I make things by hand.
My name is Adriane Nicole. I am a calligrapher, live event artist, and host based in Temecula, California.
THE PLACES THAT MADE ME
Filipino by blood.
Shaped by everywhere I’ve been.
Bay Area, California
Where I was born. Big family, loud kitchen, always having room for one more at the table.
Japan
Where I learned to slow down.
O’ahu, Hawai’i
Where I learned that belonging is something you practice.
Temecula, California
Home. Finally. The place where the nomad stopped moving and began her roots.
THE WORK
Four crafts.
One sensibility.
I came to calligraphy through a love language. I came to photography through a need to remember. I came to hosting through inheritance. I came to officiating through the belief that the words spoken at a wedding deserve to be chosen with as much care as the flowers.
They are not separate careers. They are the same attention, expressed differently depending on what a moment requires.
Calligraphy & Engraving
Live brand activations, event personalization, envelope addressing, and wedding stationery.
Photography
Brand, wedding, and portrait photography. Not publicly bookable - available to returning clients and those who come by referral only.
Officiating
Licensed wedding ceremonies, available standalone or bundled with calligraphy for couples who want the words and the objects to match.
HANDAVE
A private seasonal dinner series - 4x/year, 8 seats/table. Every element designed and executed by hand: the menu, the calligraphy, the tablescape, the food itself. My filipino inheritance expressed as a total creative enviornment.
A note for brand partners. If you make something beautiful - an oil, a ceramic, a wine, a spice - and you want it to live inside a story rather than just a caption, that is the kind of collaboration I am building toward.
I bring my own world to yours: the calligraphy, the table, the food, the photograph. Everything considered, nothing borrowed. If that kind of intentional partnership interests you, I would love to talk.
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2026
The rooting year.
I am not trying to do more. I am, instead, trying to do less,better.
This year is intentional. I am building slowly. A dinner series. A class series. A studio practice. I am choosing depth over breadth. I am choosing the work that only I can make.
If that sounds like the kind of collaboration you are looking for, I would love to hear from you.
Let’s make
something together.
Whether you’re a brand looking for a live activation, a couple planning a wedding, or someone who simply wants something made with care. There’s no commitment in reaching out. Just a conversation.
