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WITH A SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE,
WE ARE COMMITTED TO HONOR AND RESPECT ALL,
ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED.

I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me. – Matthew 25:35

A percentage of our net profit from all our projects is invested in helping those less fortunate.

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Maria Gossard

With a background in Art and Design, Paper Conservation and Printing, Anglo- Cypriot Designer Maria Gossard loves taking something ordinary and turning it into something extraordinary. She grew up on the island of Cyprus and came to the States right after high school to attend university. While training with a leading design firm in Washington DC that specialized in palatial residences throughout the Middle East, she met her husband Paul. Dayton, Ohio has been their home for the last thirty-two years. In the midst of raising four children, Maria developed a line of accessories for the Home and Garden and later on bought and developed a Cross Stitch label that sold Internationally. In 2006 she was offered the business she used for printing and took it. That business continues and in addition now offers custom design and printing services for weddings and all occasions. Maria’s desire is to offer her community and beyond the very best design and print on the very best paper no matter what the occasion.

Can’t Live Without: My Afternoon Cup Of Tea
I’ve Always Wanted To: Speak More Languages
My Favorite Holiday: Thanksgiving
Favorite City To Visit: Petoskey, Michigan
My Favorite Movie Is: Pride And Prejudice

Roger Owsley

Roger has been influenced by the creative process of art, design and music for as long as he can remember. Starting out in his early teens with a metal smithing apprenticeship, he developed a love for handmade items which led to fine arts and eventually a career in graphic design. Roger has also been a touring musician and sound designer for many years.

Roger strives to bring unique solutions to all of his creative endeavors and wants others to feel moved and inspired by the end result of their creative partnership.

Last Concert Attended: Dälek
My Favorite Movie Is: Brazil
I’ve Always Wanted To: Skydive
Favorite Dayton Restaurant: Pasha Grill
I’m Thankful For: My wife, Bronwen

Rosalie Catalano

Rosalie loves to write, proof, and edit. Errors jump off the page at her—which she says is both a blessing and a curse. Although she chooses to see it as the former, many who are ‘victims’ of her natural ability may sometimes view it as the latter. Case in point: a colleague gave her a mug that reads “I am silently correcting your grammar!”

Rosalie’s love of words began at an early age. Her dad insisted that she look up words in the dictionary rather than give her the meaning. And, her long relationship with words extends into her leisure time as she enjoys solving crossword puzzles and playing Scrabble against the computer.

She is a quick study, with the ability to relatively quickly edit and improve others’ writing. She prides herself at getting across the point(s) the client intends. And, if the client isn’t able to easily communicate that to her, she will ask relevant questions, listen carefully, and help them figure it out.

I’ve Always Wanted To: Learn To Paint
Can’t Live Without: Chocolate
Favorite Country To Visit: Italy
My Favorite Movie Is: Heavy one-Gladiator; light one-An American President
My Favorite Poet: Emily Dickinson
My Favorite Color: Orange
I’m Thankful For: Health

Testimonial

We absolutely love how our wedding invitations turned out. Maria’s design choices and professionalism are top tier. I almost felt like she could read my mind about what I was looking for stylistically. The product speaks for itself! Maria and Roger were wonderful to work with and they were able to accommodate a very quick turnaround on our invitations.

Getting to meet Maria and her team was one of the best things that has happened to me. I was struggling for weeks to try and find the perfect place or website to do my invites and wedding stationery. Maria and her team took my design I purchased from Etsy and made it work with this beautiful Ital-ian paper she and I chose. They are beautiful and turned out perfect and the way I wanted them. I highly recommended Maria Gossard designs for all future brides, the printing is also done in the showroom (very convenient). She’s the best.

You don’t have to go to the big cities to get amazing, beautiful, high quality invitations and announcements. Just call Maria or stop in and check out her fabulous selection of luxurious papers, ribbons, stationary, and other items for your special event. She designed and printed our Rehearsal Dinner Invitations and we were beyond pleased! Even our son and his bride in Los Angeles were impressed by the quality and design. I highly recommend Maria Gossard Designs for your next event!

Working with Maria Gossard Designs has been one of the highlights of our wedding planning tedi-ous adventure. Maria, the owner, is a rare gem, a reference in terms of etiquette, an adorer of beauti-ful things and a faithful listener. She showed patience and devotion in order to provide us with the most beautiful stationery for one of the most important weekend of our lives. Flowery invitations on Italian handmade paper, colorful church programs, mouth-watering menus,, all in English and French … What a indescriptible feeling to finally discover your visions vividly on paper. They did indeed made us look good on paper !

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