About this vendor
Based in Clifton Park, NY, Carta Bella is a wedding invitation company. This business wants to provide couples with one-of-a-kind paper goods to mark their love. Before returning to her hometown in upstate New York, owner Joanna provided wedding stationery for couples in South Florida.
Every customer of Carta Bella receives the highest quality of customer service and ceaseless attention to detail. With more than two decades of experience in working with paper, Joanna has the knowhow to satisfy all manner of requests. Through consultations, she can get to know the couple and get a feel for how best to complement their relationship through her work. She is happy to work with couples throughout New York’s Capital District.
From save-the-dates to thank-you notes, Carta Bella is ready to help couples on their journey. Whether they want a glittery invitation or customized table numbers that feature pictures of the couple, Joanna is ready to bring their ideas to life. Her elegant calligraphy can add a layer of sophistication to some designs, while contemporary letterpress designs might be a better fit for other creations. Joanna can also supply signs, guest books, programs, seating charts, and menus, for an infusion of creativity at different stages throughout the day.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Invitations & Paper Goods
- Calligraphy
- Custom Invitations
- Paper Goods
- Escort & Place Cards
- Guest Books
- Menus
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.022 reviews
As I was planning my wedding I was having such a hard time figuring out exactly what I wanted out of invitations and Joanne made it so easy! She showed me so many samples and helpe...
d me brainstorm what I liked versus didn't like. She was so communicative and open to feedback every step of the way! My invitations turned out incredible and they were exactly what I had envisioned! Thank you so much Joanne!
Best Experience with Carta Bella
I had the best experience with Joanne of Carta Bella for our save the date, invitations, thank you cards and favor labels. Joanne was so helpful a...
nd she made the process flawless and easy. She does beautiful work.
If you are looking for guidance and professionalism, I highly recommend Joanne! She has exceeded my expectations!
Joanne was amazing to work with throughout this entire process! Our wedding invitations were perfect! She helped me pick out every detail and was adaptable to any changes I wanted ...
to make. The quality of the invitations are incredible and very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend working with Joanne at Carta Bella!
Joanne was fabulous to work with from start to finish. It’s clear that she truly cares about the work she does for her clients. When I wanted to make changes to my invitations, she...
was very responsive and emailed back and forth with me quickly to make sure everything was just right.
Not only was she wonderful to work with, but our invitations turned out beautiful. Our guests were impressed with the quality, and we received so many compliments. Her prices are also very reasonable. I would highly recommend her!
Our invitations came out beautiful! Just as we imagined it would be, she made it happen. The quality of the invitations were top knotch. She had so many examples it was a little ov...
erwhelming, but it helped us finalize our thoughts, our vision, and the feeling we wanted for the wedding. Our guests raved about our invitations! We are so happy with them. Thank you so much for guiding us and making this process easy.
I am BEYOND grateful for my mother in law for creating the most meaningful and most beautiful invitations and stationary for our wedding. Every detail was completely custom, crafte...
d with intention and a deep understanding of who we are as a couple. Her knowledge on materials and what would work best for our vision was incredible. We felt so supported, and understood, and the final product was beautiful more than I could of ever imagined. These pieces aren't just paper but a keepsake I will treasure forever.
Working with Joanne was amazing. She really took the stress out of picking the perfect invitation and everything that goes with it. She is responsive, very reasonably priced and ex...
tremely knowledgeable. Our invitations came out perfect and we highly recommend her to anyone looking for invitations for their special day!
Joanne did an absolutely incredible job on our wedding invitations, seating chart, menus and programs! She worked with such speed and efficiency, making the entire process feel eff...
ortless. Every detail was exactly as we had envisioned, and the finished products couldn’t have been more perfect! We couldn’t recommend her enough for anyone looking for a talented, personable, and professional designer for their big day!!
Joanne at Carta Bella was SO amazing to work with! I am an extremely indecisive person/ bride but Joanne was very patient and I never felt rushed to make decisions before I was rea...
dy. She helped us customize our wedding invitation to fit our personalities and styles by transforming our words into a work of art. Joanne guided us through the entire process, beginning to end with little decisions such as foil color, text color, wording, font choice and more! I even added Hebrew to my invitation! I loved how Joanne sent us proofs before sending anything to the printer so we could keep making last minute changes. (VERY indecisive)
When we first started looking at invitations, we debated on going with an online company because we thought it would be cheaper and less stressful, but honestly we definitely made the right decision going with Joanne at Carta Bella. Online. you cannot customize things in the way you are able to by talking to a human and being shown real life wedding invitation examples. Trust me, the difference in quality is obvious as well!
Our invitations are honestly so beautiful!!! We are framing them and keeping them forever!! Every single person has commented on how gorgeous they are and how they exemplify us as a couple .
When in doubt-go with Joanne from Carta Bella!!
If I could give Carta Bella more than 5 stars I would!!!! She went above and beyond to make not only our beautiful invitations and thank you cards but all of our signs for our wedd...
ing and an absolute stunning seating chart! Everyone was ranting and raving about how beautiful our table numbers were as well! She is also very efficient and everything was done exactly how we wanted it! Can’t thank you enough! I highly recommend!
It was an absolute pleasure to work with Joanne. She is extremely knowledgeable in her craft. She ensured the process was stress-free and seamless. I utilized Carta Bella for my Sa...
ve the Dates, Wedding Invitations, Bridal Shower Signage and Game Cards, Shuttle Signage for Hotels, and Reception Cards.
Joanne was so helpful and easy to work with. She provided us with excellent advice to help us have beautiful stationary while also being cost effective. We used Joanne for our save...
the dates, invitation suite, and seating chart. She was especially helpful with the seating chart working with us to incorporate our family crest and was extremely flexible with last minute changes. We received so many compliments on how elegant everything looked. We will definitely be using Joanne's services for all future stationary needs!
Joanne was so professional and personable, it was truly a joy to work with her. We weren't sure where to start when it came to invitations, but she was ready to go with a plethora...
of samples to show us. We were able to narrow it down to the invitation of our dreams in one meeting, which made it super easy. Another thing I really appreciated with Joanne is how understanding she was of our budget and that she kept the cost right where we asked her to with no hidden fees. I cannot say enough great things about Joanne but a few other things to highlight were her quick response to emails, her approachability, and her knowledge/expertise in the business. What could have been a stressful time in the planning process was done with ease thanks to Joanne. I will definitely be recommending her to my family and friends!
Joanne made everything about planning our wedding easy! She was a joy to work with and extremely responsive. We were so fortunate to have found her! Our invitations looked amazing...
as well as the escort cards and other printed components. I could not recommend her more to anyone!
We are SO thankful for Joanne!!! We could not have had our perfect wedding without her! From our invitations to our programs to our seating chart, everything was perfect. She is ve...
ry professional and timely. She was able to identify our style, and make modifications exactly to our taste. We were even able to do the majority of editing from afar by communicating via email! We will never use another stationary service again. We love Joanne and highly recommend Carta Bella for all of your stationary needs!
Obviously planning a wedding during a pandemic is crazy and stressful, but Joanne really helped to make it easy and fun! She really grasped the concept that I was going for and had...
so many different options/styles to choose from. She was really able to guide me in the selection process as I really had no idea how many different styles there were. We ended up getting our invitations, place cards, menus, programs, and thank yous from Carta Bella, and got them all on time/early. She even shipped some of the items to us since we are out of town! It also helps how affordable everything was!! 1000% would recommend Carta Bella to every bride to be!!!!
It was a pleasure to work with Joanne from Carta Bella to create our custom wedding invitations! She was very patient with us and answered all our questions honestly and profession...
ally. She has an eye for design and will do everything she can to make your vision come to life. Her prices are reasonable too. She also went out of her way to accommodate us when my fiancé mistakenly spilled coffee on some of our wedding invitation envelopes just as we were heading to the post office to mail everything out. Thank you Joanne! We will keep you in mind if we ever need custom cards or invitations again.
We absolutely loved working with Joanne and our wedding invitations came out beautiful! She was easy to get in touch with and professional. She showed us several different options ...
and was able to help us pinpoint exactly which products we wanted. The invitations arrived quickly and matched our theme perfectly. She came to us through a recommendation and I can’t recommend her enough to others looking for invitations!
Our experience with Carta Bella was awesome! Joanne is extremely knowledgeable of the many product lines that Carta Bella carries. Joanne helped us down select from the many option...
s to three beautiful invitation styles and print designs that worked within our budget and event needs. Joanne was super easy to work with and very helpful by providing a spreadsheet template file that guided us in making the guest list and address format to make printing the envelopes easy. We sent our invitations out last week and have received many complements about our invitations. We will be going back to Carta Bella for our wedding program printing, future event invitation needs, and will recommend Carta Bella to all our friends. Thanks to "The Knot" for helping us connect with Carta Bella!!!
My wedding invitations came out beautifully with Joanne! I received many compliments and appreciated her guidance on finding a style that fit our budget and theme. She has many cre...
ative designs and materials to work with so there is something for everyone! I would highly recommend her for your upcoming wedding.
Very caring and helpful. Our invitations were done rather quickly and looked beautiful. I would recommend Carta Bella to anyone.
We cannot say enough wonderful things about Joanne! She was recommended by a close family friend, and was outstanding from initial outreach until pick up of our final product. No l...
engthly phone calls, no upselling emails. Just a wonderful experience and product. Joanne was respectful of our budget, and also reached out to me when new options were available. The ease of going to Joannes shop and picking out colors, styles, fonts, etc made this process so great. I probably have 30 emails back and forth, and Joanne was always quick to respond and made sure to keep me in the loop every step of the process. I still have a smile on my face from picking up the finished product last night. Thanks so much Joanne!
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Clifton Park, NY
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