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Hi My name is Terry Larkin. I spent all of 2009 working with my daughter Erin to create a wonderful and memorable wedding for her and her now husband Nate. In that year, I learned something about myself that I previously didn't know. That was, I was GREAT at making wedding touches. From the engagement party invitation, to the save the date magnet, to the last detail of the wedding day. I created all the visions by daughter had, by hand. And I LOVED it! I hope that through this business I can help more brides and friends create all the ADDED TOUCHES they need for all their special events.

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Frequently asked questions

What invitation and card products do you offer?

Custom Invitations
Menus
Place Cards
Programs
RSVP Cards
Save the Dates
Thank Yous

What services do you provide?

Assembly
Design
Printing

Reviews of Added Touches By Terry

Blair
Blair Sent on 11/13/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely wonderful!

Terry was absolutely wonderful to work with for my big day! She was organized, prepared, and I felt completely at ease in her hands. On the day of the wedding, the weather gave us some unexpected curve balls (an unexpected rain storm during our outdoor cocktail hour) and Terry was able to come through and help get all of our guests to the reception dry!

I would recommend Terry to anyone! Thanks again for all your help.
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Anna-Kristina Sent on 11/12/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Artistic Invitations that Set the Tone of the Celebration

Terry is a delight to work with!
We have three daughters, and this was our first wedding experience. Terry went above and beyond in giving us helpful tips and suggestions.
Terry partnered with our daughter to create invitations that were stunning! She has a gift of understanding what the client wants and brings it to life.
We received rave reviews on our wedding invitations. Our guests said our invitations were the MOST beautiful they had ever seen!
Thank you, Terry! We look forward to working with you again.
Laura
Laura Sent on 11/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Above and beyond

Terry is beyond wonderful to work with - she is talented, kind, flexible, and passionate. She took every idea I had and ran with it, going beyond every possible expectation. She gave us a few samples to choose from after getting some general likes and dislikes, and then created an entire paper package to make every detail match - from invitations, to welcome bags, to menus, and table numbers, to programs. Everything was perfectly put together and SO beautiful. When it was getting close to the wedding, I realized we needed to increase our ourder number for programs, and Terry was so understanding and nice, and quickly made the additional programs for us. Our wedding was perfect, and we owe so much of it to Terry. I can't possible rave about her enough! Beyond all of this, she is the sweetest person, and I thoroughly just enjoyed getting to know her - it was sad to realize we wouldn't be talking all the time anymore after the wedding!
User4834591 Sent on 10/22/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection!

The quality of the invitations was excellent. Terry helped pull our ideas together to create a perfect unique design for us, and also provided guidance on addressing formal invitations. Also loved all the examples she had to show us! We highly recommend, for quality, timelines, and ease of working with.
Kim
Kim Sent on 10/22/2019
5 out of 5 rating

The second best thing we did for our wedding was hire a planner - the first best thing we did was hire AddedTouchesByTerry as our planner!

First of all, if you're planning your wedding, you NEED at least a day-of-coordinator (and not the one that "comes with the venue"). This is coming from a Type A project manager "I can do it myself" standpoint. And sure, I could have done most of it myself but it A.) wouldn't have been as amazing and B.) I wouldn't have enjoyed myself the day of the wedding, or the weeks leading up. Terry is one-of-a-kind - from the first meeting she said she treats each wedding like her own daughter's wedding, and that couldn't have been more true. Terry is professional, reliable, responsible, and thought of literally EVERYTHING I needed to think about or make decisions for. And the best part was that I felt super prepared within the ~2 weeks leading up to the wedding, we weren't scrambling at the end because she knows what she's doing. On the day of, she was like superwoman - I don't know how she kept all the moving pieces working together, but she did. I could go on and on, but I could not recommend Terry more.

OH and she did our paper products (invitation, place cards, escort poster, table settings, bar sign, etc.)... there were so many things I didn't think about that she did for us too - like the ceremony sign and a welcome sign. I've heard from other brides that putting together the escort poster/place cards in the days leading up to the wedding were the worst part, but Terry handled all of it beautifully. I got SO many compliments on all the paper products/signs!
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Linda Sent on 09/20/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend Terry Larkin!

Terry Larkin was a total pleasure to work with! She did a beautiful job with our invitations. They were gorgeous and everyone absolutely LOVED them! And Terry was also our wedding coordinator. Working with Terry was, without a doubt, one of the best decisions we made! We had lined up many of the vendors before we met Terry, but she was such a terrific resource for everything else that was needed. Every vendor that Terry suggested did a great job for us. I cannot say enough positive comments about Terry Larkin, Added Touches and her team. She is delightful to work with and thinks of everything! We feel like we have made a friend for life and can't thank her enough for taking us on as clients and for all that she did to ensure that my daughter's wedding was the magical day that it was! She is fantastic!!!
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Emily Sent on 08/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Stunning Invitations!

Added Touches by Terry provided us with the most beautiful invitations for our July wedding in Washington DC.! After meeting Terry at the Wedding Expo in Fairfax, we were immediately drawn to her friendly and outgoing personality as well as her knowledge and expertise when it came to the stationary for our wedding…not to mention the stunning invitation examples she showed us! We knew that invitations were critical for a good first impression to our guests and Terry completely outdid herself in designing our perfect invitations after meeting with her and going over designs and color themes. She sent us proofs via e-mail which we were able to look over and preview before she printed them and she was very fast in communicating with us. The moment we sent out our invitations, we received texts and calls from our guests saying that they were the most stunning and well thought-out invitations they had ever received . Everyone said the invitations contained every detail needed from transportation to accommodations to RSVPing. Terry also designed our menus and escort cards which matched our invitations perfectly! They were elegant and perfectly complimented our wedding theme. She also gave us "Mr" and "Mrs" signs for the back of our chairs at our sweetheart table! The quality of the stationary and Terry's professionalism, flexibility, great communication and talent are unparalleled! We are SO pleased with everything she did for us and would HIGHLY recommend her for all of your wedding stationary needs!
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Theresa Sent on 07/30/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing invitations!

We could not have been happier with our invitation suite created by Terry. She truly goes above and beyond and does not rest until you absolutely love your invitations. She put so much thought and detail into our invitations and the finished product was more than I could have imagined. Working with Terry was so easy - she is the best. Use Terry to create your dream invitations - it will be one of the best choices you make!
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Carole Sent on 07/27/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing detail and quality!

I absolutely loved having my invitations, programs, menus, etc done by Terry at Added Touches! She is so creative and really does add those special extra touches that make everything SO beautiful! I highly recommend her!
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Laurie Sent on 03/26/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Best Decision Ever

I cannot recommend Terry enough. I was in an incredibly busy and stressful time with work and she kept all of the wedding plans on track. She went above and beyond with my vendors making sure that I had the wedding of my dreams. When my wedding had to be moved indoors last minute she worked with my venue and my florist to ensure that the ceremony location was as visually appealing as it could be. We had many personal touches that we wanted included both during the ceremony and reception and she made sure those were set up - but the best part is after the reception was over Terry and her team packed everything up and delivered it to our hotel room. I cannot even imagine how long it would have taken me and my husband to do that - instead we were able to go spend more time with our friends. I haven't even mentioned the invitations and other paperware she created for us. I had multiple people tell me that our invitations were the most beautiful ones they had ever seen. Terry is incredibly organized and incredibly caring. Hiring her was the best decision I made around my wedding - and again I cannot recommend her enough. Thank you Terry for helping to give me the wedding of my dreams!
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