labels vs. handwritten invitations

Re: labels vs. handwritten invitations

• gaylemangrum

  

  July 2009 edited December 2011

  I also think that labels on wedding invitations are not appropriate but I did cheat and order a computer software package that LOOKS like handwriting when you run the envelope through your home computer.  http://www.sagittal.com/envelopes.html .  Also it was much faster than doing by hand.  The package has ten different fonts...we used a different one for the save-the-date invitations than the actual wedding invitation envelopes.  Once you have a person's address in the program, you change font, etc. with just a click. 

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• lmd621 member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  No labels--too tacky. It is appropriate to hand write or at least make it look as close as possible to handwriting

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• banana468 member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  Sorry - not a fan.
  
  
  

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• bablingbrooke member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  I can't think of anything less important than whether the names are hand-written or on a label.  Anyone who would judge you for that isn't someone you'd want to come to the wedding anyway.  The envelope is just going in the trash at the end of the day anyway.

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• Kbrook member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

       

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• Kbrook member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

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• banana468 member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  It's not about judging - it's about taking the time to do things appropriately. 

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• goheels05

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  I think clear labels are kind of cheap looking, sorry to say.  Some alternatives that are just as time and cost effective that don't look cheap:
  
  1.  Run the envelopes straight through the printer.
  2.  Use labels that enhance the design element of the invitation.  This is the option we went for, I think there are some pics in my bio. 
  
  My handwriting sucks, and to top it off, I'm left-handed, so I smear everything I write.  Hand-writing just wasn't a viable option for me, so I completely understand where you are coming from. 
  

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• aubreyalise member

  

  January 2010 edited December 2011

  i opted to not do the clear labels because they were not very clear against my bright pink envelopes and did look a little cheap.
  
  that said, i still wanted them to look polished and nice and handwritten just wasn't going to give me the look i wanted. i found a great font to use and ran each envelope through our printer. in all honesty, it probably took longer to do that way than if i had handwritten them, and they came out looking exactly how i wanted. i also think it depends on the overall look & feel you're going for with your wedding. our is a small, informal (while still classy), bright, fun wedding. my invitations (including the envelopes) reflected that.
  

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• petersee

  

  March 2012

  I think printed labels are fine. The last three invitations I got had printed labels.  I was just happy my friends were getting married and they thought of me. 

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