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How did you print out your envelopes for your invites?
A calligrapher is not in the books for us we can't afford it. How did you print out your envelopes? Did you take them to a person or store to do them for you? I am afraid to do them myself. Please let me know if you have any recs for central NJ.
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Just this weekend I did them for our Christmas cards too. You can choose a font that closely resembles your invitations, and do the return address on the back.
[QUOTE]No offense to anyone, but I think the clear labels look tacky. If you are going to print them yourself on the printer, just feed the envelope through the printer. I had 25 extra envelopes so I was able to screw around and get it right and then did all of my invites that way and no issues at all. They looked fine and I chose a font that looked like handwriting.
Posted by cindyn9178[/QUOTE]
Yeah I agree with you I think it looks tacky with the clear labels too. Do you think it is worth it to pay an extra $50 bucks to have them printed on the envelopes by the same company doing the invites? FMIL gets a really good discount at birchcraft. I am thinking it might just be worth it to pay the extra money so it's one less thing that we have to worry about.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: How did you print out your envelopes for your invites? : Yeah I agree with you I think it looks tacky with the clear labels too. Do you think it is worth it to pay an extra $50 bucks to have them printed on the envelopes by the same company doing the invites? FMIL gets a really good discount at birchcraft. I am thinking it might just be worth it to pay the extra money so it's one less thing that we have to worry about.
Posted by LADY324[/QUOTE]
$50 is totally worth it! While it was easy, I used a lot of ink, and that's like $30 right there for one cartridge, plus my time.
So, clear labels are one of those things that people call "tacky" for good reason. I'll put it this way: clear labels are like clear bra straps - you're not fooling anyone. White labels on white envelopes are preferable, though not the best option.
I know hand-written addresses are the proper thing to do - as my slave-to-etiquette MIL told me, writing out the addresses is the only "personal touch" in weddings. Of course, now many weddings are so awash in personal touches that the old-skool rationale is irrelevant.
In the past, I've received a couple of wedding invitations that were hand-addressed by either the bride or her mother, using everyday cursive handwriting (so, no calligraphy). They had nice penmanship, but it seemed rather jarring when juxtaposed with the very traditional thermography black-on-white formal all-script invitations inside. It may be proper etiquette, but it doesn't look cohesive.
And it's not fair to demand that everyone who has cutesy or serial-killer handwriting (like me and my family) hire a calligrapher.
So, I printed directly on the envelopes. (I ended up buying a new printer for this - a Canon Pixma - but it was worth it.) I used Myriad (the font that Apple uses a lot in its marketing and product logos), since it was similar to the font used on our invitations. If you want a more formal look, there are some nice script fonts available. But for Pete's sake, don't use Monotype Corsiva! I think that font is overused and not as fancy or elegant as it thinks it is. (I admit I had to restrain myself from calling it "tacky.")
[QUOTE]I try not to use the word "tacky," because I've found that too many people use it to describe something they personally don't like, as opposed to something that's genuinely uncouth. I mean, I bet there are people out there who would think my purple wedding shoes were "tacky." (Yes, I did describe a limousine company the other day as "tacky," but that's because I thought they were uncouth.) So, clear labels are one of those things that people call "tacky" for good reason.<strong> I'll put it this way: clear labels are like clear bra straps - you're not fooling anyone. </strong>White labels on white envelopes are preferable, though not the best option. I know hand-written addresses are the proper thing to do - as my slave-to-etiquette MIL told me, writing out the addresses is the only "personal touch" in weddings. Of course, now many weddings are so awash in personal touches that the old-skool rationale is irrelevant. In the past, I've received a couple of wedding invitations that were hand-addressed by either the bride or her mother, using everyday cursive handwriting (so, no calligraphy). They had nice penmanship, but it seemed rather jarring when juxtaposed with the very traditional thermography black-on-white formal all-script invitations inside. It may be proper etiquette, but it doesn't look cohesive. And it's not fair to demand that everyone who has cutesy or serial-killer handwriting (like me and my family) hire a calligrapher. So, I printed directly on the envelopes. (I ended up buying a new printer for this - a Canon Pixma - but it was worth it.) I used Myriad (the font that Apple uses a lot in its marketing and product logos), since it was similar to the font used on our invitations. If you want a more formal look, there are some nice script fonts available. But for Pete's sake, don't use Monotype Corsiva! I think that font is overused and not as fancy or elegant as it thinks it is. (I admit I had to restrain myself from calling it "tacky.")
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