Hand Calligraphy Outer Envelopes
Current Hand Addressing Pricing
Single: $5.00 each, Inners: $1.50 each
FOR EXTRA SWIRLY ENVELOPES, LIKE THE GOLD ENVELOPES BELOW, THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL $1.00 FEE PER ENVELOPE
(Digital Computer Envelope Addressing: $1.50 each)
Process
Step 1. Contact me about your time frame and due date to see if we are available for your event. Be sure to know the date that you need the envelopes in hand and the quantity of envelopes that need to be addressed.
Step 2. If our calendar has space, I will send you an Invoice & Contract Proposal stating an estimate of my services and all of the contractual information you will need to understand. Each invoice will also include an estimated shipping retainer. But any shipping is the clients responsibility and will be billed last.
Step 3. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required before time is set aside on our calendar. Payments can be made via HoneyBook, where the invoice comes from, or we also except check, PayPal or credit card. Just let us know which you prefer and we will set it all up for you.
Step 4. Please fill out the client questionnaire on the Process page (please fill out only applicable sections and delete everything else) containing simple questions about your event to help me serve you better. Please send it along in an email to Hello@designsbyrobynlove.com . (You are responsible for sending me an updated questionnaire anytime you make changes. I am not responsible for changes sent in an email, as they are too hard to keep track of.)
Step 5. Please order 15% extra of your envelopes (both the inner and outer) from your stationer for mistakes if you are providing envelopes yourself. All calligraphers make mistakes, me included!
6. Start compiling your guest list. There are two options we allow for providing a guest list.
First, using the guest list template here. It is a great file for not only sending your addresses to me but it also has columns for keeping track of replies, gifts, and names for escort cards.
Or second, send as a doc file from Word or Google Docs. But it needs to be formated stacked, three or four lines per envelope and following rules below.
Write out all names and addresses the exact way you want them on the completed project (including writing the state names in full and no abbreviations for street (st.) and such)! I will write out the addresses just as you send them to me. I charge a $75 per hour fee to edit your list. To learn how to stack your address on Excel, click here. The list has to be sent to me as an editable digital file so I can make changes if necessary and highlight as I go along. No PDFs please or I will have to ask you to resend.
A stacked address looks like below:
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards
12456 Summerfield Road
Sunnytown, California
95675
7. If providing envelopes yourself, send me your envelopes to the address on our contact page. Email your guest list and pay the second half of your estimated invoice by the date agreed upon.
8. I will look over your guest list and call if I have any questions or concerns.
9. Then I will finish your project before the date agreed upon and mail the completed project back to you, except some extra envelopes I will keep for any redos. I ship UPS ground with full coverage insurance just in case something goes wrong. All envelopes are packaged in plastic envelopes in sets so that they stay protected in the mail. The box is also padded if needed so the envelopes do not move around.
10. When you get your calligraphy, make sure to double check for any mistakes. I always save a few envelopes so any additions or redos can be made very quickly. If the mistake is mine, I will redo free of cost. If the mistake is yours, it will cost the original price. Just send an email with a numbered list of the redo's needed and whether each was the calligraphers fault or your fault. I will get your redo's out to you as quickly as possible, but know that sometimes it can take 4-7 business days during our rush months.
