Using A Printer To Address The Invitations

If your handwritting is not legible, then diffinately use the printer. Reason 1. The post office can read the address clearly making it have better odds to getting to the recipient. 2. Most people will not scoff at printed address labels. The last 4 wedding invites I received were all printed using a printer.

We had talked about this too. Printing the return Labels & The labels for the Thank you notes.

This is a new age of computers. The rules are changing. I printed mine in an Old English Scroll font that would still be easily read by the post office. I printed directly on to the envelope both the recipient’s address and my return address. This way I had the illusion of a little authenticity. But you could use those clear labels. I didn’t want a white label on an ivory envelope.

Honestly, if anyone scoffs at this or berates you for this, they probably don`t need to be there anyway. I wanted the pretty font, I can’t do it myself and I am not hiring one of those people to do it. Have fun!

We printed ours on a printer. I read on an etiquette site that handwritten ones are always the best but if you don`t have the best handwriting that times are changing and it is now acceptable to print on a computer. We printed ours directly onto the envelope and I also did the inner envelopes, I think they turned out great.The only comments I received were positives ones, so go for it!

If you are going to print the envelopes yourself, be careful of the printer you use.

I have never seen an envelope come out perfectly from a laser printer. The ends tend to wrinkle up from the heat. Sometimes the toner specks will stick to the paper. And lasers seem to have more problems with paper that is thicker than 24 lb.

An ink jet printer is better choice. But be careful of the font you choose. Script fonts with fine lines will show jagged edges. A good font I recommend is Garmond Italic; it has the look of fine handwriting.

Try to avoid labels at all cost. White labels on white envelopes are okay, but clear labels are just plain tacky (they show smudges and fingermarks).