Wedding Calligraphy: Outer Envelope and Return Address

Calligraphy for Return Address, $1 per envelope

This calligraphy job was for a small wedding on simple cream colored envelopes with black ink. The envelopes needed calligraphy for the outer envelope, containing the invitation, and calligraphy for the return address on the back. As you can see, I was very happy with the results! If you are a DIY bride, it's always tough getting all that return address info on the back flap without it looking smushed: so be careful!

Calligraphy for Wedding Invitations, $2.00 each

The bride also opted for a personal design and favorite of mine - incorporating dots in the zip code. I've always done a spread-out zip code underneath the town and state, because I think that it looks better and really ties the whole address together. Adding the dot accents gives it a little something extra - without going too over the top! You can also read about the place cards for this job here.

Need calligraphy for your wedding invitations? I've been addressing wedding envelopes for years, and am operating out of Massachusetts, just North of Boston. Contact me to get started today on your own wedding consultation!

Wedding Calligraphy: Tiffany Blue Bow Place Cards

Tiffany Blue Bow Place Cards, $4.25 for 10

These images were from a recent place card job for a small wedding on the South Shore. One of the wedding colors was Tiffany blue, so these cards had an adorable little blue ribbon on the top center. There were no table numbers assigned with these place cards because the wedding took place in the bride's home - so she just wanted names written out in calligraphy with black ink on the place cards, which were already on tables so that guests would know where to sit.

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Like the cards? I found the creator to be Tina Prins, owner of Casual Cards on Etsy, and you can buy these place cards and more from her online shop. She's also got some great pieces for gift tags, envelopes, or even just note cards. You can visit her shop at www.casualcards.etsy.com

Wedding Calligraphy for Place Cards, $1 each

Looking for wedding calligraphy for your place cards? I've worked with brides all over the country to help them get the exact look of the reception they've always wanted. So contact me today!

Book Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

A lot of people have been talking about this book recently, even more so with the release of the movie. I stubbornly, as always, insisted on reading the book before I saw the (english version) of the movie. I have to say it wasn't what I thought it would be.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

With all the hype surrounding this book, I had suspected it would be a serial-killer murder mystery. And to some extent, it was: but the suspenseful plot existed within an exhaustive political narration. As a woman, the use of guardians for "incompetent" females drove me crazy, as well as the percentage of woman that report being sexually assaulted every year in that country. Staggering. I also grew to really love the girl with the dragon tattoo herself, Lisbeth. After all that has happened to her, she doesn't see herself as a victim. Instead, she refuses to accept any fate that she doesn't chose: which is great to read about and very empowering.

Like Steven King's novels, the book took a great deal of time to get into. The author writes extremely meticulously, and it can be hard to get used to the Swedish dialogue and names for people and places. It picked up for me briefly about 2/3 through, where I couldn't put it down through the climax. However, after that, the book continued its resolution for far too long. If you are a "to-the-point" reader, this book may not be for you.

That being said, I saw the movie right after I read the book: and I liked it. But I'm not sure if I liked the movie because I read the book - I knew who all the characters were, and liked knowing what was going to happen. I felt somewhat disappointed with the portrayal of the movie: I felt as though they really could have taken elements in the book a lot further visually. But the movie was very talk-y, didn't have a lot of action / movement, and had long, drawn-out scenes. Or scenes that interrupted other scenes like the book did. It was exactly as boring as the book was. I will say that Lisbeth Salander was nailed perfectly with great casting.

Bottom Line: Well thought out, cool plot - but requires a lot of patience. Great time-killing book, or for people who are into politics.