The hardest part about creating invitations (for me, at least) is selecting the fonts. Finding the perfect font to convey the unique style of the invite drives me batty sometimes. With something like 2 or 3 kajillion free fonts available on the internets (I have about half a kajillion of them myself) narrowing down what’s right can be downright daunting.
Here are 10 free fonts that are perfect for invitations and other wedding stationery. They were chosen based on (a) readability, (b) scalability (they look good in small & large fonts), (c) not overused in the industry, and (d) overall style.
2. Day Roman
3. Cursif Font
4. ParmaPetit
For some great information on choosing and using fonts, I recommend these two articles:
Good Text Face Pts 1 & 2 from Font.Com
10 Rules For Type In Invites from Dynamic Graphics
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terri
March 31st, 2008 at 12:33 pm
great choices! i’m shocked some of those are really free fonts.
Shannon
March 31st, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I love this one too, also free:
http://www.dafont.com/scriptina.font
hwong14
April 1st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
I LOVE ParmaPetit! We’re using it on our STDs. It was like validation to see you endorse it as well
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diybride
April 10th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
LOVE those fonts! Thank you!
Adolopo
April 13th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Where can I find a free swirly professional looking font??