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I'm addressing my invitations by hand but I am printing my return address on the back. I used special wedding themed stamps from the post office. If you don't like your handwriting, you can always ask a friend or relative to help you.
I hate my handwriting too... so one of my bridesmaids and MIL and DH and I all got together one evening and did them...they turned out great! What do you mean by "pre-stamping?" We just used regular stamps (We bought special wedding ones online from the usps.)
We printed it with a nice font directly onto the envelope. No stickers. It wasnt hard and it looked like calligraphy. And much faster than writing them ourselves, and nicer if you dont know calligraphy.
I bought stamps and applied them myself.
EDIT: we also printed the return address on them on he back flap the same way.
We used cute wrap around labels for out STD's but we are handwriting the addresses on our invites. I love my handwriting so I'm actually excited. I've been looking at examples of calligraphy on Etsy and then just copying them. I am using a stamp for the return address though!
We hired a calligrapher to do our envelopes. Her work was stunning and really set the tone for everything that was to follow for our guests.
We used clear labels from Staples in a script font. Both of us have HORRIBLE handwritting. We used a stamp for our return address on the envelopes and RSVP postcards.
I addressed them by printing it out on our home computer/ printer right on the envelope in a fancy font to match my invites. Then I got a stamp made for our return address and stamped that on the back.
We hired a calligrapher for our save the dates and plan on hiring her for our invites also. We also got custom stamps for the STDs and will do the same for our Invites.
I did our save the dates and invites by hand. I have pretty good handwriting and kind of thought it was fun! Time consuming...but fun!
I used printed labels with a nice font. I didn't have money in my budget to hire someone, too. It worked for me.
I had mine printed at a local printing shop. It was like Kinkos or Staples, but locally owned. They also print/cut out my invite supplies and then I assembled them. I liked the look and it was just as much as photocopying, so about .15 an envelope. See if there are any near you willing to do envelopes!
I love my handwriting (I'm a primary school teacher and have teacher-print) so I'll be doing mine by hand....but that also sucks a little because I won't want anyone else to help me. So, looks like I'll be having some hand cramps, haha.
@Juliepants: Actually, I am a teacher as well... and I didn't like my teacher print on the invites LOL I wanted someone to do something prettier. XD
We hired a calligrapher for my daughter's wedding invitations. It was only about $2.50 an invitation (she had inner and outer envelopes). It was so worth it... they looked gorgeous!
FMIL booked the calligrapher that shes been using for 20 years (she owns a stationary business). Apparently this woman is world-renound for calligraphy so I am excited to see the outcome.
No clue on the cost since FIL's are paying though.
I'm not to that point yet, but I'm planning on printing them lightly in grey and then going over them with something fancier. So it will be a mixture of the two, but appear handwritten.
Since I only had about 10 invitations to send out, we splurged and had a calligrapher do them for us...
I like my handwriting and I almost got hired at a Christmas shop a couple years ago when they had me try to do calligraphy on a Christmas ornament and apparently I did well, lol. (I ended up moving away though, sadly.) So I think I'll do a bit of practicing and learn to do calligraphy on my own. Obviously it won't be professional level or anything but I'm to cheap to hire someone ;)
But if you don't like your handwriting I'm sure a friend or relative would be able to help you. If there are a lot to write out you could offer to pay them a little or take them out to dinner or something.
My grandmother addressed our invites because she has amazing handwriting. She also insisted on inviting over half of the guests, so that was our compromise.
I hired a calligrapher to hand address all of the inner and outer envelopes for my wedding invitations as well as all of the escort cards and envelopes for the reception. Her work was incredible!!
We also printed directly on the envelopes for both the addresses and the return address on the back. I made now DH stamp all the envelopes by hand, lol. We used personalized stamps!
I printed the return address and mailing address directly on the envelope. I just ran them through my printer.
Handwriting is ideal. But if that is not an option (and your family and bridesmaids are absolutely unable to help), then the best thing to do print the addresses directly onto the envelopes. Mass mailing labels are considered rude and impersonal, and generally do not stand up to the elements when travelling from point a to point b,
@Ember78: I had black envelopes and need to send 150 out. I can't print directly onto the envelope, so labels it was!
I will probably address mine by hand. My handwriting isn't fantastic, but it's decent enough that the USPS will be able to get the invites from point A to point B, and since the envelopes will just get thrown away by the recipients anyway, I've decided I just don't care that my handwriting isn't gorgeous.
@Red_pepper, with black or colored envelopes, you can use metallic gel pens which will show up with no problems at all.
I hand wrote, but didn't used calligraphy or anything fancy - just my usually very bog standard handwriting! Sorry, but I knew people were just going to put the envelope on the bin so I didn't even consider doing anything else!
Ours were done by a calligrapher. I actually found her on here and she was great. If you do a seach for "Fabulizz" you can see all of her work. Her prices were affordable and it was well worth the small investment to have our envelopes look great. We got lots of compliments on them, too.
As long as you can read the handwriting I don't think your guests will mind your handwriting the addresses. But I would suggest getting them printed on if you are that against your handwriting. This way will not regret deciding to do them yoursef.
My mom is great at calligraphy, and she offered to do our envelopes. Yay! She's done it for other family members' special occasions, so it was only natural that she do it for our wedding as well.
We will be printing on a separate wrap around piece that will go on the envelope
I'm writing b/c I've been told using lables is tacky. So biting the bullet and writing 'til my hand falls off. I like my hand writing though! But now wishing we had enough money to get a calligrapher.
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I wanted to address them by hand, but I am realizing that I don't like my handwriting LOL
Are you also "pre-stamping" your invites? If so, did you just go to the post office and get standard stamps?