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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 Launch: Areeg Spencer Weddings

Happy brand launch to California wedding photographer Areeg Spencer Weddings! I am in LOVE with this bold and modern site. Usually all my full branding wedding vendor clients have light and airy brands, but this one is black and white and amazing! Areeg wanted to create a sophisticated, urban brand with some personality and I […]

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Premade Brand & Logo for Photographers | Cassidy Brinkley

Happy Thursday! I am excited to reveal my latest premade brand for creatives today: Cassidy Brinkley. This premade brand includes a logo, alternate logos, monogram logos, patterns, Instagram templates, Facebook cover, email signature, business card design, note card design, and envelope and liner design. As with any of my premade brands I will collect all […]

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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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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 Launch for Baltimore Wedding Photographer Hannah Mink

It’s another brand launch day friends! I am so happy to reveal my full branding wedding photographer client’s, Hannah Mink, new brand and Showit website! Hannah signed up with me months ago to create a completely new brand. We met in my home studio to discuss her ideal client, niche, pricing, and more. Once I […]

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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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Collateral Brand Design for New Jersey Wedding Photographer Lauren Kearns

I’m so excited for the brand launch coming next week for New Jersey wedding photographer Lauren Kearns.  With all of my full branding wedding business clients I create their collateral brand design. This includes a stationery suite and social media templates. Having this collateral design really makes the whole branding experience complete in my opinion. […]

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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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Should I List My Prices?

When working with any of my full branding wedding vendor clients I always get asked the same question: “Should I list my prices on my site?” The answer depends on who you are and what you do. If you are a florist listing prices it would be impossible as every client orders different quantities of different types […]

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You Have to Spend Money to Make Money

Remember that old saying “you have to spend money to make money”? I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately after asking people on Instagram what holds them back from rebranding. Everyone, mainly women wedding photographers and wedding planners, had the same response: money. I know branding is not cheap. Let’s talk about this shall […]

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