![]() We don’t have too many people coming in doing the same thing. Most of our clients are all really different. So we want not just the closest to what they’re envisioning, we want them to have exactly what they’re envisioning. Customers want them to have very special details. But the general trend is for the invitations to be personal. We’re also seeing a lot of neutrals and blush and gold. We also do a lot of custom illustrations of venues. What’s hot right now in the wedding invite world?Ĭalligraphy has always been popular but the variety of calligraphy is interesting now. We want to get a sense of their personal style so that we can infuse that into the invitations. We want to know all about the couple - how they met, how they proposed. We’re very committed to the experience, so couples come in and sit with us for private consultation lasting anywhere from one hour to two-and-a-half hours. How is your service different from the competition? The biggest portion of our business is wedding invitations. The real focus is on artisanal and specialized design and printing. But now we have a 1,400 square-foot retail space in Portsmouth with albums from 16 different designers from all across the country. Everything we had done had never been done before. We started out solely as a custom design shop designing one-on-one for clients. How has your company grown since you launched three years ago? We print on her grandfather’s letterpress from 1896. Whitney is a third-generation letterpress printer and we’re both interested in reinvigorating letterpress in this area. We really just realized that we have a similar aesthetic and interest in consumer design for weddings. We’re both trained graphic designers and we met working in advertising together. How did you come up with the idea for the business? We’ve done a custom sail-cloth belly band, the cloth that’s wrapped around the middle of the invitation. We’ve done things that have fabric-lined backing. The range is huge - everything from very traditional to very, very wild and custom. We’ve done everything from very custom illustrated pieces that have illustrations of the venue down to something that’s more traditional with hand calligraphy and typesetting. We have a letterpress in a separate print shop so we can do all of the design in the house. We are a custom-designed letterpress print shop and paper boutique. The idea for the company came out of conversations Samantha and Whitney had while walking their dogs Gus and Ruby.įrench’s Point recently chatted with Samantha, Gus & Ruby co-owner and director of client services, to find out more about this eclectic and talented company. Gus and Ruby design hand-bound journals, birthday cards, and other event stationery but specializes in - you guessed it - one-of-a-kind wedding stationery. If you ever find yourself in Portsmouth (or even passing by), you’d be doing yourself a serious injustice to not take a few moments to get lost in this wonderful store.In 2009, friends Samantha Finigan and Whitney Swaffield launched Gus & Ruby Letterpress in Portsmouth, N.H. On this rare occasion, the shop was quiet enough for us to spend plenty of time making over Sam’s Brussels Griffon, Gus. Michael and I had a wonderful conversation with Sam about our choice of restaurant for dinner that evening (coincidentally her favorite, Black Trumpet), and we discovered a mutual love for great food in the area (seriously, ask her for some suggestions when you drop in). On this most recent trip, they helped me discover the heavenly line of Sydney Hale candles, and I was able to pick-up a delightfully witty Mother’s Day card from their great selection. When Gus & Ruby moved to their much larger space on Congress street a couple of years ago, I was ecstatic to see their collection and business grow. Michael probably wouldn’t admit it to his Sunday Night Football buddies, but he’s quite the fan of print and press work, and it wasn’t long before he was also insisting that we stop in every time we’re in town. that I first fell in love with their taste for style and eye for design. Get reviews, hours, directions, coupons and more for Gus & Ruby Letterpress at 1 Washington St, Dover, NH 03820. Search for other No Internet Heading Assigned on The Real Yellow Pages®. ![]() In 2008, Samantha and Whitney started Gus & Ruby (named after their adorable dogs), doing custom design and letterpress, and shortly thereafter, opened a storefront to feature their work and other well-designed and creatively-crafted goods. Get reviews, hours, directions, coupons and more for Gus & Ruby Letterpress. In fact, Michael & I have never been to Portsmouth without stopping in to this darling shop, located right on Congress Street in the heart of downtown! ![]() ![]() It has a great colonial feel, delicious restaurants, and fantastic shops – our favorite of which is Gus & Ruby Letterpress. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is quickly becoming one of our favorite towns to visit in the immediate area.
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