How To Address Wedding Invitations
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As digital media evolves and becomes an even more integral part of our daily lives, the rules are changing for how we communicate with each. This is as true in the wedding industry as it is with everything else in life. When the Queen of England faxes Save The Date notes all around the world for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, you know times have changed. Yet through all of this, one thing remains the same - the need for etiquette when it comes to wedding invitations. Sending physical invitations is still the proper method for inviting your wedding guests. New media aside, that is one element that is not predicted to change any time soon, at least for the majority of brides and grooms. Do allow plenty of time. Plan enough time in your schedule to carefully address, assemble, and mail your invitations. Do get organized. Develop a system for addressing and mailing your invitations. Prepare by gathering the names and addresses of everyone on your guest list. Arrange each...
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• Tell us about your educational background. I was born and raised in St. Louis. I have a bachelor's degree in art education from the University of Missouri at Columbia and a master's in art education from Webster University. I taught junior high art in Chicago and St. Louis before becoming a professional calligrapher.
• How long have you been doing this? I've been a calligrapher for 35 years.
• Is this a full-time job? Yes. I stay busy designing wedding invitations and addressing envelopes throughout the year. I also do commission work such as poems, quotations and awards. Thirty years ago, there was a lot of work filling in names on certificates and diplomas. All that work went away with the advent of computer printing.
• What tools are best for calligraphy? I use a broad-edged fountain pen for addressing because it's faster than a dip pen. But, I also use a dip pen with gouache (opaque watercolor) so I can mix a custom color to match the invitation.

I have been doing addressing for nearly 20 years and have never used a cartridge pen---for the simple reason that cartridge ink is very watery. A damp hand, a rainy day will smear the ink and know clients do not like to spend $ for work that is easily
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You are Invited: Wedding Invitations & Etiquette Select the invitations at least three months or more before the wedding. This allows time for printing, assembling the needed invitation components, and addressing the envelopes. Etiquette guidelines require that the wedding invitations be addressed by |
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Made in St. Louis: Barbara Winnerman I stay busy designing wedding invitations and addressing envelopes throughout the year. I also do commission work such as poems, quotations and awards. Thirty years ago, there was a lot of work filling in names on certificates and diplomas. |
New Orleans Lettering Association promotes calligraphy as an art form
Most people are familiar with calligraphy writing, which is often seen on wedding invitations. The term comes from two Greek words meaning artistic beauty and writing or drawing. Serious calligraphers say they communicate through their style and
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David and Victoria Beckham make royal wedding guest list
There was a flurry of excitement over the weekend as Buckingham Palace confirmed invitations to the most hotly anticipated event of the year – Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding – have been sent out.
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Interiors: get fruity And I've not been so interested in fonts since it came to addressing our wedding invitations and I discovered my husband had the handwriting of a six year old. Expect to see lots of graphic typefaces in the form of stand-alone letters, vintage-style |