Where are you up to with your wedding stationery? Will you be writing your own place names, table plan or signage on the day? A few little calligraphy tips will really help you on your way – and I have six modern calligraphy workshops planned for the year ahead. It’s what I do when I’m not writing a wedding blog: I have little pots of ink on my desk, and pens with nibs, and I spend my days writing beautiful wedding invitations and stationery.
There’s something really lovely about modern calligraphy. Seeing the pen flow across the page as I write is just magical. Coming to a calligraphy workshop is a lovely experience – often brides-to-be come with mums, best friends and future husbands or wives – it’s a chance to spend some real quality time together in the run up to the big day as well.
I teach every workshop myself, and they’re hosted in different locations around the north west of England. Every workshop is aimed at beginners – I’ll start by showing you how to hold a calligraphy pen and you’ll learn how to write beautiful alphabets and quotes in no time!
April 21st The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
April 30th Swallows & Artisans, Coniston 10am – 4pm Click here for info and to book A lovely calligraphy workshop in the Lake District, delicious home made cakes included!
June 20th The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
July 31st Swallows & Artisans, Coniston 10am – 4pm Click here for info and to book A lovely calligraphy workshop in the Lake District, delicious home made cakes included!
September 20th LEAF on Portland Street, Manchester 1pm – 4pm+ Click here for info and to book A friendly and relaxed workshop in the city centre, yummy tea & cakes included!
October 10th The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
There’s something really lovely about modern calligraphy. Seeing the pen flow across the page as I write is just magical. Coming to a calligraphy workshop is a lovely experience – often brides-to-be come with mums, best friends and future husbands or wives – it’s a chance to spend some real quality time together in the run up to the big day as well.
I teach every workshop myself, and they’re hosted in different locations around the north west of England. Every workshop is aimed at beginners – I’ll start by showing you how to hold a calligraphy pen and you’ll learn how to write beautiful alphabets and quotes in no time!
April 21st The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
April 30th Swallows & Artisans, Coniston 10am – 4pm Click here for info and to book A lovely calligraphy workshop in the Lake District, delicious home made cakes included!
June 20th The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
July 31st Swallows & Artisans, Coniston 10am – 4pm Click here for info and to book A lovely calligraphy workshop in the Lake District, delicious home made cakes included!
September 20th LEAF on Portland Street, Manchester 1pm – 4pm+ Click here for info and to book A friendly and relaxed workshop in the city centre, yummy tea & cakes included!
October 10th The Little Paper Shop, Nantwich 10am – 12:30 Click here for info and to book A cosy and welcoming workshop in beautiful Nantwich, refreshments provided!
Have pens, happy to travel!
If you have a craft shop, cafe or workshop venue and are looking for a calligrapher to come and teach a modern calligraphy session, I’d love to hear from you! Calligrapherclaire@gmail.com
A guest article by our lovely English Wedding member Love Invited
Love Invited has created hundreds of wedding stationery designs for couples over the past 10 years, and owner Amanda Williams has hand-picked some of the most creative ideas she has worked on, for on the day stationery.
1. Sweet table – Love is sweet please take a treat…
If you’ll be satisfying your guests’ sweet tooth with a selection of candy and chocolate bags for them to enjoy, then some cute signage encouraging your guests to help themselves because love is sweet is another very popular option, and we can definitely see why!
As you may know, I write calligraphy for weddings when I’m not in my blogging shoes, and the last couple of weeks have been super busy with some updates to my collections.
I have had my little Etsy shop since 2013 and in that time I’ve written for hundreds of couples’ weddings. But some of my wedding stationery had been on there the whole time – yes, the whole entire seven years – and was beginning to look a little 1990s around the edges. (I might be overly critical; maths sure as hell ain’t my thing. But yeah, it looked OLD!)
Morning lovelies! A short and sweet blog feature today, as I put final touches to our Christmas blog features and whizz around in my calligraphy studio making little gift sets for my Not On The High Street customers! If you’re looking for an extra gift for someone with crafty talents, stationery lovers or anyone planning a DIY wedding, I have an idea to help you!
My modern calligraphy workshops in March and April are selling quickly! I’ve been sending out gift vouchers with all sorts of Christmassy tags and lettering – and I have a few left if you’d like one!
‘Tis the season to get Married…
English Wedding member Love Invited has launched a new festive-inspired wedding stationery collection for couples that prefer wintry skies and snow covered churches as their dream wedding day backdrop.
Capturing the magic of the festive season and the romance of a winter wedding, the beautiful new Winter Confetti collection has a traditional, yet elegant feel.
The background colour can be customised to your colour scheme and wording can be tailored to your day, and the collection can be fully customised to your preferred colour and foil.
