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To hand-address or not? That is the question!

posted 2 years ago in Paper
  • poll: How did you address your invites?
    Hand-written all the way! : (5 votes)
    24 %
    Used computer generated script for outside, hand-addressed inside : (6 votes)
    29 %
    Computer printed inside and out. : (10 votes)
    48 %
    Other.... : (0 votes)
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    oracle    October 23, 2010   Los Angeles

    I have pretty decent handwriting (I've been asked by a couple friends to do their escort cards) - I'm never happy with how they look (I'm a perfectionist) but when they are all sitting out on the table, everyone oohs and aahs.

    That said - I always thought I'd hand address my wedding invites.  But, after my last round of Christmas cards - thought - NO WAY!

    So, I'm leaning towards using a very pretty, scrolly font and running them through the computer.

    Am I insane to want to do this?

    Should I go the personalized route and hand address them?

    What are you/did you opt to do?

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    I think having a script for the outer envelope would be perfectly fine.  Then for the inner informal envelope you can just write them out in normal writing, not fancy writing.  If that makes sense.

     
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    soonerpsych    June 26, 2010   Oklahoman at heart, now in Southwest FL

    I don't have the greatest handwriting, especially in cursive, so my decision to run them through the printer was easy as pie.  I say go for it!

     
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    Rocktsrgn    May 22, 2010   living in Tucson, wedding in Atlanta

    I voted to go hand written, all the way, but it really depends on how many you'll have to do.  If it's over 100, then definitely print out the addresses!  I'd still hand write the inner envelopes, though. 

     
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    mizrunzou    June 26, 2010   Kansas City, MO

    I think I'm going to print the addresses on the envelopes with a handwriting font and then trace over it....

     
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    limbobride       Midwest

    I have horrible handwriting so that would never be an option for me...

     
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    crayfish    September 11, 2010   Berkeley, CA

    Waaaaaay too much time to handwrite!

     

    Plus, our wedding is super modern with very clean sans-serif fonts and lots of geometric detailing... handwriting just doesn't fit in with the "feel" of it. But, if we were having a more traditional or rustic theme, I think I might pay someone to do fablous caligraphy...

     
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    NeliBee    April 10, 2010  

    Do you have the time to handwrite all of your invitations? To me, it seems like it would be a lot of work - I think that there are plenty of nice fonts out there and you could just use your home printer to add the addresses.

     

     

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