Introduction
You know that you want your wedding stationery to be something unforgettable and a feature at your wedding, but you’re unsure how to go about it? This blog post is a deep dive into wedding calligraphy and how it can add to your stationery and create elegant wedding invitations, from simple wedding invitation calligraphy to whole custom calligraphy stationery. With the rise of handcrafted wedding stationery, this is the go-ahead to book your bespoke wedding invitations with custom calligraphy.
What is wedding calligraphy?
Simply put, wedding calligraphy is any type of calligraphy that you use for your wedding. This differs from other calligraphy commissions as it’s usually used to a lesser extent, such as for guests’ names or signage. With personalisation being very big on the wedding scene at the moment, if you would like to add a personal, hand-touch to your wedding invitations and wedding day, we recommend having each guest name hand-calligraphed onto each invitation. This helps your guests to feel special and welcome to your big day as you’ve taken the time to address each invitation separately and not just sent them in bulk.
Are calligraphy services for wedding invitations needed?
Whilst wedding calligraphy services are not strictly necessary, they bring a personal touch to any event, elevating your big day and bringing a little something special and out of the ordinary. We guarantee that your guests will notice the extra effort that has been put into your wedding paper, whether invitations or signage, and appreciate the thought that has gone into creating your wedding stationery. You’ll be surprised at how many of your loved ones will keep and cherish your invitations due to this extra, little detail!
How else can calligraphy be used for weddings?
There are so many other ways to incorporate calligraphy into your wedding, and one of our favourites is to give a calligraphy bookmark as a wedding favour to your guests. This is a particularly fun idea as it also doubles up as a place card for your guests. If you already have your wedding favours in mind, but would still like to have a beautiful, personalised place card for your guests embellishing what are usually otherwise simple name cards with calligraphy can leave your guests with a memento they can take home, along with their favour.
Many of our couples end up keeping their seating charts and putting them on their wall as it’s a lovely reminder of all those who could participate in their special day. As one of the only times in your life when all of your loved ones are surrounding you, creating a piece of art from your seating chart is another way to elevate your wedding and give it a special feeling. By having each name hand written on the display, you create something that you can keep and treasure forever, and by including the date on your seating chart, you have an amazing keepsake from your wedding.
For more understated wedding calligraphy, spot calligraphy could be your answer. This is when just a few words or phrases are hand-written, then digitised and used throughout your luxury wedding invitations. Sometimes a font doesn’t give the impact that you would like and looks too generic and therefore you may want to have your names, venue and wedding date in beautiful calligraphy on each of your invitations. This is where spot calligraphy comes into play. It saves hand-writing this onto each invitation, whilst also giving the unique effect of calligraphy and can be used in conjunction with letterpress, meaning that your wedding paper looks cohesive yet stands out.
For those who want to leave not just a lasting impression for their guests, but one that will be kept with them forever, whole custom calligraphy wedding invitations are an option. Unless you’ve opted for a small, intimate wedding, we recommend having the invitations written out and then digitised as the time and cost of creating so many individual pieces of stationery would be astronomical. This will still give a beautiful, unique effect and your stunning wedding stationery will not be able to be replicated anywhere else, ensuring your invitations are one-of-a-kind.
When should you hire a calligrapher for your wedding?
If incorporating calligraphy into your wedding sounds like something you’re interested in, you should think about reaching out to a calligrapher at least three months before you’re looking to send out your wedding stationery. If you decide to work with a wedding stationer, they should be able to point you in the direction of a talented calligrapher, or, if working with a stationer like de Havilland Memories, all calligraphy is done in-house, meaning you can be confident that it will tie in beautifully with your wedding paper. A wedding stationer will be able to guide you when to send out your wedding invitations and when to order your Day-Of items, taking the stress out of this part of the planning process.
How to hire the perfect calligraphy services for your wedding
The best way to find the perfect calligraphy services for your wedding is to do some research. Look at the portfolios of various stationers and calligraphers and ask them for more examples of their work if you’re unable to find what you’re looking for. This ensures that the calligrapher you choose is able to confidently and seamlessly create work in the style you love. If you ever have any questions or queries, simply reach out to the artist you’d like to work with as even if they’re unable to undertake the work you require, they should be able to refer your project on to somebody more suited. One of the best ways to narrow down a style is to gather ideas and examples of what you would like and send these to your stationer/calligrapher, ideally in the form of a Pinterest board. Feel free to view our calligraphy work here.
Wedding Calligraphy pricing
As there is such a range in options available for wedding calligraphy, it’s difficult to even provide a range of prices. Usually, smaller projects, such as place cards or guests’ names on each invitation are very cost effective ways to elevate your wedding day and to create something personal for your guests, whilst the larger projects will cost more. The best way to find out is to reach out to a stationer or calligrapher and ask for a quote.
conclusion
If you’re interested in learning more about calligraphy services for wedding invitations, simply reach out! We’re always happy to lend a guiding hand, and pairing calligraphy with your wedding stationery is one of the best ways to ensure that your invitations and wedding paper stand out – it is the first glimpse of your wedding that your guests see, after all, so make sure it’s a good one! As there are so many different options available, make sure to do some due diligence before and have a rough idea of what you would like so that you’re not overwhelmed when reaching out to a stationer, but also feel free to come with an open mind as you might fall in love with a completely different idea to what you set out with!
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