Working with Liz in 2022 was a complete delight! We are absolutely kindred spirits-from our love of color and flowers...to the name of our beloved furry friends (Our Marty the cat and Liz and Trevor's Marty the dog!) and so many more little things! And how we met! A few years...
November Beauty in Kennebunkport
What a year it was in 2020! Kellie had reached out to me in 2019 and we saw each other in person for the first time at a craft show in Freeport, Maine. When meeting in person in the winter of 2020, little did we know the changes that were soon to come...
Floral Crest for a New Hampshire Rehearsal Dinner
I was thrilled to hear from Sorrell Downing at Events by Sorrell last spring! Sorrell was putting together a rehearsal dinner and was in need of a colorful crest invitation in watercolor. Two of my favorite projects-florals and crests! And of course I was happy to mix it up and...
Hydrangeas & Blueberries in Mid-Coast Maine
Thank you to the bride, Julia, for this thoughtful review. Your day was picture perfect and by looking at the photos, I feel like I was there! Thank you for trusting me with so many special details. It was an absolute pleasure working with Ellen and Bob! El's Cards was...
Classic Hydrangeas at Rocky Neck State Park, CT
We thank you, Libby and Jamie for this lovely review!-Working with Ellen was such a joy. We found Ellen late in the planning process and we are so grateful that she was able to accommodate our timeline. She is creative, organized, and professional. She guided us through the design and...
Colorful Custom Wedding on Cape Cod
We genuinely thank you for this kind review, Beth and Kevin! Creating all your custom artwork was a special part of 2019.Working with El and Bob was truly a delight and highlight of planning our wedding. From the first time we met at their home, we knew that having El design everything...
Spectacular Weekend at the Chatham Bars Inn
I sincerely thank you for this lovely testimonial about El's Cards. Working with you was a true pleasure!I met El several years ago while she was exhibiting at a festival near my home. I loved El’s watercolor designs and the top-rate paper product quality that she used in both cards and...
A Breathtaking Cape Cod Hydrangea Wedding
When I got an email from a long time friend, Cindy, telling me that her daughter was getting married, I was thrilled! Cindy and I knew each other when I lived in Milton, MA in the "pre-Bob years". I had just started El's Cards when we first met, and Tori...
Custom Crest for a York, ME Wedding
It is always a wonderful compliment when a favorite El's Cards client contacts me about their wedding plans! In this case, it was Ann, the Mother of the Bride, who reached out to me last spring. To be thought of for these special occasions is by far the best news...
Custom Florals for a New York Lake Wedding
These colorful flowers were so much fun to paint! Crystal and John Michael had some great ideas for their wedding invitation custom design, and I was thrilled that this fun couple trusted me to bring their vision to life. Naturally, since we too are cat lovers, it was a perfect...
Garden Roses shine in New Hampshire
We met Heather at a wedding event in the summer of 2017. The bride had seen our custom maps and was interested in having us do the wedding invitations with a few custom elements and a totally custom wedding map! We set a date to meet that fall, and the...
Autumn Wedding on the New Hampshire Seacoast
We work with clients all over the country, but we always enjoy working with a stunning local venue like Wentworth by the Sea Country Club. This autumn wedding was really custom from start to finish. The bride, Liz, reached out to me in the winter before the October wedding, and our...
June Peonies on Long Island, NY
We love working with our couples from start to finish on their wedding stationery. Sometimes though, the bride might find us after the invitations are long ago sent to the guests. That was the case with the beautiful bride Michaela and the handsome groom Dimitri! Michaela reached out to me last...
Camp Wedding with Fun Floral Details
We met Erica and Tony at an event in Weare, NH. They had booked a venue that had all kinds of neat cabins for the guests and was situated on a gorgeous lake! We worked together on all of the wedding stationery, starting with the save the date, and ending...
Hand Painted Seating Chart with Florals & Bees
Of all that we offer at El's Cards, one of our signature items, the hand painted seating chart is my very favorite. Each one of these beautiful (and practical) items is totally unique. The names of your wedding guests are lettered by hand in calligraphy, then The entire piece is...
Hydrangea Details in Kennebunkport ME
It was my pleasure to create some custom hydrangea inspired Wedding Day paper goods for Gracie and Tim's Kennebunkport wedding. The bride had something specific in mind for her wedding tables, and I was happy to put paintbrush to paper to design something special just for this couple. For this...
Bold Peonies for a Boston Wedding
It was my pleasure to meet Colleen about 10 years ago at JetBlue. We were working together as inflight crew members based in Boston. When it came to be time for Colleen's wedding invitations, she got in touch with me right away. It was very flattering because Colleen is a...
Our Favorite Wedding of all Time
Although I have created many wedding invitations, designing all the stationery for our own wedding was my very favorite (of course!). That said, I had a lot of ideas, a lot of color, and it all came together exactly as it should have. We are celebrating our eight year anniversary...