One time I even had to write ‘Anna and Shithead’ on an inner!!!! I love it when people go ‘informal’ on the inner envelopes – it’s fun to write ‘Nana and Papa’ or nicknames. That must really annoy the post office! Numbers under 20 can be written out, but the rest should be numerals. Way too much to make it pretty. Or when the numbers of an address are all written out – for example: Seventeen South One Hundred and Forty Third Street. Q: Any good stories of really tricky addressing etiquette situations?Ī: I’ve been doing this so long I’ve seen everything and pretty much can handle any thing. One thing that is annoying to all calligraphers is the extra long first lines – for example: Mr. It’s not as easy as just writing another envelope – each job has set up time, drying time and packing and shipping time. There are always stragglers, bit to add a name everyday for a week is difficult on a calligrapher’s schedule. Make sure you have extra envelopes – dip pens and ink are unpredictable! And make sure your guest list is complete as possible. And be sure to pick a realistic date – remember, you are blocking out days of time on a schedule and if you are not ready you may not be able to get rescheduled. Don’t wait till you have your envelopes in hand. Make sure you schedule your job as soon as you know you want to use them. Seeing work on someone’s website may not be a good representation of their usual work. If you find someone who does not come with a recommendation make sure you get actual samples addressed to you. Q: Do you have any other tips you’d like to share with clients planning to work with a calligrapher?Ī: A referred calligrapher is the best calligrapher. If it does not fit on the same line as the city, use the next line. Q: Is your preference to spell out the name of the state, or to abbreviate it?Ī: It’s not just my preference, but I believe it is only proper to spell out the state. If the address is a ‘fun’ color or a pastel you may want to keep the addressing in black to hold on to formality. For a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or non-wedding calligraphy you always want the calligraphy to match the return address. In fact, if the return address is a dark color such as blue or brown you SHOULD used colored ink. Q: When is it appropriate to use colored ink?Ī: I believe that if the return address is printed in color it’s okay to use colored ink. When using Excel its best to organize it in columns as follows: Outer envelope name, Name 2, Address, Address 2, City, State, Zip, Country, Inner envelope.
Though i will accept any sort of typed list. Q: What’s the best way to organize guests names and addresses before someone sends them to their calligrapher?Ī: I prefer to get guest lists in the form of an Excel spread sheet – this way I can mail merge it to my liking for addressing. Or, if they are both doctors with the same last name, Doctors Susan and John Smith. When a woman has a title her first name should be noted, and she should be listed first. For example: Dr. Q: Are there any things you find your clients are consistently confused about concerning addressing etiquette?Ī: The biggest confusion comes when the wife is a doctor. Because who’s going to know more about addressing invitation envelopes than someone who does it for a living? Meet Debi in the video below! With this in mind, we’ve put together a little crash course of frequently asked addressing questions (or FAAQ) and ran them by calligrapher Debi Zeinert for some answers. And with good cause – after you’ve invested in some gorgeous letterpress invitations, who wants to make a glaring faux pas when it comes to the envelope? It’s the very first thing your guests will see when they receive your wedding invitations in the mail, after all. We get loads of questions about envelope addressing. Thursday, March 15 Envelope Addressing Etiquette 101 – A Q&A Session With Calligrapher Debi Zeinert
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