About this vendor
Bridal philoSophie’s® help share your special love story . Each custom illustration by passionate artist and entrepreneur, Joanna Alberti, is unique and truly makes a one- of -a -kind gift or piece for your wedding. Bridal philoSophie's® have received rave reviews in The Knot,Destination I Do, Southern Weddings, Well Wed, D Weddings.
Details
Invitations & Paper Goods
- Custom Invitations
- Paper Goods
- Coasters
- Escort & Place Cards
- Guest Books
- Menus
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2018.2017.2016.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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5
out of 5.085 reviews
What a find! I can't say enough good things about Joanna & philoSophie's. My mom found them at the last minute to do our shower invitations, and we were so happy with and charmed...
by those that we went back for all the other paper stuff. Joanna ended up doing our thank you cards, programs, table signs, placecards, guest book, welcome sign, table diagram, and a bunch else. Her custom work really made the wedding ours. Great to work with, and her stuff is so cute!
Joanna was wonderful to work with and her talent is amazing. She designed the welcome sign, guest book, placecards, table signs, programs, and bridal shower invitations. Had we fou...
nd her sooner we would have used her for the wedding invitations. Her work truly made the wedding personal and unique. Forever grateful for exceeding our expectations.
Joanna the owner of philoSophies is fantastic. Her personalized art work depicts each person perfectly. She is very creative. We had her do our invitations, programs and thank you ...
cards to tuck into the napkins at the reception. Not only all that, but she did a Seating Chart poster in place of the individual place cards. We will have that as one of our keepsakes from the Wedding. I will be using her for my Thank you cards to send out as well. She is also very accommodating. She will make appointments after her normal business hours. She has tons of Knick knacks at her shop for sale also. Mugs and ornaments that can be personalized, note paper, canvas bags, jewelry boxes, jewelry plates, tons of cards for every occasion. She’s the best! We highly recommend her!
Joanna did a a phenomenal job capturing my future husband and I based on the artwork and information we sent. Her version of my dress on her artwork was amazing, and we can't wait ...
to have our guests sign our alternative guest book from philoSophie's! She was responsive to emails and great to work with!
We are so thankful to Philosophie and Joanna for creating such unique and personal custom designs for our wedding events. I am so so so happy my mom and I found Joanna and her beau...
tiful, creative artwork! She is so fun and a delight to work with. My mom, my fiancé and I are so excited for the bridal shower invitations, guest poster, stickers, thank you notes and bridal party gifts! We will probably be thinking of ideas and ordering more soon! Thanks again Joanna for all your hard work and passion for Sophie! I can't wait to incorporate all of these personal touches into our special day.
Joanna has been wonderful to work with. We had her make our save the dates and plan on using her for other personalized additions for our wedding.
Joanna is a dream to work with and her work is absolutely amazing. She helped me with a last minute order and everything was perfect, down to the tiniest detail! I 100% recommend t...
hat everyone check out philoSophie's and see for your self how amazing her work is!
Absolutely love PhiloSophies! An awesome little shop right in our village with unique and personalized gifts! We needed last minute gifts and I immediately thought of PhiloSophies...
. Joanna of course came through, saving the day with beautiful personalized tumblers and thank you cards. I can't thank her enough especially with such short notice for the gifts. I would highly recommend PhiloSophies; unique gifts and Joanna is wonderful to work with. Thank you again Joanna!
Joanna is amazing!
She was so wonderful to work with. She took our ideas and gave our invitations and placecards the personal touch we wanted. Our guests loved them. We received so...
many compliments. Joanna was so easy to work with. She's so friendly, responsive and creative. I'd recommend her to anyone!
I had the opportunity to work with Joanna, owner of philoSophies as she created my daughter's shower and wedding invitations. Her designs were beautifully unique with an incredibl...
e attention to detail. Joanna went out of her way to make sure they were personalized and completed on time. They were beautiful and I couldn't imagine the process going any smoother. Very talented!!
I am so happy I stumpled upon PhiloSophie's for my wedding! Joanna was such a pleasure to work with! I cannot say enough great things about her work for my wedding! She worked wi...
th me on creating and printing my invitations; ceremony cards; personalized signs for my reception, table name cards for my reception, personalized tags for my champagne favors and flip flops for my guests. Everything turned out beautifully! She really understood the vision I wanted for my ceremony and reception! She listened to what I wanted on every little detail and was there every step of the way to make sure everything came out perfect! She is such a creative, hardworking, and talented individual and her turn around time was very quick! I will definitely be reaching out to Joanna in the future! I highly recommend her for your wedding or special event! Thank you so much again!!
We highly recommend philoSophie’s for any wedding items or any other stationery needs. We are from the Boston area and were able to order save the dates, wedding invitations, and ...
a guest book canvas for our wedding. Working with Joanna made the process easy and exciting. She had wonderful ideas and incorporated our ideas as well. She did custom artwork for each of our items and the results were fantastic, and the price was very reasonable. We wanted something different and unique and customized for only us, only for our wedding. And Joanna delivered!!! She provided high quality work and exceptional customer service.
We will definitely use philoSophie’s again for any future stationery needs. Thanks again!!!
What can I say, except that Joanna was fantastic to work with. She did our save-the-dates and wedding invitations (both custom), and they came out beautifully. She is friendly and ...
professional, and very reasonably priced. My friend recommended her to me, and I'm so happy she did!
Joanna made making our Save-the-Dates so special and fun. She is so talented and an absolute treat to work with. We heard nothing but amazing feedback from our guests who loved t...
he personalization and little details like the hand-applied glitter on each card! Joanna even made sure to sneak our dog into the image. So cute!!! You can tell that Joanna loves what she does. She adds a personal touch that made our experience unforgettable. We highly recommend philoSophies for any of your invitation needs.
I can't say enough good things about philoShophie's!!! Joanna is absolutely wonderful, she listens to what you want and your ideas and always delivers a beautiful job. She has made...
both of my daughters wedding shower invites,thank you's and also personalized gifts! Joanna is now working on baby shower invites for our soon to be first grandchild and once again an absolutely great job. If you are looking for unique and personalized stationary, invites or special gifts philoSophies is the place to go. You won't be disappointed!!
Joanna is absolutely wonderful to work with! She has great ideas to help envision what you want, creates it quickly, and is responsive throughout the entire process! I've been so h...
appy with everything that I purchased in the past several months with her, and already have thought up of future personalized items I would love to have her create!
Can't recommend her enough!
What can I say about the absolute angel that is Joanna and her unbelievable work? Let me first note that there weren't many things I was as particular about in my wedding planning ...
as finding a beautiful invitation and I could not be happier with the results.
Joanna is beyond talented and extremely accommodating. Looking back on our exchanges, she produced DOZENS of beautiful and one-of-a-kind concepts for me. I was the annoying bride that thought she wanted one look but then changed her mind or wanted to be sure about it and needed to see one (two or three) other ways of designing it. No request was too silly or tiresome for Joanna. She graciously and quickly tweaked and entertained EVERY idea. And when she thought that it wasn't in my best interest to go in a certain direction she would professionally advise. We exchanged hundreds of emails throughout the process and despite being an out-of-town bride, it was never an issue getting in touch with her or setting up meetings when I visited. She turned what could be a very daunting and inconvenient process into something seamless and really a joy to be a part of.
My guests and I were blown away by how elegant and beautiful the invitations were. We were so impressed that we continued to partner with Joanna for my bridal shower invitations and favors, ceremony programs, reception signage and name cards, and now our thank yous. Joanna is speedy, reasonably priced, experienced, talented and an absolute pleasure to work with. You won't find anyone like her.
If you are searching for a special stationary portfolio that you and your guests will remember for a lifetime and a partner who is dedicated and committed to her clients, then look no further. I cannot say enough good things about Joanna and I look forward to working with her for years to come.
I loved my invitations! So easy to work with and saved us a ton of time!
My daughter and I had a wonderful experience working with Joanna at Philosophie's. She designed my daughter's bridal shower and wedding invitations and she spent hours with us u...
ntil we were happy with finished product. She is a very personable young lady which made our experience very pleasant! We received so many compliments on the invitations and we were so happy with her work that we decided to have her design the programs for the ceremony which turned out amazing! And, she also did my daughter's place cards and table numbers. It's obvious Joanna loves what she does and she is so good at it. I highly recommend Philosophie's, stop in for a visit, you won't be disappointed!!
Joanna is amazing!!!! She is extraordinarily talented and so easy to work with! Joanna listens carefully and thoughtfully to the bride, and gives 100% to bringing the bride's vis...
ion to life! She is also so kind and has such a calm demeanor, that it made the whole process very enjoyable!!! She reassured us along the way, and gave great advice when we had any questions!
Joanna took care of all our wedding stationary needs from the unique and very personalized save the dates, to the lovely original art rendering of the ceremony site that graced the spectacular invitations, to the beautiful place cards, table numbers, and memory/gift table cards and the "guest book"! Joanna's designs set the tone for the wedding that my daughter and future son in law wanted! Her attention to detail is amazing!
Joanna is so professional! I knew the second I turned anything over to Joanna, it would be done perfectly, beautifully and quickly! We have gotten so many compliments on the fun and personalized save the dates, and the elegant and beautiful invitations! And my daughter and her new husband were thrilled with everything Joanna created for them because it all perfectly reflected who they are as a couple!
All our guests raved about the drawing of the bride and groom that we had guests sign in place of a guest book! It is gorgeous and will look amazing framed!
Working with Joanna has been a true joy and pleasure! I have definitely found my source for any future stationary needs!!!! I would give Joanna and PhiloSophie's more stars if I could!!!! She is wonderful and her work is impeccable!!!!
We are so happy that we chose to work with philoSophie's for all of our wedding stationary needs! Joanna was WONDERFUL to work with. She is creative, passionate, and truly works ma...
gic with her stationary! All of our guests were blown away by the beautiful, uniquely "us" save the dates, invitations and the awesome customized drawing for guests to sign! We look forward to working with Joanna again in the future!
Joanna did better than I could have imagined! Kept us calm and was on top of everything! We had no worries with her help. She did the shower invitations, the wedding invitations, t...
able numbers, and programs! She was so great to work with and made our lives so much easier! Would highly recommend PhiloSophies!
Joanna is amazing! She is so great to work with and is very accommodating. She makes sure everything is exactly how you like it and can make anything happen!! Her work is unlike an...
y other. I would recommend philoSophie's to everyone for any and every occasion!
Joanna is simply a delight to work with! She was my favorite vendor to work with while planning our wedding. Her attention to detail is fantastic; she’s incredibly organized, and s...
uper talented. All of the artwork she designed for our wedding is throughout our house so we can be reminded of our wedding day. Her work is second to none, and you’ll have one of a kind artwork that will last forever. We had her to our seating assignment poster, invitations, and a return address stamp. She’s able to incorporate anything you want, and she will give all of the artwork her own special spin to really make it unique. She is an absolute pleasure to work with and her shop is adorable. Everything is reasonably priced considering she does everything by hand and with no staff to help her. If there could be anyone I would recommend to other couples to work with, work with Joanna! Your invitations are one of the most important pieces of your wedding and trust me when I tell you, you’re in great hands!
Joanna created the most beautiful invitations for my future sister-in-law's bridal shower and bachelorette party! She worked with me to create designs that were just perfect for t...
he occasion, and her added touch to draw the bride in my sister-in-law's likeness made them extra special. I could not be happier with the way the invitations turned out!
I absolutely loved my experience with philoSophies! Joanna is extremely talented and accommodating. She worked to meet our every need. Everyone who received our invitations absolut...
ely loved them! I highly recommend philoSophies !
My invitations came out even more beautiful and perfect than I could have imagined! Joanna is such a great person and so easy to work with. She listened to my ideas, offered her ...
own suggestions and designed the most gorgeous invitations for my wedding. The moment my guests received the invites in the mail, they called, texted and messaged me to tell me how beautiful and elegant they were! I will be having Joanna design matching place cards as well. Also worth noting, is that philoSophie's has such cute gifts for the entire bridal party.
I have never in my life received more pictures and thank you's except when I give philoSophie's as gifts. For years Joanna has been doing amazing work. Whether it is an engagemen...
t, bridal, new house or just personal stationary, she is one of most talented people I have ever met in my life. You cannot go wrong with a gift created by philoSophie! xoxo. I would give 100000 stars if i could.
Amazing. Talented. Compassionate. 3 things that come to mind when I think of Joanna and her wonderful business, PhiloSophie's. I came to her for some cards for my bridesmaids and...
have since had her make a guest book picture, donation picture, mugs, plates, and more for my upcoming June 2016 wedding. Joanna takes your vision and brings it to life. Her artwork is amazing!!! I will be using her for all my special events to come. Thank you so much, Joanna. You're the best!!!!!
I would give more stars if I could . The detail, work and thought Joanna put into my wedding invitations was better than I could have imagined . When I mentioned that I hav...
e a grandson ( I am a older bride ) she incorporated him into our invitations. They are truly unique and one of a kind. I can't wait for everyone to see them.
Thanks Joanna for everything you did to help take the stress away from this bride☺
Sue from Rochester New York
I first received a gift from PhiloSophie's from a friend for my engagement. I decided to use PhiloSophie's for my friend's wedding. As one of her bridesmaids, I chose the illustrat...
ion (Me and My Girls) and also ordered a picture of the newly engaged couple. The time, and attention to detail by the artist was unbelievable. She was organized and in frequent communication until I received the final product. I couldn't be happier with the end results. I look forward to giving this personalized, unique gift to my friend on her wedding day. I would highly recommend PhiloSophie's to anyone who is interested in buying a one of a kind, unique gift!
We had so many compliments on the elegance of our save the dates, invitations, rehearsal cards, favor tags, programs and even gifts for the bridal party. The vision was there and i...
t was everything I dreamed of
We got our wedding invitations, candy buffet sign, table cards, place cards, and some cute personalized plates made for the flower girl and ring bearer all through Philoshophies. E...
verything came out AMAZING and we were super happy with our decision to work with Joanna. She will go above and beyond to give you the special personalized touch most brides are looking to get while planning their wedding. You will not be able to get the type of creativity and service Joanna offers anywhere else. Work with her... you will not be dissapointed!
Loved working with Joanna at Philosophies. She helped not only with invitations, but with coaster party favors, programs, table cards and stickers and bridesmaid wine bottle labels...
. The custom art she created of the wedding party was so cute! She went out of her way to help us out.
I wanted custom made wine labels to ask my bridesmaids to be in my wedding. Joanna was so easy to work with, and my labels came out exactly as I had envisioned. Joanna was quick wi...
th the work, and even sent me back up labels in case I messed up putting them on. What a life saver because I totally messed up the first few labels!! Quality and affordable work, and I would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of custom paper goods!
I worked with philoSophie's on invitations, napkins, flex-frost cups, thank you notes and a one-of-a-kind guest registry for my wedding.
The invitations were elegant and unique ...
to my style. Joanna created a design for my husband and I that will be with us for many years to come. We caried this design through to napkins and plastic cups for our reception.
Joanna also created custom artwork that we were able to have guests sign as a rememberance of our special day. The artwork carried through to the Thank You notes which are a unique rememberance for our guests.
Joanna made the entire experience effortless for me. She delivered on all of her timelines. Her ideas were creative and unique. and she kept me sane through the process.
I am already planning our Christmas cards with philoSophie's!
I absolutely LOVED working with Joanna at philoSophies! She did an amazing job with our wedding invitations, my bridal shower invitations, ceremony programs, place cards, and wine ...
tumblers for my bridesmaids! It was truly an amazing experience working with Joanna; she provided her full attention to us and our design, happily making at least a dozen (more like a few dozen!) modifications until we felt it was just right. Turn around for design changes and questions were quickly answered, and we were kept on a timeline to ensure everything would be finished the exact way we wanted in plenty of time. She really listens to your ideas and finds a way to make it look perfect: For the wine tumblers for my girls, I was looking for something different- we all did a 5K race together- Joanna was able to incorporate that event with a bridal theme,and the girls love them! They thought it was so cute and original! I really cant thank her enough for making that part of the planning go so smooth, and look forward to working with philoSophie's for future events!
I wanted a unique gift for my bridesmaids to give them to ask them to join me on my special day and PhiloSophie's helped me find the perfect gift. Joanna was a pleasure to work wit...
h! I had a great time meeting with her to look through her gifts and go over what I wanted. She made great suggestions based on when and how I would be giving my bridesmaids their gift. They loved the coffee travel mugs and the cards she created. I will absolutely be returning to use Joanna for other items for my wedding!
I cannot emphasize enough how much people have LOVED the invites. So many have reached out to me saying they are the most creative thing invitation wise they’ve ever seen. They hav...
e easily been the highlight of our preparation and I owe it all to Joanna. I, like several other people that have worked with Joanna, ended up having her do my thank you notes, the gifts for the people in my wedding and had her create a frame for guests to sign as a keepsake memory for us. The artwork is a true talent. Working with Joanna is a gift in itself. I am happy to now call her my friend.
I have been buying custom Christmas cards from philoSophie's as a single lady for several years. Every holiday season I looked forward to designing the perfect Sophie for the year ...
with Joanna. So when I got engaged it is no surprised that the first vendor I contacted (nearly 1 year ahead of time) was philoSophie's to design a custom map for the welcome bags of my destination wedding. I really put Joanna through the wringer - let me tell you. Many, many drafts later, many more discarded illustrations, and one total reprint (with expedited shipping) later, I have the perfect product. its so unique to our personalities, and guests who have known me for awhile will certainly recognize Sophie from my single-girl-Christmas cards. Through this whole process Joanna has become a friend. She is so kind and has unmatched patience for frantic brides. I cannot recommend Joanna (and Sophie) enough for your special day.
Joanna was so wonderful to work with every step of the way! She is so talented and really blew me away with her designs. Very stress free process, and she just ran with it! She is ...
open to any ideas you might have and will make any changes or edits along the way. So easy to see she loves what she does and it shows. Such a unique part of our wedding and can't wait for the next time I can use her cards!
This little shop is not far from where I grew up and I am a big fan of supporting local artists/businesses. Joanna, the owner and designer, is an absolute pleasure to work with. Sh...
e is attentive and quick to respond via email, phone or she can even set up an appointment in person if you prefer. She also offers a wide range of products for one-stop shopping: invites, place cards, table numbers, a seating arrangement poster, thank you notes, etc. You choose your design once and you can create a nice sense of cohesion between all of your stationery.
Regarding the invites we ordered, the end result was cute but it wasn't quite the "one of a kind" design I was expecting after reading the website. I wrote the text myself, which was then fitted into a template, and even the personalized image of us was exactly the same as the one seen on the website with slightly different hair colors. Considering how much we were spending for custom invitations, this was a little bit of a let down.
In the end, however, they turned out nicely and the ease of working with Joanna can not be understated. If you want a cute and simple stationery for your wedding (or bridal shower or bachelorette party) this is the place to go! She also does customization of other stuff like wine glasses, picture frames and other keepsakes, which is really nice if you're looking for little gifts for your bridesmaids or parents.
I am super independent and great with technology, so I had my mind made up that I would do all of my wedding stationary online. I spent an embarrassing number of hours trying to ma...
ke a cookie cutter design from one of those websites into "our style". So frustrating.
My bridesmaids had Joanna design my bridal shower stationary and the day I saw my shower invitation, my mind was made up: I had to work with this creative genius!
Joanna was so fun and easy to work with. She was contentious of our budget, and she even made suggestions on how we could save money! She knows her stuff when it comes to logistics and deciding which stationary to use in which way.
She was prompt and friendly in email correspondence, receptive when we asked about possible changes in our design, and always appreciative of our business!
I couldn't be happier with our decision to work with Joanna, and I think we will be back again for all of our future special events!
Joanna did such an amazing job! She did shower invitations and my wedding invitations. My wedding invitations came out perfect. I couldn't imagine anything better than what Joann...
a customized for me!
Joanna is truly a pleasure to work with. Not only is she extremely talented and creative but she is also a very genuine and caring person and she's awesome to be around! Initially,...
we went to meet with her to do our wedding invitations and because we loved her so much, we had her do everything, including the bridal shower invitations, thank you notes, candy bar favors, wedding invitations, thank you notes, wedding favors, programs, seating charts, table numbers...and the list goes on! She's the best around...I got so many compliments on everything that she did for us and it provided for a consistent theme! Her prices are fair, given how talented and responsive she is. Joanna's products and personalized art were a big part of our perfect day and we're so grateful that we found her!
I have been ordering gifts and cards from philoSophie's for years! This time it was for my sister's Bridal Shower. I wanted something personal and not just off the registry. I ...
sent in a few photos of my sister and her fiance. Joanna created two beautiful designs based off of the photos and their love of Disney and tea. The characters looked just like my sister and her fiance. I chose to have one design created into personalized mugs and the other one for a cutting board. My sister was so excited about these gifts. The mugs and cutting board were high quality. And the turn around time and customer service was perfect. Joanna is so easy to work with. If you want something unique for the bride and groom, check out all the options at philoSophie's!
Joanna is wonderful. Her designs are creative, customized, and beautiful. She helps make your wedding experience exciting and stress free. She listens to your ideas and then uses h...
er artistic style to design perfectly customized work.
She has made the wedding process flawless. We picked up our invitations last week and they are beautiful. The quality and customization is amazing. She is also helping us design our stationary, save the dates, thank you cards, table numbers, and place cards. All are absolutely stunning and reflect my style and vision for my wedding. She is the sweetest vendor we have worked with and ensures every detail is perfect.
I would recommend Joanna's work to everyone I know. I cannot wait to use her for our thank you notes and other events in the future. I am very happy we chose to use her customized look.
Wonderful company..so caring and thoughtful. Called me to make sure I liked the product and to see if I wanted to change anything before shipped off. They did my bridesmaid wine la...
bels and all the ladies loved them! Will use this company for as many different wedding things as they can do :)
Joanna at PhiloSophie's made all of my shower invitations, shower thank you's, rehearsal invitations and wedding thank you's. If I had known about her before I ordered my wedding i...
nvitations, I certainly would have used her for those! Her craftsmanship and care in designing all of the cards was impeccable. All the details that she was able to capture from the lace dress and brown boots I wore for engagement pictures, to my husband's boutonniere and my bouquet from the wedding were amazing. She always had proofs to me in a timely manner as well! I would very highly recommend using PhiloSophies for any of your wedding stationary needs!
Philosophies was the perfect touch to our special day! Joanna was so easy to work with, flexible and efficient. Her attention to detail was amazing and added the personal touch we ...
were looking for. We could not have been happier with the finished products.
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