I cannot rave enough about Elegant Scribbles, the handwriting and addressing service I used while planning my daughter's Bat Mitzvah. I found this wonderful service when searching the Web for a Calligrapher to address my invitations. I was shocked when I was told the prices that some of the people and companies I contacted were charging, $1.50 - $2.00, even more than that! The price I may have paid would have come to close to what the invitations cost themselves!
Then, I was thrilled when I found Mary - the founder of Elegant Scribbles. Right away I knew I had found someone special. I immediately received a written quote and had my envelopes out to her the very next day. From the moment we first spoke and throughout the entire process of her working on the invitations, Mary was extremely courteous, gracious, professional and a pleasure to deal with. After Mary addressed a few of my invitations, she sent me pictures of them via email so I could decide if I was happy with how they looked or wanted any changes made. They were perfect, exactly the way I had asked and I received my completed envelopes back a week later. My cost was also literally a fraction of what the others were charging.
After speaking with Mary so many times (I should also really add she is extremely patient as I have to admit I definitely was not one of her easiest clients), I found out a lot about her and Elegant Scribbles. In 2008, Mary's daughter got married and to save on some the cost, she decided to address the wedding invitations herself. When Mary was told how amazing they looked, this is what gave her the idea to start a business of her own and Elegant Scribbles was founded later that year. Kate and Julie, are two other women that work with Mary. Kate is Mary's daughter and Julie is an Art Major who joined their team shortly after the business was started. They both live in Atlanta, Georgia, while Mary is conveniently located in New York City. Elegant Scribbles ships all over the United States, so matter what State you live in, their services are available to you.
What impressed me the most about Mary's work was how unique and personal my invitation envelopes looked. Mary, Kate and Julie are not Calligraphers - they each have a very unique style of penmanship all their own which is what makes their work stand out and is so different than all the rest. If you look at their website, there is a lot of information there as well as examples of the different styles of penmanship to choose from. I also used Mary to write out the place cards for the affair. Both the invitation envelopes and place cards looked so beautiful and elegant, the compliments I received were endless. I have every intention on contacting Mary again next year when I start to plan my younger daughter's Bat Mitzvah. For anyone who is looking for a great alternative to Calligraphy or computerized addressing, and wants a look so different than anything else you have ever seen, please contact Mary at Elegant Scribbles. This is beautiful, personalized handwriting beauty at it very best!! read more