Calligraphy

There is no better way to address wedding invitations than with calligraphy. It's oh-so-elegant and sets the tone for a romantic, luxurious event. So you'll understand when I was saddened to discover that my invitation stationer charges $3.95 per envelope for digital calligraphy. I'm all for computers easing the handiwork of humans but I wasn't about to fork over four bucks per guest to have addresses printed. I was sure I could do better!

To my surprise, it took only a quick lunch break browsing Craigslist to find a willing and able (and affordable!) calligrapher right here in New York. Her name is Joanne Day at Night Owl Creativity and she's fabulously talented. She promised to match her ink color to my custom blue invitations and also turn around 130 envelopes in one week for $1.50 each. She even volunteered to pick up and drop off at my place of work. She's my girl!

Here are some samples in the font we chose. Visit her website for more of her work.