Etiquette

If you have any specific etiquette questions about an entry on your guest list, I am happy to discuss the various options with clients. Though proper etiquette is a gracious standard format, I also assure brides that recognizing specific personal relationships is equally important. If you know that your grandmother will feel hurt if you address her inner envelope with Mrs. Thomas Nooner when you've called her Nana Noony since your were two years old, then by all means you can feel comfortable addressing her as she would prefer. The purpose of etiquette is to acknowledge and respect the personal and social relationships of all involved.

Submitting Your Guest List for Calligraphy

Clients can provide an electronic copy of their list in Word or other text document, spreadsheet format on disk or by email, or a typed paper copy by postal mail. My personal preference is for digital formats on disk or by email, but please use the option that works best for you.

Clients provide guest lists with entries written as they would like them to read. However, commonly accepted postal and state abbreviations are fine. I will write these out in full as I letter our project.

For example, you may write 123 W. Main St. on your list, but I will write it out as 123 West Main Street on the envelope as I do the lettering.

Here are some examples of clear formats for guest list entries. The guest's postal address is in a standard mailing format, followed by the inner envelope line in parentheses. Please include at least one line space between entries to keep them fully separated.

Here is a spreadsheet example

It is important that your guest list be complete before you submit it for calligraphy. Submitting a list in sections or submitting several addresses one-by-one increases the opportunity for error and confusion for both of us. Of course, the occasional late addition or change to a guest list is inevitable. Late additions or changes will be accepted and finely lettered. Additions and changes that arrive in time will be integrated into the project and shipped along with the rest of the sets upon completion. However, there will be a late-rate assessed to cover the additional tracking and lettering. If an addition or change comes through too late to be included in the finished shipment of calligraphy, it will be billed at the late-rate and assessed an additional fee to cover the separate shipping and handling necessary to return it to you completed.