If it’s a trend, I want to make this one stick around forever. The personal touch is everything in weddings right now. From natural wedding photos to sustainable styling and artful, organic floral design, couples are looking for meaningful touches to make weddings unforgettable.
The lean towards authentic and hand made weddings is a wonderful thing. With tech overload from social media piling the pressure onto wedding planning, AI worming its way into wedding speech writing and print factories muscling in on wedding invites, the backlash is real. Couples are taking time to seek out beautiful, handmade pieces for their weddings.
This is a niche topic – but still popular and I hope you find it really useful! As well as writing English Wedding, I’m a calligrapher who specialises in weddings, so this is my little area of expertise. Calligraphy looks expensive – it’s a fabulous way of elevating wedding tables and giving a luxury vibe – and you really don’t have to spend a fortune to do it. Here’s how to be spend savvy and get the most from working with a wedding calligrapher.
If you’re getting married this summer you might be almost ready to send out your wedding invitations. But when’s the best time to post them? How will you know? What if you’re getting married in Europe? Should you send Save the Dates? Are digital invites OK? And as a UK couple, what else will you need to bear in mind before you post your wedding invitations? Save this post for later if you need to: I’ll answer all of your questions so you know exactly when and how to send your wedding invites.
Header image by Jenny Jones Photography
Getting your wedding invitation wording just right can feel like a challenge. The sheer amount of advice online is daunting! Which “complete guide to wedding invitation wording” is best? Are wedding invitations worded differently in the UK to the US? And which variation of wedding invitation etiquette will fit your family circumstances? If this all feels like an impossible task, I’m here to help. I’m a wedding stationery designer and calligrapher, and I’ve been advising couples on wording their invitations for well over a decade. Things have changed recently, and the loveliest trend in wedding invites is authenticity. Here’s everything you need to know.
Written for English Wedding by UK wedding calligrapher Claire: By Moon & Tide Calligraphy
with images by Lake District wedding photographer Hannah Hall Photography
(full credits at the end of the article)
I’m almost hoping that you’ll scoff at the title of this little article – does calligraphy really work for any wedding budget?! Well, I’m here to tell you that yes, it does. The beautiful art that may once have been the province of the aristocracy can be really affordable. You can hire a calligrapher no matter how much you have to spend on your wedding. It’s just a matter of choosing how and where to include calligraphy in your day. Let me explain!
