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thale0924
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Calligraphy on envelopes
I'm trying to plan the most beautiful wedding that my budget allows I really want pretty invitations. My FI is a fantastic drawer and I recently learned can do calligraphy very nicely. However, because he can does not mean he wants to address 120 envelopes! Would it look tacky to print the envelopes in a calligraphy font off our printer? Or should I beg him to address the invites for me?
I would love to do them myself, but my handwriting/hand eye coordination in general is just not up to par.
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Re: Calligraphy on envelopes
Find a font that you like online, put all your addresses in it, Print it off as bold and dark as you can, cut the paper to fit inside your envelope, stick it inside, trace over it. That way works if you have light colored envelopes.
If they're dark you can do the same thing but instead of putting the paper inside trace the letters on the back side with pencil and then press it on to the envelope. You'll be able to draw back over it with a nice pen
Those two ways are quite a bit of work but you'll have great looking writing and it won't cost you a ton of money.
[QUOTE]One way you can get calligraphy like writing without actually having good writing is by cheating. This is what I'm doing. Find a font that you like online, put all your addresses in it, Print it off as bold and dark as you can, cut the paper to fit inside your envelope, stick it inside, trace over it. That way works if you have light colored envelopes. If they're dark you can do the same thing but instead of putting the paper inside trace the letters on the back side with pencil and then press it on to the envelope. You'll be able to draw back over it with a nice pen Those two ways are quite a bit of work but you'll have great looking writing and it won't cost you a ton of money.
Posted by ilooklikegoo[/QUOTE]
<div>This is what I did, only I did it with a flashlight and a glass table as well, just to make it easier.</div>
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Calligraphy on envelopes : This is what I did, only I did it with a flashlight and a glass table as well, just to make it easier.
Posted by Anysunrise[/QUOTE]
Me too! I have pretty good writing, but I did it this way for the consistency. Plus, with tracing, I knew I wouldn't go too fast and skip letters in the middle of words, which happens to me frequently when I'm just trying to get something done.
[QUOTE]I'm trying to plan the most beautiful wedding that my budget allows I really want pretty invitations. My FI is a fantastic drawer and I recently learned can do calligraphy very nicely. However, because he can does not mean he wants to address 120 envelopes! Would it look tacky to print the envelopes in a calligraphy font off our printer? <strong>Or should I beg him to address the invites for me?</strong> I would love to do them myself, but my handwriting/hand eye coordination in general is just not up to par.
Posted by thale0924[/QUOTE]
<div>You shouldn't have <em>beg</em> him to address invitations. It's his wedding too. Has he pitched in and helped 50/50 so far? </div><div>
</div><div>...I'm really glad that I don't have to beg my fiance to do anything for our wedding.</div>
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Had she not, I probably would have just used my best handwriting on them. Having said that, I don't really side-eye people who print onto envelopes with a calligraphy font, and I don't really mind those wrap around bands with the addresses printed on them--sometimes those look very pretty. Just whatever you do, don't use white labels on them!
And having said all this, since you have your own calligrapher at home who can do it for free, I really think that's the way to go.
If you fiance isn't going to help you, and you feel like you won't have the time, or won't do the job you want, print them. No one will remember that they weren't handwritten anyway.
Also, I get it's his wedding too, but I don't think fiance's HAVE to help with wedding planning. Mine told me from the beginning what areas he wants to have a hand in, then told me the rest is all me. I'm not saying he hasn't gone with me to the craft store, or been helpful, but some guys just do not get into the things we do. When I was agonizing over the invitations, he was the voice of reason who said just print them. It doesn't mean he's a bad guy. Even if your fiance is good at calligraphy.