Lion In the Sun of Park Slope

09/21/2008 Posted by ital21

I was reluctant to order my invitations online, and after my visit to Lion in the Sun, I was glad I didn’t. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. They made the invitation selection a pleasurable experience. I highly recommend them. I spent the about the same as I would have if I would have bought them online, but without any of the uncertainty. The staff’s number one priority was my satisfaction!!!!

09/21/2008 Posted by smb3

We used Lion in the Sun for our save the dates, wedding invitations, thank you cards, place cards, menus, and every other stationery need we had for our wedding. Our experience was phenomenal from start to finish. Melinda helped us design save the dates and invitations that were just a perfect blend of my and my husband's taste, and the end product was unique and beautiful stationery that really spoke to both of us. We received endless compliments on all of the pieces we created there. I cannot say enough about the customer service, the attention to detail, the personalized assistance, and the individualized input that Melinda gave for each and every item we purchased there. As other reviewers said, we were so lucky that we happened upon the store and I truly can't imagine having gone anywhere else. We will certainly go there for all of our future stationery needs and we feel so lucky that they helped us cultivate our own creativity for the wedding. Thanks so much Melinda and everyone else at Lion in the Sun!

Pros: The creativity, the customer service, the vast selection, the ability to customize... It's all fabulous!

09/20/2008 Posted by moudro

We used Loin in the Sun to create our daughter's birth announcements. The service was friendly and fast. They helped us design the cards and they had a great selection of post-consumer recycled paper products to choose from. This is a great local stationary shop in the Slope. I would use them again as their prices are good and you get to work with a real person rather then relying on a online design tool.

Pros: Fast, friendly service. Good recycled paper options.

09/14/2008 Posted by ljdk

We chose Lion in the Sun for our wedding needs by chance based on their convenient location for us, but having worked with them I now know I would come back even if we moved to the other side of the country! Everyone there was wonderful with us and as others have noted extremely patient and supportive. Over several months we worked with them on our save the dates, invitations, place cards, programs and guest book, and we had a wonderful experience at every turn. We worked primarily with Kellie and Mallary, although the sense I got was that everyone there was great. Their response to our questions was always prompt and thorough, they always got us our materials on time or early, and they often even suggested ways that we could save money by making simple changes to the design - I never felt like we were being pressured to spend more than we needed to. Everything turned out beautifully and we got many compliments on all of the various pieces, but even more than the quality of the work I would commend the Lion in the Sun team for their great service. They sat with us for literally HOURS on several occasions, and put up with both my crazy mother and my own lack of design creativity without any judgment or stress - a nice change from most of the other areas of the wedding planning machine here in New York. I would highly recommend them - in fact, I feel kind of sad that we don't have any reason to go by there and visit with them on Saturday mornings any more!

Pros: Great service, high quality products

Cons: None!

07/29/2008 Posted by jesterv

I came to Lion In the Sun after a number of frustrating experiences with some other stationary shops who left my fiance and me to our own devices after pointing unenthusiastically towards their books of wedding invitations. At Lion in the Sun we found informed, thoughtful, and creative invitation specialists who provided us with an education about paper, process, and design. Lion in the Sun has a variety of invitations from boutique letterpress designers to less expensive, and as beautiful, alternatives. Our invitation specialist worked with us through the whole process, from ordering through to production, guiding and making great suggestions along the way. Finding the right invitation that set the tone for my wedding was a priority for me. The women at Lion in the Sun understand this and know just how to approach showing a great selection of invitations to their brides.

Cons: none

07/26/2008 Posted by bchlarge

I had to add my review, because you can't say enough good things about Lion in the Sun. We had our wedding invitations done there, and they are beautiful. Melinda walked us through hundreds of options, using her keen eye and ear to help us tune into what we were looking for. We were even able to incorporate our custom graphic design with the exact ink, font, paper, envelope, etc. She had a great knowledge of all her products, and found a match to our vision. The end result was EXACTLY what we imagined. Her helpful suggestions about the whole invitation process were invaluable.

Pros: Personal Service

Cons: None

07/25/2008 Posted by sarar55

I got my wedding invitations done here. I cannot say enough good things about this place. They understood what I wanted, they had a wonderful selection including local artists, they were extremely helpful with wording and other etiquette questions - everything was seamless and flawless from my perspective. The invitations are beautiful. They even give you a glue stick when you pick them up to seal all the envelopes.

07/24/2008 Posted by lmr76

I am planning a wedding and I was so relieved to find Lion in the Sun! They were extremely friendly and helpful in that they were able to tell me when I should send save the dates out, when I should send invitations out, and provide tons of sample designs and language for our invitations. They were happy to spend time with me and even had the exact design I wanted and could not find at other stores! I am very excited about doing all of my wedding printing through them!

06/16/2008 Posted by KFBridges

I just can't say enough about Lion in the Sun. While looking for invitations for my upcoming wedding, I found other big name outfits cold and really impersonal. ('The books of invitations are over there,' was the best involvement I got from staff at those competitors.) But not so at Lion in the Sun. When my fiance and I walked in to the shop -- on a busy weekend, no less -- we were greeted by a staff member who worked with us tirelessly to talk through just what it is we were looking for from our invites. She brainstormed ideas, working with us to create custom invitations that we didn't even know were possible. She guided us through every detail, from wording to typeface, and suggested several ways we could get the invites of our dreams in our price range. All in, the owner and staff at Lion in the Sun spent about 4 1/2 working directly with me to get everything just right. With the blase attitude of vendors in New York's wedding industry, Lion in the Sun is a gem, not just for their gorgeous invitations but most of all for their customer service. I'm thrilled to recommend them.

Pros: Customer service is phenomal

Cons: Can't think of one

05/25/2008 Posted by avhq

I typically don't write reviews for anything, but I have to say I had a wonderful experience working with everyone at lion in the sun. They were extremely knowledgeable, creative and patient. They have an amazing selection of all kinds of stationary, and it was really a pleasure to work with individuals who really knew what they were doing and were able to work with my budget and needs. They are the best.