Katherine was so friendly, responsive and talented. I received my placecards back in record time. They are so beautiful and exactly what I wanted. I can't wait to use them at my upcoming celebration dinner. I received many compliments on the placecards! Very beautiful. read more

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This is a hard review to write. I hired Katherine to hand-write names on 80 table placecards for our July wedding. She charges $1 per placecard (invitation set prices are higher). She responded promptly to my emails and has a detailed website with calligraphy samples, so I felt I had a good idea of what I was getting into. I had our table placecards custom designed- they were ecru matte cardstock with a skyline image of chicago covering the bottom 1/3 of the image. The Sears Tower (where we held our wedding) appeared on the right side of the placecard, extending almost to the top of the placecard. The most important thing that I explained to her is that instead of doing table numbers, we did Chicago neighborhoods, and these neighborhood names were pre-printed on the bottom of each card in the skyline. I gave Katherine a detailed spreadsheet of each guest, their meal choice, and the neighborhood table they were seated at. She called a few days later to tell me the order was complete and we set a time for me to pick them up. When I saw the cards, my heart sank. Although the penmanship was nearly perfect (beautiful!) she wrote the names near the bottom of the card, covering the skyline. Even worse, she had been directed to put a B (for beef), C (for chicken) or V (for veggie) on the card. She put the letter on the top of the Sears Tower, covering about 1/8 of it and making the fact that it was a Sears Tower much harder to distinguish. If I did this again, I would have asked for a sample on our placecard first to be sure she was doing exactly what I expected. I suppose I was wrong to assume that she would write in the cream space above the skyline and put the meal choice in the upper left, leaving the Sears Tower unobstructed. But I had presumed that if your business is artistic like this, you would have the good sense to know where to write the names. Two stars because she is very nice, and has great hand-writing. Three stars taken away for no asthetic sense, which I believe is an important part of her job. If you choose to work with her, get a sample of your specific piece before you commit! read more

Katherine recently did the calligraphy for my wedding invitations and I highly recommend her work! She was extremely responsive in her email correspondence and established a clear timeline for the invitations. She even gave extra advice, warning me that I was sending my invitations out too early, especially given that I had sent out Save The Dates. Katherine works from her home in Wilmette and working with her was a laid-back yet simultaneously structured and professional experience. What sets Katherine apart is the final product: the calligraphy is beautiful. She's clearly a skilled artist, and a perfectionist as well -- when she saw my wedding invitations, she felt so strongly that the ink on the outer envelopes should be blue rather than black (I had requested black) that she offered to do the colored ink for free (it usually costs more to do colored than to do black). Once she had brought it up, I could see that blue was clearly the better choice for the outer envelopes and I'm grateful that she said something about it! Additionally, Katherine created beautiful personalized cards for my bridesmaids with water color flowers on the outside and a special quote I had selected on the inside. I intend to give my bridesmaids these cards along with their gifts, and I feel that the stunning cards are a gift in and of themselves. read more

Katherine's calligraphy is exquisite. She is a real professional who offered me a variety of choices as well as making suggestions. I hired her to make labels and a sign for a Mimosa bar that we were going to have for my daughter's engagement party. They will add a special touch to the party. They are beautiful and yet fun. Just what I asked for. Katherine is easy to work with. She has such a wonderful spirit. It was wonderful working with her. Madeline read more

Katherine did the place cards for my daughter's wedding in May 2018 and did a fabulous job. She is professional, precise and punctual. I highly recommend her Carol D read more

Amazingly nice woman. Responds quickly to email or phone and very flexible. Haven't gotten anything back yet, but looking forward to seeing it! Check out her web page, there's lots of detail: http://www.calligraphybykatherine.net/fonts.html read more

Katherine did an excellent job and I highly recommend her. She was always responsive to my questions and her work is top-notch. If you want excellent calligraphy from someone very easy to work with then Katherine should be your first choice. read more

We hired Katherine to do the calligraphy for my daughter's wedding invitations and to do a half dozen chalkboard signs for the wedding reception. We couldn't have been happier. Katherine was professional yet easygoing and easy to work with. Everything was done on time and the calligraphy was absolutely beautiful. Katherine was also extremely helpful in designing the layout for the chalkboards and they turned out perfect. We got so many compliments at the reception! We would highly recommend Katherine and will hire her again. read more

Katherine's calligraphy is absolutely beautiful! From elaborate invitations to a simple place card, each piece is unique and special. She puts a great deal of time into each order and cares deeply that each order is completed to the customer's satisfaction. She is a joy to work with and a true artist! read more

I received a beautiful card with stunning calligraphy from a friend and when I found out the artist was local I reached out to her to see if she might do some small things for me. Katherine was happy to help make my dinner party vision come to life. Place cards for my table have now been done 3 times by Katherine - all with her guidance and advice on font and placement etc. Katherine is talented and precise in her work. read more

Katherine recently did the calligraphy for our wedding invitations. She is second to none!! Her work is beyond flawless and we cannot stop looking at her gorgeous work. She is so professional, talented, and helpful throughout the whole process. She honestly made this one of the easiest and stress-free parts of our wedding thus far! She also offered us great advice such as numbering our invitations so we know exactly who did not reply to us yet. What a great idea to make the replying process more seamless! Do not look any further, Katherine is truly amazing and we are so lucky that she did our invitations. I cannot wait for our guests to receive them!! read more

Katherine did a set of stunning watercolor floral note cards for me that are embellished with my first name in calligraphy. They are simple and elegant, and would make a wonderful hostess gift or perhaps a take-home gift for bridal shower attendees. You will not be disappointed! read more

I have used Katherine's services twice - for the Bar and Bat Mitzvah of my son and daughter. Katherine's calligraphy is simply beautiful. Her work looked lovely on the invitation envelopes, the place cards, the table number cards, and the special signs I asked her to create. She produced her work in a very timely manner. She was very willing to do more calligraphy for me at the last minute when I added people to my guest list. She was just great to work with. I was very happy with her work, and received a lot of compliments about it. read more