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Flourishing Penguin

Flourishing Penguin

Arlington, VA
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    Christina C. Sent on 06/05/2023
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    Beautiful Invites & Day-of Materials

    Ashley is amazing at her job creating wedding invite suites and day-of materials. She took a huge burdon off my back by managing the entire save the date/invite process. I was stunned with how beautiful everything turned out and how pefectly she captured my vision. She is very responsive and easy to work with. I would highly recommend Ashley!!
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    Laura P. Sent on 07/11/2023
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    Amazing, personalized wedding invites and more

    Ashley made our wedding invitations and so much more. From invites, to bar signs, to welcome sign, to table assignments and so much more, Ashely delivered an amazing product. She is so great to work with, communicates with you all the way through the process. She listens and makes an original design based on what you ask for and everything comes out better than you ever could imagine it up in your own head. We would not recommend Ashley at Flourishing Penguin more, she is the best!
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    Kate B. Sent on 07/05/2022
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    Review of Flourishing Penguin

    Ashley and Flourishing Penguin were incredible to work with. The invitation suite and paper products for our wedding were so beautiful, and got tons of compliments from all our guests. They truly were one of my favorite aspects of our entire wedding, and tied everything else together. Ashley was very organized and gave us plenty of time and consultation opportunities to work together on the details.
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    Rachel Sent on 08/01/2022
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    The best wedding paper!

    We had such an amazing experience working with Ashley. Multiple guests told us our invitations were the most beautiful they had ever received, and that is all thanks to Ashley. Her creativity and detailed process made for the best experience. We had her create the day-of paper as well and could not have been happier with how it all tied together.
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    Meredith S. Sent on 06/22/2022
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    Better than I ever imagined

    I was led to Ashley on a suggestion from my wedding planner, and it was such a great decision. She prepared our invitation suites and menu cards. From day one, Ashley was so professional and so skilled at reading my mind as far as what my style is and what I was envisioning. Ashley also had great ideas on how to incorporate our toddler son's artwork into our invitations and menus. They turned out better than I ever could have imagined!

    Ashley was also great working on my tight turnaround deadline and implementing even the smallest of suggestions/edits to the design. Truly, this was the most enjoyable part of wedding planning for me! It was so fun to see it all come together.

    We also received so many compliments on the paper goods prepared by Ashley. Everyone LOVED our invitations. I can't wait to work with Ashley again!
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    Kelly L. Sent on 04/11/2022
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    Highly recommend this vendor for a beautiful and creative paper option for your wedding!

    Ashley was an absolute pleasure to work with, and we LOVED her work. From the invitation suites to the day of materials, the paper details she created and crafted for us was definitely a highlight of the planning process as well as a guest favorite. She did a beautiful watercolor and even custom mongram and we just loved all her work as the finishing touch to our wedding. Highly recommend!
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    Tara S. Sent on 06/04/2022
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    Flourishing Penguin for the win

    Ashley is AMAZING at what she does. She definitely takes what she does seriously and is on top of it all throughout the whole design process. We worked with her as we neared our wedding date and at times I wondered if we had enough time to create menus, seating assignments chart, stickers, custom bag tags, etc. but due to her timeline and attention to detail, she made sure we were always on track and that included time for revisions. Most of what she built we didn't have revisions for, but if we did she was great about updating it to our liking and doing it in a timely fashion. When we picked up our materials, she also provided us extra sets for photography and keepsake. She also organized all our menus by table number and it made the whole thing that much easier. Highly recommend Ashley and Flourishing Penguin!
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    Savannah B. Sent on 12/21/2021
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    Ashley was amazing!

    Ashley was so talented and incredible to work with. She made our invitations, cocktail napkins, escort cards, escort wall, and even made custom koozies with our dog's face on them!! She was also super responsive and answered all of our questions right away. I will definitely recommend Ashley to everyone!!!
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    Krista G. Sent on 10/27/2019
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    AMAZING and beyond my wildest dreams!

    Ashley was AMAZING to work with! She made the process so much fun. Through working with her on the save the dates, invites, and day-of paper - she helped me create a vision for the entire wedding. Because of her experience in the wedding industry, she was able to help me with more than just invites - she pushed me to think out of the box! Working with her was one of my favorite parts of wedding planning. And everyone was blown away by the final product! On top of her creativity, she was responsive, helpful, and kind.
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    Laura K. Sent on 10/24/2019
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    Working with Ashley is the best thing you can do for your wedding!

    When I began the wedding planning process, I truly believed that invitations and the other paper items were the lowest priority of my focus and concern. Ashley changed all of this for me. She created designs and layouts I legitimately had only dreamt of and could barely describe. She challenged me to step outside of just doing all white and black and brought in color and pattern that truly tied my wedding theme together. Additionally, she did this all for a really excellent cost considering everything we ended up with was custom. We received an incredible number of compliments on our save the dates, wedding invitations, and anything else Ashley produced. In addition to her amazing work ethic and product, she is just such a kind person. I always looked forward to her emails and calls because she showed she truly valued my thoughts and wanted to honor what I wanted, which made the process feel so special. I felt with other vendors we interviewed that they had a vision for my wedding but they weren’t always concerned with my thoughts. Hiring Ashley is one of the best things we did for my wedding and you will not regret it if you do too!

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    Laura, you are too kind!! I loved working with you and your vision was amazing which makes my job so easy and fun! I'm only sad that we have nothing left to design!! So glad to play a small part in your big day!
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    Stefanie Sent on 10/27/2019
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    Personalized, meticulous and timely! Who could ask for more?

    Ashley at Flourishing Penguin was meticulous, timely and completely reliable for all our paper product needs for our wedding (save the dates, invitations, programs, master seating sign, escort cards, table signage). She personalizes everything with the most unique designs using her art studio background and was a vendor I never had to worry about. She always had designs on schedule and her wedding planner background gave her ideas and expertise that no others had. If you need paper products for your next event, look no further than Flourishing Penguin!
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    Caroline Sent on 10/25/2019
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    Wonderful and Perfection!

    LOVE Flourishing Penguin and Ashley! Ashley created the most beautiful invitations for our wedding. After telling her what type of invitation I was looking for, she brought us so many creative and wonderful options. I knew I wanted a traditional and classic invitation, but also wanted something to make it distinct and personal. She painted the most stunning watercolor that we used as the liner – it made such a statement. She also created our custom monogram that was the main image used throughout the wedding. I was/am obsessed! She was so gracious and met with us to go over different styles, paper weights, and color combination. Everything was perfect, from the first call to picking up the invitations in these beautiful boxes! The invitation is the first thing guests receive and it sets the tone for the wedding; Ashley perfectly captured ours and we still have guests talking about our invitation.
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    Genevieve Sent on 12/13/2018
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    Working with Ashley from Flourishing Penguin for the paper products for our wedding was the absolute best experience! Ashley is incredibly professional, responsive, timely and creative. We tasked her with some out of the box ideas and not only was she enthusiastic about the challenge, she delivered the most gorgeous products. Our invitations, escort cards and signage was perfect! She really understood our vision and worked with us tirelessly until we were 100% happy. We loved everything she created and the products made the whole wedding come together. We would highly, highly recommend working with Ashley and will use her in the future for any and all events!

    Flourishing Penguin's reply:

    Thank you so much, Genevieve! You were such a dream to work with and we loved creating all the amazing details for your day! Only sad that the process is over!
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    Lauren K. Sent on 01/22/2019
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    Highly recommend!

    Ashley at Flourishing Penguin is so talented and a dream to work with! Even in a time crunch she was great at setting and sticking to deadlines and never made me feel rushed. I received so many compliments on my wedding invitations!
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    Chelsea Sent on 07/27/2018
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    Flourishing Penguin is everything you could imagine. Ashley is the absolute best! From the very first time we talked, I knew she would make our vision a reality. She listens to exactly what you are looking for and makes it into the most beautiful pieces I have ever seen! We have gotten so many compliments on how beautiful our invitations were. We really appreciate all of the time spent, attention to detail and everything that Flourishing Penguin did for our wedding! From the invitations to the day of materials, it was everything we could have imagined!
    You are the best, Ashley! We appreciate you so much!
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    Jennifer Sent on 07/28/2018
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    We could not more highly recommend Ashley at Flourishing Penguin. She made the printing process for our big day a dream and working with her was honestly one of our favorite parts of the wedding planning. She listened to our needs, had great ideas and always thought a step ahead. We received so many compliments on everything we worked with Ashley on (invitations, escort cards, signage) and it was all of the utmost beautiful quality. And all for very reasonable pricing. Ashley is a star!
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    Elizabeth Sent on 12/13/2017
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    We absolutely loved all of the paper products created by Ashley at Flourishing Penguin for our wedding this past Fall. She designed our save the dates, invitations, wedding signage (welcome sign, specialty cocktail sign, dessert table sign, photobooth sign, menus, programs, etc.) and she even did custom artwork for a guestbook and our ring bearer's sunglasses. We received so many compliments about our invitations from our family and friends! Ashley is really easy to work with and very organized. She has a great eye for design and will make you wedding more personal than if you use minted or a site on your own. Ashley is also very well connected in the wedding industry and knows a lot about how to create a beautiful, meaningful wedding. We loved Ashley and our paper products!
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