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Our Invitations and Calligraphy! |
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| P: 4/27/2008 6:03:59 PM | |
Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
My mother spent her spring break doing the calligraphy for our wedding invitations, and I wanted to show off her talents! First up, here's a scan of our invitation. For some reason the text turns blurry when I save it as a gif, but you get the picture. I blacked out our last names:
********************************************************** "I'm sorry I ruined your lives and crammed eleven cookies into the VCR." - Buddy the Elf "Let your inner Liz Taylor out and rock it." - diamondfan |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:03:59 PM | |
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| P: 4/27/2008 6:05:13 PM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
Here's some of the gorgeous calligraphy: ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:05:13 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 6:06:35 PM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
And one last group. She not only did the outer envelopes, but all of the inners, as well. She's so amazing, I love my mom. ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:06:35 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 6:08:29 PM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
I posted this in its own thread already, but here's the adorable little map she drew up for us:  ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:08:29 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 6:10:32 PM | |
doodle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,371 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/23/2008 |
wow, i love your mom, too--those look GREAT!!
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:10:32 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 6:55:45 PM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
One more:  ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 6:55:45 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 7:47:19 PM | |
ladyciel Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,377 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/24/2007 |
So jealous!!
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 7:47:19 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 8:14:22 PM | |
Sabine Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,883 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 8/16/2007 |
Gorgeous!
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 8:14:22 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 8:21:10 PM | |
alli_esq Ideal Rock Total Posts: 697 Last Post: 11/14/2009 Member Since: 3/18/2008 |
Absolutely STUNNING! My mom used to be able to do calligraphy, but she's too shaky to be able to anymore  Yours are absolutely gorgeous--you couldn't pay someone to do such a loving and beautiful job! ____________________________ |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 8:21:10 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 8:22:30 PM | |
SarahLovesJS Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,973 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 2/3/2008 |
Your Mom, ROCKS! Absolutely beautiful. 
Mrs. S<3JS |
| Posted: 4/27/2008 8:22:30 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 8:31:48 PM | |
ZoeBartlett Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,879 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2006 |
Haven, your mom is SOOOOO talented!! She did a beautiful job!
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 8:31:48 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 9:37:56 PM | |
surfgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,438 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2007 |
Haven, your mom is awesomely talented! I can do basic calligraphy but I had similar calligraphy as yours done for my wedding announcements because there is no way I could ever do that styling...it's amazing. Did she already know how to do that or did she teach herself? Just curious...They look fantastic, and the map is adorable. ETA: I have to say that splurging on calligraphy, whether done my a relative or paid for, is such a nice touch. People are so inundated with crap mail that to get something with such lovely writing just says "open me! I'm special! I'm not a bill!" I'm sure your guests will love it...
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 9:37:56 PM | |
| P: 4/27/2008 9:48:59 PM | |
basil Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,354 Last Post: 10/30/2009 Member Since: 6/27/2006 |
They look fabulous, Haven! My mom is planning to do our calligraphy too, but she's not nearly as good as your mom!
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| Posted: 4/27/2008 9:48:59 PM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 12:04:29 AM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
Thanks, ladies! Surfgirl--My mother has been doing calligraphy since she was young, but she hasn't really done much for the past several years. We found some different fonts that we loved and she played around with them for a while until she found one she liked. I love the contrast between the thick and thin lines in this particular style, I think it looks so elegant. Thanks again for your wonderful responses! I sent a link to this topic to my mom so she could see what everyone said! ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/28/2008 12:04:29 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 12:05:43 AM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
Date: 4/27/2008 9:37:56 PM Author: surfgirl ETA: I have to say that splurging on calligraphy, whether done my a relative or paid for, is such a nice touch. People are so inundated with crap mail that to get something with such lovely writing just says 'open me! I'm special! I'm not a bill!' I'm sure your guests will love it... I couldn't agree more, Surfgirl. Well said. ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/28/2008 12:05:43 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 12:27:17 AM | |
Future Mrs Polka Dot Cut Rock Total Posts: 410 Last Post: 6/27/2008 Member Since: 12/10/2007 |
Haven, everything looks absolutely wonderful! Your mom is so talented! :)
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 12:27:17 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 1:44:04 AM | |
Gypsy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 14,306 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 8/9/2005 |
OMG! Bow down before Haven's mother! Those ROCK. Seriously. Better than ones I've seen people pay for. Your invites are THE BOMB (lol) Haven!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 1:44:04 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 1:56:56 AM | |
emilina22 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,390 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 2/10/2007 |
i think that anyone who can do calligraphy is freakin awesome!!! no matter how hard i try i just cant every do it!! everything looks so great!! and i love your invitations we were actually looking at something similar to those and by the way i didnt know you lived in Illinois!! when i saw that map i was like HEY I KNOW THAT AREA!!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 1:56:56 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 1:57:39 AM | |
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surfgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,438 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2007 |
Haven, is the font she used called Spencerian? That's what we used, but with a flourish from some other fancy font...I think you've got the same font. It's divine!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 1:57:39 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 3:10:22 AM | |
ringster Ideal Rock Total Posts: 922 Last Post: 1/8/2009 Member Since: 10/25/2007 |
haven, they look A-MAZING. your mom is da BOMB. and the map! - can't believe how talented she is!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 3:10:22 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 4:45:41 AM | |
bee* Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,103 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 5/14/2006 |
Wow they look fab! My uncle is a calligrapher so he's kindly offered to do our invites and place settings for us. I love calligraphy!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 4:45:41 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 10:13:54 AM | |
Krissie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,018 Last Post: 6/23/2009 Member Since: 6/18/2007 |
Haven, those are SO gorgeous! I absolutely love them -- your mom is such an artist!!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 10:13:54 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 10:25:51 AM | |
ellaila Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,630 Last Post: 11/10/2009 Member Since: 4/7/2006 |
Haven, those are absolutely gorgeous!! I can't stop looking at them ... Can I be invited to your wedding just so I can receive an envelope with my name written so goshdarn pretty??
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 10:25:51 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 10:25:59 AM | |
lliang_chi Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,229 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 3/13/2008 |
Wow! Lucky you for having such a talented mom!! They look AMAZING.
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 10:25:59 AM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 12:24:39 PM | |
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surfgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,438 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2007 |
Hon, does your mom work? Because there's a mint to be had in calligraphy and customized wedding maps...   Hey, I'm just say'in...
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 12:24:39 PM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 8:12:48 PM | |
sunnygirl Cut Rock Total Posts: 342 Last Post: 9/25/2008 Member Since: 4/9/2007 |
The calligraphy is beautiful! You are so lucky to have such an awesomely talented mom!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 8:12:48 PM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 8:39:30 PM | |
thing2of2 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,661 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 1/1/2007 |
Wow, those invites are GORGEOUS! Your mom is so talented-the envelopes look amazing and I LOVE your map! What an artist! I agree with surf-she could totally do calligraphy and hand drawn maps as a side business. P.S. I just got a beautiful wedding invitation to my cousin's wedding in the mail today and it also has calligraphy on the envelope (not as intricate as your mom's, though) and I loved seeing it in my mail pile! So I completely agree with surf about that, too!
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 8:39:30 PM | |
| P: 4/28/2008 9:57:31 PM | |
newbie124 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 584 Last Post: 5/24/2009 Member Since: 8/23/2007 |
Wow, those are gorgeous! I'd also really love to have calligraphy envelopes. Let me know if your mom would be willing to take on some paid commissions (I also live in Chicago!) ;)
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| Posted: 4/28/2008 9:57:31 PM | |
| P: 4/29/2008 12:10:17 AM | |
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Haven Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,047 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/16/2007 |
Thanks again, ladies! I keep calling my mom to tell her about all of your wonderful responses! I brought the invites in to the post office today and I was pretty put off by something that happened. I had to buy special postage for one invite which is going to Brazil, and the gentleman helping me weighed the invite and then SLAPPED two stamps onto the envelope all wonky and sloppy looking. I was so taken aback--they looked so bad on that beautifully callgraphied envelope!  I didn't say anything because there wasn't really anything I could do, anyway, but I was a bit disappointed. Those crooked stamps really ruined the envelope, I think.Anyway . . . Gypsy--You're so funny! Emilina--Yup, Illini here! There are quite a few of us on PS, aren't there? Surfgirl--I think she used Copperplate and a mix of something else that she found. Your invites sounds gorgeous with that flourish! And I've told my mom that she could do very well in the wedding industry but she loves her job (technology teacher) so she's not leaving. She used to do wedding envelopes when I was younger and she didn't work, though. She DID say she loved making the map, so I think she's considering doing them, we'll see. Surfgirl and Ringster--I've always wanted to see your avatars together because they remind me of each other, I'm so glad you posted one after the other! (GORGEOUS RINGS!) ellalia--You're too cute! One of my students asked me the same thing--she said "Can I just have an envelope with my name on it, please?" newbie--I wish she would do envelopes, I think she could make a business of it, for sure! ********************************************************** |
| Posted: 4/29/2008 12:10:17 AM | |
| P: 4/29/2008 10:05:01 AM | |
Stephanie Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,164 Last Post: 8/6/2009 Member Since: 5/25/2007 |
Wow!! They are just stunning. Your mom, as mentioned, is very talented!
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| Posted: 4/29/2008 10:05:01 AM | |
| P: 4/29/2008 10:16:51 AM | |
sap483 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 988 Last Post: 11/4/2009 Member Since: 1/14/2007 |
Oh Haven, I love your invites and your mom's beautiful calligraphy and map!
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| Posted: 4/29/2008 10:16:51 AM | |
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