Specialty Vendors, Calligraphy

Last summer, we covered the wedding of Kim Gewain and Ryan Cakerice. One of the people I became aquainted with from that wedding was Anne Sheedy. Anne is a delightful woman whose many talents include the art of calligraphy.

Most of Anne's work comes from referrals and from stationary stores in New York City, San Francisco, and Omaha. According to Anne, her clients are from all walks of life, fashion designers and event planners, construction workers and police officers, musicians and filmmakers.

Calligraphy is an art form, and as such, it takes years to perfect the skills and techniques. It also requires a true understanding of wedding protocol and etiquette.

Anne noted that "even with the most modest weddings, it is still feasible to hire a professional calligrapher to hand address some of your envelopes. The rest, you can do yourself or ask a close friend or relative with good handwriting to address." She adds, "When hiring a calligrapher to address envelopes, it's always a good idea to request a sample envelope. When you receive the envelope in the mail, you will have the same experience your guest will have."

At Kim and Ryan's wedding, we saw a beautiful guest book that Anne had created. She had also designed theme cards for the guest tables and a number of other interesting items.

Images of Anne's work are included in a feature article in 'Heartland Weddingpages' magazine (p.16-19/winter 2009 edition).

Her web address is weddingscribe.com.