10 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Wedding Invitations

September 15th, 2008 by admin

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Your wedding invitations are just the beginning to having your wedding reflect your own personal style. Today, more than ever, couples are doing everything they can to make their wedding day uniquely personalized.

Having chosen your wedding colors, theme and location based on your individual tastes, your stationery is next. Since your wedding invitations are an introduction to your wedding, they should reflect your selections and ultimately your personal styles.

It used to be that wedding invitations were always very traditional in both color and appearance. Today, they come in a variety of styles, sizes, themes and vibrant colors to reflect the creativity of modern wedding couples.

Traditional is still an elegant choice, but today your options are truly limitless. There are designs based on seasons of the year, personal interests, colors, specific themes, location settings, ethnic backgrounds, flowers, etc. Your wedding invitations can have a contemporary look featuring bold colors and patterns or they might showcase your engagement photo or they may even highlight your monogram.

Your choices do not end with the wedding invitation itself. There are the font styles and ink colors. Again, there is an impressive selection of fonts to fit any type of wedding design. Just keep in mind you want to choose a style that your guests will find easy to read. The more script the style, the more difficult it usually is to read.There are also plenty of ink colors to choose from to match your specific wedding colors.

Here are some questions for you to consider when choosing your wedding invitation design:

1. In what type of setting are you getting married – church, formal, casual, outdoor, destination?

2. What is the color scheme of your wedding?

3. Is there an overall theme to your wedding?

4. Do you want to be earth friendly with your invitations such as choosing a recycled paper stock?

5. Do you want to incorporate a specific ethnic or religious theme?

6. In what season will your wedding take place?

7. What is the style of your wedding – will you want traditional or modern wedding invitations?

8. What type of flowers are you having in your wedding?

9. Do you want to include your photo on your wedding invitations?

10. How much is in your wedding budget for your invitations?

Including a special Bible verse, a line from a song, a favorite piece of poetry or a beloved quotation is another creative idea for personalizing your wedding invitations. Many times the invitation printer will also have a large selection of extra verses to choose from. Just be sure your chosen invitation style has enough room for these extra lines of printing.

Your wedding invitations should be uniquely personal just like your wedding. With all of today’s gorgeous choices, you are sure to find exactly the one that is perfect for your special day.