarah and Chad had to say:
"We want to thank you for being so patient with us while we waited for the pictures from our photographer, and that you worked with us on the picture that we had selected for our save the dates. We love them! We greatly appreciate that we received them so quickly so that we were able to mail them out before we went on vacation. Thanks so much. We will definitely be recommending our friends and family to you for any announcement needs."

Featured Testimonial: Laura!

Last October, I met Laura and Drew for coffee to discuss their wedding stationary. I knew right off the bat that they were going to be a lot of fun. They have amazing wedding plans (ceremony/reception at an Art Museum with a live soul band) and a great photographer. Their save the dates showcased one of their many amazing engagement shots and also gave a good feel of not only the tone of the wedding--but their great sense of style. Laura has wonderful taste, loving all things vintage with a modern flair. And that is what I hoped to deliver to her with this invitation set.

Click on the image below to see Laura and Drew's invites and read what she has to say! (For all you brides, Laura keeps a great blog about her wedding planning--check it out.)




Buy a sample (I put a version on etsy that has an RSVP postcard. Laura and Drew had their RSVP online!)

Featured Testimonial: Maria!

Maria chose my concert style save the dates for her big day. These are a great way to let your guests know that this will be the "event" they do not want to miss:


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Here's what Maria had to say:
We received our Save the Dates a couple of days ago and we are SO happy with them! They are so fun and creative, I can't WAIT to send them out. I know everyone's going to love them. Marit was SO patient and helpful when we were discussing the design, she was willing to do anything we needed and it came out PERFECT.Thanks for everything Marit, I'll be getting in touch for our invitations!