Business Details
11 Years
experience
Custom Wedding & Event Design Services
Nico and Lala are a custom wedding and event design firm with studios in Chicago and Nashville. Founded in 2015, we specialize in creating cohesive, branded experiences for weddings and celebrations nationwide. Our services include custom monograms, luxury invitations, welcome gifts, and event swag, tailored to reflect each client's unique vision. With a decade of combined industry experience, our team prioritizes personalized service and attention to detail, ensuring every event maintains thematic consistency from save-the-dates to reception decor. Clients appreciate our ability to transform concepts into tangible designs that exceed expectations while maintaining a seamless creative process. 
Services
Custom Wedding Monograms
Luxury Invitations
Welcome Gifts
Event Swag
Birth Announcements
Baby Showers
Birthday Parties
Branded Stationery
Digital Printing
Letterpress Services
Details
- Year established: 2015
Highlights and features
- We offer 10 years of combined experience in custom wedding design.
- Our team maintains thematic consistency across all event elements.
- We provide nationwide service with local expertise in Chicago and Nashville.
- Our process includes 2 free design revisions for wedding invitations.
- We create cohesive branding from save-the-dates to reception decor.
What people say
Enthusiastic team
Cohesive branding
Personalized service
Thematic consistency
Exceeds expectations
Services
Custom Wedding Design
We create fully customized wedding experiences by developing unique monograms and logos that unify all event elements. Our process begins with conceptual design, followed by invitation suites, welcome gifts, and coordinated reception decor. Clients receive professional guidance to ensure visual consistency across printed materials and physical elements, creating memorable, personalized celebrations that reflect their individual style.
Luxury Invitations
Our invitation services include digital printing, letterpress, engraving, and foil stamping options on premium materials. We offer full design customization with options for upgraded formats like folded cards, die-cut shapes, and multi-photo layouts. Clients receive proofs within 2-3 weeks with rush options available, ensuring their invitations perfectly capture the event's aesthetic while meeting production deadlines.
Event Swag
We design branded merchandise for weddings and events including custom t-shirts, beach towels, coolers, and signage. Our team coordinates colors, fonts, and motifs to match primary event branding. Minimum order quantities apply with pricing based on item type and customization level. This service helps create immersive experiences that leave lasting impressions on guests through cohesive, thematic elements.
Birthday Parties
Our birthday design service includes invitations, coordinating decorations, and party favors tailored to specific themes. We offer $300 design packages covering 2 revision rounds, with print timelines of 3-5 business days. Clients can upgrade to specialty printing techniques or request rush production. This service ensures consistent visual storytelling for milestone birthdays while maintaining our signature attention to detail.
Birth Announcements
We create custom birth announcements with options for digital printing, letterpress, and foil stamping on premium card stock. Standard packages include design services and basic envelopes, with upgrades available for colored liners and specialty papers. Clients must provide high-resolution photos for layout creation, with proof timelines of 2 weeks. These announcements serve as timeless keepsakes while celebrating new family milestones.
People
Nicole Speake
Design Director
Nicole leads creative direction with expertise in luxury wedding branding, bringing Southern-inspired sophistication to every project through her mastery of typography and color theory.
Lauren Staley
Sales & Marketing Director
Lauren manages client relations and marketing strategy, leveraging her event planning background to ensure seamless execution of complex design visions for weddings and celebrations.
Meghan Freier
Social Media & Marketing
Meghan oversees digital marketing initiatives, using her creative insights to showcase our portfolio while maintaining engaging brand communication across social platforms.
Courtney Fane
Graphic Designer
Courtney specializes in illustration and pattern design, creating custom monograms and decorative elements that elevate our clients' events with artistic flair.
Questions
What areas do you serve for wedding design?
We work with clients nationwide and internationally, offering virtual consultations for those outside Chicago and Nashville.
Can you accommodate rush orders for invitations?
Yes, we offer rush production options for both wedding and birthday invitations with additional fees.
Do you provide both digital and print services?
We offer full-service design with digital proofs and printing options including digital, letterpress, and foil stamping.
What's included in your custom wedding package?
Packages include monogram design, invitation suites, welcome gifts, and coordinated event swag with multiple revision rounds.
How do you ensure design consistency across event elements?
Our process builds cohesive branding from initial concepts through final production, maintaining consistent typography, color palettes, and motifs.
