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Mrs. Crab Cake, Columbus, GA Age and Occupation: 25, Registered Nurse Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Director of Education and Living History for a museum Engagement Date: April 6, 2008 Wedding Date: June, 2009 Blogging Since: November 26, 2008 Venue: Holy Family Catholic Church, reception: National Infantry Museum About Me: I'm a perfectionist trying to balance two jobs, motherhood, my craft obsession, and wedding planning. I am obsessed with all things wedding, especially creative ideas for saving money and DIY projects. A Southern Belle at heart, I love anything southern, especially sweet tea, grits, afternoon thunder storms, crab cakes, and good old Southern hospitality. Mr. Crab Cake and I are planning a vintage inspired wedding with tons of Southern flare (can y'all say that with a thick Southern drawl?).
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Label Help

December 9th, 2008 @ 10:33 am by Mrs. Crab Cake

Y’all, I’m going in a hundred directions right now! I can’t get a grip on anything. I guess there are too many decisions I need to be making, like, right now.

So I need your help. I know you haven’t seen any of my stationery; I’m holding out because I want to have them finished before I show y’all everything, but I’m struggling with this one niggling decision.

Like Miss Sushi (and several other bees), we too are using labels. Our envelopes are black and I have awful handwriting and no desire to hire a calligrapher. We’re also using #10 envelopes, so I have a very long, skinny area to work with. Without giving away too much, I’m using the same font throughout the suite. I had no intention of using a script font until a few days ago, and I really just wanted to see what I thought. And now I’m not sure.

So here are my label mock-ups.

Version #1: All the same great block font that’s used throughout the invitation suite

Label Help :  wedding invitations Z17614701.jpg

Verison #2: Same great label, now with the best matching script I could find

Label Help :  wedding invitations Z17614702.jpg

So, what do you guys think?

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28 Responses to “Label Help”

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sparklesparkle

I like version #1

 
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Amanda71109

#2

 
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Miss Meerkat
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Miss Meerkat (message)  3,216 posts, Sugar bee

LOVE the first one. And thank you for posting. We are using a travel/compass rose theme for our wedding and this is a great design!

 
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M

I like version #1, looks more cohesive with fewer fonts… and I say this out of love and desire to save you trouble/pain, but double-check the spelling of “recipient” before you print…

 
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Shaila

Version 1. easier to read and also using the same font throughout holds everything together.

 
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Mrs. Pinot Noir (message)  799 posts, Busy bee

I like #1 the best. I agree that it looks more cohesive and it is easier to read.

 
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leslie

Version 1

 
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historybride

I think 1 matches the compass better, 2 is a little too flowery for the straight lines. Also, 1 helps your ‘J&M’ stand out a little more.

 
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Mandy

I agree, #1 works best

 
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Kathy Speers

The first one–being that your space is small you want a block font for legibility. Plus it looks more elegant.

 
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CCR

I like #1

 
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Lisa

I like the script version. It’s more formal and fun!

 
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kylydia

#1 is our font, too! I love it.

 
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Jenn

I generally am a fan of script, but I think version 1 works much better with the compass and your return address font.

 
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Wolff2Be

I agree that #1 is the best!

 
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Courtney

Like most everyone else- I think #1 looks better. With the compass motif the script kind of gets lost. The block font stands out better.

 
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Blaze (message)  27 posts, Newbee

For the address readability is key. Go with #1.

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Ditto, I would also go w/ #1 :)

 
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nowmrswhite

Another vote for #1. It really balances the whole thing.

 
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budgetbeautiful
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budgetbeautiful (message)  1,191 posts, Bumble bee

#1!

 
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Mrs. Crab Cake, Columbus, GA Age and Occupation: 25, Registered Nurse Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Director of Education and Living History for a museum Engagement Date: April 6, 2008 Wedding Date: June, 2009 Blogging Since: November 26, 2008 Venue: Holy Family Catholic Church, reception: National Infantry Museum About Me: I'm a perfectionist trying to balance two jobs, motherhood, my craft obsession, and wedding planning. I am obsessed with all things wedding, especially creative ideas for saving money and DIY projects. A Southern Belle at heart, I love anything southern, especially sweet tea, grits, afternoon thunder storms, crab cakes, and good old Southern hospitality. Mr. Crab Cake and I are planning a vintage inspired wedding with tons of Southern flare (can y'all say that with a thick Southern drawl?).

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