Ever After, Illustrated
Custom Hand-Illustrated Love Storybooks
Every relationship has its own beginning, meaningful places, unforgettable chapters, unexpected turns, and little details only the two of you fully understand.
With Ever After, Illustrated, I transform those memories into an original love story through personal writing, handmade illustrations, custom page design, fine-art printing, and artisan bookbinding.
Your storybook can become part of an unforgettable marriage proposal, a meaningful engagement gift, a wedding-day experience, or a family heirloom created to preserve the story that brought you together.
Every book is individually created in Maui. There are no premade characters, interchangeable templates, or generic pages. The writing, illustrations, typography, and binding are developed around your real relationship.
Your story. Original art. Bound by hand.
Choose Your Storybook Experience
One unforgettable question, told through your entire story
You have the ring. You know why this is the person you want beside you. Now, give them the story of how you arrived at this moment.
A custom proposal storybook leads through your favorite memories, meaningful places, photographs, and inside jokes before arriving at the final page:
Will you marry me?
The book can be presented during a private dinner, destination proposal, meaningful walk, hotel stay, family gathering, or carefully planned surprise.
Proposal commissions are handled discreetly, with confidential communication and understated exterior packaging.
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Share the story everyone has gathered to celebrate
Transform the story of your relationship into a handmade wedding heirloom that can be displayed, presented, read, and shared throughout your celebration.
Your illustrated storybook can be placed at the welcome table, enjoyed during cocktail hour, presented as a wedding-day gift, shared at the rehearsal dinner, or reproduced as personalized favor booklets for your guests.
The couple receives the luxury hand-bound edition and all original illustrations. Guests can receive a smaller edition of the same story as a meaningful wedding keepsake.
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Choose Your Collection
The First Chapter
Starting at $3,200
A beautifully edited love story ideal for proposals, engagements, elopements, intimate weddings, and anniversary gifts.
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16 custom-designed pages
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Approximately 700-1,000 words
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10 original handmade illustrations
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One 60-minute consultation
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Guided relationship questionnaire
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6 × 8-inch artisan hand-bound book
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Heavyweight textured fine-art paper
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Personalized cover and dedication
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All original illustrations in an archival portfolio
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Two revision rounds
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Print-quality digital PDF
Recommended production time: 10-12 weeks
The Signature Story
Starting at $4,800
A fuller telling of your journey, with room for meaningful milestones, family, pets, humor, travel, traditions, and favorite places.
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24 custom-designed pages
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Approximately 1,200-1,800 words
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16 original handmade illustrations
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One 90-minute consultation
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Character studies and visual direction
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Preliminary sketches for approval
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8 × 10-inch artisan hand-bound book
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Decorative endpapers
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Custom presentation box
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All original illustrations in an archival portfolio
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Two revision rounds
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Print-quality digital PDF
Recommended production time: 12-16 weeks
The Heirloom Edition
Starting at $6,800
An expansive illustrated family heirloom incorporating meaningful photographs, letters, maps, places, memories, and personal materials.
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32 custom-designed pages
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Approximately 2,000-2,800 words
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24 original handmade illustrations
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Two story-development consultations
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Extended character and setting development
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9 × 12-inch artisan hand-bound book
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Premium binding materials
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Decorative endpapers
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Custom archival presentation box
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All original illustrations in an archival portfolio
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Three revision rounds
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Print-quality digital PDF
Recommended production time: 16-20 weeks
What Every Collection Includes
Every Ever After, Illustrated collection includes:
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Personal story development
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Original handmade illustrations
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Professional artwork scanning and color correction
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Complete graphic design and typography
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One artisan hand-bound heirloom book
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Heavyweight textured fine-art paper
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Personalized cover and dedication
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All original illustrations in an archival portfolio
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Included revision rounds
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Print-quality digital PDF
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Complimentary insured shipping to one address within the United States
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Complimentary hand delivery on Maui
Created by Hand in Maui
Ever After, Illustrated is not a template-based personalized book.
Each story is developed as a private art commission. I create the writing, illustrations, page design, typography, printing, and binding specifically for your relationship.
You receive both the finished heirloom book and the original physical artwork created for it.
The result is something personal enough to be shared during one of life’s most meaningful moments and lasting enough to be preserved for generations.
Begin Your Story
Whether you are preparing to ask one unforgettable question or creating an heirloom for your wedding celebration, your story deserves to feel personal, thoughtful, and completely your own.
Share your memories, photographs, favorite places, and meaningful moments with me. Together, we will transform them into an original illustrated story that can be held, shared, and preserved.
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[Wedding Storybooks]
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