Before the flowers are arranged and the music begins, a wedding already takes shape through its details. Stationery, custom signage, and design elements offer the first glimpse into the celebration and set the tone long before the day arrives. Across the US, the best wedding designers know how to turn a couple’s vision into invitations, textiles, displays, and keepsakes that carry the memory of the day. Some lean toward typography and subtle textures, others explore watercolor, sculptural installations, or bold graphic layouts. Here are nineteen names that stand out for their artistry, creativity, and ability to turn stories into lasting pieces.
Photo: Courtesy of Swell Press, Courtesy of Emily Baird Design
Founder Britt Junod Rohr launched Swell Press in 2014 after transforming a garage hobby into a full creative pursuit. Her background in film production shaped a clear eye for storytelling, which now defines the studio’s distinctive approach to letterpress. Alongside her team of craftswomen, she hand-mixes inks, creates custom illustrations, and embraces the tactile beauty of the process, from ink-stained hands to the rhythm of the machines. Every suite reflects her belief that stationery should feel personal, intentional, and daring. The fantastic diversity of Swell Press’s designs carries a spirit that couples quickly connect with.
Photo: Courtesy of Swell Press, Janine Licare (6)
Emily Baird founded her studio in 2011 with the belief that wedding stationery should celebrate a couple’s story in every detail. With a B.F.A. in Art and Graphic Design, she combines illustration, watercolor, and collage to craft invitations that feel personal and art-driven. Venue sketches, layered textures, and custom details give each suite its own identity. Away from her Old Town Alexandria studio, Emily often finds inspiration in vintage treasures and eras past, a love that adds depth and character to her work and connects couples to something timeless.
Photo: Norman & Blake, Courtesy of Emily Baird Design, Sarah Lawless, Jessica Bordner, Jessica Bordner, Courtesy of Emily Baird Design
Julie King is an artist and designer who founded her studio to show how paper can carry both story and soul. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and has over two decades of experience, which shaped her distinctive approach. Her work blends poetic illustration, refined typography, and an editorial eye, creating stationery that feels deeply personal. Based in an art-forward design house, Julie leads a small team of women who share her vision. Together, they craft wedding stationery that is intentional, expressive, and unforgettable.
Photo: Abby Jiu Photography (1), Courtesy of Julie King Studio
Morgan Riley is an artist, calligrapher, and stationery designer creating wedding invitations that blend old-world elegance with modern design. Based in Kansas City, she works with couples worldwide to craft suites that feel meaningful and personal. Her signature style includes sketch-like illustrations, refined typography, and expressive calligraphy, giving each project a sense of artistry and individuality. A background in graphic design and a lifelong love of drawing shaped her vision. Morgan Riley’s stationery carries the intimacy of handwork and becomes a keepsake that couples treasure well beyond the wedding day.
Photo: Courtesy of Morgan Riley Design (1,2), The Bennetts Photo, Courtesy of Morgan Riley Design, Bailey Pianalto, Grant Daniels
Shimmer & Stain is a Northern California studio known for wedding stationery, signage, and event design that carry both artistry and heart. What began as a small venture has grown into a close-knit team of designers and fabricators who bring each project to life with skill and creativity. The studio’s work moves from custom invitations to large-scale event details, always with a balance of personality and polish. Couples value the sense of care behind every piece, trusting the team to craft wedding stationery that feels thoughtful and original.
Eva Tadros founded Sole Paper Co. in 2018 out of a craving for more than digital work behind a screen and a desire to feel the process at her fingertips. After years in corporate branding, she turned to letterpress and found both craft and freedom. Every invitation is printed on Nova, her 1916 Chandler and Price press, which brings texture and history to modern design. Her style balances clean, fresh layouts with a nod to tradition. Couples are drawn to Sole Paper Co. for stationery that feels deeply personal and becomes a lasting part of their memories.
Photo: Courtesy of Sole Paper Co.
Melissa of Epoch Design creates clean, minimal, and dream-like stationery. With a background in architecture, she has a sharp eye for balance, letting typography and negative space guide her work. Her designs often pair hand-torn paper and textured details with a modern sense of air and light. Inspiration comes from both Victorian romance and contemporary architecture, giving her suites a blend of elegance and restraint. Couples value her intentional approach, trusting her to create wedding invitations and day-of details that carry both clarity and quiet poetry.
Photo: Courtesy of Epoch Design, Ali Beck Photo (5), Anya Kernes (6)
Kristin Hazelwood launched Hazelwood Paper Co. in 2013 after discovering how meaningful wedding stationery could be while planning her own celebration. With a fine art degree and years in corporate design, she combines creative vision with an organized process that keeps couples at ease. She is known for pairing checklists and timelines with thoughtful, distinctive designs, making each suite both beautiful and practical. Kristin works hand in hand with a talented team of designers who share her dedication to craft and detail, bringing couples stationery that feels polished and full of heart.
Ashling Loh-Doyle founded Lotus & Ash in 2015 after leaving a design career in Silicon Valley to pursue her love of storytelling through paper. What started as a side project has since grown into a Los Angeles studio, where she and her team create branding and wedding stationery for couples around the world. Her background in economics and studio art at Stanford shaped her ability to mix strategy with creativity, but it is her warmth and vision that set the tone. Lotus & Ash celebrates every kind of love, offering designs that feel thoughtful, modern, and deeply personal.
Photo: Erich McVey, Courtesy of Lotus & Ash, Lotus & Ash, James Moes, Kelsey Cowley, Sophie Lin Berard
Shana Marie Kubilius Wanco is the artist behind Iris + Marie, a Columbia-based studio named after her first 1920s letterpress. She approaches every wedding stationery project as a commissioned artwork, weaving in each couple’s story with hand-painted or hand-drawn details. Her style is colorful, whimsical, and intentional, carrying a sense of magic. Iris + Marie is also a space of inclusivity and collaboration with other women in business across the Southeast. For Shana, paper is a medium, but the true purpose is creating art that makes the world more beautiful and bright.
Photo: Courtesy of Iris + Marie, Kristen Marie Parker (2)
Meet Jessica Giovine, founder and creative director of The Jess Press, an award-winning paperie and calligraphy studio in New Jersey. With a BFA and a background in graphic design, she combines fine art and function to create wedding invitations that feel truly custom. Every couple works directly with Jess from the first consultation to the final delivery, making the process as personal as the design itself. Her hand calligraphy and attention to detail give each suite its own voice, turning stationery into an unforgettable part of the wedding story.
Photo: Jess Palatucci, Bianca Tang, Katherine Joy, Christina Lilly, Courtesy of The Jess Press, Jess Palatucci
Christina Howton founded Papertree Studio in 2008 and has built a reputation for wedding stationery and event branding that looks effortlessly stylish. Years in editorial and advertising design shaped her sharp eye for layout, detail, and visual storytelling. Today, she leads a small team of women designers who bring the same clarity and creativity to every project, from custom invitations to large-scale wedding installations. Inspiration from travel, texture, and art gives her work depth and variety, while each piece remains intentional, personal, and distinctly Papertree. The studio is available for collaborations and travel.
Photo: Vanessa Mestas, Courtesy of Papertree Studio, Sarah DiCicco, Sean Thomas, Courtesy of Papertree Studio, Ashley Rae
Studio Restore is a luxury design studio specializing in wedding stationery, custom signage, and large-scale installations. Based in the US, the team creates work that feels artful and elevated, pairing clean design with striking details. Their projects span from invitations to sculptural displays, giving celebrations a cohesive and stylish identity. Couples turn to Studio Restore for pieces that are as thoughtful as they are beautiful, trusting the team to design stationery and event details that feel modern, distinctive, and true to their vision.
Photo: Emma Lauren, Fiona Tang, Mari Co, Emily Magers, For Love and Light, LaDichosa
Every Little Something, founded by Nicole Ferguson in 2014, is celebrated for wedding invitations so intricately detailed that they beg to be admired again and again. Nicole graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with dual degrees in graphic design and advertising, and her decades of experience span typography, color theory, etiquette, and brand design for both the wedding industry and Fortune 500 companies. This expertise, combined with an artistic sensibility, gives her stationery a rare balance of precision and beauty. The result is work that invites you to pause, take it in, and hold on to it as more than paper.
Photo: Courtesy of Every Little Something
Aerialist Press is a boutique studio led by Alexandra and Craig, a husband-and-wife team who have known each other since kindergarten. Alexandra is the creative director and couture design lead, celebrated for her etiquette expertise and love of paper. Craig oversees printing on antique presses, bringing precision and a passion for the craft to every order. Alongside two designers, they create wedding stationery that blends timeless techniques with modern aesthetics. Each suite reflects the studio’s belief in honoring the beauty of old-world printing while giving couples fresh and entirely their own designs.
Photo: Courtesy of Aerialist Press, Kristina Adams Photo, Kelly Brown, Michelle Alexandra Photography, Courtesy of Aerialist Press, Catherine Marie Taylor
The Happier is a San Diego–based design studio known for transforming fabric into wedding details that feel soft, modern, and distinctive. Their work includes cotton banners, wax-sealed wraps, and textile signage, each piece crafted with a tactile elegance that adds depth to any celebration. Every design carries a sense of tenderness and refinement, with a level of quality that couples immediately notice. The studio’s philosophy is rooted in creating pieces that are both beautiful and lasting, offering details that can be kept long after the wedding as cherished reminders.
Photo: Grace Kalil (1), Courtesy of The Happier
Melissa Sementilli brings the eye of a luxury fashion insider to The Layout Collective, creating curated and distinctive stationery. Her background in visual merchandising with houses like Chanel, Saint Laurent, and Loro Piana sharpened her sense of detail and beauty. A move to Florence gave her new inspiration through art and architecture, and today she brings that influence to her work from her Union Square home in New York City. Each piece is designed to feel timeless and personal, creating heirlooms couples will want to keep long after the wedding.
Photo: Courtesy of The Layout Collective
Paper Cliché is the vision of Danielle Connell, a hopeless romantic from Costa Mesa with an enduring love for letterforms and paper. Educated in architectural design and with a background in hospitality, she brings both structure and sentiment to her work. Her calligraphy and layouts carry a touch of the moody and the melodramatic, balanced by an eye for elegance and detail. What began with designing her own invitations has grown into a female-led studio where every suite is carefully assembled by hand on artisan-made paper. By choosing Paper Cliché, couples also support a network of local artisans and makers who bring each design to life.
Photo: Sydney Noelle (1), Sydney Marie (5), Courtesy of Paper Cliché
Olivia Provey Studio is a one-woman art and design space born from Olivia’s dream to create without limits. Her wedding stationery often begins as watercolor paintings or delicate hand-drawn illustrations, giving each suite a fluid quality. She blends technique and imagination into custom pieces that are expressive, personal, and layered with meaning. The studio continues to evolve with intention, embracing curiosity and collaboration as part of the process. Couples are drawn to Olivia’s work for its artistry and the way her watercolor details bring a sense of lightness, romance, and timeless beauty to every celebration.
Photo: Courtesy of Olivia Provey Studio
