Weddingbee Blog

As a followup, for anyone interested in the basics of calligraphy, here is a good site to check out. Surprisingly, it took me a number of tries and keyword searches to find a site with any sort of tutorial and basic lettering. It gives you helpful diagrams with lettering strokes like these:

However, I don’t think my calligraphy looks like those above anymore (it used to), I think it’s kind of “evolved” into some un-named style that works for me!

And here’s a good tip for newbies: Don’t go straight for the fountain pen or those fancy schmancy calligraphy sets with interchangeable nibs and ink wells. Too complicated! I recommend you start off using a calligraphy pen thats ready to go, one with at least a fine point (they have different widths, extra fine, fine, medium, etc.) It looks kinda like a fine sharpie with a chiseled slant tip. Like this one from Amazon.