Kreative Blends Calligraphy does incredible work! And so fun to work with. They have great…read moresuggestions and truly artistic technique. Bravo. @yelpchicago @kreativeblends

Attended an event recently to watch Kristen do live calligraphy! I've seen her work but never seen…read moreher or anyone else do this craft in person. The craft that goes into this is amazing. I love to see her range on items from ornaments, tumblers, perfume bottles, champagne bottles etc. For this particular event she engraved tin lunch boxes and they came out so cute!! Can't wait to attend her next event!

I used 5th Floor Designs for the calligraphy related to my wedding and couldn't have been more…read morepleased.  Amy used lettering that perfectly matched the feel of the invitations and made sure that each element worked together visually, from the save the dates and invitation envelopes to the signage for the reception  Her work was unique and memorable.  I received so many compliments on our invitation envelopes.  The most notable item she created was a long runner that our florist hung as part of our ceremony backdrop where she hand painted quotes about love from literature.  The quotes I picked looked amazing and provided a stunning focal point once penned by Amy.

Really beautiful work, promptly finished and lots of personal service! 5 stars aren't enough!read more

Mike is creative, patient, prompt. The finished product is wonderful,, exactly what I wanted. I…read morewill definitely use him again.

I Needed a small job to enhance the messaging for some wooden fillable Christmas ornaments …read more Mike did an EXCELLANT job !!! My 3 Grand-daughters are going to LOVE it . Thank You Again Mike.

Katherine was so friendly, responsive and talented. I received my placecards back in record time…read more They are so beautiful and exactly what I wanted. I can't wait to use them at my upcoming celebration dinner. I received many compliments on the placecards! Very beautiful.

This is a hard review to write. I hired Katherine to hand-write names on 80 table placecards for…read moreour July wedding. She charges $1 per placecard (invitation set prices are higher). She responded promptly to my emails and has a detailed website with calligraphy samples, so I felt I had a good idea of what I was getting into. I had our table placecards custom designed- they were ecru matte cardstock with a skyline image of chicago covering the bottom 1/3 of the image. The Sears Tower (where we held our wedding) appeared on the right side of the placecard, extending almost to the top of the placecard. The most important thing that I explained to her is that instead of doing table numbers, we did Chicago neighborhoods, and these neighborhood names were pre-printed on the bottom of each card in the skyline. I gave Katherine a detailed spreadsheet of each guest, their meal choice, and the neighborhood table they were seated at. She called a few days later to tell me the order was complete and we set a time for me to pick them up. When I saw the cards, my heart sank. Although the penmanship was nearly perfect (beautiful!) she wrote the names near the bottom of the card, covering the skyline. Even worse, she had been directed to put a B (for beef), C (for chicken) or V (for veggie) on the card. She put the letter on the top of the Sears Tower, covering about 1/8 of it and making the fact that it was a Sears Tower much harder to distinguish. If I did this again, I would have asked for a sample on our placecard first to be sure she was doing exactly what I expected. I suppose I was wrong to assume that she would write in the cream space above the skyline and put the meal choice in the upper left, leaving the Sears Tower unobstructed. But I had presumed that if your business is artistic like this, you would have the good sense to know where to write the names. Two stars because she is very nice, and has great hand-writing. Three stars taken away for no asthetic sense, which I believe is an important part of her job. If you choose to work with her, get a sample of your specific piece before you commit!

I rarely leave negative reviews, but I feel obligated to warn other couples about our experience…read morewith Eventful Designs. We hired Christy for our wedding invitations with a budget of over $3,000, expecting professional service and a beautiful finished product. What we received was an absolute nightmare that has left us scrambling the night before our invitations need to go out. The invitations arrived completely unassembled. When I questioned this, I was informed there was a $400 assembly fee that was never mentioned or discussed during our consultations. Any professional vendor would have been crystal clear about this upfront rather than springing it on clients at delivery. The belly bands we had discussed were also missing entirely. When I brought this up, I was told it was noted as "something discussed but not finalized." If there was any question about what was included in our order, that should have been clarified before production--not left for us to discover when it's too late. We're mailing these invitations later than planned largely because Christy took an unusually long time to replicate a simple pattern, even though we provided her with an exact example of what we wanted. The back-and-forth added weeks to the process. We're now forced to spend our evening doing the assembly work ourselves that we paid over $3,000 for. What was supposed to be a fun family activity stuffing invitations has turned into a stressful project frantically completing work a professional was hired to do. Our invitations will now look homemade despite the premium price tag. When I expressed how unacceptable this situation was, Christy offered a $250 refund. On an order over $3,000 where we're doing the assembly work ourselves with missing components? That's insulting. When I pushed back, she refused to offer more and suggested we could drive to her location to have her complete them or have someone pick them up--which doesn't work with our work schedules or mailing timeline. Her final email essentially said "take it or leave it" and wished us well. No real accountability, no genuine effort to make this right. Just a complete lack of professionalism and customer service throughout the entire process. We are now consulting with an attorney about our options given that we did not receive the complete services we paid for. If you want clear, upfront communication about pricing and what's included, a vendor who follows through on commitments, professional service worthy of premium pricing, to actually receive a finished product, and less stress during wedding planning--look elsewhere. There are plenty of invitation designers who will treat you professionally and deliver what they promise. Eventful Designs is not one of them. Save yourself thousands of dollars and countless hours of stress. We deeply regret choosing this vendor and wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

We worked with Christy at Eventful Designs for our wedding save the dates and invitations. She was…read morefantastic to work with, has great connections to a wide variety of artists- water color, calligraphy, etc. I would recommend them without reservation. She also helped us create custom fans, signs, and wedding programs! This was perhaps my favorite part of wedding planning.

One of my best wedding finds throughout the entire process was Stephanie to do the calligraphy for…read moreour invitations, the place cards and a few other fun decor items. In a sea of craziness, Stephanie was the sweet, kind calm calligrapher who gave me exactly what we wanted with her modern and contemporary style. I truly lucked out with this Yelp find. She was amazing. But that wasn't all. She went above and beyond. A couple weeks before our wedding, we lost one of our labradors suddenly. Obviously our labs were important to us and Stephanie knew that since we had about 200 black and chocolate colored mini lab place cards that would be set up with a dog house and other related items. Each of our labs was also going to get their own card and be positioned near the dog house just for fun. Well, Stephanie took it upon herself to create lil gold wings for the lab we lost and did the same for another lab we lost earlier. Both were set up on a mini rainbow bridge. Fab calligraphy aside...she won me over with this act of kindness. xo

Stephanie did a wonderful job in creating a seating arrangement chart for our wedding. She was…read moreaffordable, professional and creative. We received many compliments from our guests on the beautiful board. Stephanie gave us the option of her buying the board and staining it, but we decided to do it ourselves. We're so glad we had her do our calligraphy...it was a nice touch that helped us immensely.

I would give Calligraphy by Cristine 1 million stars if I could. I found her while doing research…read moreonline for calligraphers for our wedding. Cristine responded to all emails quickly and was able to provide samples of her work in a variety of calligraphy styles and colors so we could choose which one would best suit our needs. I also found her prices to be very reasonable. Ultimately, we hired Cristine to do the following: - Envelope addressing for a 100-guest wedding - Place Cards - Table Numbers Rather than dealing with shipping, Cristine met me at a location near my office which ensured I was able to get things back when I needed them. Everything turned out really great and we received rave reviews from our guests! I would recommend Calligraphy by Cristine to anyone wanting calligraphy to add to their special occasion.

If you don't have a calligrapher use Cristine. Her calligraphy is spectacular! When she sent me a…read morefew samples I had such a hard time deciding which script to use because they were all so beautiful. After making a decision, I was a little nervous but when I received the envelopes for my wedding in the mail I almost cried; they were absolutely perfect and more than I ever expected. To top it off, Cristine is extremely professional and efficient; she quickly responded to each of my emails/phone calls. I'll definitely use her again for special occasions!

Mariette of GiftBandit.com did all our invitations, maps and place cards for our wedding on…read moreSeptember 4th.Mariette is extremely professional, detail oriented and patient.She takes great pride in her work. I had difficult Armenian names to spell and she was very understanding. Mariette is extremely skilled and offers a huge variety of invitation choices. I would recommend Giftbandit.com and Mariette to anyone who is planning a wedding.You will be very pleased with the quality and expertise!! Tammy

Mariette did a fantastic interpretation with attention to details, finding creative solutions and…read morereally understanding the special gift I was looking to send a friend. Wonderful to work with and tenacious with UPS when gift was lost. Recommend highly working with Mariette.

Starla did a great job with the calligraphy for my daughter's wedding. She was very easy to work…read morewith and did a wonderful job...I highly recommend her!

From the owner: We practice the ancient art of calligraphy and combined with a hand engraving tool, create…read morebeautiful personalized keepsakes. Anniversaries, weddings, special occasions: You name it, we engrave it!