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Addressing invites, did you use a calligrapher?

loanbphamloanbpham
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Hello,So, my friend's wedding invitation was nice and she told me she used a calligrapher. We'll be sending out less than 100 invitations and I really don't want to spend the money to hire someone to do so and think that I could handle it myself.I was just wondering if people used calligraphers to address their wedding invitations or did you write it yourself.Thanks
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    apple_greenapple_green member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm not. It's not in the budget and I also think I can do it myself. I think you can get calligraphy pens at Michaels - I haven't looked yet though. They even sell books that teach you how to do it. For ours, I'm just planning to use a nice pen and write in cursive.
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    anhngoanhngo
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    edited December 2011
    I wrote it myself. I figured the savings could go towards something I cared more about.
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    cromero49cromero49
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    edited December 2011
    FI's mom was our calligrapher. =) She just practiced her calligraphy and wrote all our envelopes for us. They looked really nice - way nicer than I could have ever done. Make sure you have a lot of extra envelopes though (she messed up on like 20).
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    purrrfct10purrrfct10
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    edited December 2011
    I wanted the look of calligraphy without spending the money so I downloaded the font that matched my invitations and printed them out with my own computer (which is what alot of calligraphy places do now anyways). I did 125 invites no problem and they looked so good I had a few guests ask if I had used a calligrapher.
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    loanbphamloanbpham
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you everyone. I will definitely be doing them myself.I just felt bad because my friend said that I should hire one because they come out really nice.
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    kaynix21kaynix21 member
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    edited December 2011
    I didn't even consider because I didn't feel it was worth the money.We got clear labels and printed them (for our STDS anyways) and we'll be doing the same for our invitations.
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    mpjcruzmpjcruz
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    edited December 2011
    I like the idea of finding the font that matches your invitation and running the envelopes through the printer.  Thanks for the idea, I think I'll do that myself.
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