Bella Figura

This is the first, and probably the last review I will ever write; however, I felt it was necessary because my wedding invitations, which I received this week, exceeded my extremely high expectations. I met with Linda, who worked with us, and made suggestions based on what I described I had in mind. At the end of the day she could not have been more spot on. They are the most beautiful invitations I have ever seen, and I cannot thank Linda and Bella Figura enough for the amazing job that they did.

I love this store! A gem of a stationery shop on the upper East side
with knowledgable, friendly sales people is sure to be a landmark for anyone planning a wedding or any event. Kudos to the amazing website where most of their designs are on display with dozens of options and tips will get you started, make an appointments on line to visit the store for incredible, patient, thoughtful advice on best wording, ways to economize and lots of thrills for splurges. When it comes to invitations, Bella Figura has your back and delivers beautiful letterpress results. I worked with Linda who has great insight into what really works and with so many designs to choose from, that is a blessing!

I’m an event and wedding planner who works with many vendors and this was, by far, one of the best experiences I’ve had working with a stationer. The ladies there are thorough, welcoming and specific. I worked with Su-​Queen who filled me on all Bella Figura has to offer. She was extremely knowledgable on every aspect of the design process. I especially love that they offer custom designs. Everything is laid out so the process does not feel overwhelming or confusing. I’m looking forward to working with them on many event to come!

I called and spoke to a person named Linda. Sounds really knowledgable as compared to other people I spoke with elsewhere. I got the information I needed and will make an appointment with Linda. My daughters wedding is in December in Brazil and we plan on hosting ¹⁵⁰⁄₂₀₀ guests

I just went into Bella Figura on the Upper East Side. The store was empty besides the two older ladies who work there. I had to speak to them since they didn’t greet me. I asked about custom Save The Dates. I was told they only took appts (the website says walk ins welcome) and they were fully booked today. So I asked for the next available appt, and after being told they are fully booked tomorrow too, she found an open appt. As I’m at the counter, another couple walks in and are instantly greeted. They did not have an appointment. The other lady proceeds to help them. Wait… I thought you were completely booked today? I don’t want to say this was a race issue, but I found this to be completely discriminatory. I will return for my appointment, but I hate patronizing businesses like this! #badcustomerservice

There aren’t words to express how blown away I was by the receipt of my incredible Christmas cards. I assumed it was my order from Bella/​Smock, but upon opening the package and finding this beautiful box with my family’s name on it, I actually thought I may have been receiving some family heirloom or majorly expensive present for my child. Then I saw the beautifully wrapped parcels and I was faced with what an unbelievable company you all run. The presentation is beyond beautiful. I thought Linda at the Lexington store was just a good salesperson when she explained the quality control of your operation but now I see it for myself. Not to mention, the enclosed envelope sealer which almost put me over the edge and I hadn’t even opened up the cards yet!
The envelopes were my first discovery and they are the perfect ivory and I just love how they have been addressed. I always thought it was a necessity to hand address envelopes — I was wrong. They made it look so lovely and presentable. And the antlers on the return address just kill me!
Then the cards. Oh my gosh the cards. Every time I work on a project like this, there is always a little piece of me that is disappointed with the final result. That simply did not happen in this case. I was blown away. I’m not even sure I want to send them out. I seriously might make an installation of my cards in my apartment so I never have to lose them! But alas these are too good NOT to share.
Thank you, thank you for what I consider to be art. I cannot wait to place my next order whenever that may be. What a joyous day!
A very grateful customer FOR LIFE!

I had a death in the family and needed thank you notes. Linda was amazing helping me with creating the most tasteful, personal, beautiful card. Her knowledge of appropriate wording and the look of the card was so valuable and made me feel completely confident in my choices. The turn around time in receiving the cards was amazing.
Thank you Bella Figura

They created a magnificent wedding suite with multiple insert cards and pocket fold. What an amazing team!!! I can’t rave enough. They are first class, very attentive and fantastic to work with.
I will use them for future party invitations. I have already recommended to friends.

Absolutely the best — I can’t say enough how terrific it was to work with these folks.
We had been looking for invitations for awhile. We knew what we were looking for, but couldn’t find that design anywhere. Then we can across Bella Figura and voila, their design of the month was, with a few modifications, exactly what were were looking for! With the 10% off for the design of the month + the 10% off for 6+ pieces, they were (significantly) less than other letterpresses we were looking at. Plus, the quality of the paper was unbeatable.
Most of all, the service was outstanding! If only the rest of wedding planning could go so smoothly. We had numerous edits and changes to our order, and every time, they were happy to help. Plus, they know the etiquette, so you don’t have to worry about your Great-​Aunt Hilda getting upset that you mistakenly used «favor» rather than «honor.»
I can’t wait to get my invitation framed. It is so beautiful! Thanks Bella Figura!

My fiancé and I couldn’t be happier with our lovely Bella Figura wedding invitations!
My fiancé and I were looking at wedding invitations at places like Paper Source and Minted. Most of the styles from these places were typical wedding invitations. They were boring and forgettable. We wanted something different while also being price conscious. We really wanted letterpress, but we were not sure we wanted to spend the extra money.
That’s when Bella Figura came into the picture. My fiancé forwarded an email with a promotion they were having for their «design of the month.» The «Modern Garden» design was perfect for our outdoor, summertime wedding. That sparked an interest and we started looking at all the options.
We started a conversation with Jessica, a client coordinator and she was very helpful. We asked her countless questions, but she was always patient with us and very helpful in helping us assemble our perfect wedding invitation ensemble. Lindsy, our wedding invitation designer, was also very insightful and responsive. Despite the fact that Bella Figura is located in New York and my fiancé and I reside in California, communicating with them was very easy. They were always prompt to respond via telephone or email.
In addition to producing high-​quality and unique letterpress wedding invitations, it was also reassuring to know that the company itself is eco-​friendly and socially conscious.
The turnaround time from ordering to actually receiving the invitations was much faster (10 business days) than other invitation stores. And our invitations arrived neatly and elegantly packaged in a beautiful box.
We just mailed out our invitations and are already receiving compliments on the beautiful and out-​of-​the ordinary design!
We highly recommend Bella Figura to brides looking for high-​quality, elegant and unique invitations!

If you’re looking for letterpress wedding invitations, look no further. I just received my order today and I nearly cried. They came out so gorgeous!
Everyone who I dealt with was very nice. Their pricing was extremely fair for custom work (I provided my own artwork) and the quality is unbelievable. I wish I could upload a picture of the packaging. They came in a fabulous gift box and the invitations were in wrapping paper.
I had an all-​around great experience and I highly recommend Bella Figura!

I looked at so many invitation companies, from the cheaper catalogue ones to the fanciest letterpress or hand written ones and I am very pleased I ended up with Bella Figura.
They have fantastic prices for letterpress and the final product was amazing. I love that I was able to personalize everything. I even had the text for my invitations hand written by a calligrapher to make the model for the letterpress for no extra charge! My contact was so sweet and never gave me a hard time about wanting to change something, even if it was a little, seemingly insignificant thing. They made it so easy to get everything I was looking for.
I love my beautiful invitations! I can’t wait to send them out. I’ll definitely use them again if I ever have something special enough for letterpress paper products.

My fiancé and I used Bella Figura after my friend (Emily R.) used them for her wedding. I loved her invitations, and she had such great things to say about them.
When I went on the website, I was blown away by the design options. The only warning I have is, once you decide on a pattern, don’t look on their website again because they are always coming up with new and beautiful designs! We were completely set to order, and then the day we went on to place our order, we saw that they had about 15 new designs! We ended up going with one that they had just come out with. Seriously, some really beautiful and unique stuff.
They are also really responsive to emails, and have a quick turn around for the previews. You get 3 rounds of changes, and they send you a full color PDF so you can get a feel for what your color choices and font choices will look like. They also send you samples that they charge you for, but then can deduct from your order if (probably more like WHEN) you order from them.
It all comes beautifully packaged in a chocolate brown box. When you order your samples they include all of the different papers, colors, etc. so that you can see them live and in color. You are assigned a specific staff person to work with, and as mentioned above, they are really great and patient about answer your questions.
I can’t say enough great things about them!

I ordered wedding invitations from Bella Figura, and was extremely happy with how they turned out. I searched high and low for unique invites that also looked classy and timeless. I found plenty, but all were an exorbitant amount of money! Finally… I FOUND IT ALL IN BELLA FIGURA!!!
The invites are so personal, with the option to customize everything from fonts, paper color and weight, envelope liners, shape and size of your invite, layout… you can do it all! The staff was so helpful! Since I live in California, all correspondence was through email and phone, but everyone was very professional and had creative ideas to help me create the perfect invite.
The invites were PERFECT! And they arrived in a beautiful box… such a nice touch!