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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 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:

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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

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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1 Hour Design Challenge, Branding

One Hour Design Challenge: Cadence Donahue

I am loving this new blog series I created to showcase made up wedding vendor logos and websites. The One Hour Design Challenge is to show how you all how I start with one inspirational image then create a logo and website from it. I often get downtime while waiting for feedback from my own […]

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Full Branding Follow Up with Amy Ekren Photography

I always like to follow up with my full branding wedding vendor clients soon after working with me to see how people have received their new brands and get feedback. I recently followed up with Minnesota wedding photographer Amy Ekren to ask her a few questions post launch and here is what she said. How […]

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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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