How to Incorporate Calligraphy Into Your Wedding Decor

Calligraphy is a beautiful and elegant way to add a personal touch to your wedding decor and stationery. There are so many ways to incorporate calligraphy into your wedding, from invitations and signage to place cards and favors. If you are just starting out with your wedding planning check out these fun ways to start incorporating calligraphy into your big day!

Wedding Calligraphy Ideas

Invitations

One of the most obvious ways to incorporate calligraphy into your wedding is to use it for your invitations. Calligraphy can be used to create beautiful and unique invitations that will set the tone for your wedding. Plus doing envelope calligraphy adds such a special touch to your invitations. Your guests will feel the extra love with the hand done envelopes the moment they receive them in the mail.

When choosing a calligrapher for your invitations, it is important to find someone who has experience with wedding invitations. They should be able to create a design that is both beautiful and legible. You can check out the variety of calligraphy styles I offer right here.

Wedding Decor Signage

Another great way to use calligraphy is for signage at your wedding. Calligraphy can be used to create directional signs, welcome signs, bar signs, and even seating charts.

When choosing calligraphy for your signage, it is important to choose a style that is consistent with your overall wedding theme. If you are having a rustic wedding, you might want to choose a rustic-style calligraphy and so on. Plus you can do a variety of materials from hand done calligraphy on chalkboards and mirrors to large scale printed signs that are done ahead of time and digitized.

Place Cards

Place cards are a great way to add a personal touch to your wedding table settings. Calligraphy can be used to create beautiful and unique place cards that will add a touch of elegance to your tables. Plus there are so many unique materials being used these days to really level up place cards. From sea shells for beachy weddings to wood slices for rustic weddings and everything in between.

When choosing calligraphy for your place cards, it is important to choose a style that is easy to read. You want your guests to be able to easily find their seats without having to strain their eyes.

Favors

Calligraphy can also be used to create beautiful and unique favors for your guests. Calligraphy can be used to create personalized gift tags, wedding-themed stickers, or even custom-made stationery.

When choosing calligraphy for your favors, it is important to choose a design that is both beautiful and practical. You want your guests to appreciate your favors and actually use them.

Tips for Incorporating Calligraphy Into Your Wedding Decor

Once you are ready to start incorporating calligraphy into your wedding decor make sure to check out these tips. You don’t want to dream up something amazing and then not be able to do it!

Start planning your wedding decor & stationery early

If you want to incorporate calligraphy into your wedding, it is important to start planning early. Calligraphy can be a time-consuming process, so it is important to give yourself enough time to find the right calligrapher and get the job done. Especially if you are starting from the invitation stage you need to be sure to build in time for design, production, mailing and more.

Be prepared to spend money

Calligraphy can be an expensive process depending on how much you want from one sign to all your envelope calligraphy. It is important to be prepared to spend money on calligraphy if you want to incorporate it into your wedding.

Don’t be afraid to experiment

There are no rules when it comes to incorporating calligraphy into your wedding. Feel free to experiment with different styles and designs to find the perfect look for your wedding. You can check out all the fun ideas on my wedding design calligraphy Pinterest board.

Have fun! 

Calligraphy is a beautiful and elegant way to add a personal touch to your wedding. Enjoy the process of incorporating calligraphy into your big day.

Let us know how you incorporated calligraphy into your wedding decor in the comments section below – we’d love to hear your stories and see pictures of your special day! Or if you still need help designing your perfect wedding day full of calligraphy and design be sure to reach out!