Lovely Handwritten Notions

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One of the most romantic things that a couple can do for their wedding invitations is to hire a calligrapher for their invitation envelopes.  A wedding is one of the few occasions in life where couples can splurge on ideal invitation embellishments.  Handwritten calligraphy on a wedding invitation is a lovely sight for your wedding guests to see when they receive their invitation in the mail. It is truly a unique way to share your beautiful wedding details and it would surely be remembered as one of the most elegant invitations that they will ever receive.

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On that note, a calligrapher’s profession is a dying art form, many people are not aware that this art form stills exists or they may not know the resources on where to get calligraphy accomplished.  These days, the internet makes it very easy for calligrapher’s to promote their business, and websites like LittleMissPress.com and GraceEdmands.com are both lovely websites to outsource for such elegant embellishments. Trust me, calligraphy shows its artist’s love, design and time spent in every letter that is written, it is definitely worth every pretty penny spent on the art form.

Now, for the Budget friendly bride … I am well aware of the costs of a wedding calligrapher and completely understand the budget restraints that a wedding can have. So, here are a few ways that a budget friendly bride and have a calligraphy appearance without the calligrapher’s price tag.  Think about printing your own envelopes at home, try running the envelopes through a laser jet printer using a lovely wedding script font. If your printer is not equipped to print on the heavy weight wedding envelopes, you may also print the addresses on colorful labels that can be found at many stationery stores (www.paper-source.com). If using labels, I recommend using a laser printer, so that the ink is able to dry completely and will not run/smear if it the envelope gets wet while being delivered in the mail.

Photo Credit: CalligraphyLady.com

Photo credit: www.paper-source.com

If printing your own labels or envelopes is not your cup of tea, search for stationery stores and other companies that are able to print out the envelopes for you.  The online source CalligraphyLady.com is a excellent source for your invitation needs, they are able to print on your wedding envelopes using a script or hand written font, to make your invitations have a ‘calligrapher artist’ appearance with a fraction of the cost to brides. There are many more great ideas for wedding invitations out in the wedding planning world.  If you have any, please do share, we would love to read them!

Happy Planning