So, now you know … my latest invitation project was this! It only took one or two samples to get the calligraphy style right and then it was on to the border to create the flourishing, something I had been wanting to try for a while so this was a perfect opportunity to see what would happen. My first glimpse of the invite came by way of a tweet by @hughhefner. Congratulations to the happy couple!
A little more free and flowing than standard copperplate calligraphy, this lettering style is one of my favourites!
Here are a few examples of my calligraphy that was used on an invitation, menu and monogram. Please click on each image if you would like a closer view.
Design by Grapevine
Photographer unknown
{but would happily give credit if I knew}
Sadly, I had a couple of hard drives with my work, images, and other stuff die on me last year. However, on the bright side, I found one thing that I thought was lost forever. {yay!} This is a favourite because of the way the names connect with intertwining strokes, something that I really like to do when writing names for a wedding.
Finding this gave me the idea to remind all the brides out there that having your names personalized in calligraphy is something that can make an invitation from a book instantly become a custom invitation, but without the custom price tag!
After seeing an invitation layout similar to this in a bridal magazine, Julie had me create calligraphy for her invitation. Isn’t this fun?!
Xandra Y. Zamora :: Calligraphy & Design 