How many of you will be hand-writing the invitation addresses? The convention here is that for formal and special events, the invitation is addressed by hand. I remember a friend of mine got paid by a teacher at her school to address her envelopes in calligraphic script.
I like the personal touch, as long as there is time to do it! What do you guys think?
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Yes I prefer to handwrite them.
What are your thoughts on putting the mrs before the mr. I think it should be the mr first. Mos desis do it the other way around.
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Hand Writing Addresses and Mr. comes before Mrs.
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I didn't write addresses for mine, just names - should I have put addresses on :O
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I always prefer handwritten..!
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I didn't write addresses for mine, just names - should I have put addresses on :O
Not if you're hand-delivering. But if you're mailing, you need the addresses! :D
But this is more about hand-writing on the envelopes as opposed to printing labels.
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I didn't write addresses for mine, just names - should I have put addresses on :O
If you are mailing them....
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i've a good handwriting in both English and Urdu, alHamdolillag...so, i would write it out myself :D
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~ We had our names/address pre-printed on the back flap on the outer envelopes... Then bought address labels from an office supply store, printed guest addresses out at home... On the outer envelopes we addressed guests as Mr. & Mrs ____ and inner envelopes we hand wrote out Names in Gold Shimmer ink...
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it all depends on how good your handwriting is, and how many guests you are inviting! i can't imagine hand addressing 400 envelopes :/
thats why calligraphers cost so much haha
on the flip side, a lot of printers will print addresses for you on outer envelopes based on a formatted excel doc you provide them and then you can opt to have a more calligraphic font so it looks like calligraphy but isn't.... oooh! :)
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In that case, I think hand written names give a nice touch to the invite.
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I didn't know that it was a custom to hand-write them. We were mailing ours out, so we had the addresses printed on the envelopes as well..... we printed our invitations as well as printed the address on the outer envelope at home on our laser-jet printer. We used Mono-type Corsiva as the font with shadowing effects to give it a regal, formal look.... didn't just go with Tiimes New Roman or something like that. They came out very nice and classy- we saved money and we got a lot of compliments on them.
We addressed them as: "Mr. & Mrs. ______ and Family" Never heard of putting Mrs. before Mr.
However, one thing that I think is important to still maintain is HAND-WRITTEN thank you notes. I wrote out 110+ thank you notes, each with a personalized message to the family/person it was being sent to. I've had friends send generic, printed thank you cards, and thank you cards with a picture from the wedding on them. However, I feel that a handwritten and personal message on the post-wedding card is important to still do. it takes time, but it's worth it. Make sure to send them out within the first month after the wedding.