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Should I use Design by Laney?

Design by Laney specializes in wedding invitations to help tell your story, and business education for invitation designers and creatives. Based in Colorado and North Carolina, we serve engaged couples and creative entrepreneurs all over the world. - designbylaney.com

Depends. Buy if you are an engaged couple wanting custom invitations or a new stationer wanting structured training — ratings run 4.9-5.0 across platforms. Skip it if you came looking for software; this is a design studio and course business, not a tool you can adopt.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources: marketplace reviews, course pages, and social profiles. No published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useService and courses; no product UI to assess.
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security postureNo security page found; nothing to assess.

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Engaged couples wanting custom invitations
  • New stationers learning design end-to-end
  • Invitation designers fixing their pricing
  • Creatives wanting CRM/workflow tutorials

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — there is no tool here to buy
  • Couples wanting cheap, fast, template invitations
  • Teams needing scalable multi-instructor training platforms
  • Buyers who need transparent published pricing upfront

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No published prices found for invitations or courses; expect to inquire.

medium

Guess: one-designer studio means limited custom slots; book well before your wedding date.

low

Courses hosted on Kajabi — check access and refund terms before buying.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4.9/5 from 34 WeddingWire reviews
  • 5.0/5 from 12 reviews on The Knot
  • Over 10 years designing wedding invitations
  • Structured course: 6 modules, 7+ hours of video
  • 40.4K Instagram followers and large free content library

Cons

  • Small review base: 34, 12, and 13 reviews per platform
  • Not a software product — no integrations or tool to adopt
  • Education is niche-locked to stationery and creative businesses

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 11 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6review x4security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. The Knot reviewers call pricing 'incredibly fair'.
  • Ease of use. Service and courses; no product UI to assess.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. 6 modules, 7+ hours of video; deep niche curriculum.
  • Support quality: 4/5. 4.8-5.0 ratings across four review platforms.
  • Security posture. No security page found; nothing to assess.
  • 4.9/5 WeddingWire rating 34 reviews
  • 5.0/5 The Knot rating 12 reviews
  • 40.4K Instagram audience followers
  • 10+ Years designing invitations per her Facebook page

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reviews across WeddingWire, The Knot, Facebook, and Etsy are near-perfect (4.8-5.0), praising quality and fair pricing.

“Wow! I cannot speak highly enough of her work. It was truly perfect”
Etsy, DesignbyLaney reviews
“From a pricing standpoint, she is incredibly fair and will also wo”
The Knot marketplace review
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources: marketplace reviews, course pages, and social profiles. No published pricing found.

A highly rated one-woman invitation studio plus niche courses — great for couples and new stationers, not a software product.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources: marketplace reviews, course pages, and social profiles. No published pricing found.

Sources

  1. Design by Laney — official sitedesignbylaney.com
    official
  2. Design by Laney reviews — WeddingWireweddingwire.com
    review
  3. Design by Laney — The Knottheknot.com
    review
  4. Design by Laney — Etsy shop reviewsetsy.com
    review
  5. Design by Laney — Facebook pagefacebook.com
    review
  6. From Start to Suite coursedesign-by-laney.mykajabi.com
    official
  7. Power in Pricing coursedesignbylaney.com
    official
  8. Business education for stationersdesignbylaney.com
    official
  9. Design by Laney — YouTube channelyoutube.com
    official
  10. Design by Laney — Instagraminstagram.com
    official
  11. Security pagedesignbylaney.com
    security

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