Heidi Stanley was born and raised in a tiny Ohio village. After high school she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend Aquinas College.

She lived in Germany for a bit during college, where she became addicted to beer and cheese. After coming back, she earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Communication focused in Advertising. She also had minors in German and Fine Art. While at Aquinas, she was a music director of the campus radio station and a manager of a coffeehouse. She spent a few years doing a “Corporate America” gig. Then in 2005 she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she didn’t know a soul, to start studying graphic design at Pratt Institute. She graduated in 2007. She is currently a full-time graphic designer in Manhattan and freelances and blogs at www.longlivelovedesigns.com.

Heidi LOVES all things weddings, having recently participated in her own and REALLY likes to make wedding invites and stationary. Give this girl a hefeweizen or a coffee and you’ll have a new bestie. She has her heart set on kidnapping her friends and creating an art commune… watch out. She loves crafting and creating, music, her man and her wonderful crew of friends.