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Calligraphy Elegant penmanship for invitations and extras Return to articles index | Your invitations | Making your guest list | Save the date notes For an especially elegant and personal look, you may choose to have a professional calligrapher hand-address your invitations. The art of fine penmanship remains alive and well in the digital age. Experienced calligraphers, using old-fashioned pen and ink, can address envelopes using a variety of styles. These may include traditional looks reminiscent of Medieval manuscripts, ornate Continental styles, and clean, modern letter-forms. The formal standard for invitations is to have both the outer and inner envelopes hand-addressed. The outer envelope has the complete mailing address on the front. Return addresses are normally printed or engraved on the back flap. The inner envelope includes just the invitees’ names, e.g., “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” You can expect to pay approximately the same amount for calligraphic addressing as you would for the invitation itself. Experienced calligraphers can be surprisingly efficient in their work, but this isn’t a task you want to have rushed. So give your calligrapher plenty of time to work carefully. Even so, errors can happen. This is why it’s essential that you order some extra envelopes with your invitations. Calligraphic effects aren’t limited to addressing. You may want to have hand-lettered place cards or table-assignment placards at your reception, for example. And don’t forget the possibilities of having a lettering artist create unique designs for your invitations, programs, menus or other printed items. Many calligraphers specialize in designing custom stationery items, in addition to addressing service. Return to articles index |
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