Elaine was an absolute pleasure to have assist with our event! She created all the beautiful name cards before the event, and then came to the event to handle any last minute name changes. She was timely, professional, and just an overall delight to work with! We are looking forward to the opportunity to working with Elaine again read more

Elaine is not only extremely talented but a hard-working perfectionist who is a master at her craft. I asked Elaine to write out the song lyrics to our first dance as an anniversary gift to my husband and she produced the most beautiful piece (over 300 words!!!) in only a couple of days. I highly recommended Elaine for all your calligraphy needs. Handwritten words are so much more beautiful than printed! Truly an art! read more

Elaine and I had a bit of an issue, but she fixed it professionally and her work is beautiful.

I am a big fan of small business owners, so I don't give bad reviews lightly. However, dealing with Elaine was such a frustrating experience that I felt I had to convince other brides to steer clear. I came to Elaine because my dad told me at the last minute that he wanted calligraphy and/or new invitations. The ones I chose weren't fancy enough. So I went to Elaine for help and explained to her that time was of the essence. I was already way behind on the invitations and already felt rude to my guests, since it's a destination wedding and we're 6 weeks out (!). She keeps telling me that I'm fine on time, but frankly, I'm not. And it's inappropriate for her to tell me that despite my (very reasonable) concern about the time. We chose to go with Elaine instead of another person because Elaine said we could get the invites in as few as four days after the order was put in. But it's been longer than that, which would be fine because she said "as few as" four days. The reason it's not fine is because she's now told me in an email how we're one week early from what she estimated. Which is not true. If I had known she expected it to take 2-3 weeks, I would've gone with the invitations I already had. And I've felt nickel-and-dimed the entire way. I explained to her that I didn't want to spend a lot on my invitations. So she tried to sell me on the least expensive invite in the MOST expensive book. (FYI, NO ONE CARES if it's the same paper company the White House uses.) Additionally, she tells you to put things on multiple lines that should be on one line because--wait for it--she charges by line. She has given me the run-around as to when I can pick up the invitations. She insinuated she would have them done by a certain day, but then I found out that she wouldn't have them to me by that day unless I paid a rush order. It's not a one-star review because, again, I take this very seriously, and she did push the invitation company to move faster because I told her I was in a rush. She also seems to take her art very seriously, and she gave good advice on the artistic aspects of the invite. She clearly has an eye for this sort of thing. However, I would not go back to her because of the complete unprofessionalism and lack of communication skills. She acts like she's doing you a favor, she treats you like you're an idiot (for the record--all I asked for was an estimate as to how long it would take), and despite her 20 years' experience, she refuses to even give an estimate as to how long calligraphy might take. I asked in multiple emails for an estimate, and she kept refusing to answer. ("It's an art not a science"--which is all well and good, but you should still be able to give an *estimate.*) I am so insanely frustrated that I am going to pick up the invitations without calligraphy. That is, if she'll let me, which at this point is questionable. Despite telling me several times that she'd set aside today to work on my invitations, it's almost 5pm and she hasn't even *reviewed the order.* She is not a business person, and she won't discuss business matters without getting offended. I mentioned to her that her pricing structure is illogical. I didn't even tell her I wasn't going to pay the way she asked (because I wasn't in the position to negotiate), but it doesn't make sense to charge for extra lines (because presumably they take more time and ink) but not charge less for fewer lines (because presumably that takes *less* time and ink). Even accounting for set-up, that makes absolutely no sense. If you're saying that time saved by not writing a line is negligible, then time added by writing an extra line should also be negligible. But don't mention that to her because she'll tell you how you don't know anything because you haven't been doing this for 20 years. For a bride who's in a rush and on a budget, go elsewhere. With Elaine, you're getting someone who considers herself an artist, which she may well be, but I didn't have patience enough with her antics to find out. read more

Absolutely brilliant work by Elaine. Beautiful invitations done for us thanks so much.

Her work is absolutely beautiful. Bottom Line. Elaine is personable and says it as it is. No BS. And for every bride--- that's important. Elaine is extremely easy and FAST to get a hold of whether it's text message, phone call, or email. Again--- being reachable is what every bride needs. When people received my invitations, I received countless phone calls about how gorgeous her calligraphy was. She made me look like I have really sophisticated taste!! I came to her with extremely difficult antique thick gold envelopes to work with during the week of Christmas and New Years and my invitations reached their destinations the first week of January. I can't complain. read more

The Invitation Whisperer? After spending just a few minutes with us looking through sample books, Elaine was able to develop a remarkably accurate sense of our taste and what we were looking for - not only on the invitations, but on everything from napkins to kippot. She understood our budget, and that we would be sourcing some things elsewhere, and was easy to work with. Where Elaine really shines, however, is in her exquisite calligraphy work. In keeping with our overall aesthetic, she used a cool modern style on our save-the-dates, and and something a little more elaborate, but clean, on our invitations. Though she does charge for "extra lines," as another reviewer remarked, the total price was very reasonable. I would certainly use her again not only for a wedding (after all, how many of those am I going to have?), but for any kind of invite, menu, place cards, etc.. read more

I had a beautiful wedding on 4.21.2018. However Elaine was a thorn in my side leading up to that day and then did the unthinkable the day before my wedding. She is a thief, hustler, liar. Do not trust her. Do not give her your money. Do not trust her at all. I contacted her about making a seating chart on mirrors for 250 guest. She told me she would be happy to do it. She told me I needed two large mirrors. I purchased the mirrors and sent her pictures as well as dimensions. She said they looked great. I paid my deposit and then everything went down hill. She originally told me she could deliver the mirrors but then she suddenly had an event the day of my wedding. Once my brother delivered the mirrors, she complained to him that they were cheap and poor quality. I emphasized, multiple times that she needed to keep to the estimate. She in turn was rude to me and avoided committing to what she said. She later called/harassed me when I was at work.... I'm a physician by the way because she did not know how to work a Word document. She gave me the final price which was $800! Double what she quoted or anyone ever quoted me - and I paid for my own mirrors... So that's just for her time. She's a complete fraud. Brides please beware. Do not trust her. She is disgusting as a business person. I will repost this everywhere I can. read more

I highly recommend Elaine for any Calligraphy needs. She saved the day by rushing calligraphy for my wedding Save the Dates and a few other invitations for wedding related events. She is truly talented and the completed products were works of art. She was very easy to work with and I will definitely use her again in the future! read more