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Lovecat
Expert September 2017

Hand-lettering invites

Lovecat, on June 6, 2017 at 9:33 AM Posted in Do It Yourself 0 26

So I've started the tedious project of hand-lettering my invitations. I've got a bee in my bonnet to do this myself, but I'm having some anxiety, because I'm not a professional calligrapher. I just want to make sure they don't look like shite.

Tell me, citizens of WW...if you received an invitation addressed in this style, would you think:

a) Oh, wow, she must've done these herself! They're not perfect, but they look pretty nice! [::toss envelope away::]

b) Oh, she must've done these herself! Well bless her heart for trying. [::toss envelope away::]

c) Oh. She must've done these herself. Should've sprung for the printed addresses. [::toss envelope away::]

Fake address is fake, obvs. But would it BE any cooler if it were real? Smiley winking


26 Comments

Latest activity by michelle d, on June 9, 2017 at 11:37 AM
  • BoudreauToBe
    Master July 2018
    BoudreauToBe ·
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    It's nice, but I'm not crazy about it. Something about the spacing looks off. Would you be up for using similar fonts and printing directly on the envelope?

    Your handwriting is 100x better than mine, so I really can't judge!

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  • KT
    Dedicated May 2018
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    Honestly I never even pay attention to how envelopes are addressed. I probably would think "oh must be the invite to so-and-sos wedding -throw envelope away-" anyone who does look into it and think you should have printed or done professionally will soon forget. Depends how important it is to you I guess. I'll probably be hand addressing all mine as well because 1. I'm not paying for it 2. I don't care

    Anyway, I think they look fine!

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  • Anne
    Master April 2017
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    Looks great! I prefer hand lettered over printed even if it's not perfect.

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  • mrsmack
    VIP April 2017
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    I think it looks good! I did mine by hand as well and got pretty good feedback on them. In hindsight I wish that I had done printed labels because it took a while and my hand got pretty sore lol. But if you're set on doing it I say go for it.

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  • FME
    Master March 2018
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    It's really nice but have you tried to see how it looks if you center it? At the end of the day it'll get tossed but just my opinion.

    Have you thought about printing on the envelopes? They have a ton of free nice calligraphy style fonts on dafont.com

    ETA clarity

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  • Ashlee
    VIP September 2017
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    I think they look great honestly. I'm using my Cricut to address mine, but honestly I'm sure no one will even notice lol.

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  • Food&Sarcasm&Crafts
    Dedicated December 2017
    Food&Sarcasm&Crafts ·
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    I am hand-writing mine. It's a slow process, and my hand hurts, and actually no one will care as much as you do, but go for it anyways. Smiley smile You'll be pretty proud of yourself once you're done.

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  • Maleficent
    Super January 2018
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    I think it looks great, but it might be too much effort for something that will just be thrown out.

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  • KittyPrawn
    Master June 2017
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    E) ooh! Something is addresssed to me, let's open it!

    I really don't pay attention to the way something is addressed.

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  • Melanie
    Dedicated July 2017
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    Looks good! I did my own in just regular printing. I made sure they were spaced evenly and all that, but just all caps for everything. I got a couple compliments, but nothing else for the most part. I have received several wedding invites in the past year and could not tell you how any of them were addressed on the outside envelope haha

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  • BookcaseHat
    Master July 2017
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    I think they look great! I agree with centering the text, but I think handwriting the envelopes is a really nice touch, and your handwriting is very nice.

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  • Natalie
    Super September 2017
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    I think they look great. Also, I love love love the Friends references so much!! Smiley smile I think I've gotten something with a printed address or label maybe once (that wasn't from the bank,work, etc) and though wow, what else could they have spent that money on?? Hand address them for sure!

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  • J
    Super September 2017
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    This sounds bad but I typically don't notice. I just glance at the envelope to make sure it's addressed to me before I open it

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  • Jessica
    Dedicated September 2018
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    A! I think they look really good!

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  • Tabatha
    Super August 2017
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    Looks great

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  • soon2BmrsH
    Super September 2017
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    Hand addressing mine too! Looks great!

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  • Kaitlyn
    Expert August 2017
    Kaitlyn ·
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    I agree the spacing is a little wide between letters but your handwriting is very neat and consistent so I think you should go for it! Maybe try centering it on the front and putting your return address on the back?

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  • Sos0033
    VIP September 2017
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    I like them. They're neat and easy to read!

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  • FutureLivi
    VIP June 2017
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    To be honest, regardless of how nice your handwriting is, I'm going to rip the envelope open and throw it away. Very few people are going to appreciate the effort you put into this

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  • Red2018
    VIP August 2018
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    I NEVER look at the envelope and thinks "this is so messy and terrible" I might see it and say "oh nice" but it then goes into the trash.

    The spacing is off - but other than that it looks good

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