Letterpress artistry from a Michigan wedding invitation designer
Beautiful invitations are easy to spot.
The right one for you feels harder to find.
“The finished result is better than I could have imagined, and I’ve already received so many compliments.”
You’ve put real thought into every detail of your wedding. The venue, the flowers, the feeling you want your guests to have from the moment they arrive.
Your invitations are the first piece of that story, and they deserve the same level of intention.
- alex and taylor
But between life, work, and enjoying your engagement, you have enough to keep you busy.
Let someone who does this every day take it from here.
For nearly 20 years, I’ve helped couples in Michigan, the Midwest, and across the US navigate the part of wedding planning nobody warns you about: the hundreds of small details that stand between a vision and an invitation you’re proud to send.
A designer-led process with clear direction at every step.
You’ll always know what’s happening, what’s coming next, and what you need to do. Never a blank page, never endless options.
Wording and etiquette, done properly.
From how to list every name to what belongs on each card, you’ll have expert guidance on the details that matter most to your family and guests.
Premium papers, printing, and finishing details.
Fine papers, letterpress, foil stamping, and elevated finishes, because what your guests hold matters as much as how it looks.
Invitations worth keeping long after the wedding is over.
The kind guests tuck away instead of recycle. Stationery that feels just as right decades from now as it does the day it’s sent.
You’ve thought of everything else.
Let me handle this part.
Banter & Charm is a Michigan wedding invitation design studio
based in St. Joseph (right along Lake Michigan) serving couples across the US.
featured Michigan weddings
From lakeshore celebrations to historic estates, a few favorite suites for Michigan couples:
Dusty blue and gold foil invitations for Abby and Quinn’s Greencrest Manor wedding, featured in Style Me Pretty.
Custom Michigan-shaped die cut save the dates for a wedding in eastern Michigan.
Custom wedding invitations in periwinkle blue for Rachel and Jake’s wedding at Être Farms in St. Joseph, MI.
Hand calligraphy and a custom monogram for Kailey and Phillip’s Journeyman Distillery wedding.
I’m Sarah Brown
I'm a Michigan invitation designer who creates wedding stationery for couples who care deeply about the details.
Designing for Minted and Hallmark taught me the technical side of beautiful paper: what makes a layout sing, how printing methods affect the final result, and why materials matter more than most people realize.
The kind of keepsake you tuck away with your wedding album. The kind that still feels right years from now.
The art is in how it’s made.
An invitation is the first tangible piece of your wedding that exists in the world.
How it will be opened, how it will be read, and how it will feel in someone’s hands matters as much as what it says.
That’s what draws me to letterpress and classic design. Not because it’s what everyone is doing, but because it’s what endures. There’s a quiet magic in the craftsmanship of each piece being printed by hand, one impression at a time. It tells your guests before they’ve read a single word: this event is worth your presence.
Working directly with hundreds of couples at Banter & Charm taught me something even more important: beautiful stationery is only half the job.
The other half is taking the technical details off your plate, so you get to enjoy the creative part. Beautiful invitations have always mattered to me. Handling the parts that overwhelm everyone else (and that I actually enjoy) is what made me love this work.
“What impressed me most was how much you handled behind the scenes. Knowing that everything would be assembled, addressed, and mailed correctly was such a relief for me.”
- Kathy, mother of the bride
“They look absolutely perfect and you really brought our vision to life. We can’t wait for our guests to see them, and thank you so much for helping us make this part of our wedding so beautiful.”
- Melange and peter
“I wanted to thank you for your patience and thoughtfulness during the entire process. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you.”
- Christine and JanPierre
“Sarah makes everything really easy and straightforward during the process, which took a lot of the stress off my plate… Everything was such high quality and accurately printed.”
- caitlin and padraic
A few of my favorite things
I’m married to Jake (my best friend and biggest supporter), and our kids keep life equal parts hilarious and chaotic.
Give me a gorgeous typeface over a new pair of heels any day. Forget flowers, glyphs and pretty packaging are the way to my heart.
If I’m not typesetting your invitation suite, you might find me...
...at CrossFit, coaching or flipping tires
...baking from scratch the way my mom taught me
...reorganizing something that did not ask to be reorganized
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Banter & Charm has been proudly featured in leading wedding publications like Brides, Style Me Pretty, Nearlywed Magazine, Wedding Day Magazine, Carats & Cake, Oh So Beautiful Paper, and Wedding Chicks.
Founder and designer Sarah brings nearly 20 years of experience in the wedding stationery industry, along with her background as an award-winning Minted designer and former Hallmark artist, blending expertise, recognition, and timeless artistry in every suite she creates.
Every detail considered.
Every piece made to last.
Every invitation worth keeping.
The stationery checklist every bride needs
free guide!
Stay ahead of deadlines and know exactly what to order (and when) so nothing slips through the cracks.