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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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Brand Coaching

Brand Coaching Session for New York City Wedding Planner

This month I am working on an amazing new dusty colored brand for my full branding wedding planner client Caroline of Twenty Seven Events. A few weeks ago Caroline and I met via online video to have her brand coaching session to discuss her ideal client, niche, and much more! Upon reading her initial brand […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Portland Oregon Wedding Florist Heirbloom Design

Happy Wednesday! I am so happy to share the brand launch for my full branding wedding florist client Heirbloom Design in Portland, Oregon. Formally Heirbloom Floral, owner Kathryn Rigoni really wanted to highlight the fact that she not only is a wedding florist, but offers styling and wedding planning as well. As with all my […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for Atlanta Wedding Photographer Heather Dettore

It’s launch day for my full branding wedding photographer client Heather Dettore!!! She is an Atlanta, Georgia wedding photographer who came to me with not much of a brand and we completely transformed her brand and site. Heather knew she wanted some dusty blue in her site and for her brand to reflect a little […]

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Branding

Brand Board for Atlanta Wedding Photographer Heather Dettore

Happy Saturday! I had some time to spare this morning and wanted to share this SUPER pretty brand I am working on for my full branding wedding photographer client Heather Dettore Photography. Heather is an Atlanta wedding photographer who is all about savoring memories on camera after an unexpected loss in her family. That event […]

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Brand Coaching, Branding

Brand Coaching Session with Portland Oregon Florist Heirbloom Design

I am super excited to be working with Portland, Oregon wedding floral designer Heirbloom Design. Originally, Kathryn’s business name was Heirbloom Floral, but after having our brand coaching session we decided that Heirbloom Design is a much better name for her business based on her services of florals, design, and planning. As with any of […]

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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for New Jersey Wedding Photographer Lauren Kearns

Happy launch day to my full branding wedding photographer client Lauren Kearns!!! Lauren is a Central New Jersey classic wedding photographer who has stunning timeless images. Lauren wanted to create a bold, yet romantic brand and incorporate a deep cranberry. Lauren was one of my January branding clients and I am so excited to wrap […]

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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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Business, Tips

The New Business Dilemma | Should I Invest in Full Branding or Not?

I primarily do full branding for wedding businesses and work with women who have been in their industry for years, but every now and then I get an inquiry from someone who is just starting their business and they often ask this: should I invest in full branding?  That’s a tough question! Branding is tough, time-consuming, […]

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Branding

Logo & Brand Board for DC Wedding Planner TreBella Events

I’m having a blast with my current full branding wedding planner client, TreBella Events. Shawn is an amazingly talented Washington D.C. and Annapolis based wedding planner and floral designer who came to me with a serious need of a rebrand as she hadn’t touched her brand in nearly a decade! Her brand is a bit […]

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Business, Tips

Why I Keep It Real With My Clients

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with family and friends! Today I wanted to share why I keep it real with my clients. I mainly do branding for women wedding businesses and it would be a disservice to them if I held back my honest thoughts. If you don’t already know my background is […]

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