Weddings Summer 2017 > Planner

Harriet Rose Calligraphy & Design

Rose offers a broad range of hand-lettering and design options. Her work has been featured in magazines such as Martha Stewart Weddings and Brides. From $4.50 per envelope. By appointment only.

Judith Ness Studio

Ness’s sophisticated invites showcase custom monograms and elegant calligraphy in a wide variety of styles, from traditional to modern. Suites of 100 from $1,750; envelopes from $1.50 per line. By appointment only.

Kaleidakolor Calligraphy Studio

Margaret Harber has done projects for Montblanc and Cartier, as well as several other high-profile clients. She specializes in envelope addressing, place cards, custom invitations, and menus. From $3.50 per envelope. By appointment only.

Katie Fischer Design

This boutique design studio creates stylish watercolor-inspired invitations and decorative items for the reception. The team crafted custom seed packets that doubled as escort cards and favors for a recent wedding held in a greenhouse. The signature Story of Us board recounts how a couple fell in love through illustrations and graphic design. Suites of 100 from the KFD Collection start at $1,250, and custom designs start at $2,000. By appointment only.

Laura Ann

Illustrator Laura Elbogen works couples’ stories into a cohesive stationery suite from soup to nuts, starting with the save-the-date and ending with framed original art for a wedding keepsake. Her creations evoke an old-world charm with calligraphy and hand-drawn maps. Custom designs start at $2,000.

Lion in the Sun

The in-house graphic designers and illustrators at this cozy Brooklyn storefront are known for their playful design sensibility. The shop stocks more than 60 lines, including its exclusive PostScript Brooklyn, a city-centric selection crafted by local artists. Invitations from $7. (ecofriendly/good value)

LittleWhiteBird.net

Committed to designing elegant, fun, and affordable paper goods, this studio allows you to customize one of its many eye-catching creations or collaborate with its staff to make something new. Pricing for 100 digitally printed suites starts at $500; letterpress from $800.

Love Vs. Design

Edgy couples choose this company for its vintage-style stationery. Now part of the online emporium Basic Invite, it can be found at basicinvite.com/love-vs-design.html. Sample prices start at $2.99. (good value)

LusciousVerde.com

This ecoconscious stationery company creates custom work that incorporates jewel-tone die-cuts and floral replicas. The majority of invitations are printed on a wide selection of recycled paper. Prices upon request. (ecofriendly)

MelangerieNYC.com

Elana Dweck’s design studio puts an emphasis on stylized personal touches, whether creating a custom motif for an event or hand-assembling the finished invitations. Wedding genealogy charts are especially popular ($750 for a single print). From $3,000, sets of 100 custom invitations can be found on etsy.com/shop/melangeriedesign.

Minted.com

This web boutique applies the crowdsourcing model to stationery, with emerging designers from around the world creating designs that are voted on and offered for sale at Minted.

Mr. Boddington's Studio

The stylish, hand-drawn creations at this cheeky studio integrate vintage-inspired reproductions of mid-century maps, wallpaper patterns, hand-illustrated bicycles, and other playful motifs. Prices upon request. By appointment only.

Mrs. John L. Strong

For nearly a century, Mrs. John L. Strong has been designing hand-engraved paper products for weddings and other social events. The shop works with couples on bespoke invitation suites that the staff then produces by hand. Thank-you notes are also available. Prices upon request.

From the Summer 2017 New York Wedding Guide