Do I Need A Calligrapher?

Let me just start by saying NO! Stop throwing away your money! These days it's almost as expensive to pay for someone to address your invitations than it is for the whole over all design of them.

After checking online in my area (Chicago suburbs) most Calligrapher's price between $2.50-$4.00 each! Now obviously this is depending on font style, how many lines etc. However, imagine you have 150 guest, that is anywhere between $375.00 and $600.00! That is absolutely crazy to me that is more than half the cost of the invitations themselves! These prices are also only for black ink usually too. If you want color or a fancy text they are more expensive. Then If you want them to mail the invitations afterwards, that's an additional cost.

The prices just keep going up and these are just additional add-ons that you really don't need. Did you know we can print on your envelopes in any font you like for less than half that price. There are also a lot of very creative things we can do now with labels that won't make the invitations look cheap. Wouldn't you rather use that $600.00 towards something you care more about in the wedding, rather than on an envelope that people will just throw away anyways!?

Here is an example of a wrap around label that coordinates with the design of the invitation. This style is huge right now. Why? Mainly because it makes the overall presentation of the invitations look complete. It looks like you went to one person/place to have these made for your wedding. This wrap around style label also saves money on buying two different sized labels. It has the address to be mailed to on one side and the return address on the back!

A lot of very expensive invitation can look cheap very fast if the overall concept does not all tie in together. If you had the cute and modern design mixed with a calligrapher it would not go well together. So No you do not need a calligrapher and I'm not just saying this because of the cost. There are so many new designs and techniques you can use to address your envelopes without spending an excess of money.