Building brands + websites with intention for creatives

Ribbon & Ink is a full service branding studio that works with small creative businesses to create brands with strategy and beautiful, purposeful content-driven websites to go with them. 

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How to Work from a Copy of your Showit Website or Page

Why Showit is the Perfect Platform for Creative Businesses If you’re a small creative business owner—whether you’re a wedding photographer, planner, florist, artist, designer, or another creative entrepreneur—Showit is a website platform made just for you! It’s intuitive, flexible, and offers endless possibilities to bring your brand to life online. Unlike other platforms that can […]

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Premade Logo Kit, Showit Template

Dear Preston Showit Website Template and Brand Set

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my very first Showit website template + Canva brand kit set for wedding stationery businesses: Dear Preston! 🎉 This set is specifically designed to help you elevate your brand and showcase your work in a way that feels both polished and personal. Here’s a look at the Dear […]

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brand board / branding identity design / brand designer / logo for wedding planners

Branding, Launch

Custom Brand and Showit Website Launch for Alabama Wedding Planner

“Katie was truly amazing! From the very beginning, she took the time to understand my vision and brought it to life perfectly. She was easy to work with, efficient, reliable, and always professional. Her promptness and attention to detail made the entire process seamless. I couldn’t be happier with my website—it feels completely aligned with […]

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bold color palette / jewel toned colors / wedding venue brand inspiration

Branding, Launch

Custom Branding and Showit Website for Maryland Wedding Venue

  “From start to finish Katie was amazing. We are in love with our website and could not be happier with the final product.”   Happy launch to Maryland wedding venue The Hummingbird Chateau! Owners Angela and Leah started their chic, vintage venue about a year ago right down the street from me and their […]

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Custom brand design and Showit website template for wedding planner

Branding, Launch

Launch Day for Alabama Wedding Planner Creating Moments Events

“Katie is the absolute best!!!! She made my brand and my website come to life! I knew my brand and website desperately needed a facelift. When it comes to SEO, I was absolutely clueless. The only thing I did know was that I was never going to be found on the internet or attracting the […]

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Branding, Launch

Custom Brand and Showit Website for Colorado Wedding Planner

Happy brand and Showit website launch to Colorado wedding planner, Kemp and Co Collective! Hannah previously named her wedding planning business Gathered Events Co, but used her rebrand with me to rename her business and elevate her look. She plans stunning Colorado mountain weddings in areas like Telluride and Aspen. After her initial kickoff call […]

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Now Offering Showit Website Maintenance Service

  I’m really excited to try out my new service for Showit website users: Showit maintenance! I’ve been getting feedback that a lot of people go into their website to make changes and, over time, links stop working, mobile versions get messed up, and all kinds of things. Or sometimes people just want to update […]

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showit website tips and tutorials / creating a url in showit

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How to Create a URL from Any File in Showit

Did you know you can create a url for any file you upload to your Showit media library?! It’s super easy! If you need to link to a PDF it’s a handy trick to have. Watch this short video to learn how.  Want more tips on updating and customizing your Showit website template? Join […]

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How to rank higher on Google for wedding photography

A tale as old as time: how do I get to rank higher on Google? If you’re a wedding photographer you know the market is super saturated so being ranked higher for your keywords is so important! You probably are super good at wedding photography, but not so great at the ranking part. You’re no […]

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A custom brand identity and Showit website template customization for Virginia wedding photographer.

Branding, Launch

Black and White Branding and Showit Website for Virginia Wedding Photographer

Happy launch to J St Clair Photography! I’m so excited to share the custom branding and Showit website for a Virginia wedding photographer. Jackie’s work is super classic and sophisticated and she wanted to uplevel her DIY brand and website to a more custom one. During our initial branding kickoff call we chatted about who […]

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