About this vendor
Tell the story of your wedding day with one-of-a-kind wedding invitations, calligraphy and reception details. We create timeless experiences through our custom and semi-custom wedding invitations, wedding calligraphy and day of details, defining your guest experience from your engagement through to the end of the wedding reception.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Invitations & Paper Goods
- Calligraphy
- Custom Invitations
- Paper Goods
- Coasters
- Escort & Place Cards
- Marriage Certificates
Awards and Affiliations
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Lauren was absolutely amazing to work with. She made all my wedding invitation dreams come true and was very attentive to detail. She even helped us to include photos of our pups o...
n our cards. She was very quick at responding and helped to take the stress off my shoulders when it came to all the pieces of our invitations/day of details. Highly recommend!
Lauren from Lively House and Home is an absolute JOY to work with. She is professional, answers all your questions promptly and thoroughly, and goes beyond and above all your expec...
tations. Lauren designed our entire wedding suite, from our save the dates to our invites to our programs. We got married in a historic building in downtown Chicago, and Lauren incorporated elements of the building design into the stationary. Everything was SO elegant and classy, and our guests were blown away by the attention to detail of the menus / programs.
If you're looking for a calligrapher / stationer / designer that will exceed all expectations, I highly recommend Lively House & Home. It's an absolutely professional and flawless experience resulting in something so perfect and unique that we'll treasure for the rest of our lives.
Lauren was by far my favorite wedding vendor to work with. As a graphic designer myself, I had a vision and was picky, but didn't want the pressure of doing it all myself. Lauren e...
xecuted my vision perfectly, and even took care of all of our signage and day-of details. She was super responsive, and works quickly. Everything arrived on time and was beautiful! We received SO many compliments from our guests. I really could not be happier!
Easy to work with and knows her stuff and how to get designs to you quick! Everything goes together and is so beautiful!!
I couldn't say enough good things about Lively House and Home Calligraphy. Lauren is literally a godsend, and made my wedding invitations and all of my day off stationary (there is...
so much day off stationary btw!!) something that stood out. I interviewed over 25 vendors and Lauren was the most accommodating, most understanding, and most flexible. We framed our wedding invites, they were truly a dream come true. HIGHLY recommend working with Lauren! Also she is a one stop shop, we used Lauren for everything from invites to thank you notes to day off bar signs. She made it so easy for us and if I had an idea, she would try to make it happen. Thank you Lauren for making my special day a dream come true.
Lauren was an absolute pleasure to work with in designing our invitations, signage, place cards, and napkins (which we received so many compliments on) for our September 2022 weddi...
ng! Not only is Lauren talented, professional, and responsive, she was also very flexible and accommodating when we needed to pivot and make some last minute changes. Would highly recommend Lauren/Lively House and Home!
One of the best decisions that I made for our wedding was deciding to work with Lauren from Lively House and Home.
I got engaged to my now-husband after nearly 10 years of dating,...
so you can imagine I had been dreaming of our wedding and the events leading up to it for years. I knew that cohesive paper goods/signage from start to finish in addition to supporting local business was important to us, so originally we had just reached out to Lauren about her monogram services.
This initial point of contact in March of 2020 turned into SO much more than a monogram discussion. Lauren and I talked on the phone and it was like catching up with an old friend, which was amazing given the crazy times we were in. Even better, she got my vision AND MORE, and was just as excited as I was to create special items for our wedding. I ended up getting more ideas the more that I talked to Lauren, and throughout the wedding planning process, Lauren created the following for us: custom bridesmaid proposal boxes, custom ornaments to go in the proposal boxes, monogram, stationery with our monogram, envelope calligraphy, vintage stamp curation, thank you tags for our wedding welcome bags, wedding and rehearsal dinner welcome signs, custom placecards for our rehearsal dinner and reception, bar signs for our wedding, matching signage for different tables at our wedding, and wedding program inserts that discussed the history of our venue.
Two things consistently stand out to me with Lauren. 1) Her ability to master different styles/feels with her work. Our rehearsal dinner was dark and moody while our wedding theme was bright and white/gold, and Lauren knocked the items for both out of the park. 2) Her genuine personality and incredibly kind heart. She will be your cheerleader throughout this exciting time of wedding planning, and there is no one better to be cheering you on!
At this point, I can say that I have been working with Lauren for years and I will tell you with the utmost sincerity that every project has been a dream. I truly cannot wait for the next opportunity to work with her. Please hire Lauren to create the most special items for your next event- you will not regret it!
Our Wedding Video to see how it all came together: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cail8xijZy8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Working with Lauren was an absolute dream! Not only was she extremely kind & thoughtful throughout the entire design process, her creativity and craftsmanship are truly spectacular...
. She listened to all of our ideas and was able to seamlessly bring it all together. Lauren does an amazing job at making everything unique while still keeping thing classic & timeless. I can't recommend her enough!
After our calligrapher dropped out last minute, I was in a bind to find someone to address our wedding invitations VERY last minute and Lauren pulled through! Our invites were so b...
eautifully done that I asked Lauren to also create our name cards. We went with a painted acrylic tile that was a huge hit. They looked AMAZING. Lauren quickly answered all my emails and last minute name changes and had everything on time (or early). Great to work with!
Lauren at Lively Home is FANTASTIC, incredibly talented, and so easy to work with! She did wedding invitation calligraphy for me, in addition to napkins, stir sticks, matchbooks, a...
nd place cards for the wedding day. She worked with an existing monogram we had and seamlessly incorporated them on our day of items. Each product exceeded my expectations and added the perfect personal touch for our big day. She is super responsive and went above and beyond. I can’t recommend Lively Home enough, and hope I get the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Lauren is AMAZING! We wanted a very specific sign that nobody was able to make and she did it with no problem. We also did all the napkins through her abs they were truly awesome....
Would recommend her 100%
It was such a pleasure working with Lauren! She is so attentive to her clients! My wedding was postponed because of the pandemic, and she was amazing at checking in with me! She is...
a wonderful communicator. The proposal and mock up process was so simple and easy!
Lauren does impeccable and beautiful work! She made table numbers and several day-of-detail signs, and they were all so lovely and exactly what I wanted. Lauren wants the very best for her clients and will go above and beyond to provide them with the best work and service! Don’t miss out on her wonderful work!
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Lauren is the best of the best! If you're looking to add the perfect details to your event, Lauren is the woman to go to. We worked with Lauren to create and de...
sign our day of details for our wedding date in July 2021.
For me, it's always about the details. I simply found Lauren while searching social media tags, and immediately fell in love with her work.
She is very responsive and can practically do anything you're looking to create for your special day. For me, acrylic signage and pastel colors were my dream details and she nailed it perfectly! Everything from the welcome sign, to our signature drinks signage, escort vases, and acrylic place cards.
We're so happy with Lauren and can't wait to work with her on future events!
Book Lauren now! You won't regret it!
Lauren was so amazing and easy to work with throughout our wedding process, which was crazy to say the least. Lauren printed beautiful invitations for our original 300 person weddi...
ng, and when that got canceled due to covid, she worked with us to quickly get new invitations printed for our new small wedding. She was extremely accommodating and did anything she could to make the stressful situation seamless. Lauren also made our dinner menus, ceremony programs, seating cards, and welcome signs and everything was beautiful! She captured what we wanted perfectly and all of her products blended in so well with our colors and theme. She really brought everything to life! So many guests made comments about how beautiful Lauren’s work was. I have already recommended Lauren to all of our friends who are planning weddings! I would use this company again in a heartbeat! I can’t say enough good things!
Every moment working with Lauren to brand and design our wedding has been an absolute dream. She took our vision and brought it to life with beautiful details and stationary, and I...
legitimately could not be happier with the final products! Every single detail she delivered was even more beautiful than I could have possibly imagined. She really listened to what we wanted, made changes quickly, and delivered the most beautiful results. We’ve received so many compliments on all of these elements for not only being beautiful, but for representing our personalities and the essence of our relationship. Lauren created our invites, stamps, programs, custom cocktail napkins, cocktail stir sticks, a welcome sign, and we loved everything so much that we had her design some custom pieces for our home as well! Working with Lauren was one of the highlights of our wedding planning process, and I am already brainstorming all the ways we can hopefully work with her again in the future!
Lauren from Lively House & Home was extremely attentive and helpful throughout my entire process. I had a special request item for my wedding and she offered a number of suggestion...
s and lots of information about everything in her power to accommodate my request. Things came out beautiful and better than I would have imagined. Most importantly, my wife loved the piece. I would strongly recommend for any stationary needs such as letters, invitations, menus, cards or anything of that sort. I couldn’t be happier or more satisfied with my experience.
Easy to work with and very efficient and professional.
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