Just don’t use Bickham Script in all caps and you’ll be fine! I should know because I almost got fired for trying to use it in all caps once. It’s my favourite font and I think the caps are just lovely but i got right bollocked by my senior designer! Come to think of it it was a bit hard to read but worth it i thought.

Thanks for the quick response. I wouldn’t use Bickham Script in all caps, but almost getting fired for it seems a little harsh. I am interested more specifically with the supplimental ornamnets, not the actual characters, in Bickham Script and others, such as Poetica. Any thoughts on that?

Hi Eroc,

My senior designer is a real tosser sometimes. I do like Poetica but find it overwhelming. Aren’t there 200 ampersands in that one? I’d trade them all for the perfect N! I believe the saying with Bickham is that ‘less is more’ and I’ve gotten in the habit of using the smaller flourish on the end of every other line and the big flourish only when it’s really important like at the end of the bride’s name, because you can’t beat Bickham for a wedding invitation! I’ve never had a chance to use the big loopy ones because they never quite seem to fit in but aren’t they gorgeous?