"When Writing Addresses in Cursive on Invitation Envelopes: Considerations for Address Formatting"

I Want to Make the Guest Names on the Invitation Card in Calligraphy *

"I thought it was a letter from abroad!!!"

Here’s an idea to get such a reaction from guests: using calligraphy for the names on wedding invitation cards ♩

It sounds stylish, and I'm curious to try it out!

But what concerns me is the address issue. If it's just the name, both the sender and recipient can probably read it, and I think it would be fine to use cursive...

However, converting everyone's addresses to English and then writing them in cursive is definitely challenging. I'm worried about making mistakes... Will it actually arrive...?? Those thoughts linger.

So, when using calligraphy for names, let me introduce some variations on "What should I do about the addresses??"

[If you want to convert the addresses to English] Write in block letters

First of all, if you want everything to be in English!

I recommend separating names in calligraphy and addresses in block letters.

Block letters are easier to read than the stylized calligraphy, and it's nice to have everything uniform in English ♡

The address can be positioned directly below the name or slightly shifted to the bottom right.

Recently, it has been trendy to combine calligraphy with sharp gothic fonts even for DIY seat cards, so I'd love to create it with that image ♩

Making the name larger and the address smaller looks stylish ♡

If you want both names and addresses in English, this was mostly the pattern

If you want both the name and address all in English, I wondered if there were other methods, but it seems there really aren’t many.

(The exception being invitation cards of the highest difficulty level that are entirely in calligraphy...!)

So basically, everyone goes with

✅ Calligraphy for the name in a stylish font

✅ Block letters for the address, easy to read

This style was prevalent.

If you think Japanese would be fine!

If you want the name in calligraphy but worry about the address not arriving if it’s in English and it being difficult, many opted for labels.

Instead of writing directly on the envelope, they put a label on the bottom right and write the name and address in Japanese there ♩

Using white or transparent labels is standard practice *

There’s also an idea to put both the calligraphy name and the Japanese address together on the label ♩

Since there’s a lot of space left over, you’ll want to stick a stylish stamp on it.

If you're worried that just the Japanese address won’t look stylish... you can also consider adding an English phrase at the bottom of the label ♡

This isn’t related to the address, so you can design it beautifully with your favorite calligraphy font.

Conclusion *

When wanting to write the names on the invitation in calligraphy, what to do about addresses?

(If you want the address in English)

Write in block letters, positioned below the names

(If the address can be in Japanese)

Use printed label stickers

Many brides adopt these methods.

What do you think you would like to do??