Business Details
3 Years
experience
Custom Wedding & Event Stationery in Hinsdale, IL
At Eventful Designs, we specialize in crafting custom stationery and invitations that capture the essence of life's most memorable occasions. Founded in 2023 through the evolution of Ashley's Custom Stationery, our boutique studio combines decades of industry expertise with modern design sensibilities. Our creative director, Christy Fortin, brings a background in public relations and strategic communications to every project, ensuring each piece reflects both client vision and exceptional craftsmanship. We offer comprehensive printing solutions including digital, thermography, letterpress, foil, engraving, and embossing techniques to transform ideas into tangible art. Our commitment to personalized service extends through every stage of the design process, from initial consultation to final production.With a focus on collaboration and attention to detail, we serve clients seeking unique stationery for weddings, celebrations, and personal correspondence. Located in Hinsdale, Illinois, our by-appointment model allows for dedicated client interaction and tailored design experiences. Our portfolio spans wedding invitations, event paper goods, personalized notes, and holiday cards, all created with the same dedication to quality that has defined our studio since its inception. We measure success through client satisfaction and the enduring impact of our designs, which continue to tell stories long after events conclude.
Services
Wedding Invitations
Custom Stationery
Event Paper Goods
Personalized Notes
Holiday Cards
Details
- Year established: 2023
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized design consultations by appointment only
- Our studio provides multiple premium printing techniques
- Creative director brings public relations and marketing expertise
- Specialized in cohesive event stationery suites
- Modern approach to traditional stationery craftsmanship
Services
Wedding Invitations
Custom wedding invitations tailored to your event's theme and style. Our studio offers comprehensive design services from initial concept to final production. Clients receive multiple printing technique options including letterpress, foil, and thermography for creating unique, cohesive stationery suites that set the tone for their special day.
Event Paper Goods
Complete event stationery solutions for celebrations of all sizes. We create coordinating day-of materials including programs, menus, placecards, and signage. Our design team ensures every paper element maintains visual consistency with your event's aesthetic while maintaining premium quality through professional printing processes.
Custom Stationery
Tailored stationery for personal correspondence and special occasions. Our services include design and production of sophisticated note cards, monogrammed paper goods, and themed stationery sets. Each piece is crafted using premium materials and printing techniques to ensure lasting quality and elegant presentation.
Holiday Cards
Custom holiday cards featuring your unique style and family story. We offer seasonal design templates that can be personalized with photographs, custom illustrations, and specialty printing effects. Our cards maintain consistent quality through professional printing while allowing for complete customization of layout and messaging.
Personalized Notes
Elegant personalized note cards for special occasions and everyday use. Our design process focuses on creating stationery that reflects individual personality through custom monograms, color schemes, and paper selections. Clients receive premium quality writing materials suitable for both formal and casual correspondence.
People
Christy Fortin
Owner & Creative Director
Christy Fortin leads Eventful Designs with expertise in public relations and strategic communications. She joined the company in 2020 and rebranded it in 2023, bringing modern design perspectives and marketing experience from her Southern Methodist University education.
Questions
How do I schedule a custom stationery consultation?
Contact us via phone or email to book an appointment at our Hinsdale studio. We offer flexible scheduling for personalized design consultations.
What printing techniques do you offer?
We provide digital printing, thermography, letterpress, foil stamping, engraving, and embossing options for creating custom stationery pieces.
Can you create fully customized wedding stationery suites?
Yes, we design complete wedding stationery packages including invitations, programs, menus, placecards, and day-of materials with cohesive visual elements.
Do you work with clients outside Hinsdale?
While based in Hinsdale, we serve clients throughout the Chicago metropolitan area and offer virtual consultation options for out-of-area clients.
What is your turnaround time for custom orders?
Standard production time ranges from 4-6 weeks depending on complexity, with rush options available for select projects.
Reviews (4)
Christine Carmazzi
Jul 01, 2022
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I had such a wonderful experience working with Ashley on my daughter's wedding. My situation is a little unique in that I have a background in graphic design and I wanted to be able to contribute my talents in that small way to her wedding. Ashley provided some ideas and inspiration for the "Save The Dates, " the Invitation Suite and the "Day Of" pieces. I was able to design all of the pieces myself before turning my files over to Ashley to print.
Each of my orders arrived timely and perfectly. When we hit a few bumps in the road with supply chain issues, Ashley gave me alternate options to ensure that I received everything I needed before the wedding. I couldn't have been more pleased with the printed pieces and the service I received!
Each of my orders arrived timely and perfectly. When we hit a few bumps in the road with supply chain issues, Ashley gave me alternate options to ensure that I received everything I needed before the wedding. I couldn't have been more pleased with the printed pieces and the service I received!
Julie English
Jun 17, 2022
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The best service! My experience provided by Eventful Designs was collaborative, creative, idea-generating, experienced, high quality, and perfection from intake to delivery of the final product. I am so grateful for the guidance and attention to detail. They will continue to be my go to for all of my projects. I am so happy with everything Eventful Designs has done for me from the custom monogram stationery I have both gifted to others and myself as well as the invitations. They did envelope liners with every project and they are absolutely beautiful beyond my expectations and enhance the stationery perfectly.
Denise Alexopoulos
Nov 25, 2021
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Ashley and her team helped create the most beautiful paper products for our wedding! We can't thank them enough for their hard work & talent!
JwanA
Oct 08, 2021
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I used Ashley's Stationery for my daughter's wedding and Ashley was fantastic! She helped us navigate through all the wedding invitations to choose the style that defined the wedding perfectly. I received so many compliments on the invitations that I was worried the wedding wouldn't live up to the high standards and beauty of the invitations. They were absolutely perfect and many of our guests were very impressed. Ashley was wonderful to work with; she helped where we needed her, and was so easy to collaborate with.
I can't recommend Ashley's Custom Stationery enough as the invitations really kicked off the whole wedding experience, and we had so much positive feedback that I would definitely use Ashley's again!
I can't recommend Ashley's Custom Stationery enough as the invitations really kicked off the whole wedding experience, and we had so much positive feedback that I would definitely use Ashley's again!
