Envelope Addressing

Place Cards, Escort Cards, & Response Cards

Table Signs

Wedding Invitation Design

Monogram Design

• The minimum charge for any envelope addressing job, either by hand or computer calligraphy, is $75.
• The minimum charge for other hand calligraphy jobs is $35.
• All calligraphy services are subject to sales tax (for Texas residents only).
• Clients are responsible for providing the envelopes, place cards, table sign paper, certificates, and bridal pages to be calligraphed. Clients must provide at least 10% extra items, with a minimum of 10 extra items (envelopes, place cards, table sign paper).
• Clients are responsible for any delivery or shipping charges.
• For envelope addressing, the prices do not include writing the return address on the outer envelope. We assume that this was already done by the printer or stationer.
• For design services, PenDance will provide the artwork to you in both paper and graphic format.
• PenDance retains the copyright for all hand calligraphy designs.

NOTE: Prices for hand addressing include up to 4 lines per outer envelope and 2 lines per inner envelope. Additional lines are 50 cents each. 

Envelope Addressing

Monoline Styles

2.50 Outer & Inner envelope
2.00 Outer envelope only
0.75 Inner envelope only

Copperplate Styles 2, 3, 4, and Spencerian

3.25 Outer & Inner envelope 
2.75 Outer envelope only
1.50 Inner envelope only

NOTE: If the envelope paper is Arturo or letterpress paper, add 25% to the price.

Copperplate Styles 1 and 5

3.50 Outer & Inner envelope 
3.00 Outer envelope only
1.75 Inner envelope only

NOTE: If the envelope paper is Arturo or letterpress paper, add 25% to the price.

Italic and Contemporary Pointed Pen

3.75 Outer & Inner envelope 
3.25 Outer envelope only
1.75 Inner envelope only

NOTE: If the envelope paper is Arturo or letterpress paper, add 50% to the price.

Additional fee for metallic ink colors - gold, silver, copper, etc.

Add 10%

Additional fee for using more than one ink color per project

Add 15%

Matching a font style

Request quote.

Hand painted roses or other ornamentation

1.00 each and up

Stuffing, stamping, and sealing invitations **

** Does not include stamps. The client must provide the stamps with the envelopes. Please take a complete invitation set to the post office for weighing to ensure proper postage is provided for both the outer envelope and the response card.

** Does not include assembly, i.e. tying ribbons, gluing items, etc.

** Does not include taking to the post office for hand cancelling.

1.00 per invitation set

Delivering envelopes to the downtown post office for hand cancelling

Minimum $40 per trip. Sometimes the post office only accepts a certain number of envelopes at a time for hand cancelling, so several trips may be required.

• A zip code does not count as an additional line if it's placed on a separate line from the city and state. 
• Social titles do not count as additional lines if they are placed on separate lines from the names (such as in Style 4).
• The word "Apartment" or "Number" can be replaced with a small bullet symbol so that the number can fit on the same line as the street address. Please indicate your preference when preparing your address list.
  

Place cards, escort cards, and response cards
(customer provides the cards)

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Tent card or plain card with no envelope

1.25 each

Escort envelope and card with names on envelope and table number or name on the card

Tent card with name on outside and table number or name on inside

1.50 each set

Additional lines of text on the card, such as menu choice

0.50 per line

Additional fee for metallic ink colors - gold, silver, copper, etc.

Add 10%

Additional fee for using more than one ink color per project

Add 15%

Table signs 
(customer provides the paper)

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The word "Table" + numeral
(example: Table Two)

2.50 for first word, 50 cents for each additional word

Table Names
(examples: "Rose", "Daisy", "Pansy", etc.)

2.50 for first word, 50 cents for each additional word

The word "Table" + numeral
(example: Table 2)

3.00 each

Numeral only, spelled out
(example: Two)

2.5 for first word, 50 cents for each additional word

Numeral only 
(example:  2 )

1.75 each

Additional fee for metallic ink colors - gold, silver, copper, etc.

Add 10%

Additional fee for using more than one ink color per project

Add 15%

Additional wording or  embellishments

Request quote.

NOTE: If the sign is to be double-sided, add an additional 50% to the prices stated above. 

Wedding Invitation Design

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This service includes creating the artwork for all the pieces of the invitation. It does not include printing services or writing out the invitations by hand.

We will provide you the artwork in both paper and electronic format so that you can take it to your favorite printer for printing.

The price does not include additional embellishments such as monograms, hand painted roses, or other ornamentation. Please request a quote for additional items.

The cost includes 3 revisions to the design. In other words, you will have 3 opportunities to make changes after the initial draft. Additional revisions after 3 (i.e., beginning with the 4th draft) will be billed at $50.00 per revision.

After final delivery of the design, any requested changes will be billed at $75.00 per revision. This applies even if no revisions to the design were requested prior to final delivery.

Invitation Design

175.00 and up

For flourishing around the bride and groom's names, add $20 to the invitation design fee.

Price depends on the lettering style, number of lines, and the amount of flourishing desired.

Outer envelope return address 

25.00 and up

Response card 

65.00 and up

Response envelope return address 

35.00 and up

Reception Card 

65.00 and up

Within the Ribbon Card 

25.00 and up

Bride and Groom's names only in hand calligraphy

This is a less expensive alternative to having the entire invitation designed in hand calligraphy.

The bride and groom's names are designed in hand calligraphy and the stationer or printer typesets the rest of the invitation.

75.00

Add 25.00 for flourishes surrounding the names, such as on the Amanda or Jennifer invitations.

The cost includes two revisions to the design. In other words, you will have two opportunities to make changes after the initial draft. Additional revisions after two will be billed at 30.00 per revision.

Monogram Design  

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Monograms can be used on wedding program covers, reception napkins, menus, etc. 

NOTE: If you would like to see more than one design, additional fees will apply.

85.00 and up for 2 letters

125.00 and up for 3 letters

Final price depends the complexity of the design. 

The price includes two revisions to the design. Additional revisions after two will be billed at 45.00 per revision.

Prices apply to items the customer provides to be calligraphed. Prices are in U.S. Dollars.