The UK's favourite modern calligraphy studio since 2005
Calligraphy-for-weddings.com is the UK’s foremost modern calligraphy studio, founded by Claire Gould in 2005 and trusted by hundreds of brides and grooms worldwide.
Hi! This is me – thanks to my lovely friend Jenny Jones for the photograph 🙂
Get in touch to ask me to write something for you in calligraphy
I write all sorts of wedding goodies –
Photo above: lovely Camilla Lucinda Photography
I sell ‘off the shelf’ affordable wedding stationery on Etsy.
You can find my Etsy shop here:Â www.etsy.com/shop/bymoonandtide
Here you’ll find elegant calligraphy wedding invitation suites, colourful place names and calligraphy poem art prints, all in my most popular designs.
All of the items in my Etsy shop can be personalised with your own wordings – ordering is really simple.
1. Â Browse and choose an invitation design you love from the collection
2. Order as many as you need – add to your basket and follow the instructions
3. Send us your details for personalisation using the ‘notes to seller’ box at the checkout.
Between us we’ll make sure your wording and personalised details are just perfect (via direct message / email chat).
My online shop also has unique calligraphy gifts for special occasions: handwritten and printed calligraphy poems, wedding readings and family tree prints. Any of these items can be personalised or adapted especially for you.
Interested? See more examples of printed wedding stationery collections…Â
Photo above: wonderful Suffolk photographer Kathryn Hopkins
If you’d like to commission something unique for your wedding, then I’d love to help.
I work with couples all over the world to create beautiful, artisan wedding stationery with a personal touch you won’t find anywhere else.
I specialise in luxe, handmade paper invitations and organic calligraphy lettering styles and work with hand-dyed silk ribbons, elegant gold threads, quality wax seals and stamps to create bespoke wedding stationery with a luxurious, unique finish.
Starting with your ideas for colours, papers and styling elements, I can design modern calligraphy themed stationery to perfectly suit the style and tone of your wedding, so every element from your Save the Dates to your seating plan is not only beautiful and unique, but perfectly represents your personalities and the spirit of your day.
Get in touch – hello@calligraphy-for-weddings.com
See more examples of bespoke stationery design for weddings
Learn a new craft in a lovely, friendly environment. Modern calligraphy is relaxing and can be the most wonderful hobby! Materials are provided, including your pen and nib to take home!
I teach every workshop myself, and they’re hosted in different locations around the north west of England. Every workshop is aimed at beginners – I’ll start by showing you how to hold a calligraphy pen and you’ll learn how to write beautiful alphabets and quotes in no time!
Absolute beginners introduction to modern calligraphy
at Manchester Craft & Design Centre, Northern Quarter
Info & tickets here
£55
at Swallows & Artisans in Coniston
Beginners Modern Calligraphy Workshop
Info & morning tickets here
£63.47
at Swallows & Artisans in Coniston
Beginners Brush Pen Lettering Workshop
Info & afternoon tickets here
£63.47
at Swallows & Artisans in Coniston
Combined Beginners Modern Calligraphy and Brush Lettering Workshop
Info & full day tickets here
£105.39
Intermediate / catchup modern calligraphy workshop
NEW VENUE! at Ziferblat, Edge Street, Manchester (Northern Quarter)
Info & tickets here
£55
at The Little Paper Shop in Nantwich
Intro to Modern Calligraphy
Info & tickets here
£65
at The Little Paper Shop in Nantwich
Brush Lettering for Beginners
Info & tickets here
£65
in the stunning setting of Smithills Hall, Bolton
Introduction to Modern Calligraphy
Info & tickets here
£45
Absolute beginners introduction to modern calligraphy
at Manchester Craft & Design Centre, Northern Quarter
Info & tickets here
£55
Christmas modern calligraphy workshop
NEW VENUE! at Ziferblat, Edge Street, Manchester (Northern Quarter)
Info & tickets here
£55
Click the links above to book, or for more information and to check latest dates see all workshops.
To hire me to teach a calligraphy class in any other UK location please get in touch. I’m very happy to travel to new places and share the art and enjoyment of learning modern calligraphy!
Photography on this page is by lovely Laura at Inbetween Days Photography (Brighton)
If you have a craft shop, cafe or workshop venue and are looking for a calligrapher to come and teach a modern calligraphy session, I’d love to hear from you!
It’s a scarily big step to go from practising calligraphy at home to showing to people – and getting your first ‘wow’ from a friend or a client. One of my lovely calligraphy students just told me she has a 90 day goal of getting a first calligraphy client – which makes me so proud! …
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I can feel my calligraphy style beginning to change – my influences are evolving and so is my lettering. The thing is, you always learn. With calligraphy there’s never a ‘perfect’. Fashions and styles change, and there are so many styles out there, there’s always another which tempts me. So I’ve been watching videos by …
Last weekend I taught two modern calligraphy workshops at The Little Paper Shop in Nantwich, Cheshire. They were so much fun! In the morning we made cards with owls and lovely quotes to give to mothers, daughters, friends and new granddaughters! And we wrote some fantastic framed motivational quotes. The afternoon was filled with rainbow calligraphy, …
