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Ask Laura: When should you start charging for your work?

by Caroline Campbell | Mar 5, 2020 | Ask Laura, Business Tips, Calligraphy, Calligraphy Business 101, Uncategorized, Wedding Stationery

A common question we receive is in regards to when you should start charging for your calligraphy work and how long before you turn your hobby into a business. If you are serious about getting started with your calligraphy business (or getting things more legal &... read more

Real Wedding: A Beautiful Winter Wedding with Pineapple Productions and Kate Headley

by Caroline Campbell | Jan 9, 2020 | Calligraphy, Party & Lifestyle, Real Weddings, Reception Ideas, Wedding Stationery

The winter wedding season is in full swing and we had the great pleasure of working on the envelopes, escort cards and place cards for Juliet & Will’s elegant wedding! It is always an honor to be apart of an amazing vendor team and to see everyone’s... read more

Real Wedding: Dramatic Elegance from Pineapple Productions and Liz Banfield Weddings

by Caroline Campbell | Dec 18, 2019 | Calligraphy, Party & Lifestyle, Real Weddings, Reception Ideas, Wedding Stationery

We are in love with the way this elegant wedding turned out from Pineapple Productions and are so happy we could be apart of Sarah and John’s special day! The stationary is by Aardvark Letterpress and we added our calligraphy touch on the envelopes, escort... read more

Real Wedding: A Parisian Inspired DC Wedding with Grit & Grace and Abby Jiu

by Caroline Campbell | Nov 26, 2019 | Calligraphy, Real Weddings, Wedding Stationery

We absolutely loved seeing how this Parisian inspired wedding came together from the Grit and Grace team! We had the pleasure of working on Gigi and Kyle’s invitation calligraphy, personalized letterpress menus, and the Chanel inspired camellia corsages. The... read more

Wedding Calligraphy & Stationery Timeline

by Caroline Campbell | Nov 7, 2019 | Business Tips, Calligraphy, Calligraphy Business 101, Reception Ideas, Wedding Stationery

You’re engaged, congratulations! Now what? The first steps most couples take once they are engaged, after soaking up the “just engaged” glow together and then letting their friends and family know the good news, are thinking about the venue, date, photographer and... read more

Real Wedding: A Beautiful Home Wedding with Karson Butler Events & Abby Jiu

by Caroline Campbell | Sep 19, 2019 | Calligraphy, Real Weddings, Wedding Stationery

I was so excited when I learned we’d be working with Karson Butler on this wedding for Kassandra and Alex. The groom’s family is my neighbor and we’ve worked on not one, but two weddings with them now. I enjoyed providing some sweet love quotes I... read more

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