Brides Helping Brides ™ - opinions on addressing wedding invitations

polowrapgirl Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:03 PM+

polowrapgirl MEMBER SINCE: 9/13 TOTAL POSTS : 20 WEDDING DATE: Oct 16, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:03 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

Hey,
So I know the proper way to do envelopes is with a calligrapher. I don't have time or money to use one. My friend told me that to use clear address labels and just print them out from home. I don't know if that is tacky. Any opinions or better options?
Thanks

Keelink Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:11 PM+

Keelink MEMBER SINCE: 1/15 TOTAL POSTS : 118 WEDDING DATE: Oct 16, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:11 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

I actually just got an invite that they did that. It didn't look terrible but I didn't love it. Do you have any friends with nice handwriting who would address the for you? You can also print the addresses on the envelopes yourself. I'm sure it's quite time consuming but it would look nice

kammy322 Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:12 PM+

kammy322 MEMBER SINCE: 2/14 TOTAL POSTS : 437 WEDDING DATE: Oct 02, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:12 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

Or you have them printed directly on the invite in a pretty font. That is what I did.

polowrapgirl Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM+

polowrapgirl MEMBER SINCE: 9/13 TOTAL POSTS : 20 WEDDING DATE: Oct 16, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

My mom is the only one with decent hand writing. I can't print them through because I actually sealed all the envelopes already. I didn't think of that. My mom won't have time to do it by when I went to ship them out by. She is planning my shower and moving.

polowrapgirl Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM+

polowrapgirl MEMBER SINCE: 9/13 TOTAL POSTS : 20 WEDDING DATE: Oct 16, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

My mom is the only one with decent hand writing. I can't print them through because I actually sealed all the envelopes already. I didn't think of that. My mom won't have time to do it by when I went to ship them out by. She is planning my shower and moving.

polowrapgirl Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM+

polowrapgirl MEMBER SINCE: 9/13 TOTAL POSTS : 20 WEDDING DATE: Oct 16, 2015

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 04:23 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

My mom is the only one with decent hand writing. I can't print them through because I actually sealed all the envelopes already. I didn't think of that. My mom won't have time to do it by when I went to ship them out by. She is planning my shower and moving.

FutureMrsGomez Posted: Jul 17, 2015 08:01 PM+

FutureMrsGomez MEMBER SINCE: 2/15 TOTAL POSTS : 562 WEDDING DATE: Jan 16, 2022

Posted: Jul 17, 2015 08:01 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

I know u said u dont wanna spend money but maybe u could find a cheap etsy vendor or maybe post an ad on craiglists and see if anyone does it?

Joannaj79 Posted: Jul 20, 2015 12:35 PM+

Joannaj79 MEMBER SINCE: 11/14 TOTAL POSTS : 114 WEDDING DATE: Sep 26, 2015

Posted: Jul 20, 2015 12:35 PM

opinions on addressing wedding invitations

I used the clear labels and a calligraphy font. I think they came out good. Truth is the envelope will be thrown out so I personally didn't think I needed to get a professional calligrapher to do mine.