Pen and ink

On Saturdays (and occasionally in midweek) I conduct weddings. As a legal registrar, sometimes I conduct the ceremony and sometimes I take care of all the legal aspects of the marriage. Invariable every couple or witness remarks on the use of a fountain pen to make any additions to the marriage schedule and sign it. And it isn’t only the use of pen and ink that elicits comments, it’s the fact that people don’t write by hand so much (or at all) any more.

I ran a little unofficial poll recently, and the result pleased me more than it probably should have. The handwritten list is still the favourite. Not an app. A pen, paper, and actual handwriting.