Words with special significance are my reason for writing. There’s something very special about having them hand written, and arranged in a way that enhances their importance both to giver and recipient.
So I am frequently asked to design and write out speeches, poems, quotations and song lyrics that have meant something to the client at a special occasion and also write names on wedding stationery, names on certificates and in memorial books, design birth/special event announcements, certificates and even Freedom Scrolls.
Contact me for a no-obligation quote; if it’s a poem, send me the text and I’ll send you sketches for layouts and sample scripts with prices. All original artworks are on good quality paper with as far as possible no-fade paints/ inks. Please note, I’ve recently found some of my emails sent from this website have gone into my spam box, so instead of clicking on it, you might like to try typing in my email address separately instead, or copy and paste: mary.noble@btinternet.com
NB: To give you a quote I will need to know your deadline, and it would be helpful if you would indicate any of my work from the gallery that is the kind of thing you had in mind either for colour or script or design. You’ll notice I don’t go in for illustration – I like the lettering to do the work, but can recommend another calligrapher if you need illustration, or historical illumination. For family Trees, please try eslewhere (bad experience….!)
For names on certificates or wedding stationery, tell me your needs and I’ll give you some prices. As a guide, straightforward black writing on invitations (Mr Robert and Mrs Angela Scrivener) is usually £1 per entry, place cards (Robert/ Robert Scrivener) 50p with possible extra charges for colour, centring, or difficult surface to write on. The commonest script chosen is no 3 below, Italic, or no 7, Copperplate; Copperplate is slowest to write so it may attract a 10% extra charge for quantities greater than 30. All the names need to be supplied as they are to be written, and in one batch; late additional names are subject to a minimum charge.
