Congratulations… from the President
The first time I addressed an invitation to the President of the United States, I did what I always do when seeing someone famous on a client’s guest list… I stop everything and go and show Mr. K. The 2nd and 3rd time I addressed an invitation to the President, Mr. K didn’t seem all that amused and it suddenly dawned on me that this is no coincidence - my clients can’t be expecting the President to show up at their wedding.
So I did some research on what exactly was Room 39 at the Greetings Office in The White House, and I must start off by apologizing to my American friends for my ignorance. It’s actually quite common to address an invitation to the president. Just don’t expect the President and first lady to make a guest appearance at your wedding. What you’ll get in return is a congratulations card from the President, which makes for a lovely keepsake.
Shown here is the envelope of a New York City couple, addressed to President Obama in our newest style, Penelope. I love the toad motif that is letterpress printed onto these Crane Lettra envelopes.
Introducing Penelope
Our newest calligraphy style:
It’s giveaway time again!
Head over to Rosie’s Ideas at WeddingBells for your chance to win one of our rubber address stamps. The contest will run until this Friday January 29, 2010 12pm. Good luck!
Real Wedding: Nahla & Patrick
Over the Holidays I ‘calligraphed’ N & P’s seating cards for their beautiful winter wedding. N & P had their seating cards letterpress printed and they were displayed on a bed of white carnations. The wedding was designed and planned by Toronto’s Cynthia Martyn Events. Thank you Cynthia for sharing these photos. Be sure to check out Cynthia’s blogfor the rest of the photos from this stunning affair.
Calligraphy in Claire style.
Bee & Patrick: embossing fun
A while back I heard from one of my lovely customers, Bee, from Minnesota. She had purchased one of our rubber stamps for her Save The Dates and embossed the address on her envelopes.
Embossing is another great way to use our calligraphy stamps. You can read the entire post about her stamp and learn more about how she did the embossing here.
By the way, how cute are her Save the Dates?
Join us at The Wedding Show in Toronto
We are thrilled to be one of 115 hand selected exhibitors at The Wedding Show. The show is hosted by The Wedding Co. and exhibits the finest wedding vendors Toronto has to offer. We’ll be located in the Round Room. Be sure to stop on by. We’d love to meet you!
Date: January 15-17, 2010
Where: The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7th floor
Times: Fri Jan 15 5-9pm, Sat Jan 16 10am-6pm, Sun Jan 17 10am-5pm
Cost: $20.00
Claire on Navy
Here are E & F’s wedding invitations & envelopes. In Mexico, it is common to hand deliver wedding invitations in clear envelopes, so we put the Spanish guest names directly onto the invitations.
Calligraphy in the Claire Style.
Weddingbells: Fonts of Fun
What does your stationery font say about you? Check out this article from Weddingbells to find out. Weddingbells recently approached me for input on how different types of fonts relate to different personalities. Seeing as how I love typography, I jumped at the chance!
