How To Pick The Right Wedding Calligraphy For Any Style Of Celebration

By Larry Gibson


Once you start planning your wedding you may be a bit surprised at the number of decisions that will need to be made. Even the tiniest detail can help to convey a specific impression or give your special day the feel that you want it to have. One detail that many couples overlook is the kind of wedding calligraphy that will be used on their invitations and other pieces of wedding stationary. Here are some tips that you can use to choose your style of type.

There have been examples of calligraphy found that are thousands of years old. It has been used to create important documents and religious books. It is created by using a brush or a special pen that makes a combination of thick and thin strokes. These strokes form different letters.

There are many different areas where a particular text style will be featured. For example: invitations, save the date cards, wedding programs and place cards all rely on writing to convey important information and your guests will rely on them to not only find out that information but also tell what the tone and theme of the celebration is as well. Deciding whether you want your celebration to have a classic feel or a more contemporary one is an important first step when choosing a specific style of calligraphy.

One thing that you may want to think about is whether you will have the writing on your stationary put on by hand or whether you will have it printed on using a computer. While hand-written stationary is beautiful and can really lend a classy feel to your wedding it can be quite expensive. It also requires a longer lead time as well. Stationary will need to be ordered much further in advance if someone is lettering it by hand.

If you are trying to decide what kind of lettering to use, you need to consider how ornate the lettering will be. Some styles of type are very ornate which can be beautiful but hard to read. Also remember that the size of your lettering will affect how easy it will be to read as well.

The style of the writing is not the only thing that you need to think about. You also need to think about the color of the ink as well. Light colored ink can be hard to read and if your type style is very ornate this may make it hard to read. That is why many couples use darker ink.

If you are not living in a large city it may be difficult to find an experienced calligrapher who lives in your area. You may need to look online in order to find an artist who specializes in hand lettering items and documents. You may want to speak with or meet with a calligrapher in person so that you can see samples of their work.

Because hand lettering can be so expensive, you may end up having your invitations created by a website or graphic designer and then printed out on a computer. This can be an affordable option that will result in you getting your perfect stationary in a timely fashion. If you are not sure which company to work with you may want to speak with recently married couples in order to find out what company they worked with and what their customer experiences were.




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