P22 is the foundry name: it has nothing to do with what sizes it will print best at. Most of the invitations we do in our print shop are set no smaller than 16 point, with 20-24 pt. being most common. Maybe it's because older recipients have poorer eyesight (and are more likely to have bigger bank accounts = better gifts).

If you like "Inspiration" I cannot recommend Ministry Script highly enough!

It's also an opentype font that pushes it's glyph set to the max!

(which is nice)

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I recently did my sister's wedding invitation in Ministry Script and she loved it. I splurged on the type cuz its part of my present to her and i just wanted an excuse to purchase it. but if you're looking for something a little easier on your invitations budget, it looks like Rob Leuschke designs are what you're looking for. If you like the Minsitry Sript suggestion, take a look at some more stuff by Sudtipos. I just love their scripts. If I ever get married, I'm gonna use Plumero Script on my invites.
...oh and p22 fonts should work at any size, if they don't email me directly! ;^D

I used Dalliance on ours. Our whole wedding had a 'traditional with a twist' thing.

I would love to see someone get funky with Zanzibar on their wedding invites. Can't have a wedding without swashes!

I think P22 Ruthie won't work well at the smaller sizes - it's got lots of fine details. I just made my invitations in P22 Avocet, which has nice alternatives and ligatures.

i have that in mind for a second marriage, zara... ;^P

thank you one and all for your suggestions! i really appreciate your helpfulness. i've narrowed it down to between two "types" of invites and am still working on the font situation. it looks like the smallest they'll need to go w/b 16 pt (but that's from using bradley hand from word, so not sure what the actual font will need to print at to make it fit). must say i do LOVE the ministry script but think it's a bit formal for what we'll be doing (not much formal or traditional about this wedding!) :D thanks again!

Karen - do post your invitation if you've got time for feedback. Heck, you should post it even if you don't have time, I for one am curious on how your unformal non-traditional invitation will turn out.