Minted is a marketplace for designers where independent artists connect with consumers using a crowdsourced methodology. Since 2008, Minted has operated monthly art and design challenges where artists enter their designs and the public votes to choose their favorites. The designs that receive the most votes are reproduced and sold as art, home decor, and stationery. Minted employs data and analytics to inform its product selection and connect artists with the most appropriate markets. Artists receive commissions on every sale of their designs and are also able to have their own online shops, using Minted's manufacturing and shipping capabilities. The business model provides a means for artists to access a larger market while it fulfills, ships, and takes care of customer service for them. The business model allows artists to concentrate on their craft while Minted deals with logistics.

Minted's Comprehensive Wedding Planning Services

Complete Wedding Planning Checklist

Minted offers a comprehensive wedding planning checklist to take couples through each step of the way. It ensures that nothing is left behind, ranging from the first engagement to the activities on the day after. The checklist is convenient and keeps couples on their toes while maintaining the thrill as they close in on their wedding day.

Wedding Invitations and Stationery

One of Minted's strongest features is its set of original, customizable wedding stationery and invitations. Couples can search through new, artist-designed stationery choices to discover the best fit for their taste, whether it's classic, modern, or somewhere in between. Minted also provides assistance with envelope addressing so every invitation appears as professional as possible.

Wedding Websites

Building a wedding site is simplified through Minted's easy-to-use system, where couples can create a free, customized site. This site can post important information like event dates, registry info, and special messages to guests. To add the finishing touch, coordinating invitations are also offered to complete everything in harmony.

Save the Dates

Save-the-dates Minted come in a range of fashionable save-the-date cards, each carefully crafted to coordinate with the couple's wedding motif. With the added feature of complimentary guest addressing, mailing these vital announcements has never been simpler. Minted pays close attention to every detail so your save-the-date cards have the same sophistication and flair as your wedding day itself.

Wedding Etiquette and Expert Advice

Minted also has a trove of wedding etiquette tips, guiding couples through difficult situations with ease. Their advice ranges from how to phrase invitations to designing the ideal seating chart. Couples also have access to good questions to ask their venue, florist, photographer, and other wedding professionals to make no detail go unnoticed.

Wedding Day Essentials

From the thank-you cards to the display ideas for escort cards, Minted makes sure couples have everything they need on the wedding day. They provide tips on how to write wedding vows, choose ceremony music, and even how to pick the ideal wedding cake. Minted's wedding day stationery makes all the pieces work together in harmony and lovely design.

Wedding Party and Bridal Shower Ideas

Minted also offers bridal party planning advice. From asking the bridesmaids to gift options for the groomsmen, they've got it covered. They also give suggestions for planning bridal showers and bachelorette parties to make the days leading up to the wedding just as special as the wedding day.

Through Minted, couples can be assured that each detail of their wedding planning will be taken care of with thought and imagination, allowing them to reap the benefits of the experience.

Mariam Naficy - Founder

Mariam Naficy is the Founder of Minted, established in 2007 with the vision of connecting global creative talent to consumers. Growing up in five countries across the Middle East and Africa, she was inspired by the diverse art and design she encountered during her travels, as well as the work of her own family. Driven by the idea that hidden talent could be uncovered through the internet, she aimed to create an e-commerce platform that would continuously reflect consumer tastes. Minted’s crowd-sourced design model was born from her belief in empowering artists and staying attuned to ever-evolving consumer preferences.

“Minted’s purpose is to uncover exceptional design from all over the world and bring it to savvy consumers who won’t accept anything else.”