Hand-addressed envelopes and watercolor rose on inner envelope

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Calligraphy Style Samples

View our most popular hand lettering styles for envelope addressing, custom invitation design, and place card fill-ins.

Envelope Addressing

The most popular hand addressing layout for envelopes is called "left indented" where the top line starts furthest to the left, with the remaining lines indented more than the previous line.

You can also choose to have the guests' names written larger on the envelopes than their addresses, or have the zip code spread out on its own line at the bottom of the address.

Place Cards & Escort Cards

Escort cards are used to tell your guests which table you would like them to sit at for your rehearsal dinner or reception.

Place cards assign your guests to their specific seats at each table.

You can use traditional small envelopes and cards for escort cards, or use nontraditional table assignment "cards" such as favor boxes, origami figures, Christmas ornaments, or sand dollars.

Custom wedding invitations designed in hand calligraphy are very popular now, and allow you to be part of the design process as you work with your calligrapher to create just the right look for your wedding theme.

You can have the entire invitation set designed in hand lettering, or simply embellish the bride and groom's name in calligraphy on a typeset invitation. Either method will give you the custom flair you are looking for!

Monogram Design

Monograms can be used on thank-you notes, bar napkins, favor boxes, menus, the wedding program, and even the wedding cake.

Menu Design

We can design menus entirely in hand calligraphy, or just hand letter the headings for a pretty enhancement to a typeset design.

Table Signs

Table signs or table cards can be designed several ways: as numerals only, as "Table 1", "Table One", or with special names to match the theme of your rehearsal dinner or reception.