our story
Recognizing the need for a fresh and fun approach to wedding invitations in the Ottawa area, urbanfête was founded in 2001. Since then we have expanded to offer invitations of all kinds and we also help corporate clients and organizations with a variety of specialized marketing needs. In a sea of invitation sameness and electronic substitutions, we strive to be a cheery beacon of creativity that will leave you feeling happier than you did before visiting us!
What
We are working hard to make urbanfête Ottawa's most unique invitation design studio. For the "Do-it-yourself" bride, we can provide you with everything you need to design and create your own beautifully handcrafted invitation or you can choose to use our full service studio where, from initial design to finished invitation, we do all of the work for you!
Choose from our collection of richly coloured matte and metallic card stocks and let urbanfête help you create a beautiful and personal invitation.
PRAISE - What clients have said...
IT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! SO PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Karen, December 2011
The programs and seating chart are beautiful!! Thank you so much for all your hard work! We will send you a wedding photo in the new year! - Heidi, December 2011
Everyone LOVES our invitations!!! You did such a wonderful job! Heidi & Travis, September 2011
Just wanted to Thank you again. I love my invites! Jamie loves them too. I was very happy with the whole process and will be recommending you to everyone. Maggie and Jamie, July 2011
I just wanted to let you know that everyone has been very impressed by your invitations and Colin and I are really happy with them! Annellis and Colin, June 2011
We've been receiving a lot of comments on how classy our invitations are.Neli and Rob, July 2011
Everyone LOVES our invitations, they are a BIG hit! I've received so many compliments on them, so thank you for your hard work! Sera and Mathieu, June 2011
We cannot thank you enough for all you did to make our day perfect! The seating chart, the menus, the table numbers , the program and all you did was absoloutely gorgeous! You did exactly what we envisioned. Thank you!!! We couldn't be happier with your work. Really, THANK YOU for an amazing job. We would recommend you to everyone and anyone who would be getting married! Working with you has been a pleasure. Sashieka and Erix, June 2011
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the amazing work you did on our invitation. We have received absolutely rave reviews from everyone who has RSVP'd. They turned out so much better than we ever could have expected. Mia and Chad, June 2011
Everything is perfect. We admired the samples on the top of the box they were delivered in and are so happy with everything. They really turned out great:) I didn't want to rip open the tissue/packages until my labels were ready, because it looked too pretty! Samantha an Mike, April 2011
I really love the invitations and I'm sure all the recipients will too. Cecilia, December 2010
The holiday photocards are terrific and have already caused a happy stir with my family. Tamara, December 2010
I love the invitations, they went out yesterday! I really appreciate all your help. I will be in contact in the new year for Thank You cards and programs! Alyssa, December 2010
Thanks for all of your work on the stationary - it all looks lovely! It was really nice working with you and Christine. While I enjoy shopping, I don't usually find getting a gift this much fun! And thank you for the wrapping paper - I used it today to wrap some gifts and they turned out really nicely. All the best for the holiday season, Brenda
Thanks for all of the good wishes and all of your help with the invitations, programs and thank-you cards. We received so many compliments for them which are really owed to both of you. - Katie and Bruce, September 2010
I really like the invitations. They look beautiful.- Mary, August 2010
I have had many compliments on the garden party invitation, so thanks again for that! - Bill, July 2010
We've already received rave reviews about the invitation and how gorgeous it is, I think you will be getting some referrals for sure. Thank you again for your time and effort, we really appreciate it! - Corissa & Liam, July 2010
Just writing to say thank you again for putting together our wedding invitations... both Martine and I loved the way everything turned out. We've put everything together and have sent them out this morning. We'll definitely recommend your services to anyone looking for wedding invitations in the future. Thanks again! - Scott & Martine, May 2010
My Fiancée and I were looking for invitations and didn't really know where to start. The people at urbanfête were quick, courteous and most important patient with our indecision. All-in-all, we are very happy with our invitation and our experience with urbanfête." - Kevin & Kailey, April 2010
We love the invitation as do our friends and family. - Lynn and Bruce, May 2010
We have already had excellent feed back on the style and and colour of the invitation - thank you again for all your work. - Lisa, April 2010
On a happier note, I am also using Christine from urbanfête and I just love her! She is awesome! - Tamara
urbanfête A+ ...we had problem with our invitations because we had an idea in our head but didn't know how to make it happen. We knew we wanted to make the invites ourselves due to cost. I emailed Christine my problems and she responded right away. She sat with us and helped me define my ideas to create and invitation. She then ordered us the materials and away I went. Amazing to work with. - Daniella and Colin
WE BOTH LOVE THE INVITATIONS! I really appreciate the presentation with the box and even the logo on it! I'm also all about the details and I'll be able to use it to store the reply cards when they come back. -Line
THANK YOU so much for everything you have done for me! I appreciate it more than you know. I am so happy we had the chance to work together & get to know each other! You do amazing work. I am truly grateful! - Tamara and Daryl
Christine, we would like to thank you for making our beautiful invitations. The invites really set the stage for the type of wedding we're hosting; elegant and traditional. We've had so much great feedback! Choosing the invites was the most fun I had during the wedding planning process! Thank you! - Allison and Dave
We love our wedding invites! They are perfect! We really appreciate the fact that you took the time to come out and meet with us at our house and then hand-delivered the finished product. Also-we had a budget in mind and you were able to help us design our dream invites within that budget. I will definitely recommend you to all of our friends who will be getting married. Thanks so much! - Tom and Charlene
Christine offers and delivers not only a high quality product but also excellent service. She was helpful in assisting me choose what would make my invitations set the mood of my wedding and reflect a little bit of me. She went beyond what was expected and made me feel confident in my decisions. I would recommend urbanfête to anyone who values a personal approach to making a special event even more special. Thanks for everything Christine! - Jodi and Brad