Contemporary Wedding Invitations
March 6, 2008 – 4:12 amSo 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.
First off you have to decide on a shape when it comes to the contemporary style.There is a great variety to choose from. Unlike the traditional wedding invitations the contemporary ones don’t stick to the usual square or rectangular shape; you have far more choices.
Hearts, flowers and circles are all available designs when you look at modern wedding invitations. Unlike traditional wedding invitations that will largely consist of a single sheet of paper - it’s modern cousin will come as a bi or even tri fold wedding invitation sometimes even providing pockets for the reception card.
Ink and Paper Colors When it comes to ink and paper colors, contemporary wedding invitations offer many more options that traditional elegant wedding invitations. Usually traditional invitations are only in ivory, cream, or white, and the ink is usually black. However, there are virtually no limits when it comes to the paper colors and types for contemporary invitations as well as the colors that are available for wedding invitations that are contemporary in style.
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.
One last thing to consider are the costs. Plan on spending more for your creative ideas for contemporary wedding invitations. On average you’ll end up spending between $3-$5 more than traditional invitations. That may not sound like a lot, but when you are inviting 200 guests those extra $$ will add up rather fast.
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