about our brand
At Empress Stationery, we offer a traditional aesthetic envisioned through a modern lens. With elements of old and new, our curated collection of classic suites is infused with a breath of fresh air, creating pieces you’ll love for a lifetime.
Meet Jessica / Creative Director & Founder
Jessica has a passion for telling your story through paper. While working in the magazine industry after graduating from Auburn University, she stumbled upon the enchanting world of stationery, falling in love with the different typefaces and treatments, the antiquity and modernity.
A love of letterform, flourish and embellishments led to invitation designs for her friends and coworkers. Soon, wedding invitation requests began, and connections were made with fellow wedding vendors as well as nationally known planners. After celebrating her work being published for the first time in Martha Stewart Weddings magazine, Jessica started to think a little more seriously about this growing business of hers.
As she grew, she decided to name her business. Marrying her obsession with the monarchy and her love for letterpress, she chose Empress. In 2013, she took the leap to full-time stationer, designing stationery, stamps, and everything in between. In 2015, she moved into her own studio space and began expanding the Empress Stationery team,
In 2017, she launched the wedding collection with a stunning array of custom-designed suites and the business rocketed to a new level with new clients from all over the world, including 30+ states, as well as features in such publications as Brides, Southern Weddings, and Style Me Pretty.
These days, the Empress team delights in working closely with their brides-turned-loyal-clients—whether it’s the wedding aisle, a celebratory tablescape, or a sweet new nursery—to bring their bespoke vision to life. And while the business has grown, one thing remains the same, Jessica is still a Southern Stationer in love with marking life’s moments, from wedding to home, baby, and beyond.
Our Team
Tyler Hinton, Studio Manager
Since joining Empress, Tyler has enhanced the client experience to ensure our brides have the smoothest sailing from ordering to proofing to receiving their paper. Read Tyler’s story by clicking on the link under his photo.
sarah moore, designer
Sarah originally managed the online shop and orders, and when the wedding collection launched in 2017, she became lead designer for all suite orders. Read Sarah’s story by clicking on the link under her photo.
Kathryn Stalnaker, artist
Kathryn has been the resident watercolor artist at Empress since 2013. Since then, her painting style has become a defining highlight of our designs.
Read Kathryn’s story by clicking on the link under her photo.
Sarah Moore
Sarah Moore
After graduating from (you guessed it) Auburn University in 2015 in graphic design, Sarah heard that Empress was hiring. She and Jessica met for coffee just a week before getting married to her college sweetheart, Austin, and officially joined Empress right after the honeymoon!
Sarah originally managed the online shop and orders, and when the wedding collection launched in 2017, she became lead designer for all suite orders. She has loved on Empress brides oh so well with impeccable typesetting and care in her designing of their suite, but also with her guidance through wording choices, color options, and all the questions that come with the wedding paper process.
Sarah also helps Jessica with overall creative vision, photoshoots, and the continuous growth and fine tuning of the client experience.
Tyler Hinton
A lawyer by trade, Tyler’s love for legal work and business planning (and his wife Jessica!) made him a perfect fit for the Empress team. After finishing undergrad at Auburn University and graduating from Cumberland School of Law, Tyler began working for a local Birmingham law firm, and then opened his own firm. After a first date with Jessica in 2016, he was fascinated in the business she had built. They said I Do in 2018, and Tyler closed his legal practice to come on board at Empress as general counsel and business manager.
Since joining Empress, Tyler has enhanced the client experience to ensure our brides have the smoothest sailing from ordering to proofing to receiving their paper. His work in the production, quality control, and packaging of our suites guarantees our clients the best service possible. He also manages our contracts, terms and conditions, copyrights, and trademarks.
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wedding Collection
Our wedding collection offers a range of carefully curated designs that give our clients a cohesive suite, from engagement to the wedding day and beyond. With fifteen suites that offer save the dates, invitations, day-of paper, and even correspondence, you’re sure to find a design that speaks for your special day.