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When your guests receive your invitation, you want them to be excited to be there for your special day. You want your invitation to be the perfect reflection of the relationship you are celebrating and the time you have planned for your guests. You want fine paper, exquisite design and beautiful presentation. That's what I do.

You Want Unique, Inspired Invitations

I create a custom design for every client. Serious, formal, or funny, I can also help you craft a beautiful message. We offer letterpress printing, custom design service, mailing service including calligraphy, handmade envelopes, color matching and more. Let me help you get your guests to your wedding!

You Want a Unique Experience

I offer a "Printing Tea" as well. Once your designs are ready to print, come to my shop located inside an art gallery in the Arts & Entertainment district of historic Chestertown, Maryland, and participate in printing your invitations. Watch as the designs you helped imagine come to life on the press while enjoying locally created gourmet treats. Keepsake copper printing plates are also available.

You Want a Recognized Designer and Printer

Blue Canary's owner Jodi Bortz has been featured in American Craft Magazine and Bethesda Magazine. She is a 2nd generation printer with ink her her veins!

Reach out today and let's get started creating your custom invitiations.

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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

What is your minimum order requirement?

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Caroline Sent on 11/04/2018
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Quality design & exquisite printing

Having spent some time in my college career working with letterpress, I knew I wanted my wedding invitations to be done in this tactile, beautiful art form. Jodi is a master of her little C&P press and has an expert eye for design. I sent her some sketches for what I had envisioned and she worked up a design - and then re-worked it when I asked for some tweaks. She was very accomodating to another artist's vision and nudged it until we got it just right. I also sent her color swatches (I sent the same sets of paint chips to all my vendors and bridesmaids to ensure consistency since we had 3 colors we were working with) and she mixed her inks perfectly to match. She also made a matching envelope slip, and did the addressing and mailing for us, which was a great relief! She set up a timeline for us to get the mailing out on time so that we would get the RSVPs back in time to get numbers to our other vendors. She printed plenty to make sure if we forgot someone, we would be able to add them, and she was able to send a set to our photographer when we realized much later that we forgot to do that! Our invitation count came to about 150 - the actually attendance count is lower, obviously.

Invitations can be works of art all on their own, and they are something physical to hold onto for years to come. To me it is absolutely worth the time and money to invest in a work of art that will commemorate the start of a new chapter of your life. Jodi is a professional who will give you a perfect mix of text and design that will match your special day.
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Missy Sent on 05/07/2016
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Jodi was very responsive. She was very focused on the intensions of the event because the first preview of the invitation was perfect with only minor additions on my part. Her work is beautiful. I feel like her work is part of history and my daughter has a unique invitation. I can't wait to see the Wedding invitations which are being designed now. Her guests are being invited to her very special day in a very special way never to be forgotten. Thank you Jodi for your beautiful artistic talent. I wish you the best and much success with Blue Canary Letterpress.
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Lisa Sent on 08/24/2016
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Jodi, the owner of Blue Canary Letterpress is fantastic! She created the rehearsal dinner invitations for my son's wedding and it couldn't have been a more fun and easy experience. She took my ideas and worked through every detail until it was perfect. I could choose many options of ink color to paper weight from a wide variety of styles. She gave it such a personal touch and her skills were impeccable. I highly recommend Jodi as her skills for design and product are outstanding. It has been a pleasure working with her through my various printing needs and I look forward to her expertise again when needed!
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