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The Inviting Pear was created out of a passion for design, the art of creating something truly unique, utterly unforgettable and undeniably personal.

When I was planning my wedding, I was completely uninspired by the invitations available. As a graphic designer with more than 20 years of experience, I decided to create my own invitations. Soon I had wedding couples requiring my design services, and The Inviting Pear was born.

You can customize every aspect of your invitation - from the paper and embellishments to the colors and monogram - creating a design that is unlike any other. Best of all, you can coordinate all of your wedding pieces, including save the dates, hand-drawn maps, ceremony programs and thank you cards. The result is an extraordinary design for YOUR unforgettable event.

Appointments only, please.

LGBTQ friendly


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Frequently asked questions

What invitation and card products do you offer?

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

What services do you provide?

Assembly
Calligraphy
Design
Embossed
Letterpress
Printing

Reviews of The Inviting Pear

Alex
Alex Sent on 02/26/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Arielle is Amazing!

Arielle is so incredibly talented; we can’t recommend her enough! She did all our printed products for our wedding from our invitation suite to the day-of signage for our rehearsal dinner and wedding day. It all turned out perfectly, but my favorites were the postcard she created for our save the date and the very accurate watercolor she did of our dog that showed up on several things throughout the weekend! Arielle has plenty of her own creative ideas, but she also does a wonderful job of taking your vision and making it a reality!
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Joanna Sent on 02/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Designs and Great Service

Arielle from The Inviting Pear team helped us with invitations and day-of stationary for our February 2024 wedding. We were impressed with Arielle's quick and thorough communication, as she helped us understand timelines with printing and design. After one meeting with her, we were convinced to use their team over other online vendors given their design breadth and understanding of what we were looking for.

Our invitations turned out beautiful, and Arielle was a great as a designer to capture what we were looking for and make tweaks as needed. We received so many compliments from her work. Arielle also did our day-of stationary (seating chart, welcome sign, bar signs, custom drink illustrations, placemenus, table numbers, cocktail napkins, stickers, ceremony programs and thank you cards). As a couple, we did not give much direction and really trusted the Inviting Pear team to create a cohesive suite that matched the formality of our event, and we were so pleased with how everything turned out! Highly recommend, and many thanks to Arielle and team!
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Jocelyn Sent on 09/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Perfect Peek into your Wedding with The Inviting Pear

Shannon was absolutely FANTASTIC in working with my vision to create the best invitations to help set the tone and vibe of my wedding. She is such a pleasure to work with and truly delivers an incredible product that will be beyond your expectations! I can't recommend her talent, professionalism and products enough!!
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Audrey Sent on 06/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Inviting Pear is a Dream!!

If you want custom invitations and stationary, Arielle with Inviting Pear is absolutely amazing. I am so grateful she was recommended to me and was available for our wedding. We had her do our full custom invitation suite with 2 original watercolor images she created for us specific to our venues. They were so gorgeous and we got TONS of compliments on them from so many of our family and friends. I loved that she created an invitation that represented our venue and style so well. I’m so impressed by her talent to see examples of what a client likes and discuss their vision for the event and then create it and it comes out better than anything you could have thought of. It was a HUGE help to have her do all the envelopes and postage and mail them out for us. It took a lot of stress off my plate to have that part handled as it can be so time consuming. She also did all of “day-of” stationary including ceremony programs, dinner menus, bar menus, escort cards for our seating chart, welcome signs, frosted cups and cocktail napkins. She had them perfectly boxed up and organized for us when we picked them up upon our arrival to Austin for our wedding weekend. She even put together an extra copy of everything in an envelope for our photographer for their details photos. She literally thinks of everything! Arielle is not only extremely talented but also such a gem to work with. She made everything so fun and easy. I would absolutely use her for any event in the future! In fact, after the our wedding, I also worked with her for a gift for my parents since she does watercolors and sketches of homes as well. She created a trio of watercolors for my parents of each house they have lived in during their marriage. It was a lovely and touching gift and they loved that she did those for them as well since we all loved her work so much from the wedding. I cannot say enough good things about her and the Inviting Pear company! She is one of many stunning people we were so fortunate to meet and work with for our unforgettable wedding weekend.
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Bridget Sent on 07/22/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond gorgeous wedding stationery!!

We were introduced to the Inviting Pear through our planner, Kristin Catter, and we LOVED the work that they did for our wedding! Arielle did a fantastic job. She was very responsive to us, understood what we were looking for better than we did, and was beyond patient with us in many ways. We wanted to name each of our dinner tables after books, and Arielle created a set of table name cards with little illustrations on them. We loved them so much that we had to have a copy of all the table names to keep. We were repeatedly blown away by her talent and the work that she produced. We cannot recommend the Inviting Pear enough, and they will far surpass your expectations in the wedding stationery.
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 08/17/2019
5 out of 5 rating

CUTEST Watercolor Dog Bar Signs

Shannon and Arielle at The Inviting Pear created the most beautiful watercolor signature cocktail signs which featured a watercolor painting of our yorkie, Bruno! Everyone at the wedding commented on how cute the signs were! The Inviting Pear staff were very responsive, timely and professional. They can even ship your items if you live out of state! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND them to anyone looking for a signature cocktail sign, bar menu, or other fun items for your wedding!
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Julie Sent on 02/07/2017
5 out of 5 rating
When faced with creating the perfect invitation for our daughter’s wedding and having to work long distance with the couple for their choices, I had a concern about choosing the right designer/company for this project. Again, the Knot gave great options and through their vendor lists, we were able to find Inviting Pear. For us, it was another fortuitous choice. Shannon, who owns the company, was our point of contact and, from the first meeting, we knew we had chosen well. She provided far more assistance than I could have anticipated providing guidance on wording choices for our formal wedding to spreadsheets for the guest lists to make printing not only easy but correct with regards to rules of etiquette. While I originally thought we would use Inviting Pear for only the invitations, our experience was so positive and Shannon so helpful, that they also provided escort cards, head table seating cards, and table numbers. One of the most special aspects of working with Inviting Pear is Shannon’s creation of the couple’s monogram. With input from all of us, she created an image they will use for years to come and which we incorporated in everything printed or produced for the wedding. I am already looking for the next opportunity to work with Shannon!
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Emily Sent on 02/02/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I can't recommend Shannon enough for wedding stationary! In the beginning I had envisioned just using an online service to do our invitations, but I am SO glad I had a consultation with Shannon first. She blew my expectations for personalized stationary out of the water and I can't tell you how many compliments we've received on our save the dates and wedding invitations. She was extremely friendly through the whole process and patient with us as we made little tweaks here and there. But, her work barely needed any revisions. She was able to meet with us once and capture everything we were looking for in our wedding stationary. It surprised me, but she was the most fun vendor I think we worked with. Every time I saw an email from her in my inbox I got excited because I couldn't wait to see her latest creation. I would recommend her in a heartbeat. Not only is she fantastic at what she does, but she's reasonably priced and her work is worth every penny (and then some). We'll be using her to send out announcements as soon as we get our wedding pictures and she'll be our go to for any future invitation needs.

Shannon, I know I've said it a few times, but you are absolutely the best!!
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User2062895 Sent on 03/10/2015
5 out of 5 rating
The Inviting Pear is the way to go for all of your stationary needs. Shannon & Roxanne are very creative, attentive & professional. Our invitations were beautiful and so were our menus, programs, & itineraries. I would not hesitate to recommend them!
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Jan Sent on 10/03/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Shannon is such a friendly and professional graphic designer. She listened to my wishes and composed the most beautiful invitations! I heard so many compliments about the attention to detail and the quality of paper used. It was a real pleasure to work with her. Later, she also completed table number cards and escort cards. My suggestion to anyone would be to hire someone as talented as Shannon at the Inviting Pear to do every bit of your print work. Do not try to do some of these pieces on your own. It is not worth it in the long run.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Eclipse Event Co. Eclipse Event Co. Wedding Planners

Shannon is, in a word, AMAZING. She is one of the most capable and talented designers we have ever worked with, and we work with several! She is always prompt, creative, and dedicated to making the design EXACTLY what you are looking for. We hope to have a long future of working together!

The Simplifiers The Simplifiers Wedding Planners

Looking for an invitation vendor that goes above and beyond the norm? Shannon is your gal...think event signage, menu cards, placecards, programs, the whole nine yards to create a cohesive look for your big day. Awesome work!

Bill Bastas Photographer Bill Bastas Photographer Wedding Photographers

Simple...the best graphic designer on my radar.

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