Artists and owners Dino & Alison Papanikos met in college, where their unity was forged through love, art, paper & print. Alison’s history in art & textiles, along with her schooling in industrial design, print & TV production, computer graphics and limited edition printing, combined seamlessly with Dino’s background in graphic design, letterpress printing & diecutting, to create their cutting edge handmade invitation company in 1993.

Papagraphics Chicago, a custom handmade invitation studio, was founded with the belief that an invitation should be memorable and set the tone for your special day. Our invitations are single run productions, professionally made from scratch, one invitation at a time, just for you. To create our unique handmade invitations, we combine our original designs with the finest papers, fabrics, ribbons, brooches and adornments sourced throughout the world, together with our commitment to expert diecutting, bindery, professional offset & letterpress printing and craftmenship. At Papagraphics, we guarantee our handmade invitations to be the highest quality handmades available. The Papagraphics Web Storefront is a small sampling of favorite and best selling invitations selected from our Chicago Invitation Boutique.

These mini works of art amaze & delight the senses! Because you have choosen a Papagraphics handmade invitation to celebrate your special day, the memory created will be unforgettable!!

We look forward to working with you, and welcome any questions or comments,