Calligraphy Services
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Weddings
Elevating Your Wedding Experience with Timeless Elegance
With over 11 years of experience in the design industry, we specialise in combining our design and calligraphy skills to create luxurious, bespoke wedding stationery, signage, favors, gifts, and so much more. Our passion lies in adding a unique, elegant touch to your special day, ensuring that every detail is as timeless as your love story.
We pride ourselves on offering something truly unique—exclusive and custom designs, simply share your vision with us via our order form below, and we’ll bring it to life with creativity and precision, crafting pieces that will leave a lasting impression.
See our Weddings page for more information on the services we offer.
On-Site Event Calligraphy,
Engraving & Hot Foiling
On-site calligraphy & engraving is also called Live Calligraphy & Engraving is when you have a calligrapher on-site at your wedding, event or store to provide engraving or calligraphy as a luxury service or gift for your guests. It’s a way to elevate your event by providing a custom gift and service.
Items that can be personalised are:
Glass
perfume bottles, Prosecco glasses, wine, alcohol bottles (non-fizzy), candles, plates, mugs, compact mirrors...
Certain Metals
candle tins, lockets, reusable water bottles, lipstick containers ...
Wood
Engraving
Engraving is a beautiful touch to add a bespoke touch to your gifts. Please see below for a list of items that can be engraved.
Donia also offers to engrave you or your loved ones handwriting onto gifts for an extra sentimental touch to your gift.
Donia has been delivering in-store live engraving and hand lettering services for Jo Malone in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen on behalf of The Modern Calligraphy Co. Her work includes personalising perfumes, candles, diffusers, and gift boxes, adding an elegant and bespoke touch to the brand’s luxury offerings.
Signage
Here at Donia Rae we work alongside the talented Rectify Carpentry to bring all your wedding, event and shop signage dreams to life no matter how big or small.
Commissions
Donia is stepping back into the wedding and event industry but this time offering calligraphy and hand engraving alongside her design work, giving your wedding/event a fully bespoke stand out element. The hand lettered engraving can be applied to glass, metals, wood, plastics, ceramics, tile and stone, so as you can imagine the options are endless.
If you would like to know more or to book these services please email hello@doniarae.co.uk
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Workshops
Group In person Workshops:
Click here for the list for all in-person workshops currently available to book.
Join me for a relaxed 1:1 beginners calligraphy workshop hosted via Zoom from the comfort of your own home. You will learn the fundamentals of Modern Calligraphy, including mastering the art of pointed nib, forming letters and joining words to creating a bespoke final project using the skills you have learnt.
You have the option of 2 kits, a standard kit or luxury kit which I will email you details of prior to your booking. Delivery of your chosen kit will be sent 1-7 days after your booking is confirmed. If the kit is being shipped to outside of the UK, I may be in touch with an estimate price on shipping costs.
Upon booking a date and time will be agreed.
Please email hello@doniarae.co.uk to arrange.
Hen party, birthday party or team building events in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
A 2 hour introduction to Modern Calligraphy at a venue of your choice or an agreed venue. During the workshop you will learn the fundamentals of modern calligraphy, applying the techniques you have learnt to a final project to take home (the workbook theme and final project is flexible to your event).
Workbooks, pen holders, nibs and ink are all included in the price and yours to take home in a personalised gift bag.
Light refreshments will be supplied if required.
Prices start at £40pp.
Email hello@doniarae.co.uk to arrange your booking.
1-2-1 Workshops:
Join Donia, at a beautiful spot in Aberdeenshire for a 1:1 private workshop.
The workshop includes:
2 hour workshop with 1:1 guidance
Step-by-step workbook, tailored to your theme and project of choice
Penholder, nib, ink and other stationery to take home with you
Light refreshments
Personalised gift bag to take all your new supplies away in
Email hello@doniarae.co.uk to arrange your booking.
Bespoke Gifts
Engraving
This bespoke service will add a touch of luxury and a whole lot of love to add to a gift or for a keepsake for yourself. Engraving can be added to perfume bottles, wine/whiskey bottles, champagne or gin glasses, compact mirrors or lipsticks and so much more. To order your engraving and see our pricing please be in touch on the form below.
Calligraphy
Add a bespoke touch to your next gift with some beautiful hand lettered calligraphy. Products include alcohol bottles, tambourines, baubles, signs, leather jackets, denim jackets, shoes, trainers, pumpkins, make up containers, plates, fabric signage, the list goes on. Please be in touch on the order form below with your request.
Photo above is from Jo Malone, Glasgow where Donia hand lettered gift boxes on behalf of the Modern Calligraphy Co.
On-Site Engraving
On-site engraving which is also called Live Engraving is when you have a calligrapher on-site at your wedding, event or store to provide engraving as a service or gift for your guests. It’s a way to elevate your event by providing an extra luxe gift and service.
Items that can be personalised are:
Glass
perfume bottles, Prosecco glasses, wine, alcohol bottles (non-fizzy), candles, plates, mugs, compact mirrors...
Certain Metals
candle tins, lockets, reusable water bottles, lipsticks, pendants ...
Wood, Stone & Crystals such as Jade Stone
On-Site Calligraphy
On-Site Calligraphy which is also called Live Calligraphy is when you have a calligrapher on-site at your wedding, event or store to provide calligraphy as a service or gift for your guests. It’s a way to elevate your event by providing an extra luxe gift and service.
Items that you can add calligraphy onto include:
make-up, perfume, alcohol bottles, glasses or flutes, baubles, purses, leather jackets, denim jackets, trainers, shoes, water bottles, mirrors, keyring and the list goes on.
