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Aw! You and your dad both sound so sweet. Edwardian Script is beautiful, and I think invitations look so nice and pulled-together when they're all in the same font....it also has the nice effect of making every word just as "fancy" as your names, which to me looks good and humble, as if you two aren't seeking the font spotlight, you know?
A single script font throughout is a very classic, elegant, sophisticated, timeless look.....a great look for a wedding invitation!
So, I'm sure the proofs are beautiful. Your guests will just see a beautiful invitation; they won't have any idea that you like another font better. And it's great that the groom likes it!
So there's certainly a lot to be said for talking yourself into loving the invitations as-is. Maybe your panic was just the "middle-of-the-night thinking" - I've had many worries that seemed terrible at night and evaporated by morning.
On the other hand, though, your dad loves you and is doing this to make you happy.....I'm sure he wants to give you invitations you love and would rather change it if he knew it was causing you this stress. So there's nothing at all wrong with asking him for a change, as long as you do it in a sweet way, and of course you would; your message makes it clear that you are a great daughter who is mindful of his feelings. And, who knows, it might not be _that_ difficult to stop the presses. There is nothing wrong with making clear what you want, if it is really important to you.
So there's not a wrong answer here. If it were me, I think I would try my best to find a way to love the invitation as-is, for the reasons you state. And then I think I would incorporate my favorite fonts in some other place, like the rehearsal dinner invitation (if possible), shower invitation (if possible), bridesmaids' brunch invitation, my own personal correspondence cards, etc. -- somehow or another, I would get my "feel script" fix elsewhere. Life is long -- you will have many chances to choose fonts in the upcoming years.
Sorry about your dilemma -- good luck! :)
.. it probably <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic">is too late if the proof is signed off on.. if your FI likes it, then I say just put it out of your mind and move on to other things. I like the suggestions above about using E. Script as an accent on other pieces and choosing fonts that you love to accompany it.
it sucks to not have exactly what you want, but i think all members of the hive can relate to having to sacrifice something in some way because of family :)
good luck!
I rethought the font and the colors and the layout of my invitations so many times - it was just nuts. FI was awfully nice about the whole thing, but he pointed out (and he was right) that it really didn't matter all that much. I saw lots of examples online of invitations done in a single font, and they were gorgeous - and Edwardian is quite beautiful. In fact, you are the only one who expects the invitations to be a work of art - you will keep one, and maybe your parents, and your in-laws, and pretty much everybody else is just going to throw them away. I can't even find the invitation from my sister's wedding four years ago - I had to go look in my mom's scrapbook of the wedding to see what it was like, because I completely didn't remember. And I was the MOH.
Anyway, I would just let it go. You're upset and up all night about it because its the thing that's going on right now. Whatever font you had chosen, you would probably be second-guessing something about the invites right now. And next week it will be something else; that's just how it goes. The thing to remember is that everything will come together and be just beautiful, and the invitations are going to turn out fine, and people will think they are lovely. Nobody is going to look at them and wonder why you didn't use some crazy font they've never seen before; nobody (unless you are inviting a bunch of graphic artists or printers to your wedding) is even going to look at the font long enough to recognize it. It's easy to lose perspective and make every little detail a huge big deal - just take a deep breath and think how lucky you are to have a dad who is so involved! I can barely get mine to go look a suits. Your dad sounds very sweet. Give him a big hug and thank him. If you were still in the process of design I might play more with the font, but if the thing is already at the printers I would just let it go.
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I second to just let this one go. These things come in waves. I remember when I was at the invitation phase of wedding planning and obsessivley researching every font known to man. I spent way more hours (days) then was necessary and I know I could have used that time doing something more valuable with my life. And then that passed and it was on to the new obsession of the week or month and couldn't believe I cared so much about font.
I could possibly see stopping things if the font was horrible but it really is beautiful! And it seems like your Dad really wants to make you happy. Don't let something minor ruin such a great gift.
Maybe you can use the font you love for your seating cards or on your program?
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So... my wonderfully talented father is in the printing business and is making the invitations, response cards, thank you notes, and programs for the wedding. He has worked very hard on them, even creating original artwork for the images on them and they are beautiful... the only problem is that he kind of picked out the font on his own. The first one was really bad... like a menu font. I really struggled with how to tell him I didn't like it and also told him that if it was a big deal to change it that I was totally fine with the original. My dad, loving me as much as he does, agreed to have it changed. I sent him some examples of fonts I do like (think ms. lovebug feel script) mixed with a copperplate type font. Well... he sends back... not a draft, but another final proof ALL in Edwardian Script from ms word. It's fine..... just not what I'm going for.....
However... when I showed mr. green, he liked it and it WAS a lot better than the first... so I just went with the flow... I mean, it's just a font, right? Most people are going to throw these things out eventually anyway... and who's really going to notice.
But now it's 1:30 in the morning, hive. AND I'M UP... NOT SLEEPING (my favorite thing to do by the way) because I'm thinking about FONTS! I really want something different, but I think it might be too late.... my dad's already signed off on the proofs and they go to press on Monday. It would be a real "STOP THE PRESSES!" type situation, that I just don't know if it's worth it. And I already feel bad for having him change it in the first place.
If I were working with someone I had hired for the job, I'd have no problem going back and forth until I was happy with the product... but this is my DAD, you know... and he's doing it practically for free (cost of paper and envelopes, but he's paying for that too)! So hive... what do I do??? Suck it up, tell myself it's just a font, and be happy it's not still the first one I didn't like? Or do I try to change it despite the fact that it my just be too late?