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An award winning design studio specializing in semi-custom and custom wedding invitations and correspondence. Your story, your vision, our ideas reflected onto paper to set the tone for your celebration and leave a lasting impression with each guest.

Julie Travelino, Designer & Owner

Meet Julie

Her husband, children, 3 fur babies

AND warm cups of coffee,

Running, traveling and do-it- yourself-ing

Vintage invitations tied up with strings…

These are a few of Julie’s favorite things.

Julie has always loved design and aesthetics. If something could be made more beautiful or imaginative, she would do it. After the birth of her daughter in 2008, Julie quit her job in HR and set out to turn her passion for designing and creating invitations for friends and family into a full-time career. In 2009 she and a friend started a successful custom invitation studio, and in 2012 Julie opened her own studio, Too Chic & Little Shab.

The studio name describes the pieces she offers, ranging from chic, luxury, and upscale invitations to vintage and rustic invitations, but it is also symbolic and personal. Her daughter, GiGi, was born as the idea of designing invitations professionally took place; she is the other little chick of the ‘Too Chic’—two chicks. Her son, Anthony, born shortly before she launched Too Chic & Little Shab, is the ‘little shab.’

Julie is involved in every step of the invitation creation process at Too Chic & Little Shab, from design to printing to assembly. She has self-taught design programs, designs much of her own artwork, and enjoys making invitations unique for clients. Each invitation is crafted with care and creativity to realize client visions. Julie loves what she does and is committed to helping you create the perfect, personalized first impression for your event!

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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
Calligraphy
Design
Letterpress
Printing

Reviews of Too Chic & Little Shab Design Studio, Inc.

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Nicole Sent on 08/24/2023
5 out of 5 rating

incredible work!

Julie was incredibly timely and creative, and she made the wedding invites of our dream!!
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Danielle Sent on 08/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Referral- Highly Recommend

My sister worked with Julie to make her wedding invitations 6 years ago and she referred me to her. Julie was amazing to work with and created the most exquisite invitations! They were creative, original, and she really listened to what my fiance and I wanted to create a final product that was so us. Highly recommend!
Margot
Margot Sent on 05/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Exactly what I envisioned!

Julie at Too Chic & Little Shab is amazing! She totally understood my vision and created the most beautiful invitations for my upcoming wedding. She is also helping us with our day of stationary. She is kind, friendly, and super responsive. She also is very respectful of any budget and helps guide you throughout the process. I would recommend her to every client for any occasion! I look forward to working with her again!!
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Patti Sent on 10/18/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful wedding invitations from a professional who is extremely knowledgeable!

My daughter had a COVID wedding that had to be rescheduled from 2020 to 2021. However, when the wedding was supposed to take place in 2020, we began the process to order invitations. Julie at Too Chic & Little Shab Design Studio was remarkable to work with. We had some ideas about what we liked and Julie sent us several examples to choose from. We could not meet in person at that time, so we did everything over email and on the phone. Julie was outstanding to work with and made sure we understood everything and got exactly what we wanted. Her knowledge, professionalism and attention to detail is remarkable. Unfortunately, when we had to change the date, Julie had to go back and redo the invitation. She didn't care how many times we had to make changes. All she wanted was for it to be perfect - and it was! The invitation was absolutely beautiful When you work with Julie, you will not have to stress about anything. She delivered on time and even did the individual place cards. I highly recomment her and will definitely use her for my next daughter's wedding.
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6D543789729Bb53333C9390958Cf0Fcf413F8Cdb Sent on 10/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

1000/10 recommend

Julie was a pleasure to work with in creating our wedding invitations! My fiancé and I changed our wedding theme several times which translated into multiple wedding suite changes. Julie was happy to jump on a call with me whenever I needed and responded to all of my emails very quickly. Take one less thing off of your to-do list and hire Julie at Too Chic & Little Shab. You’ll be so happy you did!
Paul
Paul Sent on 10/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Designs for our Wedding

Julie, the owner of Too Chic & Little Shab Design Studio, Inc., is absolutely incredible. She created the perfect designs for our wedding, including bar menus, table cards, invitations and envelopes, and so much more. She has a quick response and turn around time, and remained calm cool and collected even when we kept sending small updates. We highly recommend Julie for all of your design needs!
Amy
Amy B. Sent on 08/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The most beautiful invitations!

We used Julie for our wedding invitations and we could not have been happier with how they turned out! They were absolutely beautiful and we got endless comments about how much people loved them! Julie was amazing to work with and was so responsive, helpful, and patient with all the changes we had to make. She was a dream and it was a seamless process!
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Jan W. Sent on 04/16/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Julie is creative, and easy to work with.

Julie has been patient and professional and stuck with us through two wedding postponements. I would highly recommend her.
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Taylor Sent on 09/29/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection

Very professional and amazing work! She was amazing to work with especially because we kept changing things but she always made it work and got back to us right away. All of our guest loved the design!
Chelsea
Chelsea Sent on 06/11/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Delightful working with Julie!

Julie was wonderful! She communicated with us every step of the way Of us creating and getting our wedding invitations! I grew up in Elgin and knew I wanted to do someone small and local, and I’m so glad I went with this business! She was flexible when we had a family tragedy happen, delaying us a little, and helpEd bring our vision to life! I knew I wanted letter press and I knew that would make it a little more expensive but Julie had a great price! The ONLY issue was that The envelopes were a little fragile and a few were torn when traveling to the recipients. But that only happened to Two out of over a hundred. My fiancé and I currently live in Pittsburgh and so we did everything online and Over the phone and she made it an easy wonderful process! Everyone who received an invitation LOVED them. Thank you Julie!
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
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