Calligraphy
is a great touch to any occasion. Since your invitations will ultimately
lay the foundation of what you event will be, to your guests, calligraphy
is a great way to show them the wonderful time they will have at
your wedding, anniversary, reunion, or whatever celebration you
are having.
Most
stationery store (not necessarily printing companies) will have
on staff a Calligrapher. If not, ask if they have any recommendations.
When you do find a calligrapher, ask to see samples of their work
and get a list of the styles they can hand print.
If
you are having your initiations preprinted and just want the envelopes
addressed (plus place cards, menus, etc.) - ask them if they can
duplicate the style and ink color so they will look like your invitations.
Always
verify lead time so you can work it in with ordering your invitations,
etc. Read the contract closely. Make sure you know what you are
getting charged for: i.e. are you paying per envelope? per line?
It's also a good idea to get references so you can call those who
have used them before and see how the overall performance was (were
they easy to get in touch with? was the work done on time? were
there hidden charges? etc.)
Invitations
look more personal when they are hand addressed
- with nice penmanship. If you don't have nice writing, have a family
member or friend do them for you. You can also have a calligrapher
address them as well. Many printing companies
can print the envelopes using a calligraphy font. Another
option is to have a calligrapher hand do the invitation and anything
else that has to be printed multiple times (programs, menus, etc.).
You can take this to the printer and have them run off how ever
many you need to send to guests and to have to hand out to them.
This way, it is hand calligraphy - but reprinted. This will cut
back on having each one hand done by the calligrapher.
Having
the calligrapher hand print
the envelopes, place cards, etc. will give your wedding a truly
unified look, with a classic look.
