About The Atelier Process Timeline
We are often asked when is the best time to make contact with us regarding your event. The answer is always as soon as possible, especially if you are planning on sending save-the-dates for a wedding (which are usually sent 6 months prior to the event). We do suggest though that you contact us at least 6-8 months before your need date to allow for ample time to develop the design for your event stationery.

Getting to Know Each Other
Once you've made contact with us, we'll set up a consultation meeting – whether in person or via phone (if you are located outside of the San Francisco Bay Area) — to get to know you, discuss your vision for your event, learn about your styles and personality, and determined the number of deliverables and your design needs.

Beginning the Design Process
We start the design process once the deposit and signed service contract has been received. We'll set a schedule based on your need date and provide you access to your personal online project site. Five to six weeks following the initial consultation meeting, we'll present up to three concepts for the deliverable that has most priority (this can be determined after the meeting based on event timeline and design needs) with an estimated timeline and cost estimate for each concept.

Final Design Approval and Delivery
Once you have given final design approval the project will go to the printer for production. We won't send your project to the printer unless you are absolutely satisfied and have confirmed every little detail, such as the layout, typestyle, spelling, grammar and punctuation, with a signature approval. Depending on the level of complexity and scale of an Atelier custom design project, the standard Atelier design process can take anywhere between 4-8 weeks. Once the design has been approved, the standard production time can take up to 4-5 weeks to receive the final printed products. Projects with a larger scale of involvement will add more time to design and production schedules.