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Hire a Calligrapher

Are you seeking a calligrapher to design your wedding invitation or marriage certificate? Address envelopes? Design a logo? Letter a meaningful quotation or unique award certificate? Create a family tree?


The following members of the Washington Calligraphers Guild are available to do contract work. The Guild provides this list as a service and does not specifically endorse anyone.
 

All business arrangements are strictly between you and the calligrapher, and the Guild takes no responsibility for any problems that may arise.

Note to Clients:

Skill, experience, lettering styles and prices vary considerably, so we offer these suggestions in selecting a calligrapher:

1) Ask for samples similar to the type of work you need. For unique commissions, ask to see the calligrapher's portfolio.

2) Contact several calligraphers for a cost estimate for your particular job.

3) Regarding your work agreement, be specific in the following areas:

  • Price (or breakdown of charges)

  • Completion date/turnaround time

  • Pickup/delivery options

  • Minimum quantities necessary for the job

  • Materials that will be used (ink, colors, paper, etc.).

4) Feel free to ask for references and discuss the calligrapher's background, training and experience.

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For any commissioned work, ensure that the text provided to the calligrapher is legible and worded as you want it to appear.

When multiple items are involved, provide extra envelopes or certificates as a courtesy to the calligrapher.

Anika Ahmed

We offer Arabic calligraphy and traditional art courses for complete beginners and seasoned students. Our instructors are based both locally and internationally.

Roanne Baldwin

571-294-3498

Diplomas, citations, resolutions, wedding calligraphy, poems. No job is too small. Fast turnaround time. Illustration, both traditional and computer-based.

Lorise Baratta

518-287-1660

Quality bespoke Wedding Invitations, Stationery, Monograms, Illuminated designs, Ornamental Lettering, Awards, Certificates, Envelope Addressing, Place Cards. Upon request we complement calligraphy with watercolor, pastel and other media. Fine art, portraits and custom designs also available. Serving Government agencies, Corporate and private clients for over 25 years, nationwide.

Pam Bennett

610-299-9017

Prepare Quaker Wedding Certificates; letter in Calligraphy on glass ornaments.

Pat Blair

Calligraphy with grace and elegance. Custom designs for your very special event invitations, menus and placards. I served as the Chief Calligrapher at the White House for 12 1/2 years.

In addition to my artwork on my website, original pieces, giclee prints and cards are exhibited at Artists’ Undertaking Gallery, 309 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA.

Tim Blair

904-613-0849

Pointed Pen / Script calligraphy for weddings and special events such as custom invitations suites, envelope addressing, maps, monograms, menus, place cards and other day-of items. Commissions and original artwork.

Christine Brandt

215-208-4296

Personalized cards • poems or quotes for personal gifting • illumination • certificate completion

Erin Cassidy

Envelope addressing, invitation design, letterpress printing, menus, table cards, seating charts, live event calligraphy, certificates and special commissions. Erin offers small, in-person classes for those wanting to learn pointed pen calligraphy. She has produced work for Montblanc, Cartier, David Yurman, Veuve Clicquot, the National Postal Museum and the State Department, and has been featured in the Washington, DC Scout Guide and Calligraphy Crush magazine. Brand ambassador for Paper Source.

Haley Connor

314-578-1351

Broadsides and books on vellum and paper. Bespoke greeting cards. Illuminations and illustrations. Gold leaf artist nameplates.

Caroline David

513-376-0648

With an emphasis on traditional practices, Plume & Flourish provides calligraphy, illustrations, and hand engraving for all of life's special occasions.

Michele Hatty Fritz

Life's most meaningful celebrations deserve a personal touch. Meant To Be Calligraphy can help you set the tone for your wedding or party long before the first guest arrives with beautiful hand-lettered invitations and envelopes, then help carry that elegance through the event with hand-lettered ceremony programs, escort cards, table markers, menus, keepsakes, and more.

Dottie Gray

703-684-8244

Calligraphy for all social events and office needs.

Nancy Hart Lettering & Design

Calligraphy and design for all occasions. Hand-lettered envelopes, escort/table cards, invitations, menus, holiday cards, Quaker wedding certificates, personalized gifts, etc.

Virginia Lucas Hart

Virginia offers a range of pointed-pen calligraphy styles and her services include stationery, announcements, invitations, envelope addressing, monograms, crests, watercolor and digital illustrations, vintage botanical collage, day-of-event materials, and keepsake artwork.

Lindsey Hook Calligraphy & Pen Arts

773-816-1609

Chicago based artist and calligrapher, offering a wide range of visual arts, calligraphy and lettering services including original artwork, documents and keepsakes as well as calligraphic based design work for print and digital media.

Lisa Hutchinson

703-994-9681

Custom Invitation Suites, Monograms, Venue Illustration, Envelope Addressing, Place/Escort Cards, Menus, Wedding Vows, Custom Commissions, and Certificates. I also teach beginner level workshops and classes, as my schedule allows.
Scripts: Copperplate, Flourished Copperplate, Spencerian, Italic, Foundational, Blackletter, Fraktur, Uncial, and Modern

Gerry Jackson Kerdok

978-549-1511

Custom poems, anniversary tributes and memorials.

Elissa Krieg

Bringing beauty to life with classic calligraphy and lush watercolors. Pointed pen invitations, envelopes and custom pieces. Historical letter recreations and scrolls.

Joanna Krupnick

301-221-6477

My specialties are both classic and modern calligraphy, brush lettering, engraving, hand painting monograms, and hand embroidery! I design stationery and other paper goods, and love to come on-site for events to do calligraphy in person!

Marta Legeckis

301-493-8907

General and specialized calligraphy; certificates, envelopes, resolutions, poetry, one-of-a-kind commissions in full color or black and white, illustrations, etc.

Patty Shaivitz Leve

410-764-7285

Hebrew calligraphy, Ketubot.

Jodie Lide

301-676-0700

Calligrapher and graphic designer. Lettering and design of certificates, awards of recognition, and custom commissioned works.
Over 45 years of producing high quality hand-lettered items for government agencies, associations, corporations and individuals.

Sammy Little

As a Washington DC based calligrapher with clients worldwide, Sammy has a broad variety of styles and specializes in events-related calligraphy including envelope addressing, menus, place and escort cards and more. See more samples on her website. Clients include corporations, government (including five presidential inaugurals at the Capitol) and many happy individuals!

Anne Mackechnie

410-533-4416

All things wedding related - envelope addressing, menus, place cards, signage, table numbers - as well as awards, resolutions & citations.

Ayako Toho Makabe

Calligraphy for all occasions, and also Japanese calligraphy. Graduated Roehampton University Calligraphy course in London. Over 30 years Japanese calligraphy experience.

Felecia McFail

Alphabet Expressions; lettering quotations

Jody Meese

415-272-3612

I enjoy the variety of projects, venues, styles and media I work with every day, from commercial chalkboards to illuminated certificates to keepsake calligraphy to glass engraving. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I have clients all over the US.

Kestrel Montes

707-696-2735

Poems/Quotes for personal and corporate gifting • Certificate design or completion • Illumination and painting • Venue illustrations • Calligraphy for printing • Custom glass and metal engraving • Calligraphy and engraving instruction

Phawnda Moore, Calligraphy & Design

916-630-0505

Graphic design, hand lettering, Watercolor brush illustration, Drawn lettering, Italic, Uncial calligraphy; Book cover design; Spiritual, educational, health project exp. Projects of lettering, design, card printing & hand addressing for nonprofits/promotion.
Award-winning author, editor, designer with print experience; Instructor with 25 yrs. experience.

Barry Morentz

212-477-0162

Lettering styles, both classic and contemporary, are my great passion, as are hand-made books, boxes and portfolios. I savor the challenge of rendering the emotional content of literature through an appropriate letterform and the judicious use of color and gold leaf. Shakespeare and Danté are my literary heroes whose texts are an infinite font of joy and calligraphic expression.

Jenny Paxton

202-631-0620

Envelope addressing, place cards, escort envelopes, table numbers, spot calligraphy for invitations, return address stamps, menus and most other social and wedding calligraphy needs.

Debby Reelitz

860-550-3002

For more than 25 years, Debby Reelitz has brought life to the alphabet and created designs that are personalized and unique. Debby creates awards, gifts, books, chalkboards, wall art and much more. She engraves and teaches online and in-person.

Janice Reyes

Envelope addressing; invitation and monogram design; seated materials; custom letter writing; bespoke commissions and illustrations.

Marcy Robinson

973-667-3571

Certificates, invitations, envelope addressing, place cards and logo design.

Michele de Souza

703-217-3576

Envelope addressing, escort/place cards, menus, poems & favors for weddings, births & events. Reasonably priced; references available upon request. Celebrating 15+ years of service.

Joon Thomas

Specializing in numerous languages, scripts and historical and contemporary calligraphy styles, I accept commissions for multi-lingual projects, marriage certificates, publication and book cover design. Lettering in languages including Arabic/Persian/Farsi/Dari/Urdu, Devanagari/Pali/Sanskrit/Tibetan/Kannada and other South Asian scripts, as well as Latin/Roman, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Avestan, Amharic, Aramaic, etc. For those interested in Persian poetry, I carry out research, translation and calligraphy of works by Rumi, Hafiz, Sepehri and other classical and contemporary Persian poets.

Christine Tischer

301-739-5192

Special consignments - book of memorials - baptisms - marriage vows - poems and quotations - creative ideas.

Chisato Uno

Calligraphy and illustration for bespoke commissions, certificates and diplomas, special occasions, and gilding and illumination on parchment. Also available for in-person live calligraphy and hand engraving.

Sandra Wagner

317-93-MY-ABC (317-936-9222)

Midwest-based calligrapher and artist offering a wide variety of calligraphy, lettering and bookbinding services for weddings and special events, handmade cards and certificates, poetry and broadsides, specialty signs and chalkboards, illuminations and gilding, engraving, and in-person events.

Joanne Wasserman

301-589-3444

Calligraphy and Lettering Art; Modern Illuminations; Complex Compositions; One-of-a-kind Graphic Designs.

Julian Waters

240-938-9655

Calligraphy and hand lettering in graphic design. Logos, headlines, book jackets, packaging, typography, font design, consulting. Work by hand and digital. Clients include National Geographic, U.S. Postal Service. Internationally acclaimed lettering designer. Teaching, lecturing and exhibitions worldwide.

Cindy Yount

Maryland calligrapher specializing in personalized gifts, hand lettered artist books, matted collage works, quality prints, and custom originals — for every season of your life! I focus on uplifting, colorful, and nature inspired themes. Lettering on mats is also available. Calligraphy, design, and the related arts have been life-long passions for me. Email inquiries welcome.

Now accepting commissions regularly. Let’s start with a spark of an idea from you, with my finishing touches to see it through!

Lubna Zahid

Artist, Teacher. Fine art commissions for special occasions. Illuminated lettering, Illumination in the Islamic tradition, Botanical illustrations. Contemporary and traditional calligraphy in Persian, Urdu and Arabic.

Diane von Arx (Anderson)

612-825-6520

Professional lettering since 1977. Teacher and designer of Graphic & Expressive Words for packaging, formal documents of recognition, logos, weddings, prose & poetry, card design and BorderGraphics for your walls.

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