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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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for Jennifer Nicole Photo and Films

Happy launch to husband and wife wedding photography and film team Jennifer Nicole Photo and Films! Jenn and Mike are based in Florida but travel to capture authentic wedding photography and create stunning films. We initially had a brand strategy call to define their ideal client, marketing strategy, pricing, and talk sales calls. Afterwards I […]

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Styled Stock

Styled Brand Shoot for Texas Realtor

Creating custom brand stock photos is so important, especially for businesses who don’t have many of their own photos. I work with a lot of realtors and often they don’t have many photos other than listing photos so creating custom brand photography for them to use on their websites and social media is so valuable […]

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Business

Meet the R&I Photography Shoot Team

A part of my branding for creatives and wedding businesses service includes a styled stock photography brand shoot. Back in the day I used to create these flat lay images for clients to have cohesive photos on their websites and instagram, but now…I outsource! I have come to realize that I am okay at photography, […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for The Iris Photography

Happy launch day to The Iris Photography, a Denver, Colorado wedding and portrait photographer. Owner Judy has been in business a few years without going through a pro rebranding experience and she decided it was needed to scale her business. As with all my branding for creative and wedding business clients we had a brand […]

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Tips

Changing Your Brand Over and Over is a Lack of Clarity

If you’re changing your brand and/or website in your small creative business you aren’t alone. I’ve done a lot of branding for creatives and this is so common. This is such a common sign of a LACK OF CLARITY in your business. What do I mean? I mean you are probably jut arbitrarily creating visuals […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for Katelyn Brown Photography

Happy custom brand launch to Maryland wedding and family photographer Katelyn Brown Photography. Katelyn was a custom branding for wedding business client of mine who wanted some strategy and new visual brand and website to connect with her ideal clients. After our initial brand strategy call I came up with this ideal client mockup as […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand and Showit Website Launch for Virginia Wedding Florist

Happy custom branding and Showit website launch to Virginia wedding florist Deborah of The Little Garden Spot. This is my second time working with Deborah and it was just as fun as the first time! A lot had changed in my business and processes since I first worked with her and Deborah wanted a brand […]

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Branding, Tips

Your Value vs Your Offer

Something I am always trying to communicate to my branding for creative and wedding business clients is that your value is different than you offering. I make it a point to tell them this because getting on “sales calls” is SO important to be able to communicate your VALUE. Look at how I define offer […]

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Branding, Styled Stock

Styled Brand Shoot for North Carolina Realtor

I love branding for realtors and this was my very first styled brand photography shoot for one! Cathy is a North Carolina realtor who really wanted a personalized brand and website to speak to her people. Cathy has a very health conscious, tech-savvy ideal client so it was important to use her photoshoot as a […]

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Branding, Launch

Custom Brand and Showit Website for Taylor Oldham Residential

Happy launch to North Carolina realtor Taylor Oldham Residential on her custom brand and Showit website. Branding for realtors has become a fun niche as they recognize the need for a personalized brand experience for their clients. Taylor is getting married this year and wanted to do a rebrand to coincide with that. After our […]

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the ribbon & ink method:

I believe everyone has the capacity to be a successful entrepreneur and to run the business of their dreams. Having a solid foundational brand and website is so important to achieving that goal. I believe that my process is a one and done process because I take the time to understand the mindset of the ideal person you are trying to reach. Build a brand and messaging around what your people want and they will naturally come. Your job is to help me identity who these people are and my job is to get them to inquire with you through a strategic brand and website.

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