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There’s something about a hand-addressed envelope in a pretty font that makes me swoon. While definitely not necessary, calligraphy can add a little extra elegance to an invitation suite or an escort card. I’ve been drawn to calligraphy ever since I was little. My aunt even bought me a calligraphy book for my birthday one year when I was about 10, and I practiced until I ran out of ink! Lately I’ve been drawn to less traditional forms of calligraphy. I love how these invitations found on Brooklyn Bride are addressed. They look casual and slightly messy, like the person who addressed them wasn’t even trying to make it look pretty. And I love the look of using all lowercase letters.
Jessica of tying the knot recently opened up her own calligraphy shop called Penned & Pretty. Her writing styles are also more contemporary than traditional calligraphy.
The last style, called “Pretty Adorable” lives up to its name, and it’s definitely my favorite! Congrats, Jessica, on opening your shop!
Who is your favorite calligrapher?
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Oooh pretty! I was actually going to just print my envelopes but then my Dad offered to do them so my Dad is my favorite calligrapher! He even wrote a little chinese poem in each invitation.
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I like Penned and Pretty as well! I’ve been following her blog since I got engaged!
Im my favorite calligrapher- or at least I will be after I do all my envelopes!
awww thanks so much ms. mascara for featuring my work!!! i have all new samples of my work up on my blog so feel free to take a look! 
Laura Hooper hands down!!!!
I used a lovely lady from Etsy for my save the dates. Her shop is called 2inpsire and she does great work for a great price!
Ted Clausen (www.tedclausencalligraphy.com) is seriously the most amazing calligrapher I have ever come across in my life. He lives in the Boston area, but is in high demand across the North East, so the NY brides may have heard of him.
I LOVE Jessica’s work and I can’t wait to see what she does with my invitations in the upcoming months!!!
I love the slightly whimsical fonts so my favorites would be Jenna Hein and Tara Jones.
Michelle Clark is another really talented calligrapher.
Wow I haven’t looked into all these calligraphers - I probably shouldn’t since we’ll be doing our own and I’ll be so jealous!
Am I the only one that thinks these really busy calligraphy styles just look like scribble?!! I don’t mean to be mean - I’m sure they take a lot of work, but they’re just too messy for my taste.
I’d love to hire a calligrapher, but it’s out of budget so I’m trying to figure out how to design my own style.
I love laura hooper (obv.), but I recently bought a customized calligraphy stamp from Eimile Friday on etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5046022). I really love her fonts!
I am a huge Laura Hooper fan, but we are doing our own calligraphy, since it is not in the budget. I am considering taking a class!
i’m in love with laura hooper’s calligraphy and hoping to fit it into much of stationery details.
Miss Duckling - if a calligrapher is out of budget you could try downloading a pretty handwriting font from Fonts for Peas http://kevinandamanda.com/fonts/fontsforpeas/
or use Monotype Corsiva and trace over it like someone else did. Sorry - can’t remember whose great idea that was originally.
I love Laura Hooper’s calligraphy, but as I can’t afford it I’m going to do that semi-DIY trick where you print the address onto the envelope using a color that’s just darker than the envelope, and then tracing it with a thicker marker. Or I might just do that first example, since my handwriting looks a lot like that!
I just signed up for a calligraphy class, so hopefully I will be my own favorite calligrapher!
My favorite is Dallas local Nicole Black, the left handed calligrapher: http://www.thelefthandedcalligrapher.com . If you look at her blog, I used the “talia” font and we have been getting compliments for months!
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Mrs. Mascara, Chicago/Upper Michigan
Age and Occupation: 25, Biomedical Engineer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Process Engineer
Engagement Date: July 27, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: Catholic ceremony, reception at local armory
About Me: A lover of Mr. Mascara, crafting, baking, Gossip Girl, diet soda, and all things wedding. A Yooper girl somehow displaced in the Chicago suburbs, planning a wedding from a distance, and counting down the days until I marry my best friend.
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