Monday I shared some options for creating your own stationery with printable invitation kits, using any bubble jet printer and a cool font or two that you can grab online for no cost. Today I’m putting the machine fonts aside and moving more into the realm of art than printing. I’m talking about completely hand-lettered invitations, crafted by a professional calligrapher and illustrator, to meet your stationery specifications. If you’re looking for the royal treatment for your wedding invitations, this is it.
Imagine your invitations completely hand-lettered in your choice of a beautiful script style by a professional calligrapher. How about custom drawn maps by a professional illustrator? Laura Hooper of Laura Hooper Calligraphy (www.lhcalligraphy.com) has put together an amazing line of stationery suites, in which she hand-writes and draws each piece! I came across this totally unique couture stationer and knew right away it was something special that I wanted to share.
After your content is individually crafted for each piece in your stationery suite, Laura’s artwork is then transferred to plates and letterpressed on paper by a professional printer. The results are totally one-of-a-kind and go above and beyond any machine printed font styles you’ll find. When it comes to weddings, it’s all about how personal you can make the details, and you can’t get any more personal than hand-written lettering.
Custom invitation sample from Laura Hooper Calligraphy
You might also want to add maps and monograms to your stationery, and these are especially charming when done by hand. It can really turn your stationery into incredible keepsakes.
Include a hand-illustrated map with your save-the-date
Photo Credits: All product photos from Laura Hooper Calligraphy
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