Envelopes, Invitations, Weddings, Parties Etc.

One of the most impressive things you can do as far as your wedding (or Bar Mitzvah or party etc.) is concerned is to have your envelopes addressed or your invitations hand lettered by a calligrapher. Not a computer, but a real person.

InvitationsEnvelopes Prices Wedding Poetry and Place Cards

Names and/or addresses have been changed or omitted on many examples in order to protect the privacy of the persons concerned.

Invitations

 

Here is the wedding invitation my husband designed for our wedding. It is printed on a Baronial card, heavyweight card stock paper with Intaglio embossing (a raised "frame" around the outside of the card).For a closeup view, click on the invitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the outside of an ivitation we did for a couple. The English words are in "Vivaldi" and are a loose translation of the Hebrew.

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a party invitation. It came with all the brush strokes and a blank center. I did the lettering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bride really liked the mediaeval look. The set I did for her consisted of an invitation, response card and thank you card. She asked that all names on the image of the invitation below be omitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made these images large so you can see the details.

 

 

 

This is the program cover I did for my cousin's wedding. I adapted the corner drawings from those on her invitation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bride's "Thank You" card. Inside is blank.

 

 

 

 

 

This is a program cover for a wedding that I recently did. It is on white linen finish paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Envelopes

Below are samples of the most requested lettering styles for envelopes.

 

This font is "Palomares"

(The image on the right has been cropped to save space.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This style is "Rok"

(The image has been cropped to save space)

 

 

 

 

This is "Vivaldi"

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is "Corkscrew"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is "French Gothic"

 

If you are interested in other styles, please email me (see bottom of page for email link).

 

 

Wedding Poetry

 

I lettered this piece for a bride to give to the groom. It is lettered in Palomares. It was 16"x20" when matted and framed. The price is $60.00.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a poem I did for a bride to give to her parents. The size was 16"x20" framed. The lettering is Palomares. The price is $52.50.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place/Escort Cards

Place or Escort Cards are $.50 each or $.35 each with any additional purchase from Calligraphica. They can be done in a variety of styles.

 

 

Seating Charts

Here is a seating chart I did for a wedding reception. As the guests entered the reception, they found their name and table number on the list. Then they went to the table where their placecard indicated their seat. This piece was 22"x30". I charge a base price of $25.00 + $.25 for each name. The price is the same for the other 2 styles below. See "prices" page for more details.

 

 

 

 

These next 2 are sample seating charts that I did for a wedding consultant. Hence there are no guest names. The names of the bride and groom are those of her cats.

 

 

 

 

 

Prices

Prices for these services are as follows:

Outside envelopes........................................................$1.50

Inside envelopes.............................................................$.50

Escort cards (includes inner and outer).........................$.50

Table numbers................................................................$1.00

Table numbers with decoration.....................................$2.00

Place cards.........................................................$.50 each or

$.35 each if you order anything else.

 

 

Invitations

When I do invitations, I usually do an original that I can cut and paste. I then paste it up so that the lines are all centered. You end up with a black and white camera-ready original that you can take to a printer and have reproduced. The cost for this is $.60 per word + $10.00 per hour after the first 2 hours for decoration. For instance, the black and white invitation above contains approximately 70 words. Suppose that the decoration takes 3 hours to draw. The charge for a black and white camera-ready version would be $42.00 + $10.00 (for 1 extra hour of decorating) or $52.00 total.

If you want a large original that looks nice enough to hang on your wall, i.e. no cutting and pasting, then the price is $.70 per word (this takes a lot more work!)+ any extra decoration charges. Contact me for more details.

I am quite willing to work with clients outside of my geographical area (i.e. Dayton, Ohio ). Since I do everything by hand, I need approximately 1 week per hundred envelopes. If you are interested, please email me (see below) and I can send you samples and a brochure. Mention "Envelope Samples" in the subject line of your email.

If you decide you want me to do your envelopes and you live outside of my area, I must ask for a deposit of at least 1/2 of the total cost before I begin.

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