What she does: After designing for clients such as Evelyn Lauder and Lynda Resnick for seven years, Suzy Brady relocated her Aspen shop, Dear John Fine Stationers, to Los Angeles. Since coming to town last August, Brady has createdinvitations for Christie’s of Beverly Hills (the auction house had her turn out three different invitationsin 10 days), designed a press kit and holiday cards for Dan Marty Design, and taken on a corporate-identity and store-design project for Nuni Gallery.
Her Background: Brady started dabbling in invitations while running an event and sports marketing business with her two sisters in Chicago. The creative force of the trio, Brady worked closely with designers, drafting sketches and picking up on the details behind the printing processes. “I really got to learn the value of a fabulous invite,” Brady says. “It’s the fi rst inkling guests get of what an event is going to be like, and that impression is really important, especially for a nonprofi t that wants everything donated.” When she moved to Aspen, she opened up a calligraphy business that she developed into Dear John after the local stationer put her shop up for sale.
What She's Known For: Brady goes out of her way to meet requests, whether it’s a particular style of paper for a press kit or antique Christmas stockings for packaging purposes. With an established base of design sources in the Los Angeles area and the capability for in-house laser printing for last-minute events, Brady can provide services ranging from creating elaborate custom invitations to more clear-cut work that can be turned out in a matter of hours.Whether she’s drafting the script for an invitation or simply editing it, Brady says her knowledge of etiquette sets her apart. Her expertise includes the proper way to list dignitaries, as well as knowing that it’s not appropriate to request the “honor” of someone’s presence at an event not held at a house of worship “Etiquette has really loosened in recent years, but I’m a stickler for it,” Brady says. “There are times when a client wants something worded a certain way, even after I’ve told them it’s incorrect, and I’ve had to learn to be a bit more relaxed.”
Her Background: Brady started dabbling in invitations while running an event and sports marketing business with her two sisters in Chicago. The creative force of the trio, Brady worked closely with designers, drafting sketches and picking up on the details behind the printing processes. “I really got to learn the value of a fabulous invite,” Brady says. “It’s the fi rst inkling guests get of what an event is going to be like, and that impression is really important, especially for a nonprofi t that wants everything donated.” When she moved to Aspen, she opened up a calligraphy business that she developed into Dear John after the local stationer put her shop up for sale.
What She's Known For: Brady goes out of her way to meet requests, whether it’s a particular style of paper for a press kit or antique Christmas stockings for packaging purposes. With an established base of design sources in the Los Angeles area and the capability for in-house laser printing for last-minute events, Brady can provide services ranging from creating elaborate custom invitations to more clear-cut work that can be turned out in a matter of hours.Whether she’s drafting the script for an invitation or simply editing it, Brady says her knowledge of etiquette sets her apart. Her expertise includes the proper way to list dignitaries, as well as knowing that it’s not appropriate to request the “honor” of someone’s presence at an event not held at a house of worship “Etiquette has really loosened in recent years, but I’m a stickler for it,” Brady says. “There are times when a client wants something worded a certain way, even after I’ve told them it’s incorrect, and I’ve had to learn to be a bit more relaxed.”
Photo: Dave Tada/Dave Tada Photography for BizBash
Photo: Dave Tada/Dave Tada Photography for BizBash
Photo: Dave Tada/Dave Tada Photography for BizBash
Photo: Dave Tada/Dave Tada Photography for BizBash