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Wedding Invitation Ideas and Styles

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An assortment of natural wedding invitations in envelopes on a white wood table.

When it comes to wedding invitations, couples nowadays have a huge range of options and styles to choose from – reflecting everything from budget-conscious choices to gorgeous, one-of-a-kind designs.

Many couples will explore local stationery stores to generate ideas for their own invitations, while others are turning to online retailers to find unique invitations, save the date cards, and other custom paper needs. Not only can ordering wedding invitations online save a lot of money, but the turnaround time is often faster as well.

Unique Wedding Invitation Ideas

Invitation design can range from casual and fun, to elegant, traditional and modern. Additionally, you can even have cultural wedding invitations designed to suit the theme of your wedding. To help achieve your unique look and set the tone for your overall wedding style, consider different textures, colors, fonts, inks, etc.

You can also get creative and play with your wedding invitation wording, perhaps from something more formal to something whimsical in the case of an outdoor or beach wedding where things will be more casual or relaxed.

Start with a Wedding Theme

With so many options to choose from, the best place to start is by developing a wedding theme which will help define your color palette and overall concept for your wedding. Then, your designer or a retail consultant can show you wedding invitation options and styles based on the look you are hoping to achieve, in your desired wedding colors.

As you begin to look around online, you’ll come across different printing techniques and options. A very popular trend today is William Arthur letterpress invitations, whereby custom metal plates are created in order to “press” each invitation with design and ink, creating beautifully imprinted text and/or other design elements on the invitation.

DIY Wedding Invitation Ideas

At the other end of the spectrum, you might explore the growing range of do-it-yourself invitation kits from the large office supply chains, or for the creatively inclined, an art supply store might offer some unique ideas for combining card stock with stamps, vellum or other artistic enclosures.

You might also check sites like Etsy and Pinterest both for DIY ideas and unique wedding invitation options; you’ll find a wealth of inspiration! Just search either site for topics like “DIY wedding invitations” or “unique wedding invitations” to get started.

Pro Tip: If you would like to have a calligrapher address your invitations and announcements, consider hiring an art student from a local college to save money. You might also think about having a graphic design student design your wedding invitations if you are looking for invites which are a bit more unique and “one-of-a-kind,” while still remaining within your budget.

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