Custom invitation design
No template underneath. We start with your date, your colours and the feeling you are after, and I draw something that only makes sense for your event.
A template is a shape somebody else chose, with your words poured into it. It is why every first birthday invitation on the internet looks like the same balloon. Custom means the layout, the palette, the type and the illustration all get decided after I know what your party actually is.
That changes what you get. The proportions suit the length of your child's name rather than fighting it. The colours come from the photograph you sent me of the cake, or the venue, or the dress. If there is an illustration, it is of your dog, your house, the lemon tree in your yard, not a clip-art bundle everyone else is also using.
It costs more than a template and it takes longer. It is the difference between an invitation people glance at and one that ends up on a fridge for a year, which is the only reason anybody hires a designer for this in the first place.
Every custom project starts with The First Look, a $45 concept made for your event before you commit to anything further. If you love it, that $45 comes off whatever you book. If you do not, you keep the file and we shake hands.
In your inbox
- A custom-designed invitation, drawn for your event
- Print-ready PDF at 300dpi with bleed, for any printer you like
- A version sized for text messages and email
- A version sized for Instagram stories
- Two rounds of revisions on the standard package
- Files are yours forever, print as many as you want
What this isn't
- Printing, mailing or shipping. You get the files and send them wherever you like, and I will tell you exactly what to ask the printer for.
- Logos, brand identity or a brand kit. This is event paper, not branding.
- Guest list management, addressing or RSVP tracking.
Questions people actually ask
What is the difference between custom and a collection design?
A collection design already exists and I personalise it by hand with your details, usually the same day, for $65. Custom means nothing exists yet and I draw it for your event specifically, which takes about a week and starts at $285. Most people who want something nobody else at the party has seen go custom.
How many revisions do I get?
Two rounds on The Invitation, three on The Suite. Most people use one. A round means you send me everything you want changed at once and I make those changes, rather than one small tweak at a time.
Can you match a design I found on Pinterest?
I will design in that direction, not copy it. Somebody else's work is theirs, and the result you get from "here is the feeling I want" is almost always better than the result you get from "make this again."
What do you need from me to start?
The date, the occasion, the colours or a vibe, and one photo of something you love. That is genuinely enough. Everything else we can work out in the First Look.
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Collections that use this
First birthday invitations
Soft and sweet without tipping into cartoon.
Baby shower invitations
Soft without being saccharine. The most-requested collection here.
Bridal shower invitations
Garden-leaning, generous with white space, easy to read across a room.
Start with a First Look
$45 for one finished concept designed for your event, in three days. If you love it, it comes off whatever you book. If you don't, you keep the file and owe nothing further.