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  • Pufferella 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    Check out http://www.williamarthur.com specifically the Rita Renning album, incidentally they are having a sale right now where if you are inviting 100 or more, you get 25 invites free.
    Hope that helps. ^_^

  • ashleympack 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    Find a font you like on your home printer. Works just as nice

  • Luv2Answer 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    The invite shop where we bought them was able to print them for us using a special process that looks exactly like real handwritten calligraphy. You really couldn’t tell it wasn’t from a pen. It was a lot cheaper too.

  • Good♄Gyrl 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    Home printers aren’t going to do a good job unless you have a good, business quality laser printer.

    Thermography is a great choice. Printers can do it quickly and it’s a lot cheaper than hiring a calligraphist. Unless your wedding is ultra-formal, this will be fine. I wouldn’t do any time of home printing unless a) you have an abundance of time and b) the wedding theme is EXTREMELY casual, like a back yard bar-b-cue. That’s just my humble opinion.

  • Ricci 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    I did my sister’s invitation addressing because she really wasn’t able to in the hospital. We tried a couple different things. We got "Easy Calligraphy Pens" from a local craft store, found 6 different fonts (did not buy any new software, just used the fonts that were included with word), and got a "Beginner’s Calligraphy Set" from another local craft store. The set was a flop. They may say it’s easy, but not so much. LOL The pen was designed so you were supposed to just write with it and it would make your normal script appear to be basic calligraphy. It worked fairly well, but the tip was pretty wide and the addresses would have taken up the entire front of the envelope. We ended up using a script font and printing the envelopes with the laser printer I already had at home. There should be settings that allow you to specify that it’s an envelope and what size the envelope is. I addressed 150 invitations in about 15 mins. We did test envelopes of all the different fonts and the two calligraphy pens/ sets and she decided which she liked best. If you’re going to try a calligraphy option, the pen was about $3 and the set was about $25.

  • happy (: 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    I used my inkjet printer and I mail merged form my database.
    I printed right on the envelope. (No labels).
    I took forever though.

  • Mrs. Happy Wife a.k.a. Viv 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    Handwrite your addresses in good penmanship. It doesn’t have to be calligraphy.

  • Kristy 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    Handwriting is the way to go. Have someone with good penmanship help you out if you don’t want to do them all. My mom and I split mine and it only took a few hours one night to address them all. Or, ask your friends if any of them are calligraphers, they may volunteer their services. Handwritten is much classier than having them printed.

    Good luck!

  • rox_y00 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    I can do your wedding invitations if you want, I can work around your budget :) just let me know.. email me at sferguson8@live.ca

    Thanks!

  • jellybeancounter 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    I did my own calligraphy for the envelopes. They came out pretty nice. I bought a how-to book along with a calligraphy pen set and that was it. It didn’t take too long to do, once I got the hang of it.

  • Eileen T 7:26 am on March 10, 2010 |

    traditionally couples didn’t have sex before marriage either so anything goes as far as invitations go i reckon.
    try this site for ideas.
    http://www.make-your-own-invitations.com/

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