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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I have been working with my full branding wedding photographer client, Lauren Kearns, for the last month and her new brand is almost done! Lauren is a New Jersey wedding photographer with a timeless, classic style. I mean many of her clients ride horse drawn carriages to their receptions. Talk about class! I wanted to share my progress with Lauren so far so you can see how it all started.  From our initial conversation I knew Lauren wanted a bold, but romantic brand similar to the infamous Justin & Mary. It took a few stabs to create the perfect ideal client for her and color scheme but I finally nailed it. Next I created several initial logo concepts for her:

Branding

Brand Board for New Jersey Wedding Photographer Lauren Kearns

I have been busy doing full branding for wedding photographer Lauren Kearns for the last month and her new brand is almost done! Lauren is a New Jersey wedding photographer with a timeless, classic style. I mean many of her clients ride horse drawn carriages to their receptions. Talk about class! I wanted to share my progress with Lauren […]

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Shop Item

New Showit Website Theme | Presley Blake

Happy New Year! Today I am releasing the Presley Blake Showit website theme in my shop! It is one of several website templates I have created for small creative businesses. It features beautiful images from Virginia wedding photographer, Heather Chipps Photography. You need a Showit account to be able to use this theme. It is […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Michigan Wedding Planner | Festoons and Flourishes

Happy launch day to Michigan wedding planner Festoons and Flourishes! Ashley is a full branding wedding vendor client who has been a joy to work with. Her style includes a love of art history, all things Pride and Prejudice, calligraphy, wax seals, proper etiquette, and ballroom dancing. Her brand is classic and full of beautiful, […]

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Tips

How to Make a Custom Showit Link Tree

Who here uses a boring link tree for their Instagram profile link? A link tree is basically a mobile menu that allows you to list different buttons for different places. Most of my full branding wedding vendor clients have Showit sites and I can’t believe I am now just realizing how easy it is to create […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Long Island Wedding Planner L. Marie Events

Happy LAUNCH day to Long Island wedding planner L. Marie Events! Lisa Marie has a team of two other ladies to complete their boutique wedding planning studio in Long Island, New York. Lisa Marie was a full branding client who wanted a soft, romantic, and feminine look. In fact she told me she loved my […]

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Branding, Tips

4 Reasons You’re Ready for a Rebrand

Well four months after baby 2 and I’m finally getting back into the blogging game! This post is something near and dear to my heart. Lots of small creative businesses go through change and the desire to rebrand because of that change. But, how do you know you’re ready for a rebrand? Here are my […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Minnesota Wedding Photographer Amy Ekren Photography

Happy Wednesday friends! It feels so good to blog! I was a champ at blogging until baby two came four months ago. Haha! Tis a season for everything. I’m so happy to share the brand launch for my full branding wedding photographer client Amy Ekren Photography. Amy is a Minnesota wedding and lifestyle photographer who […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Virginia Wedding Photographer Heather Chipps Photography

Y’all. I feel like I can say y’all because my full branding wedding photographer, Heather Townsend, client lives in Southern Virginia. This is one of my top fave favorite brand identities I have ever created. It’s not pink, it has custom calligraphy and illustration by Script & Vine, and uses french blue. I feel like […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Colorado Wedding Photographer Suzanne Nevill Photography

I had a great time working with my full branding wedding photographer client Suzanne Nevill. Suzanne actually recently rebranded, but felt it wasn’t truly representative of her or her ideal client. Suzanne reached out to me loving the fact that I do an in-depth brand coaching session to help clients determine their ideal client, niche, […]

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Brand Coaching

Brand Coaching Session with Colorado Mountain Wedding Photographer Suzanne Nevill

My latest full branding for wedding vendors client is Colorado mountain and elopement wedding photographer Suzanne Nevill Photography. I’ve been working with Suzanne over the last few weeks to develop a new brand and Showit5 site for her and it’s been fun and different! I’ve never really worked on an oudoorsy brand, if you will, […]

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