Meet alicia

Hi there! I’m Alicia the calligrapher, designer, and creator of Proof & Parchment. Most days you can find me bopping between working on my calligraphy business and raising my daughter Madelynn.

Throughout my days I work with pointed pen calligraphy to design beautiful envelopes, invitations, and signage for special events. I am so lucky to get to bring to life my customer’s vision and create the first impression shared with their guests.

When I’m not busy working on writing out envelopes or sketching new invitation suites you can catch me settling in to my new home and community in Pittsburgh, PA. Which mostly includes checking out parks with the family and eating at as many local restaurants and coffee shops as possible (Reginald’s Coffee is ahhhmazing!). I also love trying new activities like Y6 hot yoga and Burn Boot Camp.

I self-taught myself dip pen calligraphy and did my first full set of envelopes for my wedding in 2017. You can say I was hooked from the start!

2017

I ran my hand lettered gift shop from Europe, taught calligraphy classes, and practiced hundreds of hours of calligraphy.

2018-2020

Between the transition to motherhood and figuring out my business these years have been a whirlwind. I have slowly transitioned from my handlettering shop to full on wedding stationery. There’s been a lot of ups and downs but definitely worth it to get closer to what I want to be doing all the time.

2021-23

2017

I moved to Budapest, Hungary as a newlywed and opened my first Etsy Shop for Proof & Parchment, which officially launched my business.

Handlettered drawing of Budapest Hungary map over water color

2020

What a year! We moved back to Pittsburgh, bought a house, and had our first kid . . . during the pandemic. Plus I kept running my Etsy shop while also starting to plan how P&P would evolve.

NOW

And that brings us to now, where I am happily living in Pittsburgh with my family and spending my days creating wedding invitations, addressing envelopes, & more!

“It would be my pleasure and honor to get to create the first impression for your special day”

alicia
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A few of my favorite things

  • Whimsical garden wedding invitations printed on seed paper and hand done calligraphy addressing
    vellum envelopes
  • hand lettered signs
  • dress up your wedding envelopes with wax seals
    Wax seal details
  • Stack of green envelopes with white ink calligraphy in a modern style
    vintage postage

Alicia, I hope to work with you again and will definitely refer you out!

The envelopes look beautiful. We are so happy and appreciate all the work you did to make them perfect.
olivia + Gary

Anne, truly went above and beyond to capture every detail

Sesame snaps jujubes sesame snaps gingerbread cupcake oat cake gummies pastry. Brownie carrot cake marzipan sugar plum cake. Wafer wafer chocolate jelly beans gummi bears.
Lauren + Chris