each great design begins with
an even better story – here's ours.
Looking back I can say that icandothat design didn't begin as a "plan" it just kind of happened! Entrepreneurship is certainly a roller coaster ride, you wear all of the hats but all joking aside starting and running a business has been one of the most difficult and joyful things I have ever done.
Starting from the beginning, I inherited the creative gene from my mother and I realized my passion for design during my freshmen year of college. I graduated with my degree in communications and graphic design from The Ohio State University in 2008.
For the following five years, I worked full time in marketing and design positions while living in Ohio, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. From an architecture firm to an art museum with printing companies in between, I gained a diverse knowledge of all types of print and design. On the side of these full-time gigs I was dabbling in all kinds of freelance design, from logos to party invitations and even designed scrapbook paper for a while.
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Well one referral led to another, and another, and I found that each design request that came my way was welcomed with an overly enthusiastic “I can do that!”... and well, as you can see, that phrase stuck!
After spending 6 years in New York City, I now live in Columbus, Ohio with my three daughters and work full-time from my home office. I work with select small business clients but my main focus is creating custom wedding invitations for couples all across the country. Whether the wedding planning is full of classic or quirky designs, I provide the creative direction to bring each couple's vision to life on paper. By the time we are done working together, I will likely be calling you my friend, using emojis in our emails, and following you on Instagram!
Alana and Jenna have the "same brain" as they call it which makes designing invitation suites & working together a dream! When Alana isn't behind the screen, she is on the Florida beach with her brand new baby boy and three golden retriever pups.
*We anxiously await Alana's return from maternity leave!
Sarah works behind the scenes to keep all the digital things organized so the team can focus on creating and designing all of the pretty paper! As a mom to two young girls, once everyone is in bed you can catch Sarah on the couch eating popcorn and binging the current trending Netflix series with her two pups snuggled up on her feet.
Liz's title should actually be the "master paper crafter perfectionist organizer extraordinaire" but that seemed too long to fit in most places! Liz & Jenna had a very serendipitous meeting and claim to be kindred design sisters who found each other at the perfect time. Liz has aa adult son and loves being a grammy to her two grandsons.
A calligrapher turned designer, Allison has a decade of experience in the wedding industry. Allison and Jenna bounce design ideas back and forth like pro pickleballers. Allison's brain is the creative force behind the non-paper ideas becoming reality. In her free time she chauffeurs her two busy kiddos around Long Island and enjoys taking her squirrel hunting pup on walks.