“Darrah helped turn our dream wedding into a reality.”
I spent hours each day as I planned what I envisioned our wedding to be. From food tastings to picking colors down to the last detail, there were always a million things on my mind. A lot of my time was spent looking to Pinterest for inspiration on what our wedding day should look like. One thing that I noticed was that every idea I came across always had some fancy wedding sign. I soon fell in love with the idea (of course I’m also obsessed with great handwriting and calligraphy). My original plan was to just make a sign myself because we were on such a strict budget and buying one just seemed so pricey. So my fiancé, Michael, who is now my husband, went out and bought two boards (one for the main sign and one for the greeting table). The main sign would have our names and wedding date and the other sign was “Jenga” themed. As thrilled as I was to attempt to make a sign, I could never get around to it and we were running out of time. To resolve our time constraint and relieve stress off of our plate, Michael’s idea was to ask his friend, Darrah, because he knew she had a small business making what I was looking for. On a whim, I agreed and we immediately sent Darrah our ideas and our boards. I honestly really didn’t know what to expect and I really wasn’t thinking about being super fancy anymore as time was of the essence. As Darrah began working on our signs she messaged me and asked if we wanted the boards to be stained a darker color (we bought them at a light color and the thought never originally crossed my mind). We agreed and basically told Darrah to do whatever she wanted with her creativity and expertise. What was really unexpected, nice, and professional was that Darrah would send me progress pics of our boards and constantly checked in with me to ensure we were getting what I had envisioned. The turnaround time for the boards was quick. We went to pick them up and it was love at first sight. Looking at what was once a blank canvas, as a finished product far surpassed anything I could’ve ever thought up myself. Seeing the signs on our wedding day was such a warming and satisfying feeling. They literally brought everything together. In the end, choosing Darrah to create such memorable pieces for us was a worthwhile investment. Today and every day since our wedding, our welcome sign hangs proudly on the wall in a place we now call OUR home.
— Krystal S.
“5 STARS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
“Darrah was a breath of fresh air when it came to planning for my wedding! I had about 7 different signs, ranging from a large surf board, welcome sign & even a ski to take shots off of that I needed writing & designs on! She was super easy to talk to about my wants & needs. All of my boards & signs were done a week before my wedding & was priced really affordable for me. We all know how expensive things can add up when it comes to planning for a wedding... but Darrah was great! Highly recommend for any & all your calligraphy needs! I’ll be coming back for future parties & events for sure! ”
— Erin D.
“Million Star Review.”
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If a dream is a wish your heart makes, then Darrah is my fairy God-mother. Anything you dream up, she can create! As soon as we got engaged, I got in contact with her to make sure she was available for the next year and a half to design and execute my dream wedding. I’ve been following her work for a long time. Everything is handmade, hand-drawn, straight from the heart, with the upmost quality. I told her our wedding theme was Elegant, but simple, with a touch of Disney Magic. I didn’t want the Disney to take over as the main theme fearing it would look like a kids party, but Darrah incorporated everything perfectly. Our colors were sea glass (shades of blue/teal), ivory, and gold. All of our stationary from our save the dates, bridal shower, wedding invitations, rsvp cards, and even the thank you cards were gold foiled lettering adding just enough gold and elegance fit for a princess. She designed our custom envelope inserts and tropical graphics, even accommodating something as crazy as tinting the flowers and leaves blue so the yellow didn’t take away from the gold foil lettering. Our custom table numbers were to die for! We did gold painted frames with acrylic inserts. Darrah added her calligraphy magic to write out each table number with the Hawaiian translation of that number below it. I have never seen this done before and it came out better than I imagined! Especially with the sea glass vases and tea lights, the ambiance was fit for a royal ball. Keeping with the theme, she found a round shaped mirror with some swirl details and told me it would be perfect as our welcome sign. I agreed immediately and quickly sent her the wording I’d want written on it. That mirror hangs in our house entryway and everyone who comes over just adores it! The possibilities were endless! She came up with acrylic money boxes with hand drawn designs including the “Up” house from Disney’s Pixar movie. Next to our money box were a handful of frames with more acrylic sayings and messages related to Disney, our wedding hashtags, and fun wedding traditions like clinking your glass to get the couple to kiss (we had a lot of out of town family fly in). A cute little detail she added on her own was adding calligraphy to actual pieces of sea glass as place card holders for the sweetheart table. The words “Bride,” “Groom,” and two with our names were written. It was a nice way to tie in the blue at the main table. She worked up until the week of the wedding, handwriting the escort cards for the wedding guests to find their seats. She hand wrote over 100 names! What I love about Darrah is that she’s very tedious with her designs. She drafts, redrafts, digitizes it, measures, remeasures, transfers to the actual object she’s designing, and sends you pictures constantly asking for feedback and suggestions while there’s still time to make them. The main thing is that we gave her a lot of time, 18 months as a matter of fact. I would recommend Darrah for all your custom calligraphy projects, parties, and anything you can dream of. She's so amazing!!!
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— Sharelle C.
There are a million and one things to take care of when planning a wedding. All the big things and even the not so big things seem to create what feels like a never-ending to do list that creates added stress for such a monumental moment in your life. My husband and I had decided that we wanted to be actively involved in planning our wedding, so we took on the giant task of accomplishing that to do list. One of those things on our agenda was to create signage that fit with the theme and feel of our wedding. As I was looking around for someone to create signs for us, I happened to run across a former classmateʻs Instagram page. I messaged Darrah and thank goodness she had some openings and took our wedding on. From start to finish, Darrah has been so professional and provided exceptional work. She always responded to me in a very timely fashion and would send multiple drafts to me to ensure I was happy with the work. Darrah will go above and beyond to work with you to create something that will be perfect for your special day. The art, handwriting, calligraphy, drawings, just all the craftsmanship is really top quality...and she does it all by hand. I know it may seem silly that signage could be such a big part of your day, but when you see Darrahʻs work, you will understand the importance and know you made the right choice. She is definitely worth your time and you will not be disappointed. We received so many compliments from our guest on our signs. My husband and I were so in love with our signs, that years later and we still have them, hoping we can still use them for some type of party haha. Mahalo piha Darrah!
— Pomai C.
“I’ve known Darrah since high school and she has always been a kind and friendly person. I’ve followed her on IG for years, first as a classmate, then to see whatever she’s working on next! When planning my wedding, I wanted to have something elegant but simple. I reached out to Darrah, who was not only able to make it happen, but her price was within my budget (I was afraid to even ask how much her work went for!) and I was able to rent the table numbers instead of buying them. That made me happy to know that we could be eco-friendly and still have something glamorous! Darrah delivered the table numbers to me, with everything labeled and bubble wrapped. It was clear she takes pride in her work. Darrah was easy to work with and gave our wedding a personalized touch to make it perfect. Everyone loved the table numbers... so much so that people were trying to take them home! I am so thankful that Darrah was available to work with us for our most special day.”
— Erin H.
I have known of Darrah's amazing talent since our college days. So when I was helping my cousin plan her Pink Champagne themed bridal shower, I immediately thought of Darrah's super cute calligraphy work and how I can incorporate that into the decor. We went with little framed bubbly puns and sayings all decked out in gold glitter. It all turned out so cute, and girly - perfect for bride to be. Fast forward a couple of a months, the bride was looking for a Welcome sign for her Cinderella themed wedding. And of course, my girl Darrah immediately came to mind! I found a mirror from the local thrift shop that was the right shape but wrong color and Darrah transformed it into the most perfect princess welcome sign! Thank you GraftedHi for creating such beautiful custom pieces to for my cousins special day!
— Priscilla O.
“Amazing. Is the first word we think of when it comes to Darrah and her amazing creations. Our wedding experience was enhanced in so many ways. Not only was she part of our wedding. But she was also able to create our save the dates, wedding invites, a beautiful wedding welcome sign, and more. And what was so mind blowing is that the font on our invites were so perfect that we didn’t even know she had hand drawn them herself. Second word; Talented. Darrah is one of our closest friends, and we know that she definitely puts all her heart and soul into all she does. She listens to what you envision, and then delivers above and beyond. So if you are planning for a special event, need ideas on some graphics or interior designs for your business, etc. You need to check her out pronto. Trust, you won’t be disappointed. We never are.”
— Devin & Io Belardo
“Our non profit organization was a part of a winter showcase of local vendors. We wanted to add a jar for donations to our table, Darrah was able to make a simple but elegant design that added just the right touch to our table! The jar was definitely used at more events!”
“My husband James and I got married in 2017. We had one of our favorite engagement photo framed to put in our guest check in area. But something was missing, and I told my sister I wanted a calligraphy of a bible scripture. My sister said she knew someone that could do it and I was so thankful to have learned about Darrah. She was so easy to work with and quick to respond. She showed me her ideas and drafts and allowed me to choose which looked best. It was perfect and our guests loved it as well. I’m so happy that I have a keepsake from our wedding that means so much! Thank you Darrah! I’m happy watching your business grow! ”
— Marie