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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 Launch | Lauren Simmons Photography

  I’m so so excited to share the launch of the new Lauren Simmons Photography! Lauren and I have been working hard the last few weeks to create a more refined, sophisticated brand for her Virginia Beach wedding photography business. Using blue tones and neutral creams we created a beautiful end product that includes a […]

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Wedding Branding

Candace & Ryan | Pink, Sage, and Cream Wedding Brand

I started working with sweet Candace and her fiance Ryan this month on their wedding brand for this September. Candace found me via the wonderful Liz Fogarty as she is their wedding photographer. She was so excited to have a cohesive matching look for their big day. During our initial meeting she relayed she wanted […]

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Showit5 Site Design | Mary Kate & Ashley

The awesome Showit5 was released this week by invitation only. The full public release will be in April. Let me tell you…I was scared at first of this BIG change because Showit is no longer flash based, rather, HTML5. It is nothing like any other web design tool out there. It gives you the completely […]

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Brand Coaching

Brand Coaching Session | Lauren Simmons Photography

I had a great time via Skype having a brand coaching session with Lauren of Lauren Simmons Photography last month. Lauren came to me wanting to refine her brand and have something more cohesive. She wanted a brand to really attract her ideal client. During our coaching session we discussed her ideal client, industry niche, […]

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Artist Feature

Artist Feature | Loren Jackson Photography

I had the pleasure of working with Ms. Loren of Loren Jackson Photography last year to redo her brand. She was a super easy, fun client and I loved working with her! I asked Loren a few questions about starting her business and here is what she said.   How long have you been in […]

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Wedding Branding

Sarah & Brett | Wedding Brand | Maya Angelou Inspired Styled Shoot

I had so much fun creating this chartreuse, black, and white elegant wedding brand for a styled shoot with so many amazing vendors. I was approached a few days before this shoot by the lovely Uche of Designs by Oochay as her stationery contact dropped out and I was more than happy to step in! […]

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Branding, Launch

Full Branding | Elizabeth Fogarty Photography

I had such a wonderful time working with the talented Liz of Elizabeth Fogarty Photography. I’ve known Liz a long time and seeing her grow her business so quickly has been amazing. She has become a top fine art wedding photographer in the Maryland, DC, Virginia area and I was so honored to create her […]

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Wedding Branding

Caitlin & Bert | A Navy and Pink Wedding Brand in Progress

I love how this pink, navy, and cream wedding brand is coming together for Caitlin and Bert’s May 2017 wedding in Nashville, Tennessee. Caitlin’s Mom actually found me on instagram! Ha! Gotta love social media. After our initial talk I knew Caitlin wanted a modern, but romantic wedding brand. She definitely wanted pink, navy, and […]

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Artist Feature

Artist Feature | Jennifer Larsen Photography

IMAGE BY NATALIE FRANKE PHOTOGRAPHY I am always so privileged to meet so many great vendor friends via the Rising Tide Society. Jennifer Larsen is no different. She is a wonderful photographer and owner of Jennifer Larsen Photography from New Jersey that I participated in a styled shoot with. I asked Jennifer some questions about […]

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Branding, Tips

Less is More | Why Having a Simple Brand is Oh So Good

I’m a big fan of less is more and a clean brand. It’s so refreshing to see a clean, but branded, website. Just because something seems “simple” doesn’t mean that a lot of thought was put into it. “…your logo is just ONE part of your ENTIRE brand…” I sometimes get clients who love a logo layout […]

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