Say it ain't so!
Apparently, this is a huge breach of etiquette. Even though using labels to address invitations is becoming more common, it seems that people still feel strongly about it (the Weddingbee boards are full of people on both sides of the issue). Am I really supposed to hand-address each one of these envelopes? I get it--it's a personal touch. But I don't have consistently neat handwriting; I don't know how to do calligraphy. I also happen to like my cramp-free hand.
We could send them out to a calligrapher. But what's the difference between me putting a label on versus paying someone else to write them all out? That personal touch of me addressing the envelope is gone either way. One way just costs more. Our way is cheaper and easier (To be fair, I have to think of it this way. Our budget has no room for a calligrapher, even if we wanted one!).
Allow me to introduce you to our fancy printed labels courtesy of Microsoft Word's magical Mail Merge function:
Mail Merge, I heart you!
