Barbara Callow Calligraphy

Barbara did a gorgeous job on our wedding invitations! We hired her to do the calligraphy on the envelopes, and we were so impressed by the final product. We have gotten so many compliments on the calligraphy alone! Barbara is so gifted and really knows the ins and outs of wedding etiquette. She went through our guest list with us and helped make corrections to addresses. She was so thorough that she even double-​checked the addresses that seemed off! She got 90 envelopes done in a week and was very prompt when responding to emails. Her selection of fonts were abundant and she was always available to answer questions. I could not speak more highly of Barbara!

I have used Barbara for many years. She is quick, efficient, professional and knowledgable. I can’t say enough good things about her.

Add me to the list of Barbara Callow fans! Barbara did my wedding invitations, tablecards, placecards & table numbers. All were exquisitely rendered & in record time. Any additional envelopes, etc, Barbara handled quickly & got them out to me in the next day’s mail (since I don’t live in SF). She is not only the consummate professional, but is absolutely a pleasure to deal with. I can’t recommend her highly enough!

Barbara addressed our wedding invitations and she did a great job. Her work is varied and stunning, she is fairly priced and is very professional. When I had some last minute needs she met them. I highly recommend her.

Barbara is a gifted calligrapher. She did a fantastic job with our wedding invitations, place cards, and our ketubah. She was easy to work with and got everything done very quickly.
Highly recommend her. Will definitely go back any time I need calligraphy services.

I first contacted Barbara after reading her glowing reviews on Unilocal and was not disappointed. I requested calligraphy writing on wooden spoons from Ecuador that were given out as souvenirs. She was quick to communicate with me regarding what type of ink worked best, what they looked like, and the price. Even though the material and small surface area were different from her usual work, she rose to the challenge. Within a week, she was able to provide me with the 240 spoons I had requested. Her prices are comparable to other calligraphers I had researched and she even provided a discount if I paid in cash. She is a great example of professionalism and talent. Thank you Barbara!

Barbara is the best! She did an incredible job with our wedding invitations. She is an absolute professional and sweetheart to work with.
We had our invitations made custom from the start, so the last thing I wanted was a generic look address stamp of hand calligraphy. Barbara was able to deliver an exquisite and unique result. I will be using her for all of my stationary in the future!

Barbra’s work is nonpareil. My company has used her for multiple events and we’ve consistently been thrilled with her beautiful work!

Stunning work and communication from Barbara @ Barbara Callow Calligraphy. My job was small; however, she saw the importance in what I was trying to accomplish in my name place cards for our wedding. Dealing with her made my day. I was able to mail my blank place cards to her, chose a font and style from her website, and they were back to me beautifully done via mail. I definitely found the right person on Unilocal-​I could not be happier and highly recommend her. Thanks Barbara!

We hired Barbara to make namecards for our wedding. She had a very clear website that showed all the different styles that she could do, and simple instructions about what she needed from us with the pricing options. Not only did she finish all of them on time, but she even caught a couple mistakes in our namelist and notified us beforehand so we could get the correct names to her and still meet our deadline.
And we couldn’t have been happier with the results. They were gorgeous, distinctive, and matched the aesthetics of our wedding perfectly. The hand calligraphy really made our guests feel special. I think some of the kids may have taken them home as mementos.

I am soo impressed! Barbara did all of the calligraphy work for our wedding, including transforming sand dollars into beautifully calligraphed place cards! She did all of the work in a timely manner and even corrected one of my spelling errors (because she had addressed an envelope to the recipient in the past and recalled the correct spelling). I highly recommend Barbara’s unsurpassed excellence!

I needed to have two items hand addressed, so I asked my friend who recently got married. Barbara had addressed her invitations, which were beautiful. I emailed her, and she responded promptly with a quote, style options, and other helpful information. She was completely professional and flexible. I couldn’t swing by during business hours, so she helped me figure out a way to drop things off for her in the early morning on a Thursday. I said black ink was fine, but Barbara had leftover ink in an exact match to our return address that she wound up using. Friday afternoon (the next day), the hand addressed, gorgeous envelopes arrived at my house, protected by a cardboard sleeve. I highly recommend working with Barbara for any calligraphy needs– she was fast, professional, and her work is beautiful.

Barbara is fantastic. She did my envelopes for my wedding invitations and I am planning on having her do the place cards for our reception. She is extremely responsive and for someone with her level of talent, her prices are very reasonable. She was able to turn around my order in less than a week for a very reasonable rush fee. I have already received many compliments on her work. I didn’t even want to send out the invitations because the envelopes were so beautiful! I highly recommend her…

barbara is amazing — she does the best calligraphy i’ve ever seen and for the same price as the other calligraphers i checked in with. given her impeccable style and perfection, i expected her to be very pricey but she is a steal for what she does. i found her on Unilocal and was blown away. her styles are easy to choose from and they’re all gorgeous. she was very kind to explain everything to me and give me ample time to make my choices. she was also very communicative via email and phone and got our invitations and save-​the-​dates done in record time (about half the time she estimated) allowing us to send them out quickly rather than having to wait. i’m actually trying to find other opportunities to go back to her just because she’s such a pleasure to work with!

I have been lucky enough to have the pleasure of working with Barbara Callow for many events. Not only is she an amazing calligrapher, she is also a wonderful person and consummate professional. With respect to addressing invitations, Barbara has always gone beyond simply inscribing envelopes to helping edit out spelling errors, correcting addresses etc. I highly recommend her services.

Barbara did a beautiful job on our invitation envelopes, escort envelopes, and menus. She is very low-​key and friendly, and we loved working with her.
There was a mix-​up with the ink color for our escort envelopes, but Barbara handled it with extraordinary professionalism and delivered perfect envelopes with time to spare. If I could, I would give her 6 stars for such outstanding customer service.

TOPS in the city! the most decadent handwriting on earth.

Barbara Callow’s work is beautiful and high quality. She is highly professional – a great pleasure to work with and a wonderful person. She can be relied upon to deliver perfect, flawless work. (She worked on my wedding invitation envelopes and place cards.)