A&P Designs

I searched everywhere online for quality and affordable letterpress invitations. Every place I looked, seemed way overpriced or every change of a format had a high cost to it. I came across A&P designs through ETSY and fell in love with one of their designs - her pricing was competitve or even a little less than other shops similar and she was able to provide full pricing up front - so I knew how much everything would cost. We wrote back and forth daily regarding my vision and she was happy to provide numerous versions of the design so I could really figure out which I liked best (different fonts, formats, colors, etc..). Everything was done so timely and when I got the box in the mail, I was ecstatic - the proofs were great, but in person, the invites were beautiful! Letterpress is a high-end way to deliver invitations and I didn't have to spend 2k to get exactly what I wanted. I highly recommend A&P and will certainly use them again!

Alicia made us amazing invitations for our wedding. We literally exchanged close to 100 emails back and forth tweaking my invitations and she was always so understanding about the different changes I wanted to make, etc. The invitations turned out perfect and they were really personalized to our wedding. I loved them so much and the paper quality and letterpress was amazing. Guests to the wedding commented that our invitations were so unique and special. After receiving the invitations, I asked Alicia to make us menu cards to match and she was able to create them to match - it was perfect. I also then asked for our table card numbers and I had a vision in my head of using antique maps of places we have traveled. Alicia helped me create this idea and it looked wonderful! Don't be afraid to ask for what you are envisioning and this company will help you create it!

Alicia and A&P Designs are fantastic! I would recommend them to any bride looking for unique wedding invitations at a great value. Since I live in another state, we had to conduct business completely via phone and email, and Alicia was able to make my vision come alive and made it even better than I imagined. I highly recommend them!!

I don't even know where to begin....Alicia, owner of A + P Designs, is AMAZING!! She is one of the most talented people I have ever worked with in terms of taking my idea and perfecting it. I must say, I probably gave her at least 10 different ideas and design elements for our wedding invitations and she somehow managed to put it all together in what is one of the most beautiful, fashionable, & glamorous wedding invitations that I have ever seen! All of our friends keep calling us to rave about the designs!! It was so much fun working with Alicia and she really helped me by speeding up production time as our engagement was very short, not giving us too much flexibility with time! Right now, we're in the midst of working on escort cards and thank you cards (which I highly recommend brides to order ahead of time)! I can't wait to see what they turn out looking like too!! Thank you Alicia & Pat for creating such an amazing invitation for my wedding day and for being so easy and enjoyable to work with!

My invitations were absolutely beautiful. I received nothing but compliments on them. I am so happy with the quality of work and service Alicia and her company provided me with. I highly recommend this company.

Alicia is amazing and truly a helpful vendor. I found her shop on etsy.com. She introduced me to the world of letterpress and I was in heaven. I had no idea that such elegant invitations did not have to come with the same price tag as my wedding gown. Our invitations are absolutely gorgeous. Every little detail from the envelope liner to the belly band were perfect.

Alicia responded to over a 100 emails about color changes, font size RSVP wording from myself and my mother within hours. I felt as if I was her only client. She even took the time out to pick up the phone for clarification of an email.

A&P Designs are a bride's dream for a stress free online transaction. I will be using them for thank-you cards, birth announcements and any of paper goods we may need.

One word...LETTERPRESS! Alicia has an incredible eye for design and that combined with the beautiful and timeless look created by her Letterpress we couldn't have been happier with our vintage lace invitations! They were stunning!

I don't even know if I can find words to express how in love I am with my invitations! Alicia created the most perfect custom letterpress invitation suite that matches not only my wedding theme, but also my personality! She was always available to answer any question and was constantly in contact about the status of my invites. She totally made my vision come to life; I could not be any happier!

Alicia was wonderful to work with!! We had her do our wedding invitation suite and our wedding day stationary, Alicia hands down created beautiful, elegant work. Alicia was very easy to work with and was very accommodating when making last minute changes and multiple drafts for our invitations and day of stationary. We received several compliments on our wedding invitations and day of stationary, everything turned out great and I would recommend Alicia to anyone looking for beautiful, creative invitations! We were beyond happy with all of Alicia's work.

Seaside Invitations was a referral to me from my Wedding Planner. I made so many changes to my wedding plans that I constantly sent them emails about what I was doing and the changes I would need to make. They were so accommodating and reassuring telling me to just let them know when I had all my final details. I ended up not ordering invitations but instead decided to use them for thank you notes. I look forward to ordering them and receiving them as the proof for my invitations was awesome!

Seaside Invitations is absolutely amazing. I had heard of Alicia through the company that I work for. We recommend a lot of our brides to use her because she can make anything possible and so much better than what you can even think of. I was about to graduate from graduate school and I wanted to send out announcements. I could either buy the boring, same old same old school announcements, or I could order custom announcements from Alicia. Naturally when I saw the final product I knew I made the right choice. She made it even better than what I expected. I also had the envelopes decorated on the inside and it was such a classy touch. The response I received back from family and friends who I sent them too was amazing. Not only were they telling me congratulations, but they were telling me how nice my announcements were. I have also ordered personalize stationary from Alicia and it was amazing. Her creativity and outstanding customer service truly ranks her as the best. If you are looking for something that 'wows' your guests, this is the place. I can’t wait to order more products from Alicia and her team!

Our invitations were gorgeous, but there were a few minor hiccups along the way. I would recommend them, but I would also suggest that you ask if your invitations will cost extra to mail because of their shape (ours were square and, therefore cost almost $1 more each to mail). Also, order them early. I waited a bit and a few things weren't what we originally dicscussed (map wasn't what we'd talked about, etc.), but the quality of work is really good & if I had given myself more time, they would have gladly re-worked them for me.

I've been friends with the Owner and Designer, Alicia, since high school and when she decided to open her own invitation company with her husband, it couldn't have come at a better time because I needed someone for all of my wedding stationary needs. I was a Destination Bride, living in Wisconsin and planning a wedding in Florida. So having a beach theme, I wanted something different that captured the essense of the beach without being too much of a cliche for my Save the Dates and Invitations.

Seaside Invitations provided unique hand painted beach theme designs. For my Save the Dates they designed a postcard where they painted a beautiful blue colored beach scene for the background and added our names and location of the wedding on the front. Then on the back had more information and room where we could handwrite a personal message if we wanted to. They also designed a message in a bottle with a elegant label on the front with sand and shells inside along with a rolled piece of paper with our wedding information. I went with two different save the dates because I couldn't decide on one. I only sent the message in a bottle to my close family, some friends, and bridal party (because of cost) and the postcard to the rest of my guests. I mailed 45 message in a bottles and 80 postcards. My save the dates are featured on her blog...Check out the link http://www.seasideinvitations.com/destination-save-the-dates. I received a lot of compliments on my Save the Dates from my guests and that's what I was going for.

Also my bridesmaids used Seaside Invitations for my Bridal Shower invitations. It was a beach themed shower and they created cute luggage type tag invitations. Here is a picture of that as well: http://tweetphoto.com/29688240
(My invitations were featured twice on their Twitter Photo account!)

For my wedding invitation, I wanted to create a feel of a travel itinerary so I came up with an open pocket envelope where Alicia designed my formal invitation along with a passport that contained additional information about the ceremony, reception, maps, and accomodations. And for the response card I did a postcard. It turned out more that what I expected it to be. Alicia also created my wedding programs which were similar to the design of my formal wedding invitaion.

I highly recommend using Seaside Invitations for all of your wedding stationary needs and more. They are wonderful to work with especially since I live so far away. They were in constant contact through email and were easily available by phone. They work hard in creating customized styles to fit your wedding motif and I know to use them again in the future for Christmas Cards, Baby Announcements, Stationary and Letterhead, or even Logo Designs.

Alicia did a WONDERFUL job on our invitations. She and her husband created original acrylic-paint artwork for our invitations in the style of children's book illustration Eric Carle. They incorporated my love of bright colors, pinwheels, and butterflies into fun, cheerful full-color invitations on beautiful textured paper, and even allowed us to use digital versions of the artwork on our own printed info-sheet inserts. Alicia was fun to work with. We met for coffee, and over the course of 45 minutes, she pulled all sorts of ideas out of me, sketching and designing as we spoke. She was responsive and helpful, with many e-mails going back and forth about wording, spacing, and font over the course of the next few weeks. I was very, very happy with the finished products.

Alicia was very punctual and prompt; a great business woman. She is also extremely well priced and the quality of her work is excellent! I priced out a custom boarding pass invitation with a sleeve at another vendor, and they charged more than double of what Alicia charged. The invitations came out perfectly and everyone raved about them. I was very pleased with our adorable invitations and would definitely recommend her!

Alicia with Seaside Invitations was amazing in designing my MonoLOVEgram. The designs were great, and she was really supportive (and responsive) throughout the whole process. I thought I needed the files in a particular format, so she sent them to me like that -- when that didn't fit what I needed, she sent me something else! I used these monoLOVEgrams on my invitations and programs -- and got really great feedback! She's great!

Alicia designed our save the dates for our wedding that is coming up this May. She did a wonderful job and was very flexible with the changes that I wanted to make my design custom and unique to me. I was very pleased with the services that I was provided with by Seaside Invitations!!! :)

Alicia at Seaside Invitations did a FABULOUS job on our wedding invitations. The price was reasonable, she did a great job on the design and they were beautiful.....I will recommend her to anyone that is looking to have invitations created.

Seaside Invitations made my bridal shower and wedding invitations. They also made my church programs. Everything turned out so BEAUTIFUL! I received lots of compliments. One of my favorite vendors. I highly recommend Seaside Invitations!

Alicia is amazing!! She is always creating unique and creative ideas for Invitations, escort cards and table numbers. She is a go to in the Stationary world!!

Alicia is one of my favorite vendors. I recommend A+P to all of my brides! I love the designs and attention to detail. Alicia is friendly, responsive, and really goes above and beyond to ensure the quality of her product for each individual client. She's also an ethical business owner and is all around outstanding. I have great respect for A+P Designs and all the hard work they do!

Love A&P Designs! We write Thank you notes to all our Brides and we are lucky enough to have custom made, beautifu, and eye catching stationary!

Alicia does amazingly beautiful things with paper! I appreciate the time she takes to listen and inject her clients’ personality into what she’s creating for them. Alicia is professional and extremely talented at what she does. I enjoy working with her and love referring all of my clients as well!

We had the extreme pleasure of working with Alicia of Seaside Invitations, on her Spring 2009, wedding. Her insights into color, format, and overall design were breath-taking.

Although Alicia definitely knew the type of event she wanted, she always embraced suggestions and new ideas regarding her reception. The outcome was extremely customized. From the hanging sand dollar shell escort "cards," for her personalized straw box favors with every guest's name on them, Alicia's attention to detail was impressive.

While many former brides with artistic talents try to pursue subsequent careers in the wedding design field, I was very happy to encourage Alicia in her dream. We have worked with many such clients and have been surprised that they as "Bridezillas" would ever consider guiding other brides.

NOT THE CASE WITH ALICIA. She truly used her own wedding as a wonderful blueprint for her invitation and favor business. Her professional, cooperative approach to design makes her talents even more appreciated by vendors and clients alike.

We have included Seaside Invitations in all of our Open Houses and our clients love her work. Everyone is impressed by her creativity and her eagerness to stay on top of current trends.

Everyone in my vendor circle wishes Alicia well in her new business. We hope you will consider her services for your wedding or special event.