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The Inviting Pear

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(117)best-of-weddings

South Austin, Austin, TX

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About This Vendor

Create your invitations with a designer!

We are Shannon and Arielle and as experienced graphic designers, we'll work with you to customize your invitation--from the paper and embellishments to the monogram or motif. You can coordinate your save-the-dates, watercolor maps, programs, thank you cards, acrylic seating charts and day-of stationery. We love what we do and would love to work with you! LGBTQ friendly

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Business Attributes
Women-owned Business
Invitations & Paper Goods
Custom Invitations, Paper Goods, Coasters, Escort & Place Cards, Menus, Programs, Seating Charts, Signs, Table Numbers, Thank You Cards, Printing, Embossing, Letterpress, Save-The-Dates, Email Save-The-Dates, Shower & Party Invitations, Wedding Invitations, Online Invitations
Awards and Affiliations
Hall of Fame2021 Best of Weddings Winner2020 Best of Weddings Winner2019 Best of Weddings Winner2018 Best of Weddings Winner2017 Best of Weddings Winner2016 Best of Weddings Winner2014 Best of Weddings Winner2013 Best of Weddings Winner2012 Best of Weddings Winner

The Inviting Pear Reviews

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Reviewed On 4/04/2019 by Cristine M
We really wanted to do something different for our menus / place settings and Shannon did an incredible job making something beautiful out of my horribly drawn idea sketch! She worked closely with us and made adjustments to get everything right...
where we wanted it and we are so happy with the result! She also did our programs and place cards which turned out so lovely! Would definitely recommend her for all your paper needs and wish we would have used her for our invitations as well!
Reviewed On 4/05/2021 by Jen P
What a find! Arielle helped me create our beautiful wedding invites and was so helpful and FAST! She guided me through the process and was so easy and fun to work with! Love love love the end product, but also loved working with her!
Reviewed On 3/30/2021 by Alyssa S
We used The Inviting Pear for a number of our wedding stationary needs including welcome sign, seating chart, table numbers, name place cards and ceremony programs. We also had them illustrate our signature cocktails which came out great! I de...
finitely recommend working with Arielle and the team at The Inviting Pear, you will not be disappointed!
Reviewed On 3/29/2021 by Carley K
Designing with Arielle was fun and easy and she really listened to my vision and brought it to life! The quality and their design knowledge is unmatched! They helped guide me in the right direction and I’m so happy with how my invitation suite ...
came out!
Reviewed On 3/02/2021 by Kenndra C
Shannon was referred by my wedding planner and was so wonderful to work with. She worked remotely with us to design the most perfect menus, ceremony booklets, cocktail napkins, welcome tags and notes, tent cards and seating chart. She sent proo...
fs of everything until we agreed on the perfect combination. She made the process so easy and sent reminders for printing deadlines. She also coordinated with my wedding planner for pick up. We highly recommend "The Inviting Pear" for that special touch for your wedding.
Reviewed On 2/11/2021 by Emily F
Arielle is a fantastic graphic designer - she was thorough getting our ideas and very efficient, and she created beautiful wedding invitations for us. I could not be happier with how our invitations turned out (colorful, unique, and modern!), a...
nd her additional expertise on the best ways to mail/organize the invitation suite were so helpful as well. Thank you!
Reviewed On 2/03/2021 by Alexandra H
I simply could not have achieved what I was dreaming of for our invitation suite without Arielle and Shannon's perseverance and beautiful creative vision. From the very beginning of the process, with just me showing them some Pinterest inspira...
tions, they have been the most proactive and thorough vendors to work with. I was so nervous also about designing and coordinating the suite all virtually; but this wasn't even a speedbump for them. They made me feel completely at ease and were highly transparent and communicative about every single step in the process. Would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone in the Austin area and beyond!
Reviewed On 1/14/2021 by Erica W
Shannon and Arielle weren’t satisfied until every detail of all of our reception signage was PERFECT. Maybe I’m biased but it totally was! Shannon found a great and affordable company that made comfortable masks and was able to print our monogr...
am on them for all of our guests. Arielle’s artistic talents are seriously so impressive, she’s meticulous with every detail down to the correct color shade.
Reviewed On 11/15/2020 by Alison L
I am so happy we had the opportunity to work with Arielle at the Inviting Pear. We are in love with our set of invitations! Arielle was so patient with us as we went back and forth on the styles we liked, and we were thrilled with how everythin...
g came together. Would absolutely recommend this team!
Reviewed On 11/10/2020 by Amy M
Exceptional! The most perfect wedding crest and monogram with the bride and grooms dogs included which was so important to them. The watercolor was absolutely precious. The invitation details were ready to go to print when COVID happened and ...
everything had to go on hold. The Inviting Pear was understanding and flexible with us. When we finally came up with a new plan we had a quick turnaround and had to make things happen quickly! New verbiage for the invitation, menus, placards, cocktail, napkins, etc.... they got everything done flawless! Great to work with!
Reviewed On 10/29/2020 by Shelby E
We absolutely love our wedding stationary. Arielle made the entire process easy. She first started off by showing us an abundance of samples to decide on our likes and dislikes. Arielle also provided detail on wording, phrasing, and addressing....
Arielle is an amazing artist and sketched our wedding venue perfectly! We also had her create a watercolor of the venue for our home, which I highly recommend.
Reviewed On 10/21/2020 by Diane R
What a dream team! Arielle and Shannon were wonderful to work with, and created beautiful, unique invitations for my daughter’s wedding. They’re fun, talented, and responsive. As plans evolved due to Covid, they were quick to design perfect wed...
ding updates, and then created everything we needed to make our changed, downsized event as special as a big event. They listened to our ideas and made everything better and prettier than we could have imagined. During an angst-filled season, they were gracious and helpful and wonderful. We especially love the custom hand sanitizer labels they made - featuring the bride and groom’s dog. We appreciate The Inviting Pear!
Reviewed On 10/07/2020 by Megan W
Shannon captured our vision for wedding invitations as well as all of our other wedding stationery! She met personally with us in Austin after we scheduled our wedding date, and then worked remotely with us to create the perfect invitations. ...
She sent samples of envelope colors, ink selections, paper types, etc. until we agreed on the perfect combination. All of our guests commented about our beautiful, stunning invitations with their gold foil lettering, velum belly band, and gold monogram wax seal. Then we had to navigate through a COVID-19 wedding postponement, and again Shannon excelled in designing a perfect "Save the New Date/Time" invitation in a very timely fashion! She also sent reminders for printing deadlines and assisted with the design off our wedding programs, menus, and welcome notes. We highly recommend "The Inviting Pear" for that special, unique look for your wedding stationery!
Reviewed On 9/15/2020 by McCayla D
I cannot say enough positive things about The Inviting Pear. I worked directly with Arielle and she was nothing short of AMAZING! I am a COVID bride that has had to deal with multiple invitation changes etc, and they were so accommodating an...
d understanding to all of my crazy requests. My invitations came out beautiful and I am so happy with their services. They have great attention to detail and a sharp eye for what looks good. I would choose The Inviting Pear over and over again!
Response from the Vendor on 09/15/2020
We have LOVED working with you! We can't wait to see everything come together. Your wedding is going to be stunning.
Reviewed On 7/29/2020 by Molly A
We received so many compliments on our Wedding Invitations. People would say it was the most elegant invitation they had ever seen. Shannon was wonderful to work with and she had so many great ideas for all the printing and came up with so many...
clever things for the day of printing. And she made every printing deadline even when I didn't get everything to her on time.
Response from the Vendor on 07/30/2020
It was a pleasure designing with you! I'm so glad that everything was stress-free for you despite planning a wedding during a pandemic. Please keep in touch!
Reviewed On 7/22/2020 by Brooke K
The one aspect of our wedding we probably received the most compliments on was our invitations done by the Inviting Pear. Arielle and Shannon made the entire process so easy for me and I had so much fun working with them and coming up with idea...
s for the wedding! From the custom watercolor of our venue to Koozies with our dogs painted on them, The Inviting Pear did it all. Additionally they always quoted me on each service and confirmed before they started which I always appreciated. Our guests LOVED our invitation suite. Arielle had even met with me in person at first (in 2019!) and showed me specific examples of what they've done in the past to help me figure out what would be best for our wedding. I had complete trust in them to do all of our signage for our wedding too, in addition to our invitations. They made it so fun and not once stressful. Can't recommend enough!
Response from the Vendor on 07/30/2020
It was so much fun working with you! We love how it all came out (the dogs were so precious!) and are glad you are too. Congrats on your wedding and much happiness to you.
Reviewed On 4/23/2020 by Felicia A
My planner recommended the Inviting Pear for our save the dates, wedding invites, and day of stationary. I wanted a simple clean design that incorporated our wedding colors, but wasn't overly fancy, and that fit within our budget - The Inviting...
Pear made all of that happen. I didn't have a chance to work with them in person, since I was out of state for all of the planning, but everything was easy to discuss through email. I was provided with multiple options and ways to customize our invitations, etc, and everything turned out beautiful!
Reviewed On 4/08/2020 by jessica M
Shannon and Arielle are fantastic to work with. They always have new fun ideas for our clients, and deliver with the highest of quality standards. From custom watercolors to custom acrylics, they never disappoint! We absolutely love working wit...
h The Inviting Pear. <3 Something To Celebrate
Response from the Vendor on 07/30/2020
It's always a pleasure "working" with you (it's not really working when we have so much fun). Thank you for making the process seamless. We appreciate you more than you know!
Reviewed On 11/05/2019 by Rebecca W
We were looking for something custom and unique for our wedding invitations; Arielle has been amazing to work with and helped us create something beautiful that perfectly fit our colors, style, and vision! We have received many phone calls, tex...
ts, and in-person comments about how beautiful our invitations turned out. It has been fun, stress-free, and easy to work with Arielle and The Inviting Pear! Our invitations are something we will keep forever.
Reviewed On 11/01/2019 by Karen F
Shannon and her team at The Inviting Pear are top notch from start to finish. She has wonderful, creative ideas to get you started, and then is so easy to work with throughout the rest of the process, which turned out to be SO appreciated durin...
g my daughter's otherwise hectic wedding planning process. She just takes care of things. Her product is absolutely first class and she'll work within whatever budget you have set. She really can do just about anything you need to help make your wedding "presentation" a thing of beauty. You want to have The Inviting Pear on your wedding prep team!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/01/2019
It was such a pleasure to collaborate with you all! I can't wait to see the pics. And thanks to Taylor for sending a photo of the framed Hotel Ella watercolor we did. So cool to see it hanging up in their new home.
Reviewed On 10/08/2019 by Dakota D
As a bride, generating wedding invitations through a website caused so much of a headache that I almost didn't want to send them. I found The Inviting Pear though Instagram and requested a quote online. Arielle reached out and we were able to d...
iscuss budget and ideas over the phone within just a few day. Her response with ideas, pricing, and designs were incredibly rapid and looked amazing! From invitations, to bar menus, koozies, and Thank You cards, I'm so happy that working with someone that truly put your ideas and dreams on paper. Thank you for creating such beautiful work for our wedding and we cannot wait to work together again!
Reviewed On 10/07/2019 by Amy P
Arielle was amazing! She nailed designs for our wedding invitations and save-the-dates first time around! She totally understood my vision and was so easy to work with. She was also able to be reached for a quick call (without scheduling) if I ...
were driving and couldn’t get back to email and was also extremely organized! Great skills, great personality, and beautiful product! Thanks team!!
Reviewed On 9/23/2019 by Maggie P
I can't say enough great things about Arielle and the team at The Inviting Pear. The number of texts and phone calls we received from friends and family in absolute AWE of our wedding invitations proves how unique and extraordinarily creative t...
his team is! Arielle understood my vision completely and still dealt with numerous emails back and forth until the final product was PERFECT! I couldn't be happier with our beautiful invitations which included a custom watercolor of the location we'll be married. It's something I'll frame and treasure forever and I HIGHLY recommend this amazing team!
Reviewed On 8/29/2019 by Mads G
So... I'm a bit unconventional and wanted something kind of goth, dark and moody for my save the dates and wedding invitations. I wish I could post photos on here of the final product, but pictures don't even do them justice... because they are...
absolutely amazing. Arielle and Shannon were a DREAM to work with. My other half and I are getting married under a full moon and wanted a 'dark and moody' lunar calendar as the save the date. Arielle brought this to life BEAUTIFULLY. For the invitations, we went very simple... but stunning, black on black, dark green paper with foil gold text, cream paper with black text and a gold foil moon at the top to tie everything together. I live in Austin and went to meet Arielle one day to talk through every last detail and I left the meeting wishing we could have hung out all day. I seriously can not rate this team higher. I will absolutely be using them again in the future.
Reviewed On 8/17/2019 by Jessica H
Shannon and Arielle at The Inviting Pear created the most beautiful watercolor signature cocktail signs which featured a watercolor painting of our yorkie, Bruno! Everyone at the wedding commented on how cute the signs were! The Inviting Pear s...
taff were very responsive, timely and professional. They can even ship your items if you live out of state! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND them to anyone looking for a signature cocktail sign, bar menu, or other fun items for your wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 08/20/2019
We loved working with you to bring Bruno to life in a watercolor. We are so glad that everyone loved it . Congratulations on your wedding and please keep in touch!
Reviewed On 6/28/2019 by Mackenzie G
The Inviting Pear worked tirelessly to create a vision for all of our stationary elements that we loved! We had a very specific vision in mind and with our help and the help of our incredible florist, they were able to create an incredible and ...
beautiful Save the Date, Invitation Suite, Cocktail Napkins, Stir Sticks, Menus, Programs, etc. They helped create signage and they even created some beautiful menus and name place cards for our rehearsal brunch. Arielle was a pleasure to work with and she put in so many hours working with us to understand what we were looking for and ultimately made our vision come true. They were willing to work with our florist to create a beautiful monogram which adorned the majority of our stationary pieces. The gold foil elements and unique shapes that we included in our stationary really made it stand out and become exactly what we were looking for. We are so grateful that we worked with them and that we spent the extra time and money to create custom and unique stationary with Inviting Pear. We highly recommend them for any of your stationary needs.
Reviewed On 4/10/2019 by Jordanna S
Arielle and Shannon did an amazing job! We really wanted our two dogs to be apart of our wedding since they were not able to be there in person and the watercolor napkins, koozies, and cups exceeded our expectations! They are amazing! Thank you...
so much for taking our idea and creating something so great!
Reviewed On 3/07/2019 by Chris C
Shannon was a intertidal part of the over all theme and design of our wedding. She was able to deliver a look of pure Texas and reflect the two men getting married. The invitations were so clean, and so purely a reflection of our relationship....
These invitations went all over the country and the response was tremendous. Shannon was very easy to work with and the results are beyond excellent. Quick and easy communication was very important for us during the planning process and Shannon was a dream.
Reviewed On 2/08/2019 by Catherine P
Arielle did an incredible job creating our save the date and invitation suite! We received SO many compliments on both! She created a custom monogram for our wedding invitations, which we also used on our thank you notes. They are so creative, ...
and quick! I can't recommend Inviting Pear enough!
Reviewed On 1/04/2019 by M G
Shannon did a great job for our daughter's printing needs for her recent wedding in Austin. She was very patient as we worked through the details to find exactly what was desired by the bride and groom. All items were completed on time and she ...
assisted in the final assembly of the invitations and getting them in the mail. She worked well with our calligrapher too and our wedding planner and we love good teamwork! All final printing was delivered to our wedding planner in a nice time for the wedding. You will be pleased if you go with the Inviting Pear for your wedding!!
Reviewed On 11/28/2018 by Elizabeth K
Everything that we wanted for invitations and stationary turned out exactly how we imagined! First, huge shout-out to Arielle for a great in person meeting. She brought plenty of samples which gave us some wonderful ideas. She also had suggest...
ions based on what we were envisioning and it helped a lot. They also have a great pintrest as well, which is where we found the idea for our menu. Arielle and Shannon were so flexible working with us and with our budget. When we had questions or revisions, they were amazing at responding and making updates to our contract(s). They are both super personable and great to work with. I am beyond happy with our final products, thanks so much for being a big part of our day!
Reviewed On 11/07/2018 by Dana L
Shannon is the BEST! I am obsessed with her work and we were blown away by our elegant invitations and the cute map of Austin she created for us. We received endless compliments from our friends and family on our stationery. Thanks Shannon!!
Reviewed On 10/03/2018 by Carrie K
Shannon came highly recommended from our wedding planner and she did not disappoint!! She created beautiful pieces [escort cards, table numbers, send off sign, guest book sign, koozies (my absolute favorite design - very creative), favor tags a...
nd more!] that matched our wedding vision perfectly! We had no edits! ... We can't wait to show all of Shannon's work at our wedding in a few short weeks!
Reviewed On 10/02/2018 by Kailee R
Shannon at the Inviting Pear is amazing! She truly cares about each and every client’s needs! She responds so quickly, and is helpful every step of the way. I 110% recommend the Inviting Pear! 5 star business 🤩
Reviewed On 10/02/2018 by Eliza B
Shannon was amazing to work with for my name cards, escort cards, table numbers and a custom watercolor bar menu incorporating my two dogs (!!!). She was extremely professional, easy to work with, and quick to respond. Shannon has amazing taste...
and attention to detail and I highly recommend her work. You can't go wrong working with Inviting Pear!
Reviewed On 6/07/2018 by Miranda B
My invitations were so perfect and exactly what I wanted. I am super picky (and indecisive) and Arielle was flexible and easy to work with. I changed my mind about design and fonts a couple times and she got me a new proof super fast. She helpe...
d make decisions on the paper type, envelopes, font style, font color, etc. I decided to order menus as well. She nailed them and had them to me super fast! Would definitely recommend!
Reviewed On 5/15/2018 by Kirsten V
Arielle was so helpful when designing our wedding stationary. Our consultation was very informative; she brought a ton of samples so that we could see different papers, colors, fonts, etc. and it made the decision making process so much easier....
The designs were completed quickly and she was always willing to make corrections/changes if needed. Arielle helped us set the tone for our wedding and we got SO many compliments on the invitations, as well as the cool acrylic seating assignment chart!
Reviewed On 4/12/2018 by Elizabeth B
To be honest, invitations weren't the most important or exciting thing to me when planning a wedding. However, the work that Arielle and the Inviting Pear team did for our invites made it one of my favorite part! The invitations turned out be...
tter than I'd pictured and were absolutely stunning. They were so beautiful that I framed one and hung it up in our house :) In addition, the team was easy to work with and turned everything around quickly and thoroughly. HIGHLY recommend this vendor.
Reviewed On 4/10/2018 by Wesley E
Shannon & Arielle were amazing in every way. They captured the essence of our wedding in their design. They were fabulous to work with and the quality of their products are top notch. I would highly recommend working with them!!! Three Claps to...
Inviting Pear!!!
Reviewed On 3/26/2018 by Megan S
The inviting pear made my invitation dreams come true. I had some different ideas that I wanted and Arielle patiently worked with me and my inspiration to create a one of a kind invite. The process was stress free and went smoothly. I was thril...
led with the finished product and would highly recommend Inviting Pear to any bride!
Reviewed On 12/04/2017 by Meghan M
I recently had the pleasure of working with Arielle and Shannon at The Inviting Pear and I could not recommend them more! Arielle so graciously first met with us on December 23rd - right before the Christmas holidays when no one is thrilled to...
be working. I lived out of town and had very limited vacation days available to me, so I had to work around my own holiday schedule. She kindly met with us and showed us examples of their work and I was blown away! I booked them immediately. I didn't even need to meet with anyone else. In the months to follow, Arielle not only created beautifully classic invitations, save the dates and programs, but also created a custom monogram for us that we could not be happier with! You have to have a special kind of person to work with me on stationery, as I am extremely picky and know what I like and don't like. :) Arielle was patient and attentive to all of my comments and requests and I never felt that I was bugging her with random thoughts and revisions. But my favorite part of working with The Inviting Pear were the amazing acrylic seating chart, table numbers and bar menus that they created for our reception. They happily worked with my florist and lighting company in coordinating how to hang and showcase this stunners. I am still receiving compliments on them weeks later! A lot of work goes in to what they do every day and it truly shows. They care about their clients and I felt that they strove to make us 100% satisfied with our final results. I can't wait to use them again for other stationery needs!
Reviewed On 11/07/2017 by Kimberly B
I was extremely pleased with the work from The Inviting Pear! Everyone that received the invitation text or left a message on the RSVP how they were the nicest invitations they’d ever seen. The invitations were completely personalized to my sty...
le and had almost immediate feedback when I had questions or adjustments. Super pleased with their work.
Reviewed On 10/13/2017 by Lisa R
I'm so proud and excited to show off my wedding invitations! They truely are unique and one of a kind. The Inviting Pear helped me through every process of my wedding. After all, the invitations and save the dates are the first impression of y...
our wedding. Shannon was great to work with and help guide me through the process. Thank you for everything!
Reviewed On 10/02/2017 by Claire L
Shannon was simply amazing. She worked with our budget to create a beautiful invitation suite that all of our guests loved. She reminded us of various invitation etiquette rules, but ultimately let us pick what we wanted. I cannot say enough ni...
ce things about her and would 100% recommend her to anyone planning a wedding or event. Thank you, Shannon! You are the BEST!!!
Reviewed On 7/05/2017 by Kat R
Shannon was absolutely fantastic to work with! She made us feel completely at ease during the whole process of designing our save the dates and invitations. Her attention to detail is out of this world!
Reviewed On 5/25/2017 by Brian W
Shannon & Arielle are awesome! They are very professional and super responsive. They have helped me on multiple occasions create a Gobo Monogram design and they help bring your ideas to life. Arielle called me to get an idea of what I was looki...
ng for and she really went above and beyond to help make the design come together! She did it in such a short amount of time as well! Thank You!!!!
Reviewed On 5/17/2017 by Bailee P
Very responsive and great to work with! When I wanted to change something, Arielle never made me feel like I was too needy. Arielle was very excited to create and use her imagination. The Inviting Pear comes highly recommended by me. They also ...
took care of the addressing, bundling and sending out. I would have been lost without them.
Reviewed On 5/03/2017 by Gloria S
The Inviting Pear is the BEST stationary company in Austin and Houston by far! I live in Houston but gor married in Austin so I did a lot of research before choosing in both cities. After my research I reached out and got proposals from 6 diffe...
rent companies in Austin and Houston. I actually was able to personally meet with Arielle (she was super flexible with me since I was from out of town and met with me during a weekend). I loved her personality and her creativity! The Inviting Pear also came highly recommended and had amazing reviews. After I compared all the companies it was a no brainer and decided to work with them. I am sooo happy that I did because Arielle who worked closely with me was such a joy to work with! I know that I was not an easy customer, I was very perfectionist and had a million editions to my save the date and wedding invitation and she was super patient with me and did all the changes that I requested and more. She also had great attention to detail and was able to understand my vision and even made it better. I absolutely LOVED the final product! I wanted to design a logo for our wedding that would represent our love story and how we met (I am originally from Mexico, my husband is from Colombia and we met and live in Houston) and she took my idea and a map that my sister drew and elevated it and made it just PERFECT! We absolutely loooved our wedding logo as it represented us and our story as a couple perfectly! We used it for the invitation as well as the wedding day. I used it as inspiration for our wedding decor and theme and it was perfect! Our guests absolutely loved the stationary and got lots of praises about how beautiful our invitations and save the dates were! Arielle was one of my favorite vendors and she was an absolute pleasure to work with! I would hands down recommend them to any person looking to have the most AWESOME stationary for a special event! To Arielle thank you sooo much for being so patient with me and for your wonderful creativity! Thank you for bringing my logo to life!! I really appreciate it!!, love, Gloria
Reviewed On 4/27/2017 by Mallory W
Shannon was the first stationer that my husband and I met and we knew right away that we didn't need to meet anyone else. We described our vision and style in that first meeting and she picked up on it immediately. Working with Shannon througho...
ut the design process was one of the easiest parts of the wedding planning process. We received so many compliments on our wedding invitations and she carried the same style throughout the rest of our paper products for our wedding.
Reviewed On 4/26/2017 by Elizabeth N
Arielle and The Inviting Pear were absolutely wonderful! She helped me create exactly what I wanted for my wedding invitations. They provide so many other services as well for weddings. Arielle even met me at the post office when I was having t...
rouble getting the invitations out! Couldn't recommend more!
Reviewed On 3/31/2017 by Lauren B
We had the best experience with Shannon! She is so professional and creative and made the whole process so easy. Not only were our invitations and save-the-dates unique and gorgeous, but she created a boutique of menus, place cards, and signs...
that fit beautifully into the look and feel of everything. These day-of details would have been so stressful were it not for Shannon. I can't recommend her highly enough - thank you Shannon!!
Reviewed On 3/13/2017 by Katie M
For our invitation suite, we had the pleasure of working with Arielle. My fiancé and I had several strong ideas of what we wanted coming into our design appointment, and I feared our meticulous visions would never be turned into beautiful invit...
ations! Arielle was absolutely wonderful to work with and made our vision into reality; she remained open-minded and flexible with our many, many ideas. She managed to merge our visions together perfectly by using her keen artistic eye and design prospective. Our paper goods are more than I have ever imagined! On top of all things, she was very professional, timely, and responsive. From our first design meeting with Arielle to having printed invitations in my hand, it took merely 6 weeks! And considering we emailed back and forth almost daily, I feel like that 6 weeks went by faster than the speed of light! I would (and do) 100% recommend working with Arielle.
Reviewed On 10/18/2016 by Julie S
When faced with creating the perfect invitation for our daughter’s wedding and having to work long distance with the couple for their choices, I had a concern about choosing the right designer/company for this project. Again, the Knot gave gre...
at options and through their vendor lists, we were able to find Inviting Pear. For us, it was another fortuitous choice. Shannon, who owns the company, was our point of contact and, from the first meeting, we knew we had chosen well. She provided far more assistance than I could have anticipated providing guidance on wording choices for our formal wedding to spreadsheets for the guest lists to make printing not only easy but correct with regards to rules of etiquette. While I originally thought we would use Inviting Pear for only the invitations, our experience was so positive and Shannon so helpful, that they also provided escort cards, head table seating cards, and table numbers. One of the most special aspects of working with Inviting Pear is Shannon’s creation of the couple’s monogram. With input from all of us, she created an image they will use for years to come and which we incorporated in everything printed or produced for the wedding. I am already looking for the next opportunity to work with Shannon!
Reviewed On 10/18/2016 by Paige B
The Inviting Pear did all of our invitation suite along with the fan programs and thank you notes for our invitation. They were so amazing to work with, affordable and local which made an amazing combination. All the work was quick and turned o...
ut perfect. I can't recommend them enough for your upcoming wedding. We were able to do so much more with our invitations (adding backing, belly band, custom logo, etc) than we could have just ordering online and for about the same price!
Reviewed On 10/07/2016 by Lindsey W
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful stationary! Everything we ordered was perfect and exactly what we wanted. This vendor is a pleasure to work with and goes above and beyond to make sure you're happy with the finished product, and her turnaroun...
d time for proofs etc. is stealth speed. Amazing!!!!
Response from the Vendor on 10/10/2016
Thank you so much for the amazing review! It was a pleasure designing with you. Much happiness in your marriage...only one more week. Yay!
Reviewed On 10/03/2016 by Bonnie P
Our designer, Arielle, was great to work with. She patiently walked my daughter and I through the artistic design process and created a beautiful wedding invitation by showing us many different styles and fonts, and capturing the inspiration f...
or the garden wedding based on our descriptions. Our programs, menus, and signage were strikingly gorgeous. She and Shannon were especially helpful with articulating the wording used on our selected stationery, and with the final extra touch of tying a ribbon around the neck of our program fans that matched the wedding colors. We were very happy with everything, and received many compliments on everything that was created. The Inviting Pear was the perfect choice for us because we got a very beautiful, very unique set of wedding stationery!
Reviewed On 9/25/2016 by Kayla H
Arielle was an absolute GEM! My fiance and I are not the easiest or most decisive people to work with (to say the least), but Arielle worked tirelessly and used her creative expertise to create the most beautiful wedding invitations. She was in...
constant contact, even on weekends and when she was out of town for vacation. She hand drew the loveliest maps for our invites that totally encompassed who we are. I could not recommend Arielle more!
Reviewed On 8/08/2016 by Melinda R
Shannon was so amazing to work with! I felt like I had so many ideas for invitations and sent her multiple pictures of other invitations that I liked, it was overwhelming! But once I met with Shannon and she narrowed down my style, she came up ...
with something better than I could have ever dreamed of!! Since sending out my invitations, I have received nothing less than rave reviews! My highest recommendations for the Inviting Pear :)
Reviewed On 8/07/2016 by Lauren T
Shannon was so sweet and easy to work with! I didn't know much about invitations/paper but she was so patient with me and explained everything. There was a lot of back and forth when designing everything but she was extremely patient with all o...
f our feedback and was willing to help us make sure that everything was exactly how we wanted. I didn't have any big ideas about our invitations and really wanted more of a classic look and feel... Shannon definitely delivered on that! And we had some fun stationery for our wedding night, including cardboard cutouts of our faces for people to use in the photobooth (those were a huge hit and ended up on the dance floor after a couple of hours).
Reviewed On 6/08/2016 by Brittney B
Shannon has been amazing to work with throughout the initial inquiry to receiving the completed invitations. I do not live in Texas so planning a wedding out of state has been hard, but Shannon has been overly accommodating with everything. Her...
creativity and designs are even better. She was able to understand the vision I was going for and literally designed the PERFECT invitation suite. You cannot go wrong with The Inviting Pear!
Reviewed On 3/15/2016 by Jenny S
Shannon has been an absolute delight to work with over the past 10 months I've been planning my wedding. From our initial meeting, she helped us capture in paper form all the ideas bouncing around in my head. In helping us create save the dat...
es, invitations, response cards, place cards, escort cards, bar menus, and other items, she has been patient, kind, incredibly responsive, and an overall pleasure to work with. Not to mention our invitation package looks incredible! As an Austin-ite, I also love that she prints locally. Hiring Shannon was one of the best decisions I made in wedding planning!
Reviewed On 2/02/2016 by Emily S
I can't recommend Shannon enough for wedding stationary! In the beginning I had envisioned just using an online service to do our invitations, but I am SO glad I had a consultation with Shannon first. She blew my expectations for personalized...
stationary out of the water and I can't tell you how many compliments we've received on our save the dates and wedding invitations. She was extremely friendly through the whole process and patient with us as we made little tweaks here and there. But, her work barely needed any revisions. She was able to meet with us once and capture everything we were looking for in our wedding stationary. It surprised me, but she was the most fun vendor I think we worked with. Every time I saw an email from her in my inbox I got excited because I couldn't wait to see her latest creation. I would recommend her in a heartbeat. Not only is she fantastic at what she does, but she's reasonably priced and her work is worth every penny (and then some). We'll be using her to send out announcements as soon as we get our wedding pictures and she'll be our go to for any future invitation needs. Shannon, I know I've said it a few times, but you are absolutely the best!!
Reviewed On 1/30/2016 by Keith M
So...what to do when you are planning an event from 1,000 miles away? Obviously secure the best in Invitations in the state of Texas. Shannon was amazing, I was not able to be there to pick out the paper, see the colors or go crazy over w...
hat stamps work best. Not that it mattered...she handled the details perfectly for me! Our wedding was a black tie event for a few hundred people in Austin, Texas though we planned from Minneapolis, MN. We wanted elegance smothered in bbq sauce with a side of queso. Yeah, I'm aware that's odd but hey, my wedding, not yours. Shannon crafted the perfect invites, led us through the oddities of how to address black tie invitations when you live in a state that people literally hate to be called sir & ma'am and ensured that while we couldn't actually have them hand delivered by a man wearing a top hat they would still exude enough elegance that it was basically the same thing. Her professionalism was outstanding, her turn around times faster than you can imagine and the final product? PERFECT. I'm hoping to get an invite to your party just so I can judge your invitations next to mine...though if Shannon does them it won't really matter. They will most definitely be EXACTLY what you are looking for!
Reviewed On 10/29/2015 by Annelyse P
It was a pleasure working with Shannon! She is a very talented graphic designer who understands the clients vision and comes up with some beautiful designs. I couldn't have asked for a better person to work with to help design my invites and we...
dding day stationary. Everything turned out awesome and just as I expected!
Reviewed On 10/20/2015 by Knottie58622998
Our experience with Shannon @ Inviting Pear(I am the MOB) was flawless. Shannon is incredibly creative and talented at design, but she is also organized, responsive, and professional. She is very patient and works hard to make sure you are happ...
y with all she does. Our invitation was exquisite. One former wedding planner invited to the wedding, called at the last minute to say she couldn't bring herself to send in the RSVP card, because she loved the invite so much she couldn't part with any of the elements! A great compliment indeed. I am so glad our wedding planner, Becky Navarro @ Pearl Events recommended Shannon. Five stars plus!!
Reviewed On 10/08/2015 by Rachel H
Shannon Ferguson with the Inviting Pear is an absolute pleasure to work with!! I worked with her on my wedding Save the Dates, Custom Envelope Liners, Ceremony Programs, Seating Chart, Place Cards, Bar Signage and other miscellaneous signage. W...
hen relaying my design vision to Shannon, she absolutely nailed it every time making the process so smooth and quick. She always returned all email correspondence promptly and answered all my questions thoroughly while offering invaluable advise and recommendations for all my paper needs for my wedding. Her services are worth every penny! The finished product is flawless. Do not look any further! Shannon is fabulous and beyond talented... and how cute is the name "The Inviting Pear"? Loved everything about my experience.
Reviewed On 10/07/2015 by Kara
From the very beginning, Shannon was a pleasure to work with. When we met, she showed me samples of her designs, all so beautifully artistic and personalized. Somehow, I was able to narrow down the design concept I wanted to use, and she was ab...
le to customize it exactly to my liking. Not only was I impressed with her willingness to get the design I had in my mind down to perfection on paper (including sending me samples of how the finished product would look), but it turned out even more beautiful than I had envisioned in print. I will be using her for all of my wedding paper needs! A must-use vendor if you are in Austin or the surrounding areas!
Reviewed On 10/07/2015 by Jessica D
Shannon is the so great to work with! Her work is amazing in itself. She is easy to work with. She is responsive to our needs. She is prompt. She takes the time to ensure ever detail is done to perfection. I would recommend her to friends, fami...
ly, and people I do not know. I cannot say a bad word!
Reviewed On 9/16/2015 by julia k
The Inviting Pear was great to work with for our Save the Dates, Invitations, Programs, and Welcome Notes for our Austin wedding. She captured our vision and our personalities and we love everything. Highly Recommend!
Reviewed On 7/06/2015 by Molly D
This review is long overdue! Shannon was a pleasure to work with and I'm so glad she was recommended by our wedding planner with Pearl Events. Shannon worked very hard to deliver exactly what I had in mind - the colors I chose were specific and...
she made sure I was completely happy with the final design. Shannon did our save the dates, invitations, menus, programs, welcome cards, bar menus, breakfast invitations and escort cards. We loved everything and would absolutely recommend her. We will definitely enlist Shannon's talents again for future invitations and announcements!
Reviewed On 4/23/2015 by Elizabeth S
Shannon was absolutely amazing to work with and is so talented with her designs! She handled basically all the stationary/paper design work for my wedding—our save the dates, invitations, menus, escort cards, table numbers, and programs. She pu...
t together the perfect design for our wedding colors/theme and really carried it throughout all of her work for us. She was very responsive to ALL of our emails (and there were a lot!) and got us changes and different versions very quickly. She was absolutely fabulous to work with and you can tell she really cares about the quality of her work and making sure we were happy throughout the process. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Shannon, she was one of the best decisions we made in the wedding planning process!
Reviewed On 3/21/2015 by a member
I used Shannon for all our wedding needs... everything was totally customized and perfect- what a pleasure!
Reviewed On 3/17/2015 by Knottie1426619493
Shannon was great to work with. She helped me figure out a unique save the date and a fun post wedding party invite. I highly recommend her to those needing any type of invitations. You won't be disappointed.
Reviewed On 3/10/2015 by Cathy G
Our stationary was breathtakingly beautiful. They designed our Save the Dates, invitations, programs, menus, welcome notes & welcome bags. Our expectations were exceeded. I would recommend them to anyone! Shannon & Roxanne were very easy to ...
work with. They were attentive & professional & not to mention creative!
Reviewed On 3/03/2015 by Hailey V
Shannon is simply the best! I was originally thinking I would go to a stationery store, pick out what I liked, and fill in the blanks. My coordinator, Becky at Pearl Events (also amazing) recommended I meet with Shannon and I am so glad she did...
. Shannon showed me tons of her previous work so that she could get a feel for what I liked and what I was comfortable with. My 'vision' for my wedding changed (like any bride's does) over the course of the first few months and Shannon was flexible and understanding and worked with me through the process! I really appreciated how quickly and efficiently she communicated throughout our year of working together. I am absolutely in love with my invitations and am receiving tons of compliments as guests get them in the mail. Most importantly, Shannon wants YOU to be happy with the final product. I look forward to seeing what she comes up with for our programs and menus! Thank you, Shannon!
Reviewed On 10/16/2014 by Knottie73744623
Shannon made the invitations for my daughter's wedding and they turned out great!!! Shannon is extremely easy to work with and she has terrific ideas and ton of examples for you to look at... I highly recommend her... She is also going to make ...
the table numbers and the seating poster for my daughter's wedding... :)
Reviewed On 9/23/2014 by Barbara M
It was such a pleasure to work with Shannon for my daughters wedding. She has an amazing flair for creativity and listening to what we were trying to accomplish in style and budget. She was always quick to respond to questions and with design...
revisions. I would highly recommend her for whatever your "printing" needs would be and hope I have the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Reviewed On 9/16/2014 by Knottie78810430
Shannon did the invitations for my wedding, and I have never gotten so many compliments on anything! The level of service and value for all the custom work was beyond my expectations (including a custom Austin skyline for the rehearsal dinner ...
invite and a monogram for all the reception materials).. she was absolutely wonderful, by far one of my favorite wedding vendors and I would highly recommend her for your wedding or party.
Reviewed On 9/09/2014 by Erika M
Shannon at Inviting Pear was a delight to work with. She took time to really understand not just the look of our invitations but the tone we wanted to convey as well. She spent a lot of time helping us choose perfect "save-the-date's" and inv...
itations; we've had tremendous feedback from people saying they were the most awesome wedding invitations they'd ever seen... and we both agree! A premium product well worth the price, and just a great experience.
Reviewed On 8/19/2014 by Heather K
I worked with Shannon Ferguson of the Inviting Pear to design save-the-dates, invitations (complete with hand-drawn map and unique response card inserts), rehearsal dinner invitations, thank you notes, and an insert for guests' welcome bags for...
my upcoming wedding and could not have been happier with either the result or the experience. As someone who has a background in graphic design myself, I know how difficult it can be to translate verbal or written descriptions into something visual and meet the clients' expectations. And, because of that background, I expected that I would be difficult to satisfy and have a highly critical view of the work produced. On top of that, I had kind of a non-traditional look and feel in mind for everything, so I had expected to find some frustration in getting a product that would feel like it suited me and my fiance. But those concerns were quickly alleviated. Shannon's first drafts were almost always very close to what I had envisioned and articulated, and she was very accommodating to make any changes (big and small) until I was completely satisfied...all communicated over email, no less. I could not be happier with the final products: I especially love how none of the pieces look the same, but they all look like they go together--several of our friends and family have also noted that the pieces really "look like" us. I also highly recommend that you take advantage of Shannon addressing the envelopes for you--for a nominal fee, she will have the names and addresses printed onto the envelopes (which looks great), and for a little more she will hand write them. Totally worth it. Shannon far exceeded this picky customer's expectations with every piece we collaborated on. I highly recommend working with her for pieces that will feel unique to you and your big day.
Reviewed On 6/24/2014 by marissa g
The Inviting Pear did a wonderful job getting to know me and my style. I wanted to incorporate my own calligraphy into the invitation and Shannon did it flawlessly. We were very pleased and received many compliments from our guests.
Reviewed On 5/30/2014 by Liz D
I was referred to The Inviting Pear by my fabulous wedding planner (Johnell of Clearly Classy Events). I live in the DC area, but I'm getting married in San Antonio, TX, so I had to arrange everything via email and phone calls. I spoke with...
Shannon from The Inviting Pear about what we envisioned. She emailed proofs for us to take a look at and we gave our notes. She was incredibly attentive and even though we had no face to face meeting to discuss our vision for the wedding invitations, she took our feed back and gave us EXACTLY what we wanted. She went above and beyond offering services to assemble and ship out our invitations as well! Which was very helpful for a cross country couple! She was also very prompt with her responses and worked to through the weekend to see that our invites went out by the date we had set. The inviting Pear was so great to work with and the invitations were beautiful! They will also be doing all of the printing needs for our ceremony and reception! I would recommend them to any couples looking for a stress free experience and beautiful product!
Reviewed On 5/26/2014 by lainie s
We met to discuss what our vision was for our welcome bag tags, menus, place cards etc. They could not have come out more perfect. Exactly what I tried to describe. Great service, reasonably priced.
Reviewed On 5/22/2014 by Kellen S
Shannon at The Inviting Pear was incredible to work with from the design to the delivery of invitations. She worked tirelessly with us on iterations to make the perfect design for our invitations. She’s extremely creative and can create just ab...
out anything you can dream up. We were pleased with her prices and didn't feel at any point we were being “nickeled and dimed”. I would highly recommend her to any bride looking for someone to help with stationary that is fun, unique and not limited to pre-designed invitations. In the end, you really spend less working with Shannon to design your custom stationary rather than modifying and making changes to existing, pre-made invitations.
Reviewed On 5/19/2014 by Cara O
I used the Inviting Pear for both my save-the-dates and my invitations. After our save-the-date experience, we would have cancelled the invitation order had we not already put down half the cost as a deposit. I had a very hard time working with...
her, as she fought me on so many decisions and was not able to take my input and put it into practice very easily. She fought me on several wording preferences and talked down to me when I pushed her to use my preferences. She would add things without my approval because it's "tradition", and she would fight me on wording preferences even when I explicitly requested that she do something else. Overall, I found working this vendor to be the most stressful part of planning my wedding. I've provided more details below, but in a nutshell, I would not recommend this vendor to any of my friends or family. She refused to ship the save-the-dates or invitations to our home; we had to drive 30 minutes to pick them up. She did not include enough envelopes for either the save-the-dates or the invitations. When I asked her to provide more envelopes, she blamed me for not having enough. Her first design attempt at our invitations looked like an invitation to a twelve year old's birthday party or a backyard BBQ. When I told her it was nothing like I asked for, she got defensive instead of being apologetic. I asked to meet her in person to go over the design so we were on the same page, but she could not meet before work, after work, or on the weekends, so we had to work entirely by email. Once we settled on an adequate design, I asked her to print 2 separate sets of RSVP cards (one with a later RSVP date in case we added invites late in the process), but she said no. She also changed our RSVP date to her preference based on "tradition" instead of our asked-for date. She spelled my name wrong on the invitations several times. Be careful if you choose a design that requires assembly because she charges extra for assembly. She'll let you use her equipment to assemble your invitations, but she'll charge you for that as well. The invitations turned out OK, and I was ultimately not embarrassed to send them out, but they were not worth the amount of stress I went through in working with this vendor. I would not recommend this vendor unless you have a very flexible schedule and lots of time for back-and-forth, know exactly what design you want, and are OK with being told how to phrase your invitations.
Response from the Vendor on 06/03/2014
I’m so sorry that you had this unpleasant experience. I had no idea this is how you felt and wish I would have known during the process so we could clear up some of these misunderstandings. It’s always my goal to make the design and printing pr...
ocess 100% stress-free. I make every concerted effort to be sure my clients have a great experience (as you can see from my other reviews). With that said, I do feel like I need to defend myself on the points listed. As an invitation wording expert, it is my job, in my opinion, to inform my clients of any etiquette. At that point the client can decide if they want to follow etiquette or choose an alternative. In fact, most of my clients do not follow traditional etiquette and I encourage them to do what they’d like. I feel like our email correspondence conveyed this point of view. I’m sorry you felt pressured to use my suggested wording as my goal was to be helpful and it was never my intention to be forceful. I believe email can sometimes be difficult to decipher and for that I truly apologize. As for the spelling of your last name, I did misspell it in the original PDF proof. I apologized at the time and changed it as soon as you told me. It is for this very reason that I do multiple PDF proofs and provide a hard copy proof for all my clients. My goal is to be sure there are plenty of opportunities to review the design and text prior to going to print. As for delivery, I do work in South Austin and I give my clients the option of shipping their job to them or picking their job up from me (at any time, day or night, work day or weekend). When shipping, I do have to pass along the cost. As for the envelopes, I apologized for that and I mailed you the additional envelopes, at no cost, right away. As discussed at the initial consultation, the design process can take multiple iterations to get it perfect. As you remember, you loved the first save the date design and expressed at the end “how easy” everything was. I’m sorry that the invitation design took 3 renditions but I did it all within a week or so of your feedback. In addition, I called to discuss and told you that I’d be happy to meet. Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet within that week due to family conflicts. I often meet with my clients on the weekends and can meet where it’s convenient for my clients. In fact, I originally met with you at a coffee place downtown near your apartment. As for the RSVP date (i.e., having a Plan A and Plan B list for guests), I did provide the etiquette as an option and followed up with an e-mail that I would work with whatever option you chose. I did not receive a response so I went with what you approved on the proof. I’m always happy to assemble the job for a fee and all of my quotes are upfront with this additional fee. As a courtesy, I also offer my tape runner to my clients at no additional cost. This allows my clients to assemble their own invitations using my equipment. I do charge, at cost, for the 36-yard tape rolls, which I think is only fair (and only costs $5/roll). Again, I’m so sorry that you had this experience and that I did not know you were feeling this way. After receiving this review, I’ve reached out to you to try to make amends. I appreciate your feedback and would love to discuss it with you so that my future clients don’t ever have this experience. I appreciate your honesty and I hope we have the opportunity to discuss.
Reviewed On 3/18/2014 by Linda r
Shannon Ferguson of The Inviting Pear has been a delight to work with. She is creative, intuitive, professional and very client-oriented. We enlisted her help to create our daughter's wedding invitations, personalized seal and ceremony progra...
ms. She listened to what we wanted, offered suggestions and ideas, and then she created personalized invitations that were even better than we envisioned. They are absolutely beautiful, and we are still getting compliments on them. Shannon proved to be very dependable and went out of her way to meet our deadlines. We had a family illness at one point, and Shannon took charge and completed all aspects of our project on schedule. You will not be disappointed if you hire Shannon. It is all Good!
Reviewed On 3/18/2014 by Pauline M
Working with Shannon was pure pleasure. Her creativity is only surpassed by her patience & professionalism. She will work with you until it is exactly what you have envisioned, lending her expertise & knowledge from start to finish. I do not...
live in Austin & was hesitant to hire someone out of town. She responds quickly to emails/sends pictures & samples so it never was an issue. When I traveled to Austin she met with me & went over everything in detail. She has a large portfolio of invitations in books to give you ideas. The array of colors/papers/print styles/sizes is vast! In fact, I don't think her website does her justice. Her books of work are amazing! Her pricing is very fair (I got 3 bids) & she will work to find the best printer/vendor & pass on the savings. She will even suggest how to lower the price without compromising the quality. She takes great pride in her work & it shows. The invitations she created for my daughter's & son-in-law's wedding were gorgeous. Even when we were running into a little time crunch she stayed on top of that too. I can't say enough good things about The Inviting Pear & Shannon. Absolutely will use her for my next 2 daughter's weddings without hesitation!
Reviewed On 10/17/2013 by Ashley L
Shannon created the following for my wedding: escort cards, table numbers, menus, and a schedule. She did a fantastic job with only a short amount of time. I would definitely recommend The Inviting Pear!
Reviewed On 10/13/2013 by Hallie P
Inviting Pear did a fabulous job - both turned out great! Very fast turn around and it was easy to communicate with Shannon.
Reviewed On 10/06/2013 by Adrienne M
I decided to use The Inviting Pear for my wedding invitations after she did such an amazing job on my sister's wedding invitations last year. She makes sure she understand what your vision is for your wedding and tries to make that come through...
in your invitations. I love that she creates a personalized monogram for us to use. She also communicates really well and gets back to you quickly. We are currently still designing my invitations but I trust that she will do a fantastic job again.
Reviewed On 10/05/2013 by Hilary B
Working with Shannon on my save the date cards has been wonderful. She is very creative, professional, and receptive to my ideas. She really knows how to capture your vision perfectly and put it on paper! She made the revision process very simp...
le and I am extremely happy with the final product. I can't wait to get started on invitations!
Reviewed On 10/02/2013 by Amanda S
Shannon has been wonderful! She met with us to see what we had in mind for our Save the Dates. We looked at colors, paper textures, and formats. Communicating with her was easy and quick! She created a custom monogram for us that will be used o...
n everything from invitations to the dance floor. Our Save the Dates are beautiful-we have gotten so many compliments already!
Reviewed On 8/20/2013 by Justin P
The Inviting Pear / Shannon was so awesome. She worked with us to create exactly what we wanted. People are raving about how beautiful they are. The best thing about Shannon is that she worked with us when we were exceptionally difficult (we...
relocated across country right in the beginning of the process). Shannon helped us zero in on the perfect design, the perfect paper, and the perfect look - - - and the invites were exactly what we wanted. Absolutely very highly recommended.
Reviewed On 7/01/2013 by Michelle W
I recently worked with Shannon at The Inviting Pear for my save the dates and wedding invitations and am thrilled with the result! She was so very patient during the process and meeting with her to review her impressive portfolio really helped ...
us clarify what we wanted. After our meeting, Shannon quickly followed up with several design options and worked back and forth via email and phone to finalize. She was extremely responsive and professional throughout the process. She suggested ideas we hadn't considered along the way and in the end, we ended up with beautiful and very personal invitations. Shannon is incredibility talented and clearly experienced, and I give her business the highest recommendation.
Reviewed On 6/27/2013 by Katie H
The Inviting Pear did amazing job for my wedding in April. Everything was done on time and had a personal touch to it. Not only did I love the work they did but my wedding guests made a point to tell me on how much they loved my save the date...
, invitations, dinner, menus, name cards, table cards, etc..Each item went together and really made my wedding have an overall theme that I was looking for. If I have another party or event in the future where I need work done by a graphic designer, I be reaching out the Inviting Pear as a return customer. Don't miss out on the amazing thing they can do for your wedding.
Reviewed On 4/30/2013 by Meghan T
I had a GREAT experience working with Shannon at The Inviting Pear. She is flexible, knowledgeable, talented, responsive, and creative -- everything you'd want in a wedding vendor. She made my invitation design and ordering process painless f...
rom the get go. She has TONS of really beautiful example invitations to look at -- which makes it both easy and hard to decide what you want -- but once you give her feedback about what you like and don't like, she will help guide you in the direction you need. She adjusted everything to our liking, and was tremendously helpful. We had her do our wedding program fans to match the invitations, too. While she was working with us, she had an emergency early delivery of her baby, but was still attentive to our needs and made arrangements to have someone respond to our emails or calls if she couldn't. The consummate professional who really cares about her clients -- I have no reservation in giving her a glowing recommendation!
Reviewed On 4/30/2013 by Ashton F
Shannon was incredible! She created amazing invites for us that looked like game day tickets to go along with our football themed wedding. She also did a wonderful job on our programs to stick with the theme. She took what I gave her as far as ...
ideas and ran with them! What she created was beautiful and I am still getting compliments :-) To top it all off, I had a disaster with a bridesmaid just a couple of weeks before the wedding, and she did a quick redesign and reprint of the programs for me! I loved working with her and not only is she a talented designer, she is a very sweet person. Our wedding wouldn't have been the same without her services!
Reviewed On 4/30/2013 by Lindsay P
I used the Inviting Pear for my wedding invitations and I was very happy with the outcome. Shannon was nothing but professional. I wanted someone who knew etiquette and the proper way of doing things. She was confident and knew exactly what to ...
do. In addition, she made excellent invitations! She was always receptive to changes even while she was in the hospital after having a baby! She truly made my invitation experience great and I highly recommend her.
Reviewed On 12/21/2012 by Amanda S
I can't say enough good things about the Inviting Pear. I worked with Shannon and she was wonderful. She was so easy to work with and she was always very prompt following up with emails and checking in on my progress. I have gotten so many c...
ompliments on our save-the-date and wedding invitation! She was patient with me when I asked her to provide me with several options for our save-the-date because we were having a hard time deciding on which photograph to use. Shannon provided us with a wide variety of save-the-date and invitation samples at our original meeting to help us figure out what we wanted- this really helped us narrow down what fit us best. Also, I appreciated the fact that she created and emailed us a draft our save-the-date/invitation, made changes if necessary, and then followed up by sending us a true sample in the mail for final approval. I felt confident that I would be happy with the final result. All in all, we couldn't be happier with Shannon's creativity and professionalism and I would recommend Inviting Pear to any bride-to-be in a second!
Reviewed On 11/04/2012 by Debbe P
Although my daughter and her fiancé dealt with Shannon more on the design, she worked closely with me on timing, shipping, payments and answering questions. Shannon made this process enjoyable and she was very professional and responsive. As sh...
e delivered so well on the invitations, we added Thank you notes, place cards, Table Numbers, programs and direction signs. All were great and delivered promptly and correct in all respects! Great experience!

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Shannon Ferguson
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My name is Shannon Ferguson and I’m the owner of The Inviting Pear, a graphic design and stationery studio based in Austin, Texas. Arielle has been with me full-time for 5 years and is an amazing artist, specializing in custom watercolors and sketches. Founded in 2005, we believe every design should be as unique and special as the client. We strive to listen to our clients and understand their personality so that we can translate it into the perfect design piece. We love what we do and hope to be able to collaborate with you!

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