I picked up my envelopes today from the calligrapher. I was so excited! They look beautiful. I was going through, matching each outer with its accompanying inner and suddenly the ink on the inners is blue, not black like the rest. The calligrapher mistakenly penned half of the inners in blue ink. The rest are in black, as they should be, to match the invitation.
I can't do anything about it now. I need to get the invites in the mail, and the inners were all hand-lined. There's no way I can make or ask someone else to make 31 lined envelopes asap, not with everything else that needs to be done. I am so bummed. I worked so hard with the invite designer on these beautiful letter-pressed invitations and now there's this major detail that is all wrong. Just wanted to vent.... feel free to tell me no one will notice.
I haven't said anything to the calligrapher yet. I'm still kind of in shock that she made this major mistake. Thanks for listening.
ooooo, that's a toughie. What's more important to you -- lined envelopes or the color ink? To me, unless it matches your invites, blue ink just seems so weird to me! That's a huge blunder. Lined envelopes are nice, but for the 31 guests who won't receive them, I don't think they'll miss it.
I know how you feel though! My calligrapher goofed on about 5 escort cards, and there's just no time to redo it. =( What is it with calligraphers!?
I know you were just venting, but if I were you I'd have her redo them. If there isn't time to send them back to her, perhaps (if have extra envelopes) you could find a friend, family member, or coworker with nice handwriting to redo those 31 inner and outer envelopes to match. The 31 people who receive those invitations won't even know the difference!
I know it's SO sad since you put so much work into it, but just think about it this way... most people just throw the invitation away after they mark the date on the calendar anyway.
That really stinks! I'd be so upset too - mostly because you put so much time/effort/money into them and that is a pretty big mistake on teh calligraphers part.
However, even with that said, if you don't have time to get them redone, I would send them out. Trust me when I tell you that next to no one will notice. Honestly. I think that only mothers and brides even notice hand calligraphy - most people will think "oh this is pretty" but not even realize that you had every envelope hand calligraphied by a professional. Sad...I know!
I don't say this to take away from the effort and beauty of calligraphy. I just don't want you stressing about it. I'd take pictures and send them to your calligrapher and ask for some money back. Then I'd send them out to your guests.
Of course if you have time to get her to redo them, go for it. But if you send them out, try to relax and realize that your guests will just notice the beauty and effort - not the shade of the ink :-)
Thanks for your empathy. I really appreciate it. Non-brides just don't get how much this sucks! I am just going to send them and hope that no one notices. The lined envelopes are important to me because the lining is the only shot of color in the suite.
I would just send them. I would let her know that she made the mistake though. She needs to know what she did. I bet nobody will notice that they're a different color...because nobody is getting two. KWIM? What shade blue BTW?
No one is getting two, but the one that they will get will have their name and address in black ink on the outer envelope and their name in blue ink on the inner envelope, so there will be some discordance. The shade of blue actually ranges from bright blue on some to dark blue on others. Strange.
OK, that is a little strange. Have you talked to the lady who did them? What did she say? She should offer to refund some of your money I think. I forgot about inner and outer envelopes. Very weird. Are you sure they're your envelopes?
Are there enough extras that you can at least have her re-do the "important" people that may have gotten blue ink instead of black? Not that all your guests aren't important..... but maybe you'll feel better if at least a few key ones were fixed :-)
I picked up my envelopes today from the calligrapher. I was so excited! They look beautiful. I was going through, matching each outer with its accompanying inner and suddenly the ink on the inners is blue, not black like the rest. The calligrapher mistakenly penned half of the inners in blue ink. The rest are in black, as they should be, to match the invitation.
I can't do anything about it now. I need to get the invites in the mail, and the inners were all hand-lined. There's no way I can make or ask someone else to make 31 lined envelopes asap, not with everything else that needs to be done. I am so bummed. I worked so hard with the invite designer on these beautiful letter-pressed invitations and now there's this major detail that is all wrong. Just wanted to vent.... feel free to tell me no one will notice.
I haven't said anything to the calligrapher yet. I'm still kind of in shock that she made this major mistake. Thanks for listening.
posted by Caroline 60 posts 2 months agoooooo, that's a toughie. What's more important to you -- lined envelopes or the color ink? To me, unless it matches your invites, blue ink just seems so weird to me! That's a huge blunder. Lined envelopes are nice, but for the 31 guests who won't receive them, I don't think they'll miss it.
I know how you feel though! My calligrapher goofed on about 5 escort cards, and there's just no time to redo it. =( What is it with calligraphers!?
posted by rebecca 986 posts 2 months agoI know you were just venting, but if I were you I'd have her redo them. If there isn't time to send them back to her, perhaps (if have extra envelopes) you could find a friend, family member, or coworker with nice handwriting to redo those 31 inner and outer envelopes to match. The 31 people who receive those invitations won't even know the difference!
I know it's SO sad since you put so much work into it, but just think about it this way... most people just throw the invitation away after they mark the date on the calendar anyway.
posted by JanieLeigh 49 posts 2 months agoThat really stinks! I'd be so upset too - mostly because you put so much time/effort/money into them and that is a pretty big mistake on teh calligraphers part.
However, even with that said, if you don't have time to get them redone, I would send them out. Trust me when I tell you that next to no one will notice. Honestly. I think that only mothers and brides even notice hand calligraphy - most people will think "oh this is pretty" but not even realize that you had every envelope hand calligraphied by a professional. Sad...I know!
I don't say this to take away from the effort and beauty of calligraphy. I just don't want you stressing about it. I'd take pictures and send them to your calligrapher and ask for some money back. Then I'd send them out to your guests.
Of course if you have time to get her to redo them, go for it. But if you send them out, try to relax and realize that your guests will just notice the beauty and effort - not the shade of the ink :-)
posted by october2008bride 16 posts 2 months agoThanks for your empathy. I really appreciate it. Non-brides just don't get how much this sucks! I am just going to send them and hope that no one notices. The lined envelopes are important to me because the lining is the only shot of color in the suite.
posted by Caroline 60 posts 2 months agoI would just send them. I would let her know that she made the mistake though. She needs to know what she did. I bet nobody will notice that they're a different color...because nobody is getting two. KWIM? What shade blue BTW?
posted by KateMW 483 posts 2 months agoNo one is getting two, but the one that they will get will have their name and address in black ink on the outer envelope and their name in blue ink on the inner envelope, so there will be some discordance. The shade of blue actually ranges from bright blue on some to dark blue on others. Strange.
posted by Caroline 60 posts 2 months agoOK, that is a little strange. Have you talked to the lady who did them? What did she say? She should offer to refund some of your money I think. I forgot about inner and outer envelopes. Very weird. Are you sure they're your envelopes?
posted by KateMW 483 posts 2 months agoPositive they're ours, unless someone has an identical guest list! LOL. I left a message for the calligrapher and am waiting to hear back.
posted by Caroline 60 posts 2 months agoAre there enough extras that you can at least have her re-do the "important" people that may have gotten blue ink instead of black? Not that all your guests aren't important..... but maybe you'll feel better if at least a few key ones were fixed :-)
posted by cupcake 274 posts 2 months agoWell, she is AWOL, so it's moot. I haven't heard a peep.
posted by Caroline 60 posts 2 months ago