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The Best Stationery In the Industry!

Run, don't walk to Gus & Ruby! If you're getting married anywhere, use Gus & Ruby to make the most beautiful stationery for your wedding! I found Gus & Ruby because I just moved to Boston and was looking for a new stationery company after the first one used for my save-the-dates was not a great experience. From the moment of reaching out to Samantha to meeting in-person to many emails back-and-forth to bring our vision to life, Gus & Ruby exuded professionalism, kindness, and creativity. Additionally, I'm so happy they expertly worked in my mom's artwork into the wedding suite from the map, crest, and other artwork features. Lastly, it was so much fun ordering day-of stationery items with them like stickers, cocktail bar signs, food signs, and more! All in all, I can't recommend Gus & Ruby enough. They provide the highest quality invitations, day-of items, and service to make you feel at-ease and also realistically within a budget too! The amount of compliments we got on our invitations speaks volume for their work! Thank you, Gus & Ruby for making memorable time pieces that I'll cherish forever. I'm going to miss working with Samantha!

Laura Sent on 07/10/2022

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Beautiful Invitation suite

Loved working with Gus & Ruby for our save the dates and invitations. I wanted to use a typeface that was on my grandparents invitation from the 20’s and they helped me replicate the typeface and overall look. Very high quality product and very easy to work with! Thank you!!

Madeleine Sent on 10/17/2019

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Gus & Ruby Wedding Invitations

We had a truly fabulous experience with the custom invitation team at Gus and Ruby. Laura was very attentive throughout the whole process and is generally a joy to work with. She struck the perfect balance of offering professional expertise and getting us what we wanted. While it is a pricier venture than minted, Zola or the like, it is totally personalized and the quality difference shows both during the design process and in the final product. In fact, several of our guests framed their wedding invitations!!

Would HIGHLY recommend going this route and supporting a small business if you can swing it.

Emily Sent on 07/01/2019

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Simply the best.

The paper products were one of the aspects of wedding planning I was most looking forward to working on - and whether or not you feel that way, I promise you that Gus & Ruby will blow you away with their friendliness, professionalism, level of service, and quality of their work. I seriously cannot say enough good things about them, and will always cherish their beautiful work as mementos of our wedding. I had several ideas about what I wanted for our save the dates, invitations, and other paper goods, and they went above and beyond bringing my ideas to life. For the pieces that I wasn’t so sure about, they were creative and thoughtful in creating pieces that would complement and enhance our day. The Gus and Ruby team are detail-oriented, fun to work with, and create gorgeous work. They are responsive to ideas and questions, are great at coming up with alternatives if something doesn’t work, and will work with you until everything is just as you want it to be. They want everything to be perfect for you...They even hand delivered our table numbers to my parents’ house the day before our wedding because the color wasn’t just right. Sam, Laura, and everyone on your team, thank you so much for all your hard work - Everything you created was truly a highlight of our engagement and wedding.

Ali Sent on 02/12/2019

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Fantastic design & service!

As a self-professed paper geek (bride), it was important that we work with a great stationer for our wedding invitation. And, we couldn't have been happier with the beautiful wedding suite that Samantha at Gus & Ruby helped us design! Samantha was very patient with all of our questions, changes and, at times, in-decision about what we wanted the invitations to look like.

We landed on a classic invitation and Samantha helped us personalize it with a custom envelope liner, and formatting the text with italics, capitalization, and more. We would have loved to do more custom work with G&R (budget restraints kept us from doing so), but Samantha made our suite feel custom just through the great advice and customer service she provided.

We can't wait to work with G&R again. Thank you Samantha & team!

Barrie Sent on 01/28/2019

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Loved gus & ruby

We had an incredible experience with Gus & Ruby Letterpress. Working with Samantha, who designed our save the date, invitation, and day-of materials for our wedding was an absolute pleasure. Samantha was responsive, upheld our outlined timeline, and provided us with creative ideas that stayed true to our vision and budget. Not to mention, we live in Philadelphia and were getting married on Martha's Vineyard - and the team worked with us remotely to accomplish everything! We received so many compliments on how beautiful and unique our save-the-dates, invitations, welcome letters, and programs were. I have told all my engaged friends to use Gus & Ruby Letterpress.

Lauren Sent on 10/20/2018

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They are fantastic

Sam was amazing and absolutely great to work with. It was wonderful being able to customize our invitations. She was able to turn an idea into reality and help guide and tweak our vision into the perfect invite!

Jenna Sent on 06/06/2018

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I would recommend Gus & Ruby Letterpress to anyone! We ordered save the dates, invitations and RSVP cards and they all came out beautifully. We worked with Laura; she was an absolute pleasure! She made sure the wedding stationery came out exactly as we had envisioned. The experience is worth every penny. The services and products they offer are personalized and a little more special than some of the online companies. If you want something truly unique spend the little extra and visit Gus & Ruby Letterpress. If I ever have a big event again I will be sure to order from them again.
-Jenna :)

Amanda Sent on 04/03/2018

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We were really pleased with our experience at a Gus and Ruby! It was fun to visit their Portsmouth store with my mom for a consultation — the champagne was a nice touch and certainly made it feel special! Sam was so helpful, providing loads of tips and recommendations on how to approach our wedding invites. Communication was consistent and smooth throughout the process and I never doubted for a moment that we were in excellent hands! We’re so happy with the end result. The invitations are making their way out to guests now and we’re already getting loads of compliments. Love supporting a creative local business like this. If you’re looking for someone to partner with to create something beautiful and unique, look no further!

Danielle Sent on 02/20/2018

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Loved working with Gus & Ruby for our wedding invitations! I wanted a semi custom design, I used ideas from two of their templates and was able to add my own touches. They coached me through the design process-- I loved how everything turned out !

Marique Sent on 02/14/2018

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I honestly cannot gush about Gus & Ruby enough. I worked closely with Laura out of their Portsmouth, NH shop, and from our first visit in August until our last emails in the days leading up to my wedding, Laura went above and beyond to help us create the most beautiful and personalized wedding invitation and stationary suite. She was helpful in providing guidance and professional insights, and she was a great creative partner every step of the way. Most of all, she was kind, warm, quick to respond, and very easy to work with via phone and email (given we live down in MA). Gus & Ruby does truly beautiful work, and we absolutely loved partnering with them for our wedding.

Gabrielle Sent on 11/06/2017

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I LOVE MY WEDDING INVITATIONS!!!! Laura did an amazing job making our invitations exactly fit our vision and uniquely match our winter wedding theme! Highly recommend getting your invitations done here!!

Colleen Sent on 10/24/2017

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Loved working with Gus & Ruby - beautiful products and amazing service.

Alison Sent on 10/09/2017

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I cannot say enough about how wonderful Gus&Ruby is. We made custom save the dates and wedding invitations with them and would use them again in a second. We got so many compliments on them! I think the quality of a service is truly shown when something doesn't go quite right. Our invitations were beautiful but there was a small printing error on one of our cards. The second the error was noticed, without question (and without charge), the team was on it...they had a new template made, sent it to be reprinted, and sent the new cards so fast (maybe within 2 days - it was so fast I can't even remember) they were on our doorstep ready to be sent out (well before we were ready to stuff them haha). Highly recommend this company not only for its quality work but for its outstanding customer service.

Jane Sent on 08/11/2017

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Wonderful, start to finish. Samantha walked us through the ins, outs, and iterations of our letterpress wedding invites. Now that the invites are out in the wild, our guests have gushed about how lovely, creative, unique they are. So many compliments! Throughout the process, Samantha offered superior service -- and patience, advice, and good cheer!

Danielle Sent on 07/18/2017

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Gus and Ruby made beautiful and unique save the dates and invitations for our wedding. We had a galaxy themed wedding and that did an absolutely amazing job making it classy, yet fun! Working with these ladies was a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend them!!!! They are truly experts.

Bre Sent on 06/23/2017

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Working with Gus and Ruby has been one of my favorite parts of the wedding planning process so far. From easily making an appointment, to arriving at the adorable store front, planning our invitations in the inspiring back room (and offered champagne!), to everything that followed. Through Gus and Ruby we worked with one of their recommended shops, I was so happy with their designs, options, quality, flexibility and responsiveness. I worked with Laura and she was awesome. She was incredibly responsive, detail oriented, helpful and so sweet! I enjoyed this experience so much, I would absolutely recommend Gus and Ruby to anyone!

Leslie Sent on 05/25/2017

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This team is amazing to work with! I am a big fan of the store and always knew I wanted my wedding invitations from them. From the consultation meeting through the last email after the invites were delivered, they were easy to work with, super responsive and always helpful when we had design questions or anything else. They made proactive suggestions to make our invitations and save the dates even more special. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Arielle Sent on 05/02/2017

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I highly recommend working with Gus and Ruby Letterpress. Laura created a wonderful overall experience from start to finish. She was prompt. creative, friendly and such a great resource in helping us find vintage stamps and a calligrapher. The attention to detail with the individual wrapped pieces and a hand written note was such a nice touch! We absolutely love our wedding invitation suite and can't wait to use them again in the future !

Carolyn Sent on 03/28/2017

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I would absolutely recommend working with Gus & Ruby! My fiancee and I felt special and taken care of. The invitations we picked are beautiful. Laura helped us understand all of the different options in a way that was easy to grasp. She responded to email promptly. I always felt heard. We would use them again if we had to do it all over.

Kristina Sent on 03/25/2017

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The team at Gus & Ruby Letterpress is truly amazing! From the beginning, I could tell that they were going to be a huge part of our wedding. Our first meeting with Laura opened our eyes to all of the creativity and hard work that goes into the design and printing of invitation suites. Laura listened to all of my dreams and wishes but was also honest and helpful in making our designs fit within our budget. Throughout the process, Laura was extremely responsive and the entire team worked diligently to have everything ready in time (and often even earlier than our original deadline!). All of our family and friends were beyond with our save the dates and I know they will fall in love with our invitations, just as we have!

Brie Sent on 09/26/2016

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Absolutely wonderful time working with Gus and Ruby. I was planning this wedding from Colorado, they made the whole process very easy! My invitations turned out perfect and came right on time!

Coleen Sent on 08/16/2016

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I spent hours and hours researching the internet for the perfect invitations for our wedding. I was driving my fiance crazy with the samples I ordered in the mail and the pinterest boards. I was almost ready to give up and go with an NYC designer when I finally came across Gus & Ruby Letterpress - a local, women-owned and operated business in Portsmouth, NH. From our initial in-person meeting, Laura - our wedding specialist - was so hands on and responsive. She walked us through every single step and helped with critical advice about design and cost. They helped make our vision come to life with the most beautiful letterpress invitations. They were able to work within our proposed budget (although we couldn't say no to all the fun add-ons... that was on us though...). The invitations got absolutely rave reviews and made our guests so excited to attend our beach wedding! HIGHLY recommend. Make your life easy.

Amanda Sent on 08/14/2016

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Ever since this shop opened 7 years ago, I've been dreaming of getting my wedding invitations from them. Not only have they exceeded my expectations on all levels they were so lovely to work with! My fiancé and I met and worked with Laura - she not only walked us through every step of the way but was patient, kind and extremely helpful (especially with the wording!!). When I picked up our invitations she had individually wrapped each piece, and hand wrote a card for us. I would highly recommend working with them. As a bride on a budget Laura was very conscious of this and was able to guide our expectations and made sure we stuck to our budget. I really can't say enough positive things about Gus & Ruby - they are a dream!

Barb Sent on 07/16/2016

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Laura at Gus & Ruby was our contact person for our wedding invitation suite. She was friendly, professional, patient and responsive. The selection is outstanding and the quality control during the process was impressive. The final product exceeded our expectations in every way and was well worth the investment. It is so nice to have such a great resource within the Seacoast area. Thank you Laura - you're the best!!!!

Maggie Sent on 04/12/2016

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Gus & Ruby is a fantastic choice for wedding invitations. Sam was wonderful to work with and extremely client-service driven. They will work with you in a lot of different budget ranges and are fully transparent with all costs. I had a lot of creative ideas in my mind (but completely lacked execution) and they were able to deliver a custom suite that is absolutely perfect for our wedding.

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Gus and Ruby Letterpress provided us with impeccable paper goods for our wedding - we fell in love with the design options they had and chic suggestions to make our picks a cut above! Everyone gave us rave reviews when they opened our invites and we were thrilled because the process was simple and painless! Samantha and Whitney were speedy with their response time and worked with us on a crazy quick turnaround for our wedding date! HIGHLY RECCO G&R for all things wedding paper goods, best in New England!

User2330751 Sent on 09/23/2015

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Working with Samantha and Whitney at Gus & Ruby was an absolute joy. From the initial meeting to the day-of documents everything was executed beautifully. They made us feel as if we were their only clients and took our personalities, interests and ideas into consideration in creating custom save-the-dates, invitations & day-of paper products. We cannot speak more highly enough about our overall experience at Gus & Ruby.

Desirée Sent on 09/10/2015

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Working with Samantha from Gus and Ruby Letterpress was phenomenal. She was prompt, professional, creative + flexible. She easily adapted to our taste preferences to design beautiful Save The Dates + Wedding Invitations. We were absolutely thrilled with the results! Although a calligrapher was out of our budget, Samantha searched for the perfect font to mimic a calligrapher's handwriting. She went above and beyond to please us and, without a doubt, made us incredibly happy. Not only did she provide exceptional customer service and turn-around times but she created a wonderful wedding suite that we will cherish forever.

User2417162 Sent on 08/24/2015

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Sam and her team at Gus and Ruby made our seemingly daunting wedding invitation process fun, and a whole lot less scary than attempting to do it ourselves or even go thru Etsy. My husband and I met with Sam in their Portsmouth location and as soon as she started our consultation I felt immediately at ease. She is young, motivated, and fun- but also very professional. She worked with us and seemingly read our minds about what we wanted (even though we weren't even quite sure ourselves!) and it only took 1 round of seeing her work before we approved the invitations and they were printed and shipped to us. Talk about easy! We took their custom letterpress route option and, although a little pricier, the invitations looked so elegant and exactly what we wanted our guests to see before coming to our wedding. Petite sized invites, simple black white and grey scheme, a cute belly band, and wording that mixed traditional with nontraditional---all the elements together created the perfect invite for our special day.

Added bonus if you are a Mainer working with G&R...no tax! Every little bit helps in the wedding process!

Samantha Sent on 03/20/2015

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The invitations for our destination wedding came out absolutely perfect. Samantha from Gus & Ruby made the process collaborative and fun. The invitations are unique and encompass all the special details we had envisioned. Highly recommend to anyone who wants a special invitation that will stand out!

Nicole Sent on 10/09/2014

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Gus & Ruby Letterpress created our wedding invitations for our 8.24.14 wedding. We could not be happier with how they came out! From the initial contact we had with Samantha, and through the proofing process, both she and Laura were extremely happy to help, answer questions and offer any advice they could! We weren't sure what we wanted for invitations when we went into the shop, except that it wasn't going to be something too traditional. Having our wedding in Newport, RI we wanted something fun, classy but also semi nautical. They did a phenomenal job at listening to what we wanted and pulling various styles and colors to create the perfect invitations! Working with Gus & Ruby Letterpress was an exceptional experience! Thank you ladies!

Elizabeth Sent on 05/25/2014

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Samantha and Whitney are the absolute best!! I was looking for custom letterpress around Boston and was very unhappy with the options I found around town. I found their website online with the most beautiful portfolio of custom work, so we decided to drive the hour up to Portsmouth. From the moment we walked into their fabulous little paper store, our experience was everything I ever could have hoped for and more. The first meeting we had with Samantha and her adorable little dog, Gus, and our pug, Shrimp, was actually fun and inspiring! (I say "actually" because as you brides know, it's all SUPPOSED to be fun, but rarely is.) From that first meeting and throughout the entire process, she was warm, easy going, attentive, professional, and most importantly, truly cared about our day, our experience, and making sure that the final product was what we always dreamed of. I am an admittedly particular bride, and she took care of every single little detail I requested with a smile... from paper samples, to researching extremely particular ink colors, to patiently working with us during the proofing process until it was absolutely prefect. She gave us lots of guidance, but never insisted on anything, and always delivered what WE wanted. Whitney is a truly amazing artist, designer, and craftswoman. We were on an extremely tight timeline... Samantha said "no problem", and Whitney made it happen! ...and I can't believe she did it all on the heels of having her first baby none the less!!! Just amazing!!! After weeks of expectation, we were so blown away when we saw the final product!... our invitations are absolutely exquisite!... Everything we wished for and more! The design AND color are PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT!! Whitney nailed it!! Every time I look at them now, I am filled with joy over how beautiful they are. I would strongly recommend Gus and Ruby to anyone even remotely close to Portsmouth, NH. These girls rock!... and their cute doggies do too!

Sue Sent on 05/07/2014

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From the moment my Fiancé and I sat down for our initial consultation for our save the dates, we knew we didn't need to look any further. Gus & Ruby have provided our letter press save the dates, complete letterpress invitation suite ( ceremony invite, rehearsal dinner invite, brunch invite, reception card, and 3 different versions of our response card!! ). We just sent the invites out 3 days ago, and we are already getting phone calls filled with compliments on the suite. At Gus & Ruby we were always met with professionalism as well as a personalized approach to their work. One compliment we received about the invites was, 'the invites are a direct reflection of the two of you', I believe it takes a unique talent to meet a couple just a couple times and then provide a piece of art that is a direct reflection of them! We are in the process of continuing our relationship with Gus & Ruby by having them print us several different 'day of' pieces. I'm sure I'll get teary eyed, once again, when I see the finished work! Gus & Ruby are true masters of their craft!!

Sara Sent on 04/30/2014

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Where to even start!

We first read about Gus & Ruby in Boston Magazine, and just loved their business model. A beautiful stationary shop started by two dynamic women who named their business after their dogs? Sold. I think I emailed them just a few weeks after we were engaged asking how early was too early to make our appointment - I was that excited, and oh boy did they live up to it.

We worked with both Laura and Samantha on our save the dates and invitations, and when after our first appointment we realized we'd practically designed the same invitations as a close friend had recently used, they let us come back in and start the whole process over. What we ended up with were save the dates that were so sweet and original, we didn't stop hearing about it from friends for weeks. Same for the invites.

The process is fun, the follow up prompt and accurate, they have relationships with really talented calligraphers, and even the packaging for our invitations when we came in to pick them up was special. Gus & Ruby is practically perfect, and Portsmouth the sweetest place to visit too.

Kelly Sent on 03/24/2014

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We loved working with everyone at Gus and Ruby. Our save-the-dates and invitations are beautiful. Everyone was extremely friendly, helpful and interested in making sure everything was perfect for our big day. Thank you so much for everything!

User1547159 Sent on 02/28/2014

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I cannot recommend Gus & Ruby highly enough!!! From start to finish, this piece of wedding planning was the most enjoyable part of the entire process.

Firstly, my fiancé and I drove from Boston to Portsmouth for our initial meeting, and it was the type of day that any engaged couple would love to partake in. While serving us glasses of champagne in their bright and cheerful store and discussing our wedding plans, we got to know Whitney and Sam. Their level of creativity and professionalism surpassed any vendors in Boston, and their personal attention to us was amazing. We came in with barely any idea what we wanted, and left feeling like they had captured exactly what we envisioned (going off little more than a few jumbled yes’s and no’s from me and my fiancé). It was unbelievable!

Secondly, Whitney and Sam’s timely communication with us and their down-to-earth, friendly personalities made emailing back and forth a pleasure. Again, they seemed to have a way of anticipating our preferences for color, style, and fonts along the way. They were on time with everything, and in fact had such extensive knowledge of wedding planning that the rest of my timeline followed their schedule, making the whole process much easier for me!

Lastly, when the stationary arrived (wrapped beautifully in boxes with paper and colorful string), it took our breath away. My fiancé and I had a traditional and classic winter wedding in Boston, and had asked Whitney for an old map to be integrated in some way. She miraculously found an antique map of downtown Boston and included it on the inside fold of our wedding envelopes. My guests still can’t get over them. The quality of the paper, the printing, the embossed font- each detail was beyond our expectations.

Gus and Ruby have made an art out of wedding invitations, and I will most definitely be going to them for any stationary need in the future. (Married stationary is next! :)

THANK YOU SO MUCH WHITNEY AND SAM!!!

Kerry Sent on 02/26/2014

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Working with Gus & Ruby Letterpress on our wedding Save the Dates and invitations was easily the most fun part of our wedding planning process. From our first discussion, we felt that Samantha and Whitney understood who we are as a couple and what we wanted out of our wedding, and all the details that went into it. They developed a suite of stunning paper materials that was sleek and stylish, with an element of fun and creativity--essentially, they captured who we are as a couple (or at least who we think we are!). The quality of their work is unsurpassed. Four months later and our guests are still talking about how unique our invitations were.

The team at Gus & Ruby is responsive, collaborative, and such a joy to work with. What I most appreciated was their ability to take our ideas and weave them together with their experience and design expertise to create something special.

Gus & Ruby provided great recommendations to the other local vendors and really served as a resource for us throughout the wedding planning process. I couldn't recommend them more highly. No bride, mom-to-be, or birthday gal will be disappointed working with Gus & Ruby.

Jodi Sent on 06/06/2013

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First, what an adorable shop in Portsmouth! The second I walked in the door, I knew this is who we were using for our invitations. With so many being done online these days, it was so nice to walk into an actual store and see so many different options in person. All of the girls in the shop were welcoming and super friendly. They have invitations for every budget and even if there was a particular invitation I liked, there were so many options of how things could be made more or less expensive. They are extremely knowledgeable and have a knack for reading their customers and recommending invitations that fit the exact look you are going for. I also loved that it was a small shop started by two young females. Being a small business owner myself, I am always drawn to other mom & pop shops and Gus & Ruby did not let me down. We couldn't be happier with how our invitations turned out! And after you finish up at Gus & Ruby, you have to go across the street to the amazing cafe for a coffee and popover!

Michelle Sent on 11/08/2012

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BEAUTIFUL Invitations - they did such a fantastic job and created perfect invitations that captured the theme and feel for our wedding. Highly recommend.

S J Sent on 11/02/2012

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thank you, thank you a million times over to Gus & Ruby for making our wedding invitations little pieces of art. absolutely the best letterpress & print design company EVER! as soon as we started to work with them, they immediately understood our style & vision. they executed hip, modern, beautiful, unique, absolutely perfect invitations down to every last detail. i cannot overstate the quality and beauty of the design and finished product... or the professionalism of G&R. so many of our guests went out of their way to tell us how much they loved our invites & how they were the most beautiful and unique they had ever seen. we even received letters back specifically requesting the name of our stationary designer! in fact, i just saw my invitation up at a friend's home who said she will "keep the invitation forever... the most beautiful she has ever seen" !! :) thank you for everything & we cannot wait for another occasion (baby announcements?!) to work with you ladies again. cheers!

Katie Sent on 10/09/2012

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If it were possible to do so, I would move into the Gus & Ruby store in Portsmouth and live there amongst the adorable paper goods forever.

But since I cannot, I instead went to Sam and Whitney for all of my wedding printed needs. They worked with me over a series of months to do an INCREDIBLE custom suite for the invitations. Whitney's calligraphy and the team's design skills made for an amazing and unique invitation that we immediately began receiving compliments for from everyone who was invited. In fact, multiple guests begged to not have to return their reply cards, because they didn't want to lose any piece of the invitation!

So, of course, we went back to Gus & Ruby for ceremony programs and custom thank you notes. Everyone RAVED about the programs....and now I get to hear all the fun feedback again when I start sending thank-you's out!!!

Sam and Whitney listened to all of our ideas and made an effort to get a great sense of who we are, so that they could come up with invitations and program covers for us that were the perfect, personal mix of whimsy, charm, and elegance. GO THERE NOW!!

Amanda Sent on 09/07/2012

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The girls at Gus & Ruby Letterpress are a joy to work with! They helped us put together the most amazing custom invitations to go with our oceanside wedding. These invitations are truly works of art! Everything was custom designed just for us with their helpful guidance & expertise. And they can work quick!! We had just 4 months to plan our wedding so invitations had to go out pronto. Gus & Ruby did not disappoint. We loved our invited so much that we also asked the girls to help us with other wedding day stationary including menus and welcome bag tags. They even designed our monogram and we had lit on the dance floor and later made into note cards to use as thank you's. They are extremely professional and fun to work work this - can't wait to use them for future events in our lives!!

Laura Sent on 01/17/2011

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I went with an out-of-state letterpress that I came across in a visit to family in New Hampshire. I knew right away by their responsiveness and attentiveness to my questions that I wanted to use their services. They worked very closely with me (even from about 1000 miles away!) and were in very consistent communication with me. The final product was STUNNING. We have still received a lot of compliments on our invitations and place cards (we used the same company for this as well). We chose their letterpress option for our invitations and program covers but to save on cost, we chose standard printing for the place cards and table cards. There costs were very reasonable and they are great to work with. Even on a short-time frame, they worked were very friendly and flexible.

Elizabeth Sent on 04/29/2010

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I easily and without a single moment of hesitation give Gus and Ruby FIVE STARS all around. I worked on custom wedding invitations with the girls starting in October 2009 for my 2010 wedding and every meeting, every email, and every beautiful piece of my invitation suite brought me such joy. These girls pour their spirits and souls into this work and it shows and shows and shows! They helped guide me through every delicious step of my unique, one of a kind invitations and asked for my thoughts through each phase, so that I too felt almost as creative and talented as they are. If you are looking at all the same boring invitations on all the blogs and websites and want something exquisite, fun, and totally yours, connect with Whitney and Samantha! And run from the others! (Just teasing!)
-Elizabeth Birchmore Biddeford, Maine

Christyne Sent on 04/29/2010

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Gus & Ruby Letterpress and I moved into Portsmouth, NH last summer and I swear it was fate! I love visiting their store front to buy cards and special doo-dads for friends and family. And, their fresh take on custom letterpress is impressive to say the least! I had no idea how beautiful the combination of paper and ink could be until I visited Gus & Rubys, and I hope to see the ladies there prosper for years to come! They worked tirelessly to create custom party invitations for me that were colorful, impeccably designed, and that brought a smile to all of my guests! A thank you to them for their ability to innovate snail mail into something absolutely wonderful :)

Sheela Sent on 10/08/2017

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These days, there are so many online resources for wedding stationary, which all could have been great options, but I had always wanted a more hands-on approach to the invitations (you only get married, once, right?) I discovered Gus & Ruby by accident and I am so, so happy I did. They were incredibly helpful and responsive from day one, fitting me in on a busy holiday weekend, since my now husband and I didn't live in the area, to have an initial consultation. When we first met Laura, we knew we were in good hands. The consultation was easily one of the most fun experiences we had through the planning process. We sipped sparkling wine, flipped through beautiful books of stationary options, and carved out our ideas for our wedding suite. Laura listened to our vision and was incredibly understanding of staying within our budget. The remainder of the process was done all through email and it couldn't have gone smoother. Laura was quick to get everything in order for our save the dates, then later our invitations, and finally our menus for wedding day. Everything we had printed through Gus & Ruby was beyond beautiful and so many guests commented on this. It was the kind of quality stationary that's often forgotten about in the modern world we live in, which made it all the more special. I was genuinely sad when my emails with Laura wrapped up because she was just such a pleasure to work with. I'd recommend Gus & Ruby to anyone who's looking for a truly special experience to create beautiful stationary for their wedding.

Katie Sent on 10/13/2015

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I know I'm just adding to a chorus here, but Gus & Ruby are wonderful. We had our wedding invitations done there, and they were kind, understanding, and professional at every step. We had two meetings with Laura, who was fantastic. We changed our mind completely from our initial design, and she was so understanding about it. She worked with our budget and vision and came up with an absolutely gorgeous suite. Samantha was also wonderful - she worked with Bella Figura and did many revisions to come up with a design, including some custom calligraphy, that was both timeless and fun. Thanks so much, Gus & Ruby! It was absolutely worth the drive from Boston every time.

Jessie Sent on 11/10/2021

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Stunning Invitations worth the price

We ordered our save the dates and wedding invitations from Gus & Ruby and they were of the highest quality and the most beautiful designs! I will admit that they are pricey, but I can not stress enough that the quality and design you receive for the price is completely unmatched. Many of our guests told us they were the most beautiful invitations they had ever received! Laura was wonderful and professional to work with, upon initial booking we had a zoom meeting where we discussed lots of ideas and what our needs were. She was great at making suggestions and accommodations as well to some unique requests. My only feedback would be to give yourself buffer time to when you want your invites, I tried to do this but still found that we got our suite at the back end of their timeline. Everything worked out, but if you are going to stress about that, just start the process earlier. Every invite I have seen them do is completely stunning and original, I highly recommend.

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These gals were the best. Laura was super helpful in helping me create exactly what we wanted for our wedding invitations. I would absolutely recommend them! - Kristin H.

Kristina Sent on 06/24/2015

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Gus & Ruby Letterpress is located in a really pretty store in Portsmouth, NH. When we showed up for our appointment we were taken to the back of the store by one of the designers and spent a good amount of time picking out and customizing our invites. They had samples from dozens and dozens of different studios from around the country and were exceedingly patient with us as we examined every possible choice. One strange note is that even though they are a letterpress themselves they did not show us any examples of their own work and we only looked at different studios' work, though it's possible that as a smaller studio they could have already been booked solid for the year, but I can't say for sure and thought it just a bit strange that it wasn't even mentioned as an option.

We got a whole suite through them and everything turned out great. Everyone kept complimenting us on our invites. Prices are generally going to run higher than average but for the quality of the product and service it's well worth it.

Jessica Sent on 03/25/2015

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Months before I even became engaged, I was walking down the main drag of Portsmouth and came across a beautiful window display. A few months later, it wasn't even a question of who to use for our wedding invitations. A beautiful letter-pressed invitation suite was created with custom illustrations. My passed grandmother's pansy print was scanned and turned into the envelope liner. A custom hang-tag was tied to the front of the invitation cover. Overall, a beautiful, unique, high quality introduction to our wedding was created with the help of Samantha and Whitney. They were upfront and honest with pricing, what was and was not possible, and the like. I would highly recommend them and fully trust them to create a beautiful invitation, stationary, or card for you!

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Gus and Ruby did a fantastic job with our invitations! They came out exactly the we hoped/imagined which almost never happens! The quality is superb and I am proud to send them off to our guests. We used Smock invitations and the packaging was absolutely adorable. It just made the final product that much better--plus not we have a cute box with our names on it to store everything invitation related. Great extra touch. The only suggestion I would make would be to have a second meeting before the final product is printed. We had 1 meeting where we picked our invitation style etc then went through the 3 rounds of proofs. By the third proof, the details are so minor that it can get confusing to organize over email. That being said, we came out with the exact product that we wanted so I really can't complain! Samantha is super responsive and helpful--we loved working with her!

Katie Sent on 11/03/2010

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I loved working with Gus & Ruby and I got some amazing invitations out of it! I had millions of revisions and millions of design changes and they were all received professionally and I never felt as though I was "bothering" them. My invitations were one of my favorite parts of my wedding and I owe it to them. Thank you Samantha and Whitney!

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I was thrilled with the wedding invitations that we ordered from Gus and Ruby. Gus and Ruby designs their own invitations ($$$) or, you can order them from one of several stationary companies they work with. They have letterpress (we ended up ordering letterpress invitations from Bella Figura) and other styles, and a huge variety. Laura, the wedding consultant we met with, was extremely helpful and responsive, as was one of the owners, Samantha.

However, be prepared that you are going to be paying TOP dollar for their beautiful invitations, but you are also paying for their help and expertise throughout the whole process. If you can, stop by their shop in Portsmouth, it is wonderful!

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Beautiful and detailed work. A few details that wanted to include which did not seem very involved turned out to be super expensive. But otherwise very Happy with how things turned out!!!

Jennie Sent on 10/31/2013

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Gus & Ruby did a phenomenal job with our wedding invitations. I was walked through the process, options were thoroughly explained and they handled all the details. She was receptive to my input and really made everything happen, delivering a lovely, integrated invitations.

She was clear with the invoices, on-time, kept me updated, and helped drive the process of getting the invites to us on time. Prices are high but with all the work that goes into it, it kind of makes sense I guess. Seeing the final bill though was crazy. I'm glad I went with letterpress but sometimes wonder if I could have spent that money more wisely.

Leann Sent on 07/30/2019

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Such a wonderful little shop!

I LOVE Gus & Ruby! If you are ever in the Portsmouth area, definitely swing by if only to shop their boutique. One of my favorite shops to go in. They have lots unique and thoughtful gifts, cards, wrapping paper, baby things, etc. Their wedding invitations are absolutely beautiful too and I would love to have them as vendor.

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