About this vendor
Admire Design is a custom wedding stationery studio creating refined, personal paper goods for couples who want their celebration to feel thoughtful, cohesive, and entirely their own. Rooted in artistry and collaboration, each suite is designed with care, from the first impression to the final detail.
Founded in 2007 by designer Adrienne Craig, Admire Design specializes in bespoke save the dates, invitation suites, and day-of paper, along with custom monograms and original watercolor or hand-sketched artwork. Every element is tailored to reflect your aesthetic, honor the setting of your celebration, and tell your story with intention and sophistication.
For couples who value craftsmanship, meaningful details, and a truly customized approach, we invite you to explore the portfolio and inquire to begin your design experience.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Invitations & Paper Goods
- Custom Invitations
- Paper Goods
- Coasters
- Escort & Place Cards
- Menus
- Programs
Awards and Affiliations
10-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2022.2021.+7 more.
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Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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By crazy circumstances, we completely lucked out in finding Adrienne at Admire Design…and little did we know at the time that she would be our favorite person to work with by far d...
uring the entire wedding planning process! And it’s important to enjoy, work with easily, and trust your stationer because we spent many many hours on ideas, designs, and edits through video calls, phone calls, email, and texts. Adrienne is the brightest light of creativity, fun, caring, impeccable taste, and highest quality materials & craftsmanship which resulted in a stunning and unique wedding stationary suite that was perfectly personalized for our daughter and her soon to be husband. We cannot more highly recommend working with Adrienne for any project!!
As the first wedding in our immediate family, we didn’t exactly know what we were getting ourselves into other than we wanted some customization, but Adrienne was a fantastic listener and immediately felt like a good friend who could help guide us with her vast experience and expertise. She is easy to talk to and really enjoys getting to know her clients to help incorporate their own personality & style into the finished products. We came to Adrienne needing to work under some rather tight timeframes, but her terrific collaborative style, excellent prompt communication, and easy editing process with outstanding turnaround times made it all work seamlessly. And her ability to find ways to say “yes” to our various ideas, to elevate them into something really special, along with adding so many fabulous ideas of her own was so impressive.
Adrienne helped us with a large suite of stationary including rehearsal dinner and wedding invitations, a large seating chart, a wedding details booklet, fully addressed and stamped envelopes that she personally had hand stamped and mailed at the post office, a welcome sign, a wedding program booklet, beautiful table numbers, one-of-a-kind super creative escort cards, personalized cocktail napkins and ice cream wafers, dinner menus for both nights, personalized wedding place cards, hand-painted bar cocktail signs, signs for the gift table, coffee bar, ice cream bar, and guest book, and thank you cards. We were so thrilled with both the process and the end results, and we cannot thank her enough for all!
Adrienne is so easy to work with and takes feedback well to ensure the design is perfect. There is a fair amount of revisions and proofs provided which made the process so seamless...
. Our welcome sign, seating chart, table numbers and menus were perfect!
I cannot speak highly enough about the save the dates and invitations that Adrienne created for us. From the very first meeting, Adrienne brought to life our vision. Her work is st...
unningly beautiful. I received so many compliments on my invitations after we sent them out. She took every single idea I had and made it a million times better than I could have imagined. She also was super responsive, quick to get proofs back to you, and offered so many helpful services such as numbering my RSVPs, addressing my envelopes, and mailing them for me. Do not hesitate to work with Admire Design! It was an incredible experience!!
I couldn't have been happier with my wedding day paper!!
We worked with Adrienne for our save the dates, invitations, and day of paper. Throughout the entire process, Adrienne was...
incredibly kind, responsive, and professional. She always listened to my vision when designing a new paper and provided recommendations that enhanced the final look without taking away from my aesthetic.
I was also blown away by her water color illustrations, which we incorporated throughout the paper. She captured each detail of our venue and flowers beautifully and it really made the whole paper suite more cohesive and special.
I couldn't recommend Adrienne enough to anyone looking for beautiful, custom wedding paper that really captures the style and design of your wedding!
When it came to my wedding stationary, I wanted something special and unique that was thoughtfully designed by an artist. I was so happy to find Admire Design! I met with Adrienne ...
in her studio where she let me browse through her portfolio and helped me make thoughtful design choices for my stationary. Adrienne was so helpful every step of the way and the results surpassed my expectations! Adrienne is truly talented and has such a great eye. I am so happy I decided to work with Admire Design to have something special and bespoke for my wedding day paper.
I attempted to custom design my wedding invitations myself until realizing how difficult it'd be to produce. I was put in touch with Adrienne through my wedding planner (Ruffles & ...
Tweed) and after our first call she put together EXACTLY what I wanted my invites to look like. They came together even better than what I had pictured. She has beautiful taste, good instinct, and is fairly priced. I loved working with her across all our wedding paper, including menus / signage, thank you cards. She was also super flexible to changes that were very last minute. Would highly recommend!
Adrienne did an excellent job on our wedding invitations! She listened to our vision and executed perfectly. She was also able to respond quickly and effectively to a last minute r...
equest for custom signage, which was a lifesaver. The design review and approval process is so simple, making it easy to work with Adrienne. I’d highly recommend Admire Design to anyone looking for custom stationary!
Adrienne was amazing to work with. She helped us design our invitations as well as our day of stationery.
For the invitations, she was so flexible with our requests and took artw...
ork that was personal to us and beautifully integrated it into the invitation design. For the day of stationery, she worked around the clock on short notice to help us perfect everything before she went on vacation.
She was responsive to every little question / change we had, and her talent brought our visions to life! We also loved the creative invite options she has - the back pocket for details cards was genius.
Overall, I cannot recommend Adrienne and Admire Designs enough. As a person and an artist, she is incredible!
Adrienne is extremely professional and her entire process is SO streamlined. She conceptualized all our stationary needs from the ideas we toggled back and forth, and presented th...
em on a video which was just awesome. The stationary came out beautiful.... Classy, elegant and totally in line with what the ideas we threw at her. A true genius at designing and communicating!
Having Adrienne help create our dream wedding invitation was something I’ll never forget! It was everything we wanted and more.
Her level of professionalism, communication and att...
ention to detail are top notch and made the entire process so easy. She also made our bar signs which were exactly what we were hoping for.
We loved working with Adrienne so much that some of our friends have also used her for their own weddings. She does not disappoint!! Highly recommend!!
Adrienne did an amazing job with all of our wedding paper products including invitations, menus, and signage! She makes everything so easy. Starting with a brief zoom meeting, I wa...
s able to tell her my vision of the paper products. She explained different options available, but allowed me to really take the lead on the final product and was not pushy to include features I was uninterested in. She responded quickly to questions and design edits (of which there were minimal since she really was able to create exactly what I envisioned). I received many compliments on the quality and design of the invitations from my guests. I would definitely recommend Adrienne at Admire Design for your wedding paper needs!
Adrienne made the experience so easy and special! I wanted unique invitations that looked like a work of art and they were truly special. Loved the artwork on them so much, we had ...
her make it a print for our wall. Thank you so much!
I found Adrienne through The Knot and chose her because I wanted someone local to work with in the event we needed to meet in person. I’m so thankful I chose to work with Admire De...
sign as our invitation suite was stunning!! There were times we had to meet in person and she was so open to meeting so I could see product in person. Made such a difference than just shopping online!
Adrienne listened to everything I was interested in and wanted from our first meeting and made sure everything was in place up until the wedding day.
Adrienne was very professional and extremely helpful from the beginning to the end of the paper process! She was a delight to work with and had some amazing ideas for us. I would...
highly recommend Adrienne for all your wedding paper and invitation needs.
Adrienne was the best to work with! She was so accommodating and responsive! Our invitations were so beautiful and we received such great feedback from them! she was helpful throu...
gh the whole process and we always felt like we were on top of mind, she made our invitations match our venue perfectly! Very thankful for all she did and would highly recommend! ☺️
Admire Design was amazing! The design process, delivery, and guest raves were all the best. The watercolor design at the top of all of our programs, table numbers, menus was beaut...
iful. They were easy to work with. We had a very happy bride, groom, and parents. I highly recommend Admire Design!
It was so easy working with Adrienne! She was so quick to respond and had amazing design ideas. She really enhanced my escort cards by making them custom ski tags which the guests ...
raved about. She had the whole process seamless and truly enjoyable. I highly recommend!
We loved our invitations! Adrienne really listened to our thoughts and feedback. After speaking to us regarding the first draft, she took all of our suggestions and opinions and ma...
de it into the perfect invite! We loved it and got so many compliments.
Working with Adrienne was amazing. The process of designing our invitations was so smooth and she brought my vision to life. She was very responsive to all my emails and got our in...
vitations designed and printed in a timely manner. If you are looking for someone to do your wedding invitations look no farther! AMAZING!
Adrienne at Admire Design was fantastic! We had a bit of a unique situation, and she listened to exactly what we wanted and created beautiful invitations that reflected who we were...
. She is an incredibly talented artist and the suite of invites/save the dates/etc are works of art. We didn’t know what we wanted right off the bat and her expertise and vision created invitations that were reflective of our personalities and the vibe of our wedding. We worked with her 100% virtually due to us living abroad and she made it easy. Adrienne was very responsive to our emails and we set up periodic Skype/zoom calls, making the process very smooth. If you are looking for beautiful, custom, unique invitations, Adrienne will be able to create what you are envisioning. We unfortunately had to cancel our wedding due to the pandemic, and she helped us with the wording and format of cancellation cards that matched our save the dates/invitations. The process was truly so smooth and we are so grateful for the work Adrienne put in for us. Thank you, Adrienne!
We have worked with Adrienne at Admire Design before and during the Pandemic. She is always easy to contact and returns our messages promptly and with enthusiasm. Her creativity a...
nd experience have made designing the Save the Date, Change the Date and Wedding invitations very easy. She is welcome to suggestions and corrections; her turn around rate is outstanding.
Working with Admire was incredible. I didn't have a clear vision of what I wanted for our Save The Dates and Adrienne was able to take in everything I liked, disliked, my style, ov...
erall vibe, etc. and created the most beautiful Save The Dates. People thought they were the invitation they were so beautiful! She was an absolutely joy to work with - was extremely punctual, responsive, creative and thoughtful. The overall experience was so fun and Adrienne allowed my fiance and I to truly enjoy the whole experience. We plan on working with her for our invitations as well!
Adrienne came highly recommended from a friend that had used her for wedding stationary and I am so glad we hired her! Given COVID-19, Adrienne was flexible in deciding on a time t...
o meet through video chat and the experience was nothing less than extraordinary. She showed us countless colors, fonts and designs and listened to my fiance and I's vision. She was timely to respond to emails and incorporate various aspects of designs we loved into a truly beautiful finished product. Due to the pandemic we had to move our wedding to 2021 and Adrienne was thoughtful and sympathetic through the process, making it easy for us to update our invites for the new wedding date. She is kind and has a true eye for beautiful designs - we cannot recommend her enough and are looking forward to sending out our gorgeous invitations next year!
Adrienne / Admire knocked it out of the park: beautiful work across the board! Adrienne helped my wife articulate her vision and produced beautiful work for the invitation and day...
-of stationary.
Adrienne is phenomenal. She worked with us and helped us through every step to design unique products for our wedding! She is kind and so knowledgable. My husband and I had a blast...
working with her to choose the right colors, textures, fonts, and everything else that went into the design. We highly recommend her! And can’t wait to work with her for future events!
Adrienne was great to work with for my wedding a couple of months ago! She was so kind as to invite my now husband, mom, and I to her studio to look at boxes worth of sample invita...
tions and color choices to make sure that we were really matching our vision for the big day! I loved the “organization factor” of the pocket invites and all of my guests still comment on how exciting it was to receive the “wedding book” with everything they needed to know about the big day. The artwork came out beautiful and we really appreciated the complete customization and being able to make revisions along the way. The invites photographed beautiful and were the perfect first formal introduction to our special day. Thank you, Adrienne!!
Adrienne was amazing from start to finish! She is so inviting and so easy to talk to. When we first met she gave me the opportunity to look over different invitations she has don...
e over the years – there were so many to choose from. We were able to create custom invitations for my wedding that drew from my inspiration and so many different design elements of invitations she did in the past. Since she has such a wealth of experience, she was able to guide me in exactly what I should be putting on our invitations (from the wording, to the set up, to the packaging) – which was so helpful. Anytime I had a question, she was SO quick to respond. Our invitation package is absolutely beautiful! We’ve gotten so many compliments on them. I highly recommend working with Adrienne! Not only is she an expert but she’s extremely easy to work with, flexible, knowledgeable and so very kind. Thanks again Adrienne!!
You all have to work with Adrienne! She was one of the best vendors we worked with throughout the entire process! I know a lot of people use paper goods and invitations as a place ...
to save money by using online designs, but Adrienne was truly worth every penny! From the original consult, all the way to final delivery of wedding-day paper, everything went so smoothly! She’s so warm and welcoming! She let me and my mom pour over dozens of sample invitations to look at paper style, colors, fonts, and more. It was so much fun to be able to sit with someone to pick out the details and then watch the vision become a reality. Her online proofing process was very easy and helped us ensure we were all on the same page. I truly feel like invitations are the first glimpse into what our wedding would be like and I cannot say how many people told us ours were the most beautiful invitations they had ever seen! Even the photographer said that the day of and I’m pretty sure he was photographed hundreds of invitations! She even reprinted our welcome letters for no charge when we all missed a typo in the year at the last minute! I truly cannot recommend Adrienne enough!
It was such a pleasure working with Adrienne. She is so talented at what she does and we loved everything she created for us. She is so good at helping create a cohesive design s...
o all you wedding paper compliments each other. She is so creative and will take your idea or style and create it into a masterpiece. Adrienne is extremely patient and understanding and never gave us a hard time when we edited our proofs many times. We would highly recommend her!!!
We love everything you did for us, Adrienne - thank you!
We had a great experience working with Adrienne! She was well thought out and captured our ideas and vision to what turned out to be amazing, elegant and classy invites! She showed...
great patience, designing different version for in country and out of county guests as we had preferred!
Thank you Adrienne for doing such an excellent job with our invites!
10 out of 10! Adrienne from Admire Design is a true professional! She is extremely organized, responsive, knowledgeable, and an absolute joy to work with. I can't even express how ...
satisfied I am with my invitations, favor tags, church programs, etc. The entire process was seamless. Admire Designs quality work is unmatched, don't waste your time pricing things out with other stationers or trying to do your paper products yourself. Leave it up Adrienne at Admire design, I guarantee you that you will be satisfied with the process and the product.
Adrienne was so great to work with! Her ideas were so on point with what we were looking for and our invitations came out absolutely beautiful!! Adrienne takes pride in her work an...
d makes sure that you are happy with everything! Highly recommend her services for wedding stationary!
Adrienne was the sweetest and easiest woman to work with. My husband and I met with her early on a Saturday morning. We had somewhat of a vision of what we wanted, so she jumped ...
right in showing us paper and layout options. Within the hour we had a complete layout. Adrienne was great to keep in touch with me while the invitations were printing and to reassure me that the colors we chose would look great. Everything we did after our first meeting was via email or text- which worked SO well for me and my husband!
I always said that invitations were not a huge deal for me. My opinion changed completely when we picked up our invitations. They were SO beautiful and I was so excited to send them to our friends and family!!
Adrienne at Admire Design was amazing to work with for our wedding invitations and thank you cards. Seriously, she was the most professional vendor we worked with for our wedding,...
HANDS DOWN! We really wanted to work with a "brick and mortar" invitation designer (though she works out of her home office) rather than an online vendor and I am SOOOO glad I did. There were absolutely no worries that what we requested and ordered would be delivered as promised and we received impeccable personal service that made this so memorable. She communicated quickly and effectively, advised us on what beautiful fonts and invitation coloring/formatting we should use, and used very high quality paper products. Her process of draft/final review and approvals was seamless and straightforward while she TIRELESSLY addressed my every idea, concern, and modification. Whether or not you're local to CT, we could not recommend her more!!
We just received the custom invitations that Adrienne designed for our wedding and my entire family, my fiancé's family and I am over the moon happy with what she created for us. I...
have very particular style that can sometimes be hard to explain/characterize...a weird mix of modern, classic, bohemian, elegant and low key and Adrienne captured everything I was hoping for and more in our suite. I designed our save the date myself, and she not only complimented what I created but took my vision to the next level. I cannot give enough praise to the work she did with us...she also put up with countless proofs on both the design and envelopes for addressing issues (my parents adding guests last minute....) without batting an eyelash. Hire Adrienne that's all I have to say. You will be impressed and thrilled and she will design an invitation that you will keep forever. It's our little piece of artwork!
Admire design was truely one of the best most painless parts of our whole wedding planning! Adrienne was extremely helpful and went above and beyond answering my crazy detail quest...
ions and helping my indecisiveness quickly and thoroughly. I usually am skeptical asking a million questions and wanting "proof" when working with anyone, but, after working with Adrienne only a short amount of time, I immediately was comfortable. She was able to understand our style and comfort level and portrayed it perfectly! Our wedding was a few months ago now and my mother still brags that people tell her how our invitees were the most beautiful and detailed anyone's seen. I did not have a "theme" for my wedding but after working on our invites with Adrienne my whole elegant costal theme expanded. Yes you may pay a little more than Shutterfly or an online site but the quality, detail, and professionalism is completely worth it. I am not a huge spender but wanted something a bit nicer than the norm. I was able to twist my own arm to spend the money and do the invites and after seeing the final product I went back for more (name cards, menus, and programs)! Thanks to Adrienne's design and help for creating the most beautiful timeless feel for our wedding! I loved everything about Admire Design and 100% without a doubt recommend to anyone who needs a "WOW" factor for their event!
Everything was great, and loved how my save the dates, invitations, and Thank you's came out. We received lots of compliments on them.
Adrienne was just amazing to work with. She was very patient and helpful with all of our wedding stationary needs! If you want a unique wedding invitation that is made just for y...
ou, Admire Design is the way to go! She helped us with not only our invitations, but escort cards, wine labels, and cocktail napkins! She also helped us design a monogram for our wedding, which was something I really wanted! Cannot recommend her enough!
I just picked up my invites today from her and i have to say i'm extremly please with her work she is so talented and pay attention to everything you need and want and customizes ...
all her work to the couples liking. I cant wait to continue to work with her more on some other things for my wedding . HIGH HGH recomendation
Adrienne created the most beautiful invitations for my wedding. She was so easy to work with and very professional. Once the invitations were chosen, she was able to individualiz...
e them to the theme and details of our wedding. They certainly set the tone for my wedding. My guests thought they were the most beautiful invitations they have ever seen. I highly recommend Adrienne. She does beautiful work!
Adrienne was very accommodating and very patient with helping me develop the concept of our wedding invitations! The invitations were everything we thought they would be .
Admire Design is amazing! Adrienne was so helpful in picking everything from colors to fonts and more. She was also helpful in guiding us in what information is important to put on...
the invitation and how to word everything. She went through many proof versions with us to make sure everything was spelled correctly, lined up appropriately, etc. She was great to work with! She also took care of all the putting together on the invitations so all we had to do was put a stamp on them and put them in the mail! She made it so easy. Our invitations turned out amazing! We received so many compliments on how beautiful they were! So many people said they were the best invitations they have ever seen! This made us so happy to hear! Every detail paid-off and we have Adrienne to thank for that!!
I would recommend Adrienne for any and all wedding paper without hesitation. Working with her was an absolute pleasure from start to finish and I couldn't have been happier with ho...
w she brought my (scattered at times!) vision to life. She was accommodating, always quick to respond and really set the perfect tone for our guests when receiving our save the dates and invitations.
I was so impressed with Adrienne and the quality of work that she does. Our invitations were absolutely beautiful and she was so helpful and patient during the designing process....
I had originally looked online at some wedding invitation websites, but I wanted something that was original and unique. Adrienne gave us just that! The colors, the designs, and the little touches that she included really made our invitations one of a kind. I could not have been happier with the finished product. So many of our guests commented on the quality of the invitations as well- they were impressed! She really takes the time to listen and incorporates your ideas with her own creativity so you can have a truly unique wedding invitation. She does a fantastic job!
We came to Adrienne after having a lot of disappointment when working with some of the traditional online wedding paper websites. Working with Adrienne was one of the best decision...
s we ever made. She was so patient with us when it came to picking our colors, designs, and fonts to ensure that our invitations were absolutely perfect. She provided suggestions and helped us maintain our wedding theme. When I saw our invitations I was speechless. They were literally the most beautiful invitations I have ever seen. We received compliments from numerous guests about how gorgeous our invitations were...even a few Facebook posts from guests too! Adrienne does fabulous work! We were so excited to work with her for our wedding paper as well and she has helped us once again bring our vision to life. Adrienne is detail oriented, kind, patient, and so professional. I am so happy we went with her for our invitations and wedding paper. I have LOVED working with her and am already looking forward to planning our thank you notes and future paper with her. Thank you so much Adrienne...you are fabulous!
Adrienne was an absolute dream come true. My husband and I were looking for someone to capture the energy of our venue. Not only did she do that-but so much more! She did more than...
what was asked of her. She is very patient and allowed us to help in the process of creating the final drafts. We are so excited to have found her! She is THE best and you will be blown away by her talent! Xo Haley & Andrew
Working with Adrienne was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. I feel so lucky to have met her at a bridal showcase, where I was so impressed by the quality of her work, her ...
modern designs, and her attention to detail. She created our save the dates (a beautiful two-sided card), our invitations (5x5 side pocket fold invitation with 3 enclosure cards), a customized wine label for our favors, and our thank you cards. She was readily available to discuss options and pricing throughout our wedding planning, and I am so appreciative for her input and creativity on everything from our monogram, to our paper and color selections, to word choice (especially on the invites!). We received so many compliments on our invitations, with friends and family repeatedly saying it was the most beautiful invitation they had seen! Adrienne is patient and flexible (as another bride stated below) and always welcomed our ideas and feedback. I truly believe that Adrienne's designs set the tone for the wedding and she helped us to discover what we wanted the overall feel of the day to be. Whether we were meeting at her home, speaking over the phone, or communicating via email, she was just lovely. One of the most beautiful gifts we received for our wedding was a framed and matted invitation, and this is something I will display prominently and proudly in our home for many years to come. Adrienne, thank you so so much for all you have done for us!
Adrienne designed all our paper items for our wedding. From our custom save-the-dates to wedding invitations to welcome bag letters to menus to programs. Adrienne did it all for us...
. I even found an idea on Pinterest for our guestbook and she replicated it and made it completely custom to match our wedding theme. My husband and I were terrible at describing what we did or did not like and Adrienne was very patient and did a wonderful job completing everything just the way we had imagined. Adrienne went above and beyond and exceeded all expectations. She was very patient and flexible. I highly recommend Admire Designs! Her work is fantastic and you will not be disappointed.
Adrienne, was pleasure to work with. She always was very receptive to my requests. Everything was done in a very timely fashion.
Adrienne was amazing! I found her on the knot after the other invitation designer I was using was not working out. She had so many samples of work that she could do. She incorporat...
ed blue orchids into our design since that's what my bouquet had. Everyone loved her work and I couldn't be happier with what she did for us!
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