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A custom design studio located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
We offer unique, custom-designed wedding invitations, as well as day of stationery, celebration stationery, printing and design services. With hundreds of custom creations over our 14 years in business, our experienced team maintains a strong sense of style, understands details matter and executes with excellence.
We work with you to create a design that truly reflects your style and story, with premium papers, thoughtful trimmings and fine finishes. You have the flexibility to choose what stationery will fit your needs — no packages, minimums or design limitations here. From consultation to completion, we will guide you through the design process. Enjoy a stress-free experience and stationery that you and your guests will treasure.
As seen in... Style Me Pretty, Ruffled, 100 Layer Cake, and Premier Bride Wisconsin
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- Woman-owned Business
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- Calligraphy
- Custom Invitations
- Paper Goods
- Coasters
- Escort & Place Cards
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Working with Paperwhites was a fantastic experience! Tara and Deb were incredibly responsive and organized throughout the process. Although we were initially surprised to take the lead on design and had hoped for more guidance, the final products exceeded our expectations. Even though we didn’t use Paperwhites for our invitations, they skillfully matched the style/vibe of our existing invites. Pricing was a bit ambiguous until we received our invoice, but if you can, splurging on wedding stationery is definitely worth it. Highly recommended!
In need of distinctive wedding invitations, we found Deb and her Paperwhites team to be a fantastic match for our requirements. What sets Paperwhites apart is their personalized approach. The team took the time to meet with me and understand my vision. The plethora of choices they presented allowed me to handpick the details and customize the invitations and programs to our taste. The custom artwork for our envelope liners left a lasting impression on us. It was a testament to their creativity and attention to detail. The invitations and envelopes, meticulously crafted, added a touch of sophistication that did not go unnoticed by our guests. The team at Paperwhites provided exceptional service throughout our journey with them. Their commitment to ensuring our satisfaction was evident at every step. From being approachable and accommodating to their unwavering professionalism, their service was impeccable. What impressed us the most was their design sensibility. The design aesthetic of our invitations and programs were not just beautiful but reflected our personal style. My husband and I have received numerous compliments on the invitations because they are so beautiful! This is a fine example of their ability to perfectly blend their design prowess with our vision. In conclusion, Paperwhites offered us a truly rewarding experience for our wedding stationery needs. Their unique blend of personal touch, creative design, and professional service is commendable.
We recommend Paperwhites to any couple looking for a seamless experience with creating their wedding invitation suite. Thank you, Paperwhites, for making our wedding planning journey memorable.
Deb and her team were absolutely wonderful and helped my husband and I tremendously by making both our invites and place cards. They personalized it to how I envisioned and kept them within my budget. Everything was so elegant! Thank you Deb and Tara!
The whole team at Paperwhites was beyond awesome! From the design process, to quick communication, and prompt turnaround, we could not have asked for a better experience. We received so many compliments on our wedding invites and the details. They also did our place cards and table numbers which were really sharp and beautiful details to our special day!
Deb and her team are the absolute best and I cannot rave about them enough! They were all so unbelievably helpful throughout the entire wedding stationery planning process. No matter what changes were needed (and there were many changes needed due to COVID-19!), they were beyond accommodating, gave wonderful guidance and helped create the most gorgeous save-the-dates, invitations, ceremony programs and other day of stationery. If you’re looking for a paper goods vendor, look no further – Paperwhites is simply the best!
Deb was so easy to work with and our save the dates and invites were gorgeous! Our seating board worked out perfectly!
We were a COVID-19 Wedding and our date and plans changed several times. Deb and Tara were incredible with rolling with the punches and being there for us when needed. They were fast to respond to our changes and even mailed out our change the dates for us! They were one of the easiest vendors we had the pleasure of working with and would recommend them to anyone looking for invitations!
There is no comparison for the level of service and quality of product for this company. Paperwhites is a true gem in the industry! In fact- just stop reading this now and start talking to Deb. {but, If you don’t want to take my word for it, I digress. lol 😉🤣}
Deb is a brilliant woman, who knows her craft and business. Sharp as a tack, and immediately/ always on top of anything- including keeping ME on track!! COVID has had its impact on everyone, and in our case it meant having to push out invitation production wayyyy past the recommended timeline. But- we didn’t know what was going to happen, who to invite, and what we were truly going to need. When the deadline was well past my original choice for invitation vendor, Deb and her team {virtually} took me by the shoulders, looked me in the eye and said , “listen- here’s what we’re going to do.”
Our timeline was saved, and then, two weeks later, our venue pulled out of their contract to hold our event. We were devastated, and it meant pushing out the order even later ( an extra two+ weeks!).
Tara’s perfectly customized, detailed designs were not compromised for one moment, despite any time crunches. Y’all, I proud to boast that with no sweat, in what seemed like one swift motion, our invitations went out in time for our guests to reply and understand our plans. These ladies are miracle workers; getting all of this done while also taking my vision/ dream for the most beautiful wedding invitation and surpassing our every expectation.
I cannot say enough good things about our experience with Paperwhites, specially Deb and Tara! They were both so helpful and understanding every step of the way. No matter what we wanted to change, they were always willing to work with us. Even when times were tough, they were loyal and patient. Thank you so much for our beautiful invitations, save the dates, and day of stationary! You played a huge role in our special day, and we are forever thankful for everything you’ve done!
Completely custom process that was as easy as picking and choosing what you've seen on their display. Endless possibilities!! Deb & Tara were great to work with and it felt like they could read my mind. The quality of the invites were better than expected. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a paper goods vendor!
Deb and Tara at PaperWhites were amazing to work with. Being an out-of-state bride, I was most nervous for planning the stationary but except for in-person consultations when I needed it, everything was done electronically. They made a beautiful welcome sign for our wedding using one of our engagement pictures too. They were quick and efficient and the work was personalized and beautiful.
Deb and her team did an amazing job with all of our wedding paper goods! We received so many compliments on our invitations themselves, and our church programs were absolutely stunning. The staff was always willing to work with us to accommodate our budget. Tara was so friendly and so responsive to my many emails. They were willing to fix a few invitations for us free of charge, even though they were due to my mistakes! I loved how classy and elegant our invitations were, and the shimmery paper we chose was beautiful. I would highly recommend Deb and her staff for wedding invitations, programs, and name cards!
My husband and I are so pleased with the work that Paperwhites did for us on our wedding invitations, ceremony programs, placecards, and thank you notes. During each stage of the design and printing process, Deb and Lori did a great job of ensuring that we were satisfied with the designs, that any suggestions or changes we requested were made to our specifications, and that we were able to receive our final products within our designated timeline. We received many compliments from guests who thought our invites were of high quality and beautifully made, and we would definitely recommend Paperwhites for other soon-to-be married couples!
I can honestly say that everything Paperwhites created for my wedding was absolutely perfect and even better than I had envisioned! Deb and Lori did such a wonderful job with the save-the-dates, invitations, place cards, signs- literally everything they did was beautiful. Their hard work, attention to detail, responsiveness, and creativity are what make this company and their products as great as it is! I would definitely recommend Paperwhites to anyone looking for someone to design all your stationary needs for your wedding!
We didn't really know where to start with save the dates and our wedding invitations. We knew from the moment that we met with Deb that she was going to take care of us! She had so many beautiful examples for us to look at and answered all our of questions. When we went to pick up our save the dates and wedding invitations, we were blown away with how beautiful they all turned out. Guests commented on how gorgeous the invitations were! They definitely made a statement! Both Deb and Lori were very responsive to emails and were very accommodating. They also did a beautiful job with our wedding day signs. Highly recommend as they helped to make this part of our wedding planning process so much simpler and easy. Thank you!!!
Paperwhites came in and saved the day for us! We were trying to design and print all of our day of stationary ourselves (big mistake as non-designers 😅) We reached out to Deb for help a month before our wedding day. She and Tara turned around the design and the printing of all the stationary SO quickly! They picked up on our design style immediately and we barely had any edits at all! Would highly recommend this team - they did such amazing work!
I loved working with paperwhites. They helped with all my day of stationary. They were very easy to communicate with and really listened to my vision of how I wanted everything to turn out! I Received so many compliments on my invitations! They sent me proofs before everything was printed and if I wanted to change something they were happy to do so. They had everything done so quickly. You will not be disappointed working with them!
I enjoyed working with Paperwhites. They were easy to work with and delivered a beautiful invitation and RSVP card that was exactly what I envisioned. They were always professional and I found their prices reasonable for the high quality of product and services that they delivered. Highly recommend them!
I can't say enough about using Paperwhites for any/all wedding related paper items. First, they made my vision come to life...in a seamless manner. I threw out some ideas, Deb wrote them down, and bam! There they were on the first go with Tara (who is also a saint). There are just a lot of online options, and while they may seem "less expensive", to get the personal touch and customize everything, it really adds to the entire experience. I thought I was a relatively easy-going bride, and 51 emails later...maybe not so much :) But never once did I feel like I was asking too much or being obnoxious in my requests. I highly recommend working with Paperwhites and feel that anyone that does will have a very similar, wonderful & positive experience!
My destination wedding invitations were amazing. They were perfect, exactly what I wanted, and were done very quickly. I would definitely recommend them.
Our save the dates, wedding invitations, and thank you cards were beautiful, just beautiful. Deb is great to work with. If you want your invitations to be the best, then look no further than paperwhites.
Paperwhites was the best decision I could have made during wedding planning! Deb and Lori made all my visions come to life and then went above and beyond what I could have asked for! I was so impressed with the customer service, quality, quick turnaround, and their willingness to make every detail perfect. I would highly recommend Paperwhites to anyone who is looking for Invites, thank you notes, place cards, photo prints, custom signs, ceremony programs, dinner menus, and anything else dealing with design, paper products, and printing. This company is amazing!
After a lot of shopping around for invitations, I'm glad I ended up with Paperwhites. Deb and her team are wonderful to work with, no matter how big or small you want to go (or edits you want to make). We ended up using them not only for our invitation suite, but also for our placecards and table numbers. Everything looks outstanding! For being a local business instead of an online store, I think you get the service you pay for. They were lovely on all counts and I received so many compliments on the invitations and paper suite.
Everything that we designed turned out beautiful. I received so many compliments on our invitations. Deb and her team were great to work with.
PaperWhites is truly amazing! Deb is the sweetest and helped make all of my visions come to life. She's thoughtful and a true delight to work with (and always up for anything!) Designing my wedding invites was by far one of my favorite moments of wedding planning and it's all because PaperWhites made the process so enjoyable! My guests have been raving over my invitations and I could not be happier with how they tuned out!!!! For something unique, special and one of a kind, use PaperWhites! You will not be disappointed!
Deb at Paperwhites was amazing to work with! She was very responsive and worked with us to create the most amazing invitation we could dream of! We had the best compliments about her work! I will continue and have recomemended her to everyone i know! :)
As the matron of honor for my soon to be sister in law, I used Paperwhites to create the bridal shower and bachelorette invites! They turned out amazing. The designers at Paperwhites are so talented, creating pieces for the wedding that all came together perfectly! I highly recommend them for any occasion!
We watched a lot of friends try to do their own save the dates/invites and become very frustrated and unhappy with the process. From the moment we sat down with Deb from Paperwhites we knew that she was going to take care of us and make this an exciting part of the wedding planning. My fiancé came to Deb with a ton of Pinterest ideas for our save the dates and invitations. We were blown away when we saw what they put together. We originally were going to just do the save the dates and invitations but had so much fun with it that we ending up doing a lot of other stuff. They helped us with rehearsal/bridal shower invites, place cards, menus, thank you cards and random signs for the wedding. They took the time to make sure it was exactly how we wanted it and that it was perfect. They were extremely responsive with our requests. We could not have been more happy with Paperwhites. They were a huge part of what made our wedding a big success!
My fiance and I had invitations designed and printed through Paperwhites. The designer, Aria Grant, did a fantastic job, creating a logo just for us and capturing the tone of our wedding perfectly. We had an invite, an accommodations card and an RSVP all in an envelopment folder and then in an envelope. We had the guests addresses and our return address printed on the envelopes which looked great and saved us a lot of time.
All of the pieces looked and felt of high quality and the printing was excellent. The color choices that were available to us for paper and envelopes were endless and we were so pleased with how our package came together.
The pastor officiating our wedding called to say it was the nicest he has ever seen and he has seen a lot.
Thanks again Deb and Aria! It was wonderful working with you!
Deb, the owner, was great to work with. Pleasant, friendly, & professional. She listened to what my daughter wanted and made it happen. She didn't try to up-sell or sell us any additional items. She replied very promptly to all my questions & emails which I greatly appreciated. We received many compliments on how beautiful, lovely, & elegant the invitations were. We know several printers and they all said they were the nicest invitations they've seen. I highly recommend Paperwhites. PS - They have a Big Boy statue in their building so you know they have to be fun! :-)
Deb was so great to work with from Paperwhites. I came with a specific invitation in mind and she helped execute and make my vision come true and turn out better than I expected. We received tons of compliments on our invitations and how beautiful they were. They were not only gorgeous and professional looking, but very well organized and easy for the guests to look through all the wedding information details. Everything ran smoothly and it was easy to reach and communicate with Deb and her wonderful team that made my dream invitations! I highly recommend Paperwhites!
Working with Paperwhites was amazing because they were so accommodating and came up with the best design and product. I had sketched my wedding dress and wanted to use that in the invite (as well as the program) so Deb and Lori gave me a few options using the sketch in the background with the lettering over it. The design we went with had some block lettering and some script and was incredibly elegant. My dress was gold and wanted to incorporate gold into the invite so I was surprised and excited with the most beautiful gold envelopes for the invites as well as the RSVP cards. It really couldn't have been more fitting for our wedding!
They also included addressing all of the envelopes in our total which was really reasonable, and they did our programs for surprisingly low. We were so pleased with everything!
I cannot say enough positive things about Paperwhites. I came to Deb and the team knowing nothing about wedding invitations. I gave Deb my colors and my budget and said "Do something Beachy, I trust you." and that is exaclty what they did!
Since we are having a destination wedding in Punta Cana, I was extremely impressed that the designer took the time to research my wedding website and the resort that we are staying at for inspiration. I loved being able to see and approve the invitation before anything was final. My invitation is PERFECT and very 'beachy' looking which is exaclty what my fiance and I wanted.
We have gotten to many compliments on them and people asking who I went though. I would highly, recommend Deb and her Paperwhites team to anyone looking for wedding invitations. You will not be disappointed!
We used Paperwhites for our entire wedding. The invitations, menus, place cards, table numbers, etc. and everything turned out better than anyone could have expected. The whole team is very easy to work with and have the best respect for your wants and needs! I have nothing but great words for the Paperwhites team and would refer them to anyone! Thanks for the hard work!
Paperwhites made all of our stationary wedding dreams come true. Deb and her team were wonderful to work with and provided exceptional customer service throughout the entire process of our wedding planning. I loved how Deb listened to all of my ideas and took into consideration all of the different details I wanted to include in my wedding stationary. She was absolutely wonderful at helping me decide and narrow down which details to include and ultimately which direction and style would be best for us and our special day. Best of all, she was more than willing to work within our budget. I was extremely happy with each piece of our wedding stationary Deb and her team designed and created for us, which included all of the pieces of our invitations, table numbers, ceremony programs, menus, and place cards. On top of everything, I had always dreamed of having a custom monogram for my wedding that I would incorporate into several different aspects of our day and they were able to make that dream a reality in the most beautiful and unique way. It was really important to me that our stationary design be unlike any others before and I couldn't be happier with the result. We received countless compliments from wedding guests and we are thrilled we chose Paperwhites! We would highly recommend them for any stationary needs and we will definitely be using them again in the future!
I have nothing but amazing things to say about Paperwhites. My relationship with Deb at Paperwhites started with my bachelorette invites- my maid of honor had deb create the perfect invite for my special night. I loved what she did so much, I asked her to do my wedding invites. Deb sat down with me, took the time to listen to my vision and then created the most beautiful invite that suited my wedding perfectly! Her attention to detail, use of only the finest paper and knowledge of the perfect wording is amazing! I also used Paperwhites this past weekend for my son's baptism invitations! I will continue to use Paperwhites for all the special events in my life :)
Although on a budget, we ultimately chose Paperwhites after meeting with several other wedding invitation vendors because we were impressed at our initial meeting with Deb (the owner) and the quality of the product samples we were shown. While our invitations turned out nice, the overall experience was poor. Throughout the process, we were thrown many curve-balls such as- design could not begin until all details were finalized- not just the ceremony, but also the rehearsal dinner and brunch times, venues, etc; only computerized graphics could be used; a "custom" monogram means the appropriate letters, not actually something unique; although a matted invitation has an increased cost, there is a separate, additional fee to actually mat the invitation which is distinct from the quoted assembly fee, etc. Perhaps the worst was at the end of this ordeal when I went to the post office and they told me the RSVP postcards were cut too small to qualify as a postcard by USPS standards and I would have to either pay extra or put regular post-card stamps on them and risk them not being delivered (ie- leave it at the discretion of each outgoing post office from which they are to be mailed).
The majority of our interactions were via email (in fact, our entire interaction with the designer was via email) which, worked out well for our schedules. However, it was easy for them to not respond to certain aspects of the email, which created problems later down the road. Each in-person interaction I had with Deb (a total of 4) she became progressively more rude. This was to the point that when I picked up the invitations, I was ushered not into her office, but to the mailroom as she stood over me demanding the check with thinly veiled conceit.
Not worth the money in our book. Weddings are stressful enough already!
Everyone that had recieved my invitations were so amazed at the quality and commented how pretty they were! I had used one to put in the center of our unity candle as well and our guests had thought we had gotten the unity candle made professionally when My husband and I did it ourselves. But the amazing detail and end result of the invitations is just amazing! Deb is truely a master designer and can put the magical touches you like. I had talked to her whatI had visualized and What the plans were for the wedding and she showed me samples of what could be done. Paperwhites arent like other stationery places where I found they argue with you. This place you tell them what you want and they go above and beyond and make the dream happen. When I had picked up the invitations I started to cry because they were so beautiful.. Thank you again to Deb and your wonderful staff!
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6610 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI
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