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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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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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Branding, Launch

Brand Launch for California Wedding Planner Detailed Touch Events

I am so excited today for the brand launch for California wedding planner Detailed Touch Events! Hailey is a full branding wedding business client of mine that I have been working with relentlessly on to create a super romantic pink and gold brand and site. She has a beautiful fine art style and a lovely […]

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Wedding Branding

Wedding Logo for Spring Wedding at Walkersville Overlook

I love creating custom wedding logos and brands for engaged couples. It’s so fun to start with a Pinterest board and then see a wedding brand come to life! What is a wedding brand? Well, it’s a group of cohesive visuals that include a logo, monogram logos, alternate logos, patterns, fonts, and colors that work […]

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Wedding Branding

Custom Wedding Brand and Invitation Suite for a Summer Massachusetts Wedding

This past summer I worked with Massachusetts wedding planner, Mollie Marrocco, with one of her summer couples to create a custom wedding brand and logo and invitation suite. It was amazing and I recently received the beautiful images from their big day from wedding photographer Shannon Grant. But before I show you the pretty pics […]

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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, Launch

Brand Launch for Maryland Wedding Planner TreBella Events

The past few weeks have been crazy with the holidays and launches for two full branding wedding planner clients! I’m so excited to share with you the new brand design for Maryland wedding planner TreBella Events. Shawn came to me in serious need of a rebrand as her brand had not been updated in nine […]

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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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Business, Tips

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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