Calligraphy Addressing ...

Invitations and Beyond, Inc. offers three elegant calligraphy options to complement your custom invitation order.

We also offer printing services for place cards, table numbers, and custom work such as poems and song lyrics!

Ink Jet Calligraphy
Using an Ink Jet printer (instead of a laser jet that can pre-seal your envelopes, or even melt your raised return address!) envelopes can be professionally printed with your guest's names and addresses, matching the type style and color of your invitation. Our huge variety of fonts create beautifully addressed envelopes that complement your invitation, whatever the style. Using a patented digital color technology, ink colors can match any pre-printed piece perfectly. For Ink Jet calligraphy, our turn around time is approximately a week from receipt of your finalized guest list and your envelopes. Rush orders can be accommodated, please call us for pricing and more information.

Pen and Ink Calligraphy
InScribe's ingenious lettering bed creates the look of hand-drawn calligraphy in a fraction of the time. A real chisel-tip pens draw letterforms designed by actual calligraphers! The lettering bed can handle papers of virtually any size and thickness, including envelopes. A computerized arm with a Calligraphy pen point attached moves across the lettering bed and writes each letter just as a Hand Calligrapher would. This is the closest to the elegance of Hand Calligraphy without the high price and long turnaround time. The added precision of computer technology has made the Pen and Ink look much more affordable. However this process is very slow, printing only 15 items per hour. Over 50 colors are available. It is necessary when the envelopes are too thick, small, glossy, textured, dark or porous for other methods. This is frequently used for small place cards and tags that cannot go through an Ink Jet printer. It is also used to address custom envelopes from the higher end custom invitation companies, made from heavy card stock or porous papers. The turn around time for Pen and Ink Calligraphy is approxmiately 2 weeks from receipt of your finalized guest list and your envelopes. Please call us for pricing and more information.

Hand Calligraphy
For the ultimate in elegance and tradition, Hand Calligraphy is also available. Ink colors are custom mixed by hand to ensure the best possible match. Please call for pricing and schedule availability. A non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your time slot with our Hand Calligraphers. Turn around time for Hand Calligraphy varies, please call us for pricing and more information.