A party site built for hosts and the designers behind them
Ribbon & Reply is a home for invitations and matching party goods made by independent designers, with every price shown upfront. Every order supports a small business.
How it started
I’m Britt. I’m a designer, and like so many people who sell their work online, I built my small business so I could do what I love from home, close to my family.
The last few years have made that harder. Everything costs more, and families everywhere are stretched thin. On the big marketplaces, sales aren’t what they used to be, and I kept hearing the same thing from designer friends: we’re working harder than ever and earning less. For a lot of us, this isn’t a hobby. It’s how we pay the bills, put food on the table and stay home with our kids.
I saw hosts struggling too. Planning a party should feel joyful, but invitation sites hid the real price behind coins and upgrades, and once the invitation went out, there was nothing to match it.
So I built the place I wished existed:
- ✓Upfront pricing, so you know exactly what you’ll pay before you fall in love with a design.
- ✓Matching party goods, from the invitation to the thank-you card, all in one design.
- ✓A marketplace that treats designers fairly, where they earn a real share of every order and their original work is protected from copycats.
Every designer here is a real person running a small business. When you order an invitation, you’re not just planning a party. You’re helping someone keep doing work they love and take care of the people they love. Thank you for being part of that.
Britt, founder
What we believe
One honest price
$1.25 per invitation, with everything included: the envelope reveal, photos, registry, maps, texting, reminders and RSVP tracking. No coins, no tiers, and the price on the first screen is the price at checkout.
Designers are paid fairly
Every design comes from an independent designer, many of them working from home to support their families. They earn a commission on every order, so your party helps keep a small business going.
Fair, blind review
Designs are reviewed without the designer’s name or sales attached, against standards we publish, and every submission is checked against the catalog so no one’s work gets copied. If a design isn’t accepted, the designer hears why and can try again.
Your whole party, one design
The invitation is just the beginning. We’re building matching welcome signs, favor tags, thank-you cards and more from the same designer, personalized, printed and shipped to you.