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On WeddingWire since 2008

The Inviting Pear was created out of a passion for design, the art of creating something truly unique, utterly unforgettable and undeniably personal.

When I was planning my wedding, I was completely uninspired by the invitations available. As a graphic designer with more than 20 years of experience, I decided to create my own invitations. Soon I had wedding couples requiring my design services, and The Inviting Pear was born.

You can customize every aspect of your invitation - from the paper and embellishments to the colors and monogram - creating a design that is unlike any other. Best of all, you can coordinate all of your wedding pieces, including save the dates, hand-drawn maps, ceremony programs and thank you cards. The result is an extraordinary design for YOUR unforgettable event.

Appointments only, please.

LGBTQ friendly


Visit us on Instagram at the_inviting_pear

Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Inviting-Pear/194480436773

Be inspired at https://www.pinterest.com/theinvitingpear

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

What invitation and card products do you offer?

Custom Invitations
Imprinted Napkins
Menus
Place Cards
Programs
RSVP Cards
Save the Dates
Thank Yous

What services do you provide?

Assembly
Calligraphy
Design
Embossed
Letterpress
Printing
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Reviews of The Inviting Pear

4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
22 Reviews
95% recommend it
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    4.9 out of 5 rating
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  • Professionalism
    4.8 out of 5 rating
  • Value
    4.6 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    4.7 out of 5 rating
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Joanna S. Sent on 02/25/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Designs and Great Service

Arielle from The Inviting Pear team helped us with invitations and day-of stationary for our February 2024 wedding. We were impressed with Arielle's quick and thorough communication, as she helped us understand timelines with printing and design. After one meeting with her, we were convinced to use their team over other online vendors given their design breadth and understanding of what we were looking for.

Our invitations turned out beautiful, and Arielle was a great as a designer to capture what we were looking for and make tweaks as needed. We received so many compliments from her work. Arielle also did our day-of stationary (seating chart, welcome sign, bar signs, custom drink illustrations, placemenus, table numbers, cocktail napkins, stickers, ceremony programs and thank you cards). As a couple, we did not give much direction and really trusted the Inviting Pear team to create a cohesive suite that matched the formality of our event, and we were so pleased with how everything turned out! Highly recommend, and many thanks to Arielle and team!
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Jocelyn S. Sent on 09/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Perfect Peek into your Wedding with The Inviting Pear

Shannon was absolutely FANTASTIC in working with my vision to create the best invitations to help set the tone and vibe of my wedding. She is such a pleasure to work with and truly delivers an incredible product that will be beyond your expectations! I can't recommend her talent, professionalism and products enough!!
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Audrey A. Sent on 06/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Inviting Pear is a Dream!!

If you want custom invitations and stationary, Arielle with Inviting Pear is absolutely amazing. I am so grateful she was recommended to me and was available for our wedding. We had her do our full custom invitation suite with 2 original watercolor images she created for us specific to our venues. They were so gorgeous and we got TONS of compliments on them from so many of our family and friends. I loved that she created an invitation that represented our venue and style so well. I’m so impressed by her talent to see examples of what a client likes and discuss their vision for the event and then create it and it comes out better than anything you could have thought of. It was a HUGE help to have her do all the envelopes and postage and mail them out for us. It took a lot of stress off my plate to have that part handled as it can be so time consuming. She also did all of “day-of” stationary including ceremony programs, dinner menus, bar menus, escort cards for our seating chart, welcome signs, frosted cups and cocktail napkins. She had them perfectly boxed up and organized for us when we picked them up upon our arrival to Austin for our wedding weekend. She even put together an extra copy of everything in an envelope for our photographer for their details photos. She literally thinks of everything! Arielle is not only extremely talented but also such a gem to work with. She made everything so fun and easy. I would absolutely use her for any event in the future! In fact, after the our wedding, I also worked with her for a gift for my parents since she does watercolors and sketches of homes as well. She created a trio of watercolors for my parents of each house they have lived in during their marriage. It was a lovely and touching gift and they loved that she did those for them as well since we all loved her work so much from the wedding. I cannot say enough good things about her and the Inviting Pear company! She is one of many stunning people we were so fortunate to meet and work with for our unforgettable wedding weekend.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Real Weddings

Mallary & Ryan
74 photos · 06/13/2020
Samantha & Justin
80 photos · 04/20/2019
Scott & Mallory
32 photos · 04/16/2017

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Team

Arielle Vicaria
Arielle Vicaria
Senior graphic designer and watercolor artist

Arielle, senior graphic designer and watercolor artist, has been with The Inviting Pear for 8 years. She loves what she does and her attention to detail is unmatched!

Shannon Ferguson
Shannon Ferguson
Owner and graphic designer

Shannon is the owner and graphic designer of The Inviting Pear, a full-service Austin, Texas stationery studio. Founded in 2005, I believe every design should be as unique and special as the couple. I strive to listen to my clients and understand their personality so that I can translate it into the perfect design piece.

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Eclipse Event Co. Eclipse Event Co. Wedding Planners

Shannon is, in a word, AMAZING. She is one of the most capable and talented designers we have ever worked with, and we work with several! She is always prompt, creative, and dedicated to making the design EXACTLY what you are looking for. We hope to have a long future of working together!

The Simplifiers The Simplifiers Wedding Planners

Looking for an invitation vendor that goes above and beyond the norm? Shannon is your gal...think event signage, menu cards, placecards, programs, the whole nine yards to create a cohesive look for your big day. Awesome work!

Bill Bastas Photographer Bill Bastas Photographer Wedding Photographers

Simple...the best graphic designer on my radar.

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