About this vendor
I take great pride in providing personalized service and I love customization. It is satisfying to see the sparkle in a bride's eye when she sees her invitation for the first time. I work closely with you to translate your vision of the perfect wedding onto paper -- Elaine Barker.
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Invitations & Paper Goods
- Custom Invitations
- Save-The-Dates
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Elaine is the best of the best in every way!
I went to her for help with wedding invitations and was so pleased with her professionalism, wealth of knowledge/ experience, and passi...
on for what she does!
She helped us to get stunning invitations that were perfect for us and we received many compliments.
She's efficient, punctual, reliable and I knew I could trust her because she really knows what she's doing.
Aside from being a great professional, she's a great person.She's kind, patient, honest, and always full of energy and joyful. She's an absolute pleasure to work with! She's so amazing that we ended up asking her to help us with programs, imprinted napkins, place cards, favor cards, menus, and thank you cards!! She's AWESOME!!!
Elaine, thank you so much for all your help!
I don't know what we would have done without you!!!
Elaine is a pleasure to work with! I was originally looking online for invitations, but decided I needed to find a professional to help! I found just that, and someone who is so pa...
ssionate, kind, and knowledgeable. She has so many options to look through and has some great ideas. I am so glad I didn't buy invitations online, it was such a nicer experience to chat with someone who has been in the business for many years - she gave me some great input and ideas - things hat I would have not gotten elsewhere. I have gotten so many wonderful compliments on our invitations! They're beautiful! Thank you Elaine!!
Originally I was going to print our wedding invitations online, but I became too frustrated by the process. I had a lot of questions and wanted to be able to see what I was buying....
I knew it would be better to meet with someone in person. I am so happy that I decided to meet with Elaine. Elaine is the sweetest person and she is easy to work with. She showed me invitations that fit my budget and she answered all my questions. She showed me where to include our wedding website and how to address the inner and outer envelopes. I am glad I bought our invitations through Elaine instead of buying them online.
Elaine is the best of the best - her passion, joy, and knowledge of what she does is unbeatable. It was an absolute pleasure working with her. My invitations and envelopes were stu...
nning, classic, and perfect for me, and I could not have created something similar without Elaine's help. She additionally is a wealth of knowledge about wedding etiquette, which was incredibly helpful when I had no idea how to word my invitation, address the envelopes, stuff the envelopes, etc. I will absolutely be going back to her if I need invitations for another occasion, and I will be recommending her to any of my friends who are getting married in the future. Thank you so much, Elaine!!!
After going to several invitation places it was such a relief to work with Elaine and create the perfect wedding invitation. She asked various questions not only about what I had i...
n mind but details about the wedding which helped find exactly what I was looking for. Her knowledge and experience was so helpful and I absolutely love how my invitations turned out. I hope every bride has the opportunity to work with Elaine!
Elaine was so great to work with and we couldn't be happier with how our invitations came out. Elaine is very professional and knowledgeable when it comes to invitation etiquette....
She gave honest advice but never pressured us to go in any direction. She was respectful of our budget and helped us to create a package that fit our needs and the theme of the wedding. We got many complements on our invitations! We also appreciated her advice on how to track invitation reply's as well as how to assemble the invitations. Totally recommend!
Elaine was wonderful to work with! She was incredibly knowledgable, personable and professional. She helped my vision come to life by offering guidance and advice without ever feel...
ing overbearing. I would highly recommend Elaine's services!
Elaine was not only accommodating and extremely nice, but very professional and knowledgable with numerous years of experience. She was able to help us find the design that best su...
ited our personal styles and our venue and we cherished her advice. She made the whole experience enjoyable and stress-free! (which is all a newly engaged couple could ask for). In regards to the final product, it was just perfect! Elegant and even better than what we had hoped for.
Elaine was fantastic and a pleasure to work with! She is very knowledgeable about her profession and makes the process much easier to understand. I highly recommend her!
It was a joy to work with Elaine. Her attention to detail and etiquette are unsurpassed. Her guidance and patience made the process of wedding invitation selection less daunting ...
and overwhelming. She is a consummate professional in all ways, responsive to all phone calls and emails. She is patient, thorough and creative from draft to edits to finished product. (I am glad I listened to her sage advice.) Her experience and expertise helped to create the elegant wedding invitations my daughter and I had hoped for.
Elaine is so wonderful! She is very sweet and she works very hard to make sure your invitations are perfect. We really did not have a large budget for invitations, but she was able...
to find many options for us. The invitations were simply stunning and we were very impressed with the quality. She caught a couple typos for us and gave us very specific step by step instructions to make the process easier. We loved working with Elaine. She not only does a wonderful job on invitations, but she is very kind and gets to know her customers personally.
Elaine was both diligent and effective. Our guests thought the invitations and seating cards were elegant, and we greatly appreciated how professionally and thoughtfully she presen...
ted and attended to every detail. In a time when the internet reigns, it is comforting to know that the personal touch is still alive and well!
Great to work with! Elaine is very professional and honest. It was a joy working with her! Thank you so much Elaine I loved my invitations!
Online stores won't show you what Elaine can.
They will not show you the way the invite will play off the envelopes, or how font can look different when it's raised vs. flat. An...
online store will not catch a typo. I am so glad I went with Paper Potpourri instead! Elaine really knows her stuff and can quickly narrow down what you are looking for- or let you browse to figure out your style. She showed me different examples of colors on fonts so I could make informed choices. The best thing- me and three other people checked my list over and over to make sure there were no typos- but Elaine found two (one of which was a french name she just knew did not look right!). You will not get this service online. She treats every wedding invitation like it is the most important wedding she has ever done. She was by far one of my favorite vendors. Go with Elaine!
Elaine, the owner of Paper Potpourri was such a pleasure to work with. She is so professional yet friendly and makes her home so welcome. She has many options to choose from and ma...
ny items available. She takes her time to choose the right invitations to match your style, from traditional to modern. Elaine guides you through the process of ordering, and provides directions as to how to type your list! She even gives a tutorial on how to assemble the invitations (although she also provides this service if you choose!). Elaine is prompt and precise and knows the proper etiquette so she can answer any question along the way! :) I also got my thank you cards from Paper Potpourri and will soon order my wedding programs and place cards! Elaine is a thoughtful and lovely business owner who provides fantastic customer service and this why she has been in business for so long! Paper Potpourri is THE place for wedding invitations and much more!
Elaine is amazing. She is passionate about making your invitations PERFECT. It was such a pleasure to work with her - and she respects you budget! I looked all over the internet an...
d her prices and quality were unbelievable. You will not find her quality and service with any online vendor. I promise if you go to Elaine you will not be disappointed.
Elaine has been nothing but wonderful to work with. She is professional and caring and will guide you to find the perfect invitation within your budget!
Elaine is simply amazing! Out of all my wedding vendors, she has been my favorite thus far. Our invitations arrived a couple weeks ago and they came out simply beautiful. It too...
k me a while to decide on the perfect invitation for our wedding, that fit within our budget- I'm an analyst and very picky. Elaine was ALWAYS very considerate, and respectful, of my needs. She treated me like I was her only client, even though I'm sure she was juggling quite a few. She was available 24/7 via email or phone, and she always got back to me within a few hours. What really impressed me the most about Elaine, was that she truly got to know me throughout the time I worked with her. She was very attentive to the style of my wedding, and who I am as a person, and therefore was able to make great invitation recommendations. She has great connections, that go back several years, with a wide variety of invitation vendors. I would absolutely recommend her to a friend and use her again for my invitation needs! Seriously, look no further, you won’t be disappointed.
Elaine is a true professional who is incredibly knowledgable when it comes to wedding invitations and sincerely goes the extra mile to provide the best service and the perfect end ...
product. I would highly recommend her to anyone who asks. Our wedding invitations are everything I dreamed of!
Elaine came recommended by my sister who got married a year before me, her invitations were awesome. My invitations were absolutely beautiful thanks to Elaine! She truly is the sw...
eetest woman and will go above and beyond for you! I loved my invitations and cannot thank Elaine enough! The blush and gold were absolutely beautiful! We got married on 4/30/16 and for our escort cards, Elaine matched the blush and gold to match our invitations and they were perfect! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for making our day so special and our invitations so beautiful!
AMAZING!! Elaine is such a pleasure to work with! She made sure we stayed on budget and she provided us with the most beautiful invitations! Elaine is very personable and works ve...
ry hard to make sure you are getting exactly what you want. From the minute I met her, I knew we had gone to the right place! It was also very helpful so see the actually invitation as opposed to ordering them through a website. Elaine specializes in invitation etiquette and it was so helpful. I could not have been happier with our invitations and place cards. I would recommends her to anyone, one of the best decisions we made!!
Elaine came highly recommended by several friends, and we can see why. She gives really personalized service, and helped us pick the perfect invitations for our rustic wedding. ...
She walks you through all of the details, and is incredibly responsive to any questions or communications. We very much enjoyed working with her.
Elaine was beyond a pleasure to work with. From the minute we walked in the door we were greeted with the most welcoming open arms. Elaine is the type of person who truly cares abo...
ut making sure she provides you with exactly what you are looking for. She took the time to get to know me and my fiancé as a couple as well as our venue and what we liked and disliked. She was so patient with all of our questions and at no time did we feel rushed. Not only did she have an incredibly large selection, she knew the vendors and styles like the back of her hand and knew exactly which invite on which page in which book to show us. We ended up customizing our order and she dealt directly with the vendor and sent us proofs with her feedback and expertise to insure we got exactly what we were looking for. We have received so many compliments on our invitations and have already been asked who we used for the future reference of many of our friends. Elaine also did our caligraphy for us at the best price we found in the area. We ordered our thank you notes from her and plan on doing our seating cards through her as well. If you have any question on whether to work with someone in person or to just order online I would recommend working Elaine 100 times out of 100. Elaine is a pleasure to work with and truly provides a top notch experience all around. She also specializes in invitation etiquette. We had some tricky and unique questions for her and she was able to get back to us with an educated and researched answer for each and every one of them. Thanks for an amazing experience Elaine!
Elaine is absolutely amazing! She puts so much love and care into each customer’s order. She is able to help you find exactly what you are looking for and pays attention to every ...
detail. Not only is she passionate about her work, but she truly wants what is best for you. I am so grateful to have found Paper Potpourri and do not know what I would do without Elaine guiding me through my wedding process – from save the dates, to invitations, to programs and table settings, to thank you cards and everything else in between, she has you covered! She is very responsive to emails and phone calls, which is key when planning a big event! My experience was beyond perfect and the paper products are absolutely stunning. I highly recommend Paper Potpourri and will only use this business going forward!
I went to Elaine for my wedding invitations and she was amazing! She was able to help me find exactly what I was looking for while being respectful of my budget! Everything looked ...
perfect and she helped to make my life easier by addressing all the envelopes and return items for me!! She even gave tips to make my life easier when stuffing and sending everything out! Going with Paper Potpourri for my wedding was the best decision!! Thank you so much Elaine!
Elaine was so lovely to work with. She always had our best interest and theme for our wedding in mind at all times and would not show us any invitation options out of our price ra...
nge, which we sincerely appreciated. Elaine was always there when you needed her especially with last minute changes or edits. Excellent to work with all around. We look forward to working with her again in the future and is certainly well worth the drive from Boston to meet with her and see what she has to offer! You wont be disapointed.
My husband and I work in software development and are on our computers all day, so when we first set out to get invitations, we though we'd just do it ourselves. After getting frus...
trated with the vendor websites, we finally decided to call a stationary expert, and we are so pleased that we worked with Elaine. She helped us find beautiful invitations that fit our personalities and the style of the wedding, and several people reached out to me to tell me how stunning our stationary was. We also went back to Elaine for our ceremony programs and escort cards, and we loved these, too. We made a mistake and were missing one couple's escort card, and I was freaking out. Elaine was able to print it up and have it ready for my husband to pick up the morning of the wedding. She is amazing!
Elaine did a great job with our wedding invites! She worked within our budget and really helped us to determine how to get the most bang for our buck! We would recommend her to any...
one!
I can't believe I even pondered the thought of ordering wedding invitations online...as soon as I spoke with Elaine over the phone, I knew she was "the one!" She has a calming, rea...
ssuring demeanor that made my extremely large, complicated and very specific invite order a breeze. She goes above and beyond any expectations, and is amazing with communication - unlike many vendors I've encountered! She is dependable and very professional...I wisely decided to order my napkins and addressed envelopes through her as well. She is THE top choice for any personalized paper products. Call her now, you won't be disappointed!
I worked with Elaine on my wedding invitations and she was WONDERFUL. She helped me to design a wedding invitation that really fit both me and my husband. She offered her honest op...
inion when I asked, but was never pushy. I would highly recommend!
Elaine was the absolutely perfect person to create our wedding invitations! We had been on the fence about using a vendor or doing it DIY, and then we met Elaine. She sat and tal...
ked with us for hours as we went through book after book and went back and forth about what we wanted. Then, when we decided that we wanted an invitation that combined elements from everything we had seen, she was able to figure out a way to do it! We would never have ended up with the invitation we had were it not for Elaine.
Plus, she was always there to lend a hand, whether it was helping to figure out our wording, delicately handling a meeting with both mothers, or answering our questions about how to address the envelopes. All along the way, no matter how silly the question, Elaine was always 100% invested in our happiness and it really felt like working with a close friend.
If you want a beautiful invitation that shows the love and care that went into its creation, you want Elaine and Paper Potpurri!
Elaine is amazing at what she does!! She is so passionate about her work and it shows. I went to Elaine with an idea of what I would like for my invitations. The rest is history. S...
he was so informative, so reassuring and an absolute pleasure to learn from. Elaine taught me so much in the time that I was with her about proper etiquette and how to pick "just right" invitations that fit your own personal style. I was so nervous about the invitations going out. Elaine walked my mom and I step by step through the process of stuffing envelopes just the right way to alleviate stress and confusion. We enjoyed talking with her and truly appreciated her expertise, great sense of humor and kind, gentle nature. Talking with Elaine is like sitting over coffee with an old friend. You can share your concerns about the wedding, invitations, response cards, programs, thank you notes etc. You are guaranteed to leave her office at ease and with a smile. She is genuine and knowledgeable. Elaine truly accommodates each bride to customize fit her individuality and financial situation. Three cheers for Elaine! She defines professionalism, compassion and passion for her work!
I wish I had known about this woman before I ordered my wedding invitations but I found her after the fact when I needed the invitations professionally addressed. I did a Google se...
arch near me and loved the website so I gave Paper Potpourri a call. When I arrived she was ready for me, explained exactly what she was going to do, matched the ink and font and gave explicit directions on how to make my list of addresses. I submitted my list via email and she had the invitations ready for me to put together and mail. She even went so far as counting all the components and put together an example for me to follow with extremely helpful little tricks for reply cards! When it came time for table seating, I again submitted a list and she did the cards for me in two days. She is a wealth of information and really knows her stuff as well as proper etiquette. I thoroughly trusted and appreciated her advice. She would be wonderful to consult for all of your social events. She has a very kind and caring nature and loves to get to know her clients.
My fiance and I worked with Elaine on both our Save the Dates and our Wedding invitations for our upcoming wedding. She has been extremely patient with us and both the Save the Da...
tes and Wedding Invitations were absolutely gorgeous. She takes the time to get to know you and the type of wedding you are having to help to determine an invitation that would really suit your personality. Would very much recommend her services!
Elaine is an absolute pleasure to work with. She made everything so easy! With so many options to choose from she helped narrow it down and really listened to my reactions to kee...
p getting closer to choosing the perfect invitations. She also knows exactly which vendors are having deals and makes sure to the client know.
Elaine made sure we stayed on task and is a very to the point, honest person the work with! She also knows ALL the rules and is very responsive.
Everything was so great, I ended up going back to Elaine for personalized napkins for our reception as well!
Thank you!
Elaine is absolutely wonderful. She makes the invitation process so easy! I got my save the dates, wedding invitations, shower invitations, rehearsal dinner invitations, thank yo...
u notes, wedding programs, napkins, etc. from Paper Potpourri when I got married last year. I wouldn't go anywhere else for invitations for ANY event - I'm now in the process of getting my friend's shower invitations and my baby shower thank you notes from Elaine. I highly recommend Paper Potpourri to any bride - you will truly get the best service, price and beautiful invitations! A++
Elaine was so helpful during my recent invitation search. I could not find the invitation I wanted at first glance; so I went back the next day and Elaine had pulled samples from w...
hat I described and we were able to completely customize and create the exact invitation I wanted. I was admittedly difficult when it came to choices because I am not one to make fast decisions. Elaine was patient and accommodating and let me stay as long as I wanted until we made the perfect invitation. She also stayed within my budget which is a huge plus for me! I plan on also ordering napkins and menus for Elaine.
Elaine at Paper Potpourri is one of the most kind and professional individuals I have ever done business with. She is extremely knowledgeable about her industry and is willing to h...
elp you, no matter the size or budget of your business with her. She really took the time to get to know me as a bride and envision what type of invitation would reflect me and our wedding. She was extremely patient with me as I sometimes take a while making a decision and can ask a lot of questions. When I saw the final invitation package my breath was taken away. It was absolutely STUNNING! Everything I ever imagined my invitations would be. She did an amazing job. I would recommend her to anyone looking for any sort of invitation. I will definitely be using her business again.
We had a wonderful experience with Elaine Barker at Paper Potpouri. She was extremely knowledgeable about her product and quite willing to provide options that stayed within our ...
budget. Our Save the Date cards and invitations were exactly what we wanted and we are so pleased. She was also a delight to deal with and extemely personable. We highly recommended her.
I highly recommend Elaine. She knows what she is doing and gets you what you want. I have ordered my wedding invitations, programs, place card settings, thank you cards, and many o...
ther party initiations through her. I never had a problem. She always accommodates what I need and when I need it by. I would never go any where else.
Working with Elaine for our wedding invitations was fantastic! She is a sweetheart and a true professional. She was able to help us every step of the way from designing the invitat...
ion to the wording to addressing the invitations. She was honest with her opinion and helped us design an absolutely beautiful invite. She was mindful of our budget and never pressured us in our decisions. She was quick to respond to any questions we had and an absolute delight to work with. She was also able to recommend personalized thank you notes for us at a great price because of a special! We have received a lot of compliments on our invitation, and we couldn't have done it without Elaine. I would highly highly recommend Paper Potpourri for your wedding invitations and stationary.
I was recommended to go see Elaine from multiple people. After looking at invitations at different places, I was unsatisfied. When I went to go see Elaine, I found my perfect invit...
ation. She is simply amazing. She is honest, helpful, trustworthy and works within your budget. Her work is beautiful and she is sure to help you find your perfect invitation. I loved Elaine so much that, in addition to my invitations, I ordered my cocktail napkins, thank you cards and my seating cards from her. I HIGHLY recommend going to see Elaine- you will not regret it :)
Elaine Barker is a treasure! Paper Potpourri has elegant paper suites for every budget and Elaine is very respectful of budgets. She spends as much time as each customer needs to...
find that perfect invitation. Our guests loved the look and quality of our invitations. We are so grateful that we found Paper Potpourri a few years ago for another event. We can't imagine shopping anywhere else.
Working with Elaine has been a great experience- she knew exactly what type of invitations, save the dates etc. would compliment our wedding and everything came out great. Everyone...
is raving about the invitations. She has also been very easy to work with and whenever something needed to be changed she did it for me right away. We are also using her for the wedding programs, the seating cards, and the thank you cards and it is just much easier to have a one stop shop for everything where you can develop a great relationship. I recommend Paper Potpourri to anyone who wants a personalized experience, not just an associate at a store.
Well where do I begin, we started off at a local place in the city in which we live & it was a nightmare, everything that could go wrong did! We had met Elaine at a show and I cont...
acted her to see if she could help. We had bridal shower invitations, thank you's, and our wedding invitations all done with Elaine. She's organized, welcoming, and very detail oriented. She totally turned my nightmare of a situation into the best experience, and assured me that everything would be ok, and everything came out perfect!! And to top it all off she's the sweetest woman I've ever met! Highly recommend her services!!
Visiting Elaine Barker at Paper Potpourri is a MUST for any bride who is looking to make a statement with her wedding stationery. Elaine is an expert on the etiquette of weddings, ...
and she offers something for EVERY budget!! This saavy lady is a wonderful wealth of information, and she generously offers her experience and knowledge, as well as a huge selection of products and services. Before she sells you anything, she will ask you questions, get to know you, learn about your taste, and will help you find something that will be perfect for YOU! I highly recommend this experienced and classy lady to help make your wedding plans a lot easier.
Great and friendly service. Honest and up front about costs. She was very knowledgeable when it came to all of the different invitations companies, how the invitations should be ...
worded, and when everything should be mailed out. Also gave some great advice that definitely helped make our wedding easier to plan. Overall, very nice, sincere woman who will help make the process of getting to mailing your wedding invitations easy and within your budget.
Elaine was wonderful to work with. She was so profession and an expert in her field. We loved how helpful she was with our invitations that we used her for our programs, table numb...
ers, and placecards as well. I will be sure to use Elaine for any event I am hosting in the future.
Elaine is THE best. I trusted her from the start considering she did the invitations for my brother and sister's weddings. She pays such close attention to detail, and she really...
gets to know you. My fiance' and I could not be any happpier with the final product. Not only does is she the sweetest person, she's always there when you need her, 24/7. I hope to work with her again in the future!
I randomly fell upon Paper Potpourri while doing a google search, when working on our save the dates. Once I saw the results of my save the dates, I knew that I would be using Elai...
ne's help for all of my invitations. She was honest, fair, and extremely helpful throughout my entire process. My invitations came out beautifully, as did our programs, place cards, and menu cards. We had a great experience with Elaine, and would gladly recommend her to anyone looking for an expert in paper products.
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