Addressing Invitations

Hey PB&J I will be doing clear labels for my invitations. All of that handwriting would be too much for me -- LOL!! As far as gold ink for your invitations, I would just do the gold ink on the invitations only. It may not show up or get smudged on the labels. In any event do a test run and see what you think.

I think the gold would show up nicely. Can you do a sample one first before you commit to the total number of invites?

I will be going the way of labels... my handwriting is not great, or let my mom write each one out. My mom has the most gorgeous handwriting in the world, it looks like calligraphy. I have tried to copy my signature like she does hers and I fail miserably every time. If she gets a hand cramp though it will be all about those labels b/c ya girl is not writing anything. The MOST personal we will probably get are personalized mapquest directions from the individuals home. inside of the invite.

I will definately be doing labels. It's not that my handwriting is bad. It just looks better to me. Besides, it would be waaaaaaay too many envelopes to address IMO.

[quote="PureBliss"]I'm really leaning toward the labels too and probably running the rsvp envelopes through the printer.
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Sounds like a plan girl, I am partial to labels!!!!

Yes it is. My wedding is approx. one month after yours and I can't believe how fast time is flying!!

I'm using the advance power of technology...Running them through the printer!

I think I will be using labels too. I thought about writing tem but after a while the writing will change. People always talk about the way I write becaue it changes with my mood. I can stat off writing pretty but if someone makes me mad the thats it, it goes into italics and half cursive and everything else. Since FH is left handed and his writing looks like taggers writing so he's deffinately out. My mom has really nice writing but I doubt she will want that task...lol

You know, ladies, I am really torn about this one because I guess I am so dang cheap!!! I am thinking handwriting is free!! Me likes free. But I think after about 50 of these things I will get carpal tunnel. The labels may be the way to go!!!

Ditto!!!

Okay ladies,

I hate to be a wet blanket but if you really care about wedding do's and don'ts the clear labels are a definite no no. Running the envelopes through the computer is better. Is there someone that you know who loves to write and has good penmanship? If so, you can ask them. Just a suggestion.

I used clear labels for my invites,and printed them in gray ink to match the ink color on the invitation. I do have nice handwriting though, but I didn't want to make a mistake and have to start over with a new envelope. At least you can pull off a label that's incorrect. I did handwrite the names on the inner envelope though.

Ladies we appreciate all of the suggestions, thanks.

[quote="AlwaysABride"]You know, ladies, I am really torn about this one because I guess I am so dang cheap!!! I am thinking handwriting is free!! Me likes free. But I think after about 50 of these things I will get carpal tunnel. The labels may be the way to go!!!
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I am actually torn between this too. I do have nice handwriting, but we are talking about a lot of envelopes. Personally, mine doesn't have to be too fancy at all...I think I will look for a nice calligraphy pen, and do a couple of samples for my MOH and matron of honor to copy, and enlist their help. My mom has some beautiful handwriting too, so I think I may let her do the ones for her family since she has all their info. Same goes for my FH and his very elegant penmanship.
...I am not really convinced about the labels because I like the personal touch of handwriting....but if the times get tough, I will not hesitate to use the clear labels, and just pick a nice cursive font in Microsoft Word for them! Its all about whatever I can do for the least amount of money and time!

I talked to my mom about doing the invitations and she said she would.This came as a big suprise to me because I had already said she wouldn't. She told me if I give them to her at least 2 weeks in advance she can do a little at a time, that way she dont get tired and her writing wont get messy. I am so loving this becasue I was really set on getting the labels.

Now a new question is can I use the labels on the response cards or should I also had write those too?

My FH and I were JUST discussing this but before I started a new board, I searched and found this one from July. We are debating using clear labels or having all of the aunts get together and handwrite the addresses on the invitations. Our response envelopes already have our address preprinted on them.

PB&J, Rhony, Bumble, Askalot, Alvinslove, what did you all wind up doing? Did you wind up using the labels or handwriting them?

Does anyone have a final answer on the etiquette of using labels on invitations?

I will be addressing my own invitations. I thinka personal touch always makes you guest feel extra special. But as we say here your day your way

Ajia, I will be handwriting them. Although the labels are sooooooooo much quicker/easier.

After all that talk, i ended up running them through my printer, and they came out very nice. I was even impressed. I did white labels too, and it didn't take away from the cleanness, and precision of the entire envelope. We printed my mailing address directly on the envelope and did white labels for the mailing addresses and for my address label to go on all the RSVP cards. I was just truly impressed.

I recieved some invites by hand and if they are not calligraphy by a professional, they do not compare. Someone even used a calligraphy pen and I could tell they were not a professional and it ended up looking like regualar handwriting. We used "monotype cursiva" font and like I said, it just clean, uniform, and elegant.

If you do any writing, then do it all the way, not 1/2 labels AND writing. Plus do writing samples or hire someone cause the effect won't be the same otherwise.

Another friend of mine used a red calligraphy pen for her Dec 05 wedding, and it came out beautifully, but it took her approximately 1 month to write them all and this is devoting over 4-6 hrs a day and with a friend! She enjoyed the results, but felt she could have used those hours doing other things. So also weigh the options:)

I have a feeling that we may wind up paying a calligrapher to address our invitations. We have been discussing the options and it seems like labels are frowned upon for most people.

[quote="ajiamarie"]I have a feeling that we may wind up paying a calligrapher to address our invitations. We have been discussing the options and it seems like labels are frowned upon for most people.
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We had our invitations custom made & the printing of the envelopes were included in the price. The girl did an EXCELLENT job! She's in NJ, if you haven't already ordered your invitations.....
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[quote="ajiamarie"]I have a feeling that we may wind up paying a calligrapher to address our invitations. We have been discussing the options and it seems like labels are frowned upon for most people.
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Hey Ajia, have you made a decision as yet?

Rhony, we will hand write the invitations. The extra cost for a calligrapher can go towards our house and furniture. House prices are expensive!

So how many of you are handwriting the addresses on the envelopes of your invitations? I hear this is proper etiquette, but my handwriting is not great at all, and with me being in school, I just really don't have time to do it. Of course I would enlist the help of my FMIL, but none of my family lives anywhere near this area. I considered paying a calligrapher, but then I figured that money could go toward something more important, considering the envelopes are going to end up in the trash can anyway! I am considering doing clear labels using a fancy font from Photoshop. So what is everyone else planning to do, or if you've already done it, what did you do? Thanks!

I thought about doing the calligraphy myself, however, I also thought about the time i would save printing labels. so I am opting to do labels with a really nice font. If any of you have MS office 2007, word and Publisher have really nice fonts. they acutally have a calligraphy syle font.

I was thinking of handwriting also but I'm sure I'll end up using clear labels using the font on our monogram:

[img]http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z19/MysDossie/All%20Things%20Wedding/PPMonogram.jpg[/img]

Does anyone have a picture of a envelope that was done direcctly on the printer or using the clear labels

Im still undecided

I think that using photoshop is your best bet because you already have the program and purchasing the clear labels will be a lot less than hiring a Calligraper.

[quote="Ginoue"]I think that using photoshop is your best bet because you already have the program and purchasing the clear labels will be a lot less than hiring a Calligraper.
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I actually am leaning more toward this idea Ginoue. I really could use the money that I would spend on a calligrapher toward something more useful. Thanks everyone.

On the topic of invitation etiquette. Is it proper to hand deliver invitations or Save the Dates to save some costs on postage. For example all the members of my church my parents will see, do I still need to mail the invitatations or save the dates?

Ivy-proper our not, my church members WILL get an invitation handed to them! :) shoot...stamps are 41 cents now!!!!!!!!! LOL

Ivy, it is more than proper to hand deliver invitations to your church members and your close friends. Now, with friends of the family on either side, you must mail those. I'm sorry to say. So think nothing of it.

I'm just trying to mail as few as possible. That saves me a large chunk of postage actually. That saves me from mailing about 90 invitations.

YOU GO DIVA!!!

Yes I ddesigned my own monogram. I used Power Point for one and Word for the other 2.

[quote="Bumblebeekee"]After all that talk, i ended up running them through my printer, and they came out very nice. I was even impressed.

We used "monotype cursiva" font and like I said, it just clean, uniform, and elegant.

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Thanks for this idea! I used this font also and I printed the envelopes on the computer and it does look rather nice! Question: did you use labels for the inner envelope?