Calligraphy on Wedding Invitation Envelopes

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Calligraphy on Wedding Invitation Envelopes

The first chance to wow your guests comes when they spy the invitation in their mailbox, so set aside the chicken scratch in favor of West Seattle–based Perch Paper Company’s whimsical and playful hand-addressed envelopes. A former graphic designer, owner Heather Burns turned her love of doodling into a full-time custom-calligraphy gig two years ago. Perch Paper’s oversize, quirky characters are available in a variety of styles, from romantic curly cursive to our favorite, which the self-taught calligrapher has dubbed “flirty, fun and fab,” a modern, loopy and bold script that sprawls across the entire front of each envelope. Though she spends most of her time elbow deep in ink working on commissioned calligraphy (brides provide a full guest list and their envelopes), Burns also creates beautifully inscribed “thank you” and “just married” signs ($25), and custom-made calligraphy return-address stamps for those post-wedding thank-you notes ($48). Calligraphy starts at $3 per envelope; expect, on average, a three- to four-week turnaround; order at perchpaperco.etsy.com.

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