Wedding Invitations- Make it Contemporary
Mar 5th, 2008
So you are planning of getting married and it suddenly dawns on you that a really important aspect of your wedding will be the wedding invitations. Not only will they set the tone of the wedding but they will also reveal clues about both of your personalities.
The amount of wedding invitations to choose from can be quite overwhelming at first. Do you pick the understated elegant wedding invitation or the hip ultra modern contemporary wedding invitation? For the later we have a couple of ideas that will help you to choose the right contemporary invitation.
One of the things to consider when it comes to contemporary wedding invitations is the shape. Whereas traditional invitations are usually square or rectangular the modern wedding invitations offer far more shapes and styles to choose from.
One of the more popular shapes would be circles, hearts and flowers just to name a few. You can still go with the rectangular design and don’t give up the contemporary aspect of your invitation. You still be able to choose from wedding invitation cards that are bi or even tri fold. To top it off some cards will have pockets for the reception orresponse cards.
Let’s consider Ink and Paper The choices on the color of ink and the paper you are using are virtually endless when it comes to modern wedding invitations. Using traditional invitations you are usually limited to paper that is ivory,cream or white and black is usually used for the ink. All those limitations are gone when you opt for the contemporary style invitation. You have virtually no limits.
One of the more popular choices lately when it comes to the wedding invitation paper has to be rice paper. Not only is it considered environmentally friendly and has a very natural look and feel to it - it also comes in a wide variety of color shades ranging for bright cheery colors to elegant subdued shades of pale. Of course there is no shortage of different ink colors to go with.
Be Different in your presentation You don’t have to send out your modern wedding invitation in a plain envelope. A popular way lately has been to have a scroll like invitation made up and then have it sent by mail in tube. Others have come up with the idea of hiring an artist to create cartoons of the bride and groom to set themselves apart from other invitations.
So now you are all set with your creative ideas for modern wedding invitations. One last things to consider might be the added cost compared to a traditional wedding invitation. On average you will spend an extra $4-$5 per invitation. Initially that might not sound a lot but depending on the size of your wedding party it might add up rather fast.
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