The Ultimate Luxury Design Studio Experience
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Based in Morristown, NJ, Little Black Dress Paperie is a custom design studio that is devoted to celebrating all events. This includes weddings, corporate announcements, bar and bat mitzvahs, anniversaries and so much more. In addition to the company's luxury branding and stationery designs, they can transform media across a variety of mediums.
As a full-service paperie company, Little Black Dress Paperie offers various printing methods. Examples of these include traditional letterpress and engraving. Modern functions, such as foil stamping, blind embossing, and intricate laser die-cutting, are also available. The artists and graphic designers at Little Black Dress Paperie specialize in topography and custom illustrations, bringing invitations to life.
Little Black Dress Paperie provides both hand calligraphy and digital calligraphy services. These can be employed in a range of styles, from contemporary scripts and fonts to elaborate flourished calligraphy. Whatever clients want for their wedding day, a fabulous design can be created by Little Black Dress Paperie.
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Invitations & Paper Goods
Custom Invitations
Paper Goods
Escort & Place Cards
Menus
Programs
Seating Charts
Signs
Table Numbers
Thank You Cards
Printing
Embossing
Engraving
Letterpress
Save-The-Dates
Shower & Party Invitations
Wedding Invitations
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Meet the team
Patty
Owner
Creativity thrives beyond the studio. Since our founding in 2003, we’ve been passionate about fine papers and elegant typography, with our true inspiration often comes from the world around us. Our design team seeks beauty in unexpected places—whether it’s the intricate patterns found in nature, the textures of a luxury fabric, or the timeless elegance of high fashion.
Reviews
4.8
out of 5.076 reviews
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Little Black Dress Paperie is highly praised by multiple reviewers for their exceptional work on wedding invitations, save the dates, and day-of signage. Peggy, Patty, Christine, and the team are commended for their creativity, professionalism, attention to detail, and ability to bring couples' visions to life seamlessly. Reviewers highlight the beautiful designs, unique customization, quick turnaround times, and excellent customer service provided throughout the process, resulting in stunning invitations that set the tone for their weddings. The studio's inviting atmosphere, vast selection, and personalized approach receive accolades, making Little Black Dress Paperie a top choice for all paper product needs for weddings and other events.Review photos
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Natalia K
5.0
11/02/2024
Peggy and the team at LBDP made the wedding invitation design process so enjoyable from start to finish. Peggy was incredibly detailed oriented and brought incredible design choices to bring our dream to life. She listened closely to what was important and was flexible to change our design throughout the process. Every idea she had made our design even better! We loved our final product and so many of my guests commented on how beautiful the invitations were! No brainer to go with this vendor!
Amanda M
5.0
10/25/2024
I cannot recommend Little Black Dress Paperie enough to use for all of your wedding and other needs. We worked with Patty and Christine on multiple different projects throughout our wedding planning process and they made everything flow so seamlessly and fun! Everything exceeded our expectations and we are still receiving comments on how beautiful everything turned out. Without a doubt, use this company for all of your needs!
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Jennifer C
5.0
10/25/2024
We stumbled upon Little Black Dress Paperie by chance one summer evening, we were having dinner in Morristown and we happened to walk by the shop to where we parked the car. My now husband looked and noticed the invitations in the window and said we should consider this as a vendor for our wedding invitations. After visiting two wedding expos and consulting another invitation vendor, we decided to consult with Patty- shop owner. I was completely and utterly in AWE, with the shops display, how it was organized, and most of all with Patty. She and her team are amazing and they have great personalities. Patty and her team constructed an absolutely breath taking invitation that will be imprinted on our hearts forever. Patty and her team worked tirelessly on putting our theme and our interests together and continued to make changes as they saw fit. If anyone is planning a wedding, soon, now, or in the future, we would ABSOLUTELY STRONGLY recommend going to visit this shop and have a discussion with Patty. Her background and design experience with blow your mind, how do I know? It blew mine and I just adore her, she is amazing in every way imaginable. So, if you have a chance, please visit her shop even to look around and say hi, it is totally worth it!
Molly N
5.0
10/15/2024
Little Black Dress Paperie was an absolute dream to work with! The importance of working with vendors that understood my vision was SO important and I cannot begin to explain how perfect Peggy and her team captured that. Excellent customer service can make a world of difference. They provided the perfect design consultations, clear communication, and timely delivery so I was able to enjoy the planning process without stress!!
Alexa M
5.0
7/24/2024
We used Little Black Dress Paperie for our wedding Save the Dates, Invitations, and Day of Signage! We had such a wonderful experience throughout the process, especially when picking our invitations. Patty was excellent at helping us narrow down the fine details of it all! We were so happy with how it all turned out. We cannot recommend them enough!
M P
5.0
7/18/2024
I can’t recommend Little Black Dress Paperie highly enough for your wedding invitations! Peggy was truly a pleasure to work with! I had a very specific vision for our daughter’s invitation-a watercolor design of the magnificent church where she was due to be married. Peggy, with the help of their talented artist, greatly exceeded my expectations! The artwork is truly incredible! Peggy then created the unique invitation around this beautiful watercolor rendition of St. Catharine’s Church in Spring Lake. The colors and printing and embossed hydrangea came together to create the most stunning wedding invitation I’ve ever seen. We were beyond thrilled! The recipients have not stopped raving!
The invitations set the tone for a fairy tale Spring Lake summer wedding!
Many thanks to Patty, Peggy & the whole team at LBD Paperie for your professionalism, talent and most importantly for making the invitation process fun! I really enjoyed every meeting at your fun shop!
Audrey S
5.0
7/08/2024
We used Little Black Dress Paperie for our wedding Save the Dates, Invitations, and Day of Signage. It was so much fun working with Peggy and Patty to make our vision come to life. They are both so talented. We received endless compliments on our unique invitations! LBDP was super communicative during the process and the turnaround time to receive your prints is rather fast. Even when there was a misprint, they made sure to remedy the mistake quickly. I highly recommend working with LBDP if you want to make a statement with your paper products and have fun while doing it!
Christina G
5.0
7/01/2024
I never expected to have my invitations be such a huge part of what I loved about our wedding, but the team did such an amazing job at setting the tone for our wedding and capturing exactly the style that I wanted. The process was made so easy and my experience was better than I could have imagined. We had most of our wedding guests comment that these were the most beautiful invitations they had ever received, and it made us feel so amazing. We cannot recommend this team enough!!
Alyssa E
5.0
5/09/2024
Choosing the perfect wedding invitation would likely have been a stressful and unpleasant experience had it not been for the impeccable customer service that I received at Little Black Dress Paperie. It was easy to make an appointment in advance. From the moment I walked in the door, I was given meaningful time and attention. The selection of invitations was vast, but not overwhelming. Ultimately, I found the perfect invitation for my wedding and we have received so many compliments! I highly recommend Little Black Dress Paperie and will certainly use them for my future events!
Katie C
5.0
3/29/2024
Highly recommend Little Black Dress for all of your invitations needs. Patty and Christine were so great to work with and focused on all the details to make our Wedding save the dates and invitations exceptional! Can’t wait to use them for our menus and signature for the day of :)
Marisa J
5.0
3/13/2024
Little Black Dress Paperie was everything you could hope for in a wedding invitation design shop. Their studio is beautiful with ample samples on the shelves for customers to get inspiration. Their designers are extremely responsive to all emails and have a way of helping you design the wedding invitation of your dreams. I just recently sent out my wedding invitations and have received an overwhelming amount of compliments on how beautiful they are and how high-quality the station areas. I would recommend little black dress to anyone who is looking for a wedding paperie.
Tara B
5.0
3/13/2024
Patty and her team at Little Black Dress were so amazing to work with throughout the entire wedding planning process! We worked with them on our invitations, save the date, church programs, signature drink sign, and other signage. They delivered amazing results on everything because they took the time to understand what we were looking for and went back and forth multiple times to get it right! So many of our guests called to tell us this was the most amazing wedding invitation they’ve ever received - and we agree. Thank you for all the help and support, LBD!
Mackenzie S
5.0
11/28/2023
Patty and her team are THE BEST THERE IS. Their experience, attention to detail, creativity, and dedication to making your vision come to life is unmatched. They will take the time to work hand-in-hand with you and ensure your paperie needs are everything you've dreamed of. We used LBDP for my wedding and my sister's, and highly recommend them!
Skylar N
5.0
11/27/2023
The team at LBDP were the absolute best with bringing our invite vision to life for our October wedding! We gave them some of the colors and the venue and they tied everything together so beautifully! Everyone was complimenting our invites and we have ours framed in our house.
Mary G
5.0
11/26/2023
Little Black Dress Paperie is amazing! Thank you to Patty, Christine and your entire team! We designed save the dates, wedding invitations and day of items (such as escort cards, menus, napkins and golf tees) with LBDP and everything was wonderful! Our guests loved the invitations and all of the details at the wedding. The entire process was fun, creative and made wedding planning more enjoyable. Thank you for everything we are so appreciative!
Meghan M
5.0
11/23/2023
They were amazing! Great end product and so thoughtful and understanding during the design and edit process. Thankful for working with them!
Ivy W
5.0
11/11/2023
LBD was so easy to work with and created such beautiful invites and other stationary for us! We got so many compliments on everything.
Melissa D
5.0
11/02/2023
I’m so happy we decided to use LBDP for our Wedding invitations. From the moment we sat down with Robin, she helped us make our vision a reality. She talked us through the process, offered her input as appropriate and shared where we could cut costs and where not to cut costs or corners. Through about 5-6 rounds of edits and adjustments, she was patient and so helpful. When our invitations arrived, the suite was stunning and top notch, however, we were not 100% pleased with a small detail related to the ribbon. Patty and Robin had us bring in the invitations the next morning and everything was fixed and exceeded expectations in just a few hours. We were so impressed! Their attention to detail, professionalism and expertise is second to none. Highly recommend! Thank you LBDP for your amazing care and work! Our guests have done nothing but RAVE about our invitations!!
Krista M
5.0
10/20/2023
Where do I begin! Patty and Christine, thank you. We were considering ordering our invitations online, and all of the samples I ordered just fell short. I came to LBDP with a few ideas for something classic but modern, and working with the entire team to make our vision come to life was so fun, creative and exciting. We are STILL getting compliments on our invitations from friends and family who comment on both the design and the quality and feel of the materials. Our welcome sign was the perfect way to tie in the look of the invites as our guests arrived. I would recommend Little Black Dress in a heartbeat and I can't wait to work with them again.
Lauren C
5.0
10/16/2023
We worked with Little Black Dress Paperie for our save the date, wedding invitation suite, and all of the day of items for our wedding. From the initial consultation, all the way through the design process Patty, Christine, and the entire team at LBDP Team were truly amazing to work with. They made sure everything was absolutely perfect and all of the pieces they created for our wedding turned out better than I could have dreamt of. I cannot recommend them enough!
Amanda G
5.0
10/05/2023
I’ve worked with Patty and Little Black Dress for many years professionally - they do truly stunning work! When it came time for my own wedding invitations, there was no question who to go to! Patty, Christine and team are incredible. They have made the wedding invitation process so easy and fun. We just sent out our invites and received so many compliments. I cannot wait to order the rest of our printed wedding materials. We recommend Little Black Dress 10x over again! Thank you, LBD!
Frannie K
5.0
10/03/2023
Little Black Dress made our gorgeous wedding invitations and printing in general! I was very specific and they always were accommodating. They also worked with our budget and gave ideas in order for us to execute our vision within that range. The art on our invitations, which was a custom drawing of a part of our venue, was incredible. They also did our day of printing (menus, tags for flip flops, printing for welcome boxes, qr codes for our guest pix cloud) and it all looked so wonderful and professional. Thank you for providing high quality service for our wedding!
Regina K
1.0
10/02/2023
While our invitations were gorgeous, the experience working with LBDP was marred by the rude, dismissive actions of the shop's owner as well as our invitations being made incorrectly due their oversite and error.
During our first meeting at LBP, never once did Patty, the owner, acknowledge my fiance's presence. She never asked him any questions nor made eye contact with him, even when I had to redirect her questions to him so that he could actually participate. This behavior is inexcusable as my fiance literally left the shop in tears. We would not have hired them, except that my parents wanted to work with them.
Thankfully we were quickly routed to working with one of the designers who was fabulous, but we were very disappointed in the first version of the invitation we got as it was a rinse and repeat of another design we had seen in the shop. For such an expensive shop that touts being a luxury, customized vendor, we were shocked at this lazy behavior.
Thankfully our feedback was applied quickly and the rest of the process working with our designer was great until we actually went to pick up our invitations. Upon arrival, I was the one that discovered our invitations were made incorrectly. After months of working on the design, multiple email proofs, and signed documentation confirming our design was to be de-embossed, they were made with embossing. The shop hadn't even noticed they were wrong - I had to be the one to point it out! Their printer had made the decision to do embossing instead of what we specifically requested, signed off on, and paid for, and they didn't even realize it. This lack of quality assurance and control is horrifying for what you pay for these items.
When I raised this to them (and after some convincing that they were made incorrectly by actually having to show them all the documentation), they offered to reprint the invitations or provide 20% any further printing we did with them. We opted not to reprint as it would have been an absolutely horrible waste of paper and were absolutely not going to print anything further with them, especially since place cards alone were quoted at $600 (prior to discount).
All in all, our invitations ended up being beautiful, but this shop is not one I would ever recommend. We paid way too much money to have received a lack of customer service, rude ownership, and incorrectly made invitations.
Vendor response 10/02/2023
Hi Regina,
I am so sorry you feel that way. I do remember all 4 of you came in -- I was i...
nteracting with all 4 of you asking various questions...etc. I apologize if Michael felt left out - never my intention -- I know we covered alot that day so that consultation was lengthly. With regards to the embossing/de-embossing, we offered to have them re-done as our printer had recommended that particular printing process so that the pattern would be more visible, especially on the handmade paper. When you came in with mom and Michael, Robin and I both went over the options with you and wanted to make you happy. Your mom agreed at that time the pattern was more prevalent but we were happy to have them redone at no cost.
Again, we apologize for your unfortunate experience with us.
Lori H
5.0
9/06/2023
Little Black Dress Paperie is a wonderful design studio for all special occasion invitations and related wedding paper goods. We had a tremendous experience with a highly trained staff. A beautiful store and a great experience!
Lynn P
5.0
8/28/2023
LBDP offers an amazing selection of unique, beautiful invitations and other products! Their team of professionals are hands down awesome! You’re truly in the best of hands!
Alex G
5.0
7/21/2023
We had the most incredible experience working with the team at Little Black Dress Paperie. The store itself is stunning and they made the process of designing our invitations so much fun. I knew that I wanted something classic and elegant, but did not know an invitation could be so beautiful. All of our guests raved that they were the most beautiful invitations they have received. Thank you!!!
Alexa M
5.0
7/20/2023
Patty and her team at LBDP were a delight to work with from start to finish. Their boutique storefront is charming and inviting, and they have a beautiful selection of invitations to choose from. My husband and I were able to customize our invitations to perfectly match our wedding theme, and Patty and her team were always available to answer our questions and make changes. They even designed a custom monogram for us, which was the perfect finishing touch. We loved their work so much that they also created my bridal shower invitations, our church programs and wedding thank you cards. We highly recommend LBDP to anyone looking for beautiful and personalized wedding invitations and we cannot wait to use them again for our future events!
Kerry F
5.0
7/20/2023
I cannot recommended Little Black Dress Paperie enough. We worked directly with Robin and she was wonderful from the very beginning. At our first consultation, Im pretty sure I pulled down AT LEAST 50 different invitations from the studio's display wall and pointed out what I liked about each one - this was everything from font style to font size to paper material to envelope colors etc. Robin was so patient and took the time to go over every detail of the invitation suite to make sure everything I liked/wanted was included.
The proofs came quickly and updates that I requested were made same day. Robin also consistently followed up with me to ensure that I was on time with sending all of the necessary information to have the invites printed by the date I requested - they were even ready for pick-up earlier than I anticipated.
Lastly, I have actually lost count of how many people reached out to my parents, my future in-laws, and myself after receiving the invites to tell let us know how stunning they were. Overall, we can't thank LBDP enough for creating invitations that exceeded our expectations and for making this part of the wedding planning process so seamless and stress-free.
Amy K
5.0
7/05/2023
We had our invitations and all day-of materials done with LBDP and were so beyond happy with everything!!! Patty and the team are so great at helping you bring your vision to life. From our first appointment, we had a general idea of what we wanted our invites to look like, but Patty was so helpful in recommending all aspects of our invitation suite and we were speechless when we saw them for the first time! They were truly everything that we had hoped for and MORE. We worked on all proofs and artwork with Christine, who made every single small change we had requested to make everything absolutely perfect. She also created our custom logo that we used throughout our invitation and many of the day of printed materials. We got SO many compliments from our guests on our invitations and day-of printed materials!! The customization and personalization that we were able to bring to our wedding day with all of these printed materials was something we will never forget about our day! Highly recommend using LBDP for your wedding - their work is incredible!!
Elizabeth K
5.0
12/16/2022
This review is for our 11/5/2022 wedding papery - We had our invitations, seating chart, Church ceremony pamphlets, welcome boxes and card box printed and provided by LBDP. We had a NYC style wedding at a Jersey City location on the waterfront with a stunning view of the Statue of Liberty, Financial district skyline, and Staten Island ferry. We wanted our invitations to set an impressive, modern, and Black Tie feel from the get-go. Patti was able to assist with our invitation design, featuring a NYC Skyline belly band, as well as guide us towards considering a QR code (big hit!) on our RSVP cards. Guests were calling us to compliment our invitations as soon as they got them in the mail!! Robin was a massive help with our ceremony Church pamphlets - they turned out absolutely beautiful and what I considered my favorite detail of the day. The team are very open to discuss pricing and different design options that allow different price points while you design your final products. All of our papery products by LBDP were stand-out, memorable, stunning, and professional. It does take dedication to threads of emails, proofreading, and in-person meetings, but it is completely worth it. They do it all and they do it very, very well. Thank you!!
Lindsay E
5.0
12/12/2022
I used Little Black Dress Paperie for my save the dates, invitations, miscellaneous printing (like menus and table numbers,) and thank you cards for my wedding. I was truly blown away by everything they produced! In fact, our guests were equally blown away, as they said they never received invitations like ours to any wedding before... That says a lot!! All the items set the tone for our affair (black tie), and I'm so happy with how everything turned out. Fortunately, I had a few extra of each item, so I was able to put these into a keepsake box and will have them forever to look back on and remember such a wonderful day. Additionally, the staff is so wonderful to work with. Patty, the owner, and Christine really made my vision come to life. I would highly recommend LBD to anyone who wants a 5-star experience, both in the quality of their printed items, like invitations or any of the items I purchased, as well as in the level of service Patty and her team provide! Can't thank them enough!
Kate S
5.0
12/08/2022
Working with Patty & team was a seamless process! Helped me create my dream invitation suite. Constant communication, professional, and added a special personal touch every chance she could! Would highly recommend to any couple looking to design their invitations.
Lindsay M
5.0
12/05/2022
I cannot recommend LBDP enough! Our guests would not stop raving about our invitations!!! We used LBPD for our save the dates, invitations, day of stationary - menus, seating chart, program signage, and thank you cards and are so happy that we did. Patty and Christine were amazing to work with and really helped bring our vision for the day alive. They were extremely professional and the entire staff was attentive to us throughout the entire process, starting with the first consultation through completion.
Using LBPD was the best decision we made for our wedding and you will not be disappointed when you choose them!!
Rachel W
5.0
11/12/2022
LBDP is the best!! Patty and Christine were a joy to work with and we loved how our wedding invitations, menus and other prints turned out. I highly recommend LBDP!
Daniela Q
5.0
10/10/2022
Our invitation suite was beautiful thanks to Christine and the LBDP team. The importance of supporting a local business who frequently has weddings for our venue was critical as we used a gorgeous watercolor envelope lining of
our venue that brought pops of color and really
impressed our guests. The process was quick.
Gabriella D
5.0
9/13/2022
We absolutely LOVED our invitations from Little Black Dress Paperie! We can definitely say that there is no better quality of printing or paper compared to little black dress. They have so many styles to fit your needs and their invitations are so professional and beautiful.
We also could not recommend their service more! We had a tight timeline for invitations, but when we called, Patty assured us that it would be no problem for her to get them done. She was able to send us proofs so quickly and was so prompt with modifications. She not only got them done in our timeline, but had them done a few days early! She was also so helpful with design suggestions and helped enhance our own creativity.
Their entire staff is so reliable and detail oriented. When they assure you that they will give you the perfect invitation for your style, they aren’t kidding! They also offer many photographs of venues in the Northern NJ area, which we used and made our invites feel so personal. Our invitations were absolutely stunning!! We received so many compliments on them. We so recommend Little Black Dress Paperie to all couples considering using their services! You will not be disappointed!
Traci O
5.0
9/12/2022
Stunning!
Our daughter's wedding invitations were absolutely stunning! Patty was able to incorporate the custom watercolor crest we had designed into the wedding invitation. She found a pantone color match to the blue and coordinated the ink, envelope color and created a beautiful hydrangea liner for the envelope to carry on the theme. She was even able to take the monogram from the crest and carry it onto the blue belly band that held all the detail cards together.
The result was amazing and we received so many calls and messages from friends and family saying it was the prettiest wedding invitation they had ever received.
The hydrangea theme was carried over to the wedding with gorgeous escort cards that were pinned to a boxwood wall-absolutely a show stopper.
Thank you so much for helping us set the tone for our daughter and son in-law's special day. It was so great working with you!
Kelly O
5.0
9/07/2022
Patty and her team are amazing!! Patty helped us design our August 2022 wedding invitations and she helped us design them from start to finish and they came out more perfect than I could have ever have imagined and got so many compliments on them when they were sent out!
Gina T
5.0
6/01/2022
Invitations, seating chart, professionalism, communication = all 10/10 !!!!
Gianna D
5.0
3/28/2022
We were a little late on doing our invitations because we were unsure with a covid spike in the winter and so when we went to Patty and Christine they made us a priority and had our digital print with all of our edits done by the end of the week and printed and ready for pick in 2 1⁄2 weeks.
Amanda D
5.0
12/03/2021
During our consultation, Patty showed us so many different invitation suites before choosing the right one that was within our budget and also went with our wedding theme. We also had the privilege of working with Christine. Christine was so kind and accommodating. She helped us with guest addressing, custom place cards, and welcome sign. We received so many compliments, some of our guests even mentioned they have never seen or received such a unique and beautiful invitation before! If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind invitation for your wedding or next event, look no further and contact Little Black Dress Paperie.
Gina G
5.0
10/19/2021
Patty and her team at LBDP are amazing! They take the time to listen to what you're looking for and provide an abundance of options with your best intention in mind. The team is super helpful and easy going. I was not expecting to enjoy this experience as much as I did - thank you to Patty and her team for making this process easy and fun!
Jacqueline M
5.0
8/14/2021
I cannot say enough about Little Black Dress Paperie. We met with Patty in the studio and really appreciated all the time she took to let us walk around and browse some of their past invitation designs, talk to us about our vision for our own wedding invites, and work within our budget. Patty was very accommodating, friendly, and honest when it came to the process. We also worked with Christine. Christine constantly communicated with me throughout the entire process and was beyond helpful and always quick to respond!! My invitations were gorgeous and beautifully put together. We also created signature cocktail signs with Little Black Dress Paperie, which were also perfect 😍 everything from the studio, customer service, design of all products, and friendliness of the staff is hard to beat! Definitely use Little Black Dress Paperie for your wedding invites and everything in between!! They make the entire process easy and stress free.
Katie V
5.0
6/02/2021
Little Black Dress Paperie helped my husband and I create the most beautiful invitations that I have ever seen! During our appointment, we worked with Patti to pick different components that we wanted in our invitation suite. There were so many options to choose from. I think that any bride would be able to create invitations here to match her style... the options were truly endless! During our first meeting, Patti also worked with us to give options appropriate for our budget. The aspect of our working with LBDP that I was most impressed by was their flexibility. We ended up having to change the date of our wedding after some invitations already went to print, and LBDP worked swiftly to stop production and create new invitations. Can't wait to use them again for future event invitations!
Amy L
5.0
5/21/2021
Little Black Dress Paperie created the most elegant save the dates and wedding invitations for our wedding. We got so many compliments on how beautifully they were made. Christine was great to work with and quick to reply to any emails. They even did free guest addressing, which came out great. Cannot thank them enough. Highly recommend!
Jessica S
5.0
9/09/2020
Patty and her team at LBDP are beyond wonderful to work with! They are creative, thoughtful, patient and kind. Patty and her team designed our invitation suite, our ceremony programs, thank you cards, cocktail napkins and stickers for our wedding day. While we didn't want anything over the top, we did want our invitations to have a custom monogram that we also wanted to use on other items throughout the day (cocktail napkins, stickers, ceremony programs, etc.). Our last name begins with a "Z" which turned out to be a tricky letter to fit into what we wanted. Patty and her team ended up mocking up and sending us SO MANY different options of fonts we could use for the monogram in order to ensure that everything we got from them looked the way we wanted it to. We went through many, many rounds of revisions to get the lettering exactly the way we wanted and it turned out BEAUTIFUL. That is just a small example of how thoughtful the LBDP team was throughout our entire process of working together and we are so happy with everything they did for us. We absolutely loved our invitations and recommend Patty and her team for any special event and custom invitation needs!
Jessica S
5.0
4/18/2020
Patty and the team at Little Black Dress Paperie were hands down one of the most enjoyable vendors to work with during our wedding planning. They made a very stressful process light hearted and fun, but their professional approach made it an easy task to complete - and everything came out looking amazing. I have relatives who refuse to throw away the envelope that our wedding invite was sent in!
Danielle C
5.0
2/20/2020
So happy with the way our invitations came out. My fiance and I chose a simple design, and starting option choices are of wonderful quality, Claudia was responsive and easy to work with. Highly recommend!
Danielle L
5.0
11/12/2019
Our invitations came out amazing! It was exactly what we wanted! The envelopes had a drawing of our hall on the flap and people were amazed!
Natalie L
5.0
8/31/2019
Use LBD Paperie and you will not be disappointed!!! Patty and her team are seriously the best and just get it! They are so helpful and will work with you until your product is exactly how you envision. Creating my save the dates and invites was the most seamless part of planing our wedding and they were absolutely gorgeous, elegant, chic and we got SO MANY compliments on them!!! If you visit the store in Morristown, there are a lot of past invites on display that you can see too, which was helpful for us. I will continue to send friends to LBD!
Greg C
1.0
8/26/2019
We went to Patty for our wedding invites and was promised that what we wanted would look great on the final version. Went through several rounds of revisions, many due to errors on fine details like alignment and spelling. The proof that we approved was a digital version that appeared perfectly legible, and there was no warning that it wouldn't be. When we received the final prints, the embossed names were difficult to read unless in the perfect lighting, something we were not warned of during any of the process. They also forgot to give us 20 of the rsvp cards that we paid for, which they sent us in the mail after we franticly called while stuffing the envelopes for mailing. Overall, I am very disappointed with the experience.
We went with LBDP with the hope that we would be paying for the expert guidance from a team that has printed numerous wedding invitations in the past, as we were assured by the owner. In the end, we got a lackluster result, poor customer service, and end up reprinting half of our invites from basicinvite.com, which look nearly as good and cost 1/10th of what LBDP charged.
I suggest anyone looking for invites outside of the standard black lettering on a white background look elsewhere for better results.
Vendor response 08/26/2019
Dear Greg & Amanda
At LBDP, our goal is to collaborate and create with our clients in ord...
er to bring their vision to life. With this in mind, we offer unlimited proofs to every client at no additional charge because we understand that the creative process takes time. Throughout this process, our designers provide each client with various designs, layouts and fonts as our clients review body copy to insure all information is correct. Moreover, the proofing process is all about making edits and fine-tuning your vision before approving the perfect design.
Your design incorporated two printing methods: White thermography and blind embossing. Your names being embossed was requested to create a three-dimensional design and affect without any color – adding texture and interest to your invitation design. Your proofing process was given the same time & care as every other client, and while we offered many suggestions on how to keep your design from being illegible or unsatisfactory, we apologize if we were unclear in any correspondence.
We do wish you both all the best.
Meredith S
5.0
8/13/2019
LBD is the best - Patty, Claudia, and the team made my invitation experience so fun and easy. They understand exactly what you want, and are really patient with you for any modifications or changes you want to make. My invitations came out beautifully thanks to Patty guiding me on what would look great and be price friendly. Everyone is also so nice and lovely to be around. They are rockstars! Thanks!
Patricia N
1.0
7/09/2019
Let me start off by saying that "Little Black Dress Paperie" came highly recommended by my own family who utilized them the year prior. Though I viewed their work online and was extremely impressed with what I viewed on social media, my experience during my appointment left a bitter taste and I had to give this vendor a review.
Having never planned a wedding before, I did not know much about all of the intricate details that go into creating an invitation. I arrived at my appointment on time and there was a delay in beginning the appointment as both Patty, the owner, and another worker assisted other brides. When our appointment began 15 minutes later than scheduled. Not knowing much about the stationary process or the details that go into creating an invitation, I had an idea of a budget which could have been easily modified with some kindness, patience, and education on different aspects such as card stock, foil, thermography, etc. I would have gladly revised my preliminary budget and would have spent the money for the quality of service and product. When I see something I want, I hear the options, but I normally get what I want or close enough. Unfortunately, once I told Patty the range of my budget, her next statement was "you will not get an invitation here for that price" and she then was no longer interested in continuing our appointment. At that point, I realized, I was not going to give this business a dime. I cannot in anyway support a vendor who spoke to me in a manner that I believe was rude and condescending and overall not customer friendly. and I went elsewhere.
After this appointment, I was dissappointed and anxious because of how I was treated. I didn't want to be unprepared for another round so I better prepared myself given how I was made to feel for not knowing much.
I took a chance and visited two other vendors and had a vastly different experience. Thank God. The process of planning a wedding is stressful enough without having someone make you feel worse about your lack of knowlege during it. Trust and believe, I would have paid for something I wanted at "Little Black Dress Paperie" had I received better service. It is vital that people learn how to treat ALL their customers.
Sherry K
5.0
7/08/2019
Patty and Christine at Little Black Dress were wonderful to work with from engagement party invitations to wedding invitations to additional wedding products. They are simply the best at what they do and are a joy to work with. The are very helpful in the design process and will give you options to stay within your budget.
No need to visit any other shops for invitations. You will love them!!
Deanna E
5.0
6/21/2019
I owe Patty & Claudia my life, honestly! From our invitations to our MENUS!!! OMG! Truly obsessed with everything we created! Both are true gems, as they helped us navigate options and exercised SO much patience while we decided on things. They went above and beyond to make sure we loved every single detail! Forever appreciative, forever grateful! Love always, Team Enunwa
Jamie P
5.0
5/21/2019
The design of my wedding invitation and “day of” stationary was extremely important to me and Patty and her designers at Little Black Dress exceeded my expectations. I received SO many compliments about our invitations! Guests brought them to work to show them to other people! The invitations were STUNNING. My favorite aspect of working with Patty and LBD was that you could feel the invitations while designing them...you can’t do that when ordering online! Our custom envelope with the sketch of our venue was beyond anything I could even imagine. Again, stunning. Emails were answered within minutes of me sending them, and the design team was so accommodating with changes. If you want high-quality, beautiful wedding invitations, LBD is your only choice.
Danielle G
5.0
5/01/2019
Coming into this process, I had very little idea of what I wanted for wedding invitations, besides something classic and elegant. This wasn't an area that I had prior experience in, and I could see how purchasing invitations could quickly become overwhelming! Walking into LBDP, it's hard to not be immediately impressed at all of the beautiful samples lining the walls. I appreciate that I was given a few minutes to just walk around with these samples and start to form ideas of what I was looking for. Patty was so helpful throughout the process and walked me through all of the details that ultimately went into making our dream wedding invitations. Patty always responded to my emails what seemed like immediately! When the finished product came in, I was so pleased with the quality and how my vision came out. Thank you Patty and LBDP for the most beautiful and elegant wedding invites. We have received so many compliments since sending them out!
Kathleen C
5.0
4/14/2019
I went to Little Black Dress, because I was unsure of all the important formalities needed when sending out wedding invitations. I knew I needed professional help. Patty was the absolute best! Not only did she let was take her entire display shelves apart to mix and match what we wanted, but her input was just what we needed. She worked beautifully with my daughter and together they designed the most beautiful and unique wedding invitations! I am getting rave reviews from everyone who receives one. She made it so easy and everything was completed perfectly and delivered exactly when she said it would be. Would definitely recommend Little Black Dress to all of my friends.
Nicole R
5.0
4/03/2019
I loved working with Patty & Claudia at Little Black Dress Paperie and would highly recommend LBD to future brides (or anyone with stationary needs). My first meeting was with the owner Patty, and I was majorly impressed by the invitations that lined the shelves of her store. Most importantly, she was so helpful, easy to talk to, and knew exactly what to ask of us in order to understand the vision for our invitation suite. After the initial meeting, I began working closely with Claudia on the design team. And WOW! MY DREAM CUSTOM FLORAL INVITATIONS. We sent them out last week and have already had an outpouring of positive response on the beautiful & elegant design. Claudia and I have begun discussing day of signage designs for our escort cards, menus, programs, etc & I cannot wait to see what she creates for us!
After having such a great connection with the team, we used them for day of bridal shower signage, too. For the shower, Claudia designed escort cards, table numbers, a welcome sign, & 2-3 additional signs. The designs for my shower perfectly tied back into my wedding invitation suite.
Beyond the design process, Patty’s expertise on all things invitation etiquette has been helpful, too. The team is always professional, quick to respond & accommodating. I am truly grateful to Patty & Claudia.
Lauren L
5.0
1/07/2019
Little Black Dress Paperie helped me create the wedding invitations of our dreams! We received tons of compliments about how beautiful and elegant they were and how different they were with the wood backing. Patty and Claudia were extremely easy to work with and answered emails quickly and efficiently. I kept changing my mind in the color of the bow and they kept working till it was Exactly what I visioned. I highly recommend using them for all your invitation needs!
Jennifer G
5.0
11/20/2018
LBDP did our Save the Dates and Invitations for our wedding and I can't say enough about how thrilled we were with how they turned out. Patty worked with me through the process and she was just so tuned to the style that I was looking for she made it so easy! The team sent me multiple proofs until everything was perfect and we can't thank them enough! Highly recommended for other invitations wedding or anything else!
Lily M
5.0
11/10/2018
I had the best experience with Little Black Dress Paperie. Their talented team worked with me to create the most beautiful invitation suite for my wedding. Everyone was so patient and helpful with my husband and me as we carefully designed an invitation that reflected us and our wedding day. We received endless compliments from our friends and family after they received the invitations. I highly recommend Little Black Dress Paperie - the service and designs are incredible.
Stephanie C
5.0
10/31/2018
LBDP helped us create the wedding invitations of our dreams! We couldn’t stop receiving compliments on how beautiful they were, and how they had never seen anything like it. Patty and Christine were extremely easy to work with and answered emails quickly and efficiently. They helped us make our custom monogram that we used throughout our wedding! We also made ceremony programs with them, shuttle cards, and menus! You should definitely use LBDP, you won’t regret it!
Jacqueline C
5.0
8/22/2018
The staff at Little Black Dress Paperie are BRILLIANT! I am forever grateful for all they did for our wedding invitations. They were amazing to work with and surpassed all of my expectations! I gave them my idea and when they showed me the final product it was like they went inside my brain and knew exactly what I wanted! I highly recommend them to anyone and everyone who is looking to make a statement and wow their guests months before the wedding. First impressions are everything and Little Black Dress Paperie is where you should start!
Melissa T
5.0
7/13/2018
Patty and her team at the Little Black Dress Paperie did an amazing job on our wedding invitations! They are gorgeous. I was so excited to mail them out to our guests as they set the tone for our wedding. Patty is truly an expert and provides an outstanding level of service, knowledge and impeccable quality/style. She really goes above and beyond. From the initial consultation to the delivery of the final product - Little Black Dress takes it to the next level!
Maure T
5.0
6/22/2018
Patty and her team at Little Black Dress Paperie are unlike any other out there! The first time we met with Patty was to create our wedding invitations - what I thought was going to be difficult and overwhelming Patty made so easy. Within minutes of talking and looking at samples she could read our style and she created a concept that was truly us. Patty is truly gifted at what she does and is the best of the best. We used LBDP for all aspect of our wedding - wedding/rehearsal invitations, wedding/rehearsal menus, wedding/rehearsal escort cards, wedding/rehearsal table numbers, wedding/rehearsal cocktail napkins, all wedding signage - the list goes on and on (it's pretty clear we fell in love with Patty, Peggy and the rest of the Little Black Dress Paperie team!) LBDP took our wedding invitation and was able to feature our monogram and style throughout everything they produced for us, creating a nicely tied together presentation.
We could tell that Patty truly cared about us and what our needs/wants were and she used her creativity in many ways for our wedding. LBDP were diligent and attentive, always quick to respond to an email and met any deadline that we had. I would highly recommend Little Black Dress Paperie to everyone I know for any occasion. We feel truly lucky to have worked with Patty and her team and will absolutely be using them again in the future!
Kim K
5.0
5/23/2018
I went to LBDP because my sister had used them for her wedding stationery and had such a positive experience. My experience working with Christine and team has been nothing but amazing! While I was stuffing my envelopes with my wedding invitations and details, I realized I was short the accommodations cards. I called LBDP and they were beyond apologetic and promised to have the missing cards printed within a day and then overnight shipped to me. What could have been a stressful situation didn't become one because of how accommodating LBDP was. I also ran into a little wedding drama the week before the wedding and needed more escort cards ASAP and Christine was able to get them done and to me within a day with no questions asked! All my stationary came out exactly how I wanted it to and I received LOTS of compliments on my invitations. I highly recommend LBDP!
Amy M
5.0
11/06/2017
LBDP made our wedding invitations, ceremony programs, all our reception signage and our escort cards and they all were pieces of art! Patty was such a joy to work with and really has an amazing eye for detail. Picking out an initial invitation design can be daunting but not when you are working with Patty! She quickly understood the look we were going for and helped us design the most beautiful invitations! We went back to work with Patty again to design our reception signage, ceremony programs and escort cards which all tied into our invitation theme. Patty made the entire process easy from start to finish! She was always available to chat and I could not recommend them enough!
Olivia S
5.0
1/08/2017
The invitations set the tone right from the beginning and as a lover of stationary they were important to me. I cannot say enough about Little Black Dress and their quality! I was beaming when I opened up the box and had a blast stuffing each and every invitation set. They captured my look and feel for the wedding. Many recipients talked about them and how stunning they were. They were truly special and I would totally recommend LBDP.
Katie M
4.0
8/12/2016
Overall LBDP provided a wonderful product! Our invitations were beautiful and elegant. We received countless compliments on them as well. We met with Patti for our first appointment, browsed her displays and kind of mixed and matched a few options to make our own. They ended up being very pricey, but we weren't ordering too many and I truly feel that the quality is worth every penny. However, the editing process was just painful at times. The first few rounds of edits were nothing like we had discussed, wording was not appropriate and there were many many typos. We just felt for a business whose job it is to design and edit invitations, we should have started off on a better foot and not relied on the clients to catch the typos, etc. It took about 4 months of edits (and obviously some of that was me). I am THRILLED with the final product though. Afterwards we ordered some other products for the wedding, which again went through many edits - one of my emails went unanswered for over a week and wasn't addressed until I had emailed asking for it. This normally wouldn't be a problem except we were running out of time!
I would definitely recommend LBDP to any couple looking for original, high quality, beautiful invitations. I just wish the process was a little smoother.
Samantha J
5.0
7/17/2015
I could not be happier with how my invitations turned out. They are absolutely gorgeous! My guests cannot stop commenting about how beautiful they are. Patty is so easy to work with and she really made the process seamless. She ensured everything was perfect and exactly how I wanted it. I will definitely recommend Little Black Dress to all my friends.
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