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<p>Since its premiere seven seasons ago, the Netflix reality show Love is Blind has only tightened its grasp on pop culture. According to Nielsen, Americans watched over 1.1 billion million <em>minutes</em> of the most recent season of this will-they or won&#8217;t-they get married show, set in Washington, D.C. — and that doesn&#8217;t include infinite video discussions and gossip on social media. While those can get somewhat seamy, the season&#8217;s fan favorite couple, Taylor and Garrett, put an enormous national spotlight on how stationery, correspondence and calligraphy can connect, capture and elevate a relationship, now and forever — with a little help from their local paper nerd friends, that is!</p>



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<p>In episode 10, the engaged couple had a televised calligraphy lesson at Old Alexandria&#8217;s <a href="https://shoppennypost.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Penny Post</a>, owned by Amy Rutherford and taught by Michele Hatty Fritz of <a href="https://www.meanttobecalligraphy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meant to Be Calligraphy</a>. Predictably, the segment detailed the gorgeous art of calligraphy, presented through Michele&#8217;s most capable hands. </p>



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<p>Surprisingly, the discussion delved into how Taylor and Garrett&#8217;s practice of leaving notes for one another not only keeps them connected to each other, but also honors departed family members who did the same thing. The concept was so meaningful to them, they decided during filming to actually have what is perhaps the world&#8217;s first letter-writing station at their wedding — and of course, only Michele could run it!</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-42836" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-42836 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="42836" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-10630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-off-the-press tag-art-prints tag-calendars tag-gingiber tag-graphic tag-greeting-cards tag-hartford-prints tag-letterpress tag-national-stationery-show tag-sarah-schwartz tag-smarty-pants-paper-co tag-stationery tag-stationery-trends tag-thank-you-stationery tag-the-paper-chronicles tag-washi-tape" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/great-graphics-at-nss/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?w=700&;ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=350%2C355&;ssl=1 350w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=460%2C466&;ssl=1 460w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=500%2C506&;ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=293%2C297&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=585%2C585&;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/gingiber-copy.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/off-the-press/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Off The Press</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/great-graphics-at-nss/">Great Graphics at NSS</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2015-06-23T12:37:30+00:00">June 23, 2015</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="10630"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p>Both Amy and Michele take listeners behind the scenes of this larger-than-life experience. From prepping the cozy shop for shooting, to stuffing crew members in its ADA accessible bathroom, from selling the crew stationery after shooting ended for the day, to that nuptial letter-writing station viewers were never shown, they spill it all! It all begs the larger question, are we seeing a resurgence in stationery?</p>



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Michele from Meant to be Calligraphy & Amy from Penny Post
