Ashley Elizabeth Designs

03/26/2026

03/21/2026

The Top Gun legacy continues in the Haglund House 🐶✈️

Excited for our next chapter, Introducing this sweet little love bug Charlie 💕

my heart feels like it’s going to explode 😍

03/11/2026

The perfect invite for a timeless, black-tie celebration. 🤵🏻‍♂️
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Matte black wrap, finished with a custom wax seal and classic gold stamped foil details inside. ✨
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The kind of invitation that excites your guests and makes a statement before it’s even opened. 💌
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Currently booking late summer / fall 2026 weddings 📆

02/11/2026

My husband asked why I didn’t cancel my 4:50am yoga class with what I like to refer to as the “Super Bowl of stationery event” tonight​​​​​​​​
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I woke up at 3:45.​​​​​​​​
Snow on the roads.​​​​​​​​
Thirteen people canceled.​​​​​​​​
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But that class is the reason I have an opportunity like this at all.​​​​​​​​
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103 degree hot Power yoga doesn’t just make you stronger physically, it brings you face to face mentally with the part of you that wants to quit. The shaking legs. The loud breath. The voice in your head saying, this is too much. ​​​​​​​​
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Over the last three weeks, this opportunity started exciting. A full body yes as a Manifesting Generator And then things started to get hard.​​​​​​​​
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An aggressive timeline, Shipments didn’t arrive. Orders showed up wrong. Snowstorms hits. Sickness. My glue gun literally caught on fire in my hands, the die for my grommet machine wore out. 🥴​​​​​​​​
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There were many moments I just sat there thinking, why did I say yes to this? Donating $1000s of dollars and over a hundred hours of my time.​​​​​​​​
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There were Moments where my chest felt tight and my brain wanted to shut down. Moments where I cried, or walked away for a bit…But just like on the mat you breathe. You adjust. You take a break and You come back.​​​​​​​​
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‘s class trains you to not run when things feel overwhelming. To stay when your mind spirals. To soften even while everything is shaking.​​​​​​​​
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This project asked for that same part of me.​​​​​​​​
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The part that gets up at 3:45am.​​​​​​​​
The part that drives through snow.​​​​​​​​
The part that makes the 2.5 hour last-minute supply run to guarantee everything will be here on time because quitting isn’t an option.​​​​​​​​
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Here’s the truth about me, I don’t give up… Even when I desperately want to.​​​​​​​​
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So, no matter what happens tonight, I’ve already won.​​​​​​​​
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Because I became the woman who feels the fear, the exhaustion, the doubt and stays anyway.​​​​​​​​
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And that version of me? That growth IS the success.

02/04/2026

02/03/2026

This month, I’m joining fellow stationer Elisabeth Stucky’s social media challenge to post once a day during February.
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Consistency has always been hard for me, my artistic (ADHD) brain tends to equate routine with monotony. But lately I’m realizing structure actually supports me. I’m seeing the benefits of consistent workouts in my health… so why not bring that same steady energy to social media?
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So here we go….
What moments or experiences led you to this business?
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I don’t share it often because it’s not a huge glamorous a-ha moment when I just knew. It was a bunch of small moments that led me to where I am today.​​​​​​​​
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In 2008, I was fresh out of college and got a job in the marketing department at a real estate development company, (yes I entered the job market right before the housing crash). Shortly after I was hired, the company started doing lay offs and pay cuts for anyone lucky enough to keep their job. ​​​​​​​​
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I went on Craigslist (old school, I know. I’m actually a dinosaur) and looked for freelance design jobs to make some extra money. ​​​​​​​​
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I found one job in particular that sounded fun, creating wedding invitation templates for a website and receving comission everytime they sold. I was obsessed with the creative freedom and carrying out a theme through various pieces. I created a bunch of different designs, but spoiler alert, the site never came to fruition. At the time, I chalked it up as a colossal fail, BUT one thing I knew, is that I loveeeed the creativity of designing a wedding suite. ​​​​​​​​
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After that, I started creating wedding invitations for all my friends who were getting married (when you hit that age and everyone gets married at the same time - IYKYK). ​​​​​​​​
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From there, my freelance website started to morph into strictly wedding stationery and I just kept building on it year after year. It has always been alongside another full-time job up until about 3 years ago!

01/29/2026

Experience the elegance and beauty of Tupper Manor while meeting North Shore’s finest wedding professionals.

Join us for our Wedding Open House on Sunday, March 22. Envision your perfect day at Tupper Manor. Stroll through the fully decorated venue, enjoy light bites and refreshments, and connect with a curated selection of top local vendors, from florals and photography to music, desserts, design and more!

Whether you’re just starting to plan or finalizing the details, we would love to welcome you.

Attendance free with registration. Link in the bio.

01/20/2026

A wedding industry friend who I adore, in full transparency, mentioned she got five rejection emails this week alone.
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I don’t think we talk about THAT enough as entrepreneurs.
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We celebrate our wins publicly, but we don’t sing it from the rooftops when we get the dreaded “we decided to go another direction email” or when an inquiry simply ghosts you. Sometimes I think people forget there’s a heart on the other side of that inquiry form. A real live human.
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It’s easy to look at our peers and think:
maybe THEY don’t get rejected because they’re so fabulous.
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Butttt it happens to the best of us.
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Even after 20 years, I am realizing it’s ALL part of the process. I’m still learning not to build a story around the “no”, not to make it mean something about me, my worth, my talent, or my future.
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I’ve been working on moving through the rejection quicker, because then I am one step closer to finding my people.

01/19/2026

It’s the details for me…
how every piece speaks to the next.
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The paper.
The fonts.
The personalization.
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A story told without speaking a word
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Things you don’t notice at first, but would definitely feel if they were missing.
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When everything is designed together, your day feels
Effortless.
Cohesive.
Intentional.
Like it was always meant to look this way.
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This is where your stationery becomes more than paper and part of the experience. 🤍
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Fill out the link in my bio to get started for 2026/2027 💍

01/13/2026

Need to start wedding planning but aren’t sure where to begin?

We’ve got you.

Join our Winter Wedding Expo on Saturday, February 28th to start finding everything you need! Meet local photographers, caterers, hair & make-up artists, and florists who will help you plan for your big day.

🎟 Tickets are just $10 and include:
- Entry for up to 6 guests
- A $10 beverage voucher to use at the bar
- 90 minutes to explore & chat with vendors (venue tours available upon request)

Time slots available:
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- 12:45 PM – 2:15 PM
- 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

📍 The Barn at Bull Meadow • 63 Bog Rd. Concord, NH

Tickets & info: https://bullmeadow.com/wedding-expo/

01/13/2026

This weekend asked a lot of me.​​​​​​​​
A big investment, for a booth and a half ​​​​​​​​
A new approach, not Booking calls ​​​​​​​​
A whole lot of fear ​​​​​​​​
And a little bit of trust 🤍​​​​​​​​
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We were originally going to split up between two shows Sunday, then Erik got hit with a debilitating migraine, and so I ran out of the house in 15 Min and headed up the highway to Church Landing solo, then flew back down to catch the end of the show in Wilmington to finish strong 💪🏻​​​​​​​​
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And somehow despite the pivot, the nerves, the excitement and exhaustion, it all worked out beautifully.​​​​​​​​
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Over 60+ leads, so many meaningful conversations and connections, and that quiet inner knowing that says “you did it your way this time.”​​​​​​​​
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I’m Endlessly grateful for Erik who not only volunteered to help (with his new big-a$$ van), he somehow recovered from a migraine in record time to not only show up for me, but kill it per usual 💁🏻‍♀️​​​​​​​​
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I changed things up this year, and I was honestly terrified, But standing here now, I couldn’t be happier that I had the courage to try something new and I’m so pleased with how it all unfolded.​​​​​​​​
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by, connected, and trusted me with a piece of your wedding story. 🤍​​​​​​​​
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I got more leads this weekend than I did all of last January 🙏 and I’m still riding that wave 🌊​​​​​​​​
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Cheers to 2026 🥂 LFG

01/08/2026

FREE FOOD & CAKE! 🍰

Ahem, Now that I have your attention 🤣
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I hope you will join me at the Shriner’s Auditorium

📅January 10/11
🕑 1:00pm-5:00pm

This show is always packed with amazing wedding vendors from the New England area. This is an event you are not going to want to miss

I'll be there with dozens of my new invitations suites and a pretty great show special you won't want to miss! 💌
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🎁The first 10 people to stop by my Booth 120 and mention this post will get a sweet treat too!
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Drop a 💍 for the link to Register