Your wedding is a reflection of your story — every detail woven with meaning, emotion, and love.
On-site wedding personalization is a live guest experience where calligraphy or engraving is done in real time during your celebration. Guests watch their keepsake come to life and leave with something personal, thoughtful, and entirely unique to your wedding day.
This experience transforms personalization into a moment — one that feels intentional, elevated, and seamlessly woven into the flow of your celebration.
The Guest Experience
A Beautifully Styled Station
Guests are drawn to a thoughtfully styled personalization station that feels like a natural extension of your wedding aesthetic.
A Personal Touch
Guests fill out a custom order card with their name or short phrase, choosing a detail that feels meaningful to them.
Watching It Come to Life
They watch as their keepsake is calligraphed or engraved live — a moment of craftsmanship, connection, and beauty.
A Meaningful Keepsake
Guests leave with a personalized piece created just for them, tied to your wedding day and your story.
A Lasting Memory
Long after the celebration ends, the keepsake remains — a reminder of being part of something thoughtful and unforgettable.
When This Experience Fits Into Your Wedding Day
On-site personalization is designed to blend seamlessly into your wedding timeline, adding meaning and guest connection without interrupting the flow of your celebration.
On-site personalization fits seamlessly into weddings where guest experience and thoughtful details matter most.
This experience is ideal for couples who want:
- An interactive moment during cocktail hour
- A meaningful keepsake that doubles as a wedding favor
- A personalized touch that feels intentional, elevated, and memorable
- Guests to feel seen, welcomed, and celebrated
The Signature Wedding Personalization Experience is designed to flow naturally from cocktail hour into the reception, allowing guests to engage at their own pace while ensuring a smooth, beautifully paced experience throughout the evening.
Interested in adding this experience to your wedding?
What items can be personalized?
Personalization options are thoughtfully curated based on your wedding style, guest count, and overall vision. Each experience is designed to feel intentional, elevated, and seamlessly woven into your celebration.
Personalization methods may include calligraphy, engraving, hot foiling, embossing, and wood burning, selected to best suit your items and aesthetic.
On Site Personalization Investment
Each experience is thoughtfully tailored to your wedding’s size, flow, and overall vision, ensuring that every guest interaction feels intentional, meaningful, and beautifully aligned with your celebration.
Live on-site personalization creates seamless guest engagement, a polished presentation, and a memorable moment your loved ones will cherish long after the day has passed. Every package includes one lead artist and one assistant to ensure a smooth, elevated experience from start to finish.
Wedding personalization experiences begin at $600. Based in Kansas City with select travel availability.
The Planning Process
From inquiry to wedding day, the process is designed to feel seamless, thoughtful, and fully supporte
1. Inquiry - Submit an inquiry to check availability and share a few details about your wedding celebration.
2. Intro Call - We’ll connect to discuss your vision, guest experience, and where on-site personalization fits best into your wedding timeline.
3. Item Selection & Planning - Together, we curate personalized items and select the most fitting personalization methods to complement your style, guest count, and overall aesthetic.
4. Logistics & Preparation - All personalization details, station setup, and event logistics are coordinated in advance to ensure everything runs smoothly on the day of your wedding.
5. Wedding Day Experience - I arrive with my team prepared to create a seamless, elevated personalization experience for you and your guests.
Frequently Asked Questions
The number of items personalized varies based on the method used, item type, and event flow. During planning, we’ll determine an experience that aligns with your guest count and timeline to ensure a smooth, enjoyable pace. We can range from completing 10-20 items per hour.
Yes. Guests typically select their name, initials, or a short phrase, creating a keepsake that feels personal and meaningful to them.
Either option is available. Items can be curated specifically for your event, or we can work with items you’ve selected or sourced. Custom-made pieces are also available upon request.
Each experience is thoughtfully planned to fit your timeline. If additional time is needed, extensions may be available based on artist availability and are handled seamlessly on-site when possible.
To ensure availability and ample planning time, booking is recommended 3–6 months in advance, once your wedding date and venue are secured. Dates are limited and tend to fill quickly, especially during peak wedding season.
A Note From Your Calligrapher
— Paxton Dawson
Ready to Inquire?
If you’re interested in adding on-site personalization to your wedding celebration, I’d love to connect and explore what this experience could look like for you and your guests.