With Halloween only a few weeks away, we are already dreaming about the holiday season. It is my favorite season of the year! Parties to throw, cards to write, and a million reasons to use a new font. Here is a collection of 25 of my favorite downloadable fonts to use for parties, invitations, Christmas cards, and more. I have already lined up a few projects using the Edwardian Script (so pretty!) to share with you soon.
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1. Sail, by Latinotype. 2. Pablo Skinny, by Paul Wilde LβHeureux. 3. Bookeyed Nelson, by Tart Workshop. 4. CAC Champagne, by American Greetings. 5. Century Schoolbook, by Morris Fuller Benton. 6. Nevis, by Ten by Twenty. 7. Rockwell, by Monotype. 8. Parisienne, by Astigmatic One Eye. 9. Pacifico, by Vernon Adams. 10. Ostrich Sans, by Tyler Finck. 11. Bell MT, by Richard Austin. 12. Lobster Two, by Pablo Impallari. 13. Edwardian Script ITC, by Edward Benguiat. 14. Dalle, by Neal Fletcher. 15. Georgia, by Matthew Carter + Tom Rickner. 16. Fertigo Pro, by Exljbris. 17. Kitchener, by Caffeen. 18. Windsong, by Bright Ideas. 19. Alana Pro, by Laura Worthington. 20. Bernhard Fashion, by Lucian Bernhard. 21. Learning Curve, by Blue Vinyl Fonts. 22. Baskerville Old Face, by Stephenson Blake. 23. Century Gothic, by Monotype. 24. Brannboll, by MΓ₯ns GrebΓ€ck. 25. MS Gothic, by Ricoh Company.
And Iβm obsessing a bit today over my favorite new party font, Malina! It hits that perfect festive, but just subtle enough touch. I can just see it adorning all my party invitations this coming year.
Graphic done in collaboration with Alli Michelle.
PS. A roundup of favorite romantic fonts and incase you prefer characters a festive emoji cheat sheet.
80 Comments
Tiffany
October 17, 2012 at 7:08 amLove these!!! Thanks for sharing!
Yelle
October 17, 2012 at 7:27 amIβm such a sucker for fonts that look great on an invitation!
Lobster Two + Brooklyn Nelson are my two favorites from this great list!
Britt @ My. Daily. Randomness.
October 17, 2012 at 7:29 amGreat round-up! My favs are the Windsong & Bookeyed Nelson⦠I have Edwardian Script and use it all the time! Jenna Sue is also a great font to check out ;)
Victoria
October 17, 2012 at 7:37 amBrit, that Jenna Sue such a great font! Just checked it out and it will for sure be on my next list:) Thanks.
Gloria
October 17, 2012 at 7:45 amI love discovering pretty new fonts!
Lena
October 17, 2012 at 11:28 amLove these fonts!
katie s
October 17, 2012 at 11:40 amSo many pretty fonts! I wish I could justify buying all of the fonts that cost money!! Thanks for sharing!
Julia
October 17, 2012 at 12:18 pmLovely collection! Thank you so much!
tere
October 17, 2012 at 1:16 pmSaving these, Thanks for sharing, Victoria!!
Camilla
October 17, 2012 at 2:03 pmI love discovering new fonts. A fabulous collection! Thank you so much for sharing this. :))
Lisa || Happy By
October 17, 2012 at 2:28 pmSuch a great helpful post. I love the free fonts you propose :) Thank you for sharing!
Breeanna
October 17, 2012 at 3:48 pmThanks! Just curious⦠what font did you use under each example to write the font names?
Alli Michelle
October 17, 2012 at 8:27 pmHey Breeanna! itβs Arial bold.
athena @athena plichta photography
October 17, 2012 at 4:56 pmah, Victoria, thank you, thank you! Iβve been searching for specific fonts Iβve seen on other blogs/sites. I instantly recognized Bookeyed Nelson and Century Gothic. Yay!
David
October 17, 2012 at 5:29 pmThank you so much for these β they are great (and this is such a time-saver).
Amy
October 17, 2012 at 7:08 pmThanks so much Victoria! These are gorgeous fonts. Itβs hard to choose my favorite :)
jodi
October 17, 2012 at 9:18 pmsoβ¦ Iβm new to the idea of downloading fonts. can you email me and let me know how to do this? I tried to click and download one, but now I donβt know how to actually find it on my computer to use it. sorry for the ignorance. :(
Victoria
December 19, 2012 at 8:41 pmJodi, Hi! You usually need to move the file into your font library and then restart whatever program you are working on. If you are still having problems google β how to load fonts to a (whatever your computer is). Hope that helps!
Anouk
October 17, 2012 at 9:46 pmThank you so much, I downloaded them all ! They are perfect !
Parapluie
October 18, 2012 at 1:53 amThank you for sharing those! They are really lovely for parties and cards!!
Natasha
October 18, 2012 at 3:17 amQuestion, not all of these are free? Some are, but not all. I really wanted to download Brookeyed Nelson but it says you have to buy it for $29? Am I doing something wrong?
Victoria
October 18, 2012 at 6:50 amNatasha Hi! All are free except two of the fonts- Bookeyed Nelson & Alana Pro have a small cost to them. Hope that helps. Thanks.
Anna @ IHOD
October 18, 2012 at 4:01 amLove this round up Victoria. Thanks for sharing it!
how2home
October 18, 2012 at 3:02 pmthese are awesome recommendations Victoria! Thanks for sharing. Windsong is definitely one font i use all the time! Love it!
Jane Su
October 18, 2012 at 7:49 pmAwesome collection! Thank you~!
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Stephanie
October 19, 2012 at 1:59 pmOnce I download the font, how do I use it? I know where it is on my computer but I canβt figure out how to use it.
Stephanie
October 19, 2012 at 2:30 pmIt is not in my font list. The file downloaded to a download folder. How do I get it to my font list so it is usable?
Sydney
October 28, 2012 at 8:10 amClose your word processor and re-open. Then it should be there
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October 21, 2012 at 8:48 amI use ostrich in my blog posts! and thanks for this great roundup.
Haydee @ {how sweet life is}
October 22, 2012 at 6:28 amwow! these are beautiful! i really like champagne, parisienne, and lobster two; iβm redesigning my blog and giving a lot of thought to the fonts i will use; this is so helpful! xo
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Nihal
October 23, 2012 at 10:40 amthese are beautiful! thanks for sharing!
Mar
October 24, 2012 at 7:16 amAmazing fonts! Thanks!!
Maria
October 24, 2012 at 3:17 pmthese are all perfect! downloading them all right now :)
esther
October 26, 2012 at 8:12 pmIβm always looking for new fonts to use for blog graphics β these will be put to good use. Thanks for sharing!
Trisha
October 27, 2012 at 9:58 amThanks so much for sharing these! I really like several of them and downloaded them for my collection.
Wilson Sehorn
October 27, 2012 at 12:48 pmI am a sucker for beautiful fonts especially for writing letters and making cards for mailing. When will these be available for downloading.
shay
October 28, 2012 at 1:59 pmWhy are half of them trying to charge me? Am I doing something wrong?
Ashley
October 28, 2012 at 4:54 pmOh myyyy! Iβm so in love with each and every font. I look forward to putting them all to great use.
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November 3, 2012 at 8:01 amThese are gorgeous, but of course after you put them on your free list all the ones on My Fonts started charging. Hate when they do that!
elizabeth
November 3, 2012 at 5:31 pmCan I download these into LR3?
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November 17, 2012 at 9:38 amThanks for including Pablo Skinny on the list! I created it during grad school, and am always pleasantly surprised to see it pop up from time to time.
Cheers,
Paul
Victoria
December 19, 2012 at 8:42 pmPaul, that is so awesome! One day I would love to create my own font:)
carrie
November 20, 2012 at 11:55 amThanks for sharing!!
Melissa D. SC
November 28, 2012 at 6:12 amIs there a special way to download the fonts when the site: MyFonts is used?
It appears that you always have to pay for the fonts from this site. I clicked on the link for Bookeyed Nelson and I only see the option for purchasing.
If someone would just respond and let me know that I am not missing some hidden button for free and that you do have to pay, I would be really appreciative.
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December 7, 2012 at 12:23 amThis is great! Thanks for sharing!
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caroline @ c.w.frosting
December 22, 2012 at 1:33 pmthanks for sharing! love pablo skinny! using it to design xmas gift prints!! xo
DAVID
December 23, 2012 at 2:38 pmWOW THIS IS GREAT THAX
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Phil
January 11, 2013 at 1:58 pmGreat collection of fonts. Thanks for sharing!
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January 14, 2013 at 2:59 amthanks for the tips
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January 17, 2013 at 11:25 pmi really like these fonts a lot. thank you for compiling them! but i opened five of them to download, and only one of them is actually free. :(
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Katie
March 8, 2013 at 3:47 amWow, these are all really beautiful β thanks! :)
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October 10, 2013 at 4:38 pmLove these fonts! Thank you so much for sharing.
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August 4, 2016 at 11:04 pmThank you for this, Victoria! Georgia is my alltime favorite, but it gets a little bit old with the time. i found also some really beautifull fonts at http://www.100bestweddingfonts.com/ . you may have a look on it!
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September 16, 2016 at 5:20 amBookeyed nelson is still the best font here for lets party
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January 18, 2018 at 4:11 pmThis is a great list of fonts to use!
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