Can we use computer to address wedding invitations?

Answer 1

You can but some people may not have email, and besides, it is more formal to send out paper wedding invitations as opposed to email invitations. I know.. more expense for the paper, but it's a WEDDING!!

Answer 2

I think what the asker means is using the computer to just address the outside of the envelopes, not emailing the invites or making the invites herself. I think it's perfectly acceptable to do so, just make sure everything is lined up perfectly, pick a script font in the same size as handwriting would be, and don't use labels. Just print them directly onto the envelopes. I consider myself to be a bit of a wedding "snob" too, but the newer fonts on these programs really look like calligraphy. I have received a few that I really had to look super close to know they weren't handwritten. If anything, they are prob. too perfect! Calligraphy is extremely pricey (esp. if you are doing both inner and outer envelopes). I've been pricing calligraphers in my area, the cheapest I found was 1.50 per envelope. Nuts! My invitations are already 4 dollars each, plus postage. Gotta draw the line somewhere!

I would prefer a neatly done job on a computer, than a botched amateur calligraphy job...but that's just me.

Answer 3

Certainly -- you can do whatever you want! We found using the mail merge wizard in word to be a life saver for addressing our invitations! I have terrible hand-writing and I am a lefty so I typically smudge everything making it illegible so we entered all of our guest info into theknot.com, exported to excel and then merged into word. We printed the names and our return address on envelopes then printed our address and their return address on return envelopes for those that also have illegible handwriting! It definately took some practice before we could get the wizard to print the invitations right and I had to manually add a 0 to the front of most zip codes because excel tends to drop a zero that preceeds a # (most likely not an issue if you don't live in the northeast!). Good luck : )

Answer 4

I typed mine using Word and my wedding envelopes fit right into my printer.

I just have a quick question to those that say it's tacky. When you order the invites, one of the options is if you want to have your address printed on the back, why isn't that tacky to have it already printed?

I opted not to have mine printed on the back because I did it myself so that I wouldn't have to take forever and a life to match the font. Trust me after sending 'Save the Dates', Wedding Invites and RSVP envelopes and putting names on the inner envelope that is WAY too much to handwrite. I did all mine in my handy printer.

I say go for it and it looks so much neater and the Post Office doesn't have to decipher numbers.

I see nothing tacky about it. The Thank you's however I personally think must be handwritten.

Answer 5

I'm going to be honest. I'm kind of a snob about wedding invitations. I think caligraphy is really the way to go. I think that you pay so much for beautiful invitations and printing on the PC junks them up. I recieved one like this over 7 years ago from a girl, it was a beautiful invitation, but the addressing made it look cheap and unclassy. This is the only inviatation I recall from my 30 years on this planet and its because of this reason.

The reason I am telling you this is to let you know that people like me are out there. If you dont care what we think, then go for it, but be advised, we are out there.

PS You can get a caligraphy book and pens from the craft store. If you practice I bet you could do it yourself and it would look beautiful!

Answer 6

I know that proper etiquette says all envelopes should be handwritten, but that's just silly. The first thing I do with an envelope, after I open it, is throw it away. I could care less how the address is printed as long as it gets to my house. I do not thing any less of someone who mail merges and prints out their envelopes instead of tediously writing them out. I went to five weddings last summer and I could not tell you who wrote their addresses and who printed them. Seriously, who cares?! However, I do think that a thank-you note should always be handwritten on the inside, even if you print the envelope.

Answer 7

If you mean print on a paper envelope, then mail it, YES. Most Word Processing Programs have an option for printing envelopes, and most printers have a specific tray for loading them. Example: In Microsoft Word, click on "Tools" on the menu bar, then click on "Envelopes and Labels" and follow the instructions, or go to "Help" and get assistance.

Answer 8

I am not sure what you meant by your question... I am assuming you meant like printing the envelopes on the computer... we just did. We actually bought clear lables and printed with a larger pretty font. They turned out great and it was so much easier then trying to write them all yourself or hiring a caligrapher.

Answer 9

YEs you can and also if your a good graphic artist, you can make the invitation from a computer too. Saves on money and time.

Answer 10

It depends on who you're inviting. If you're inviting an older crowd, or even just a richer crowd, you'd better hand write those. It can be seen as tacky if you don't. However, if it is just amongst friends that know you really well, you can cut corners.

Answer 11

I did! There are a million fonts you can get on line and you just get a beautiful one and print away. My friend printed her own wedding invitations, she bought the card stock and made her own. Have fun!