Choosing a Wedding Invitation: Don’t be Overwhelmed
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. Shapes to Consider When it comes to contemporary wedding invitations, there are many great shapes that you can consider. You don’t have to go with the traditional shaped wedding invitation, and today there are a variety of great shapes that you can choose from. While traditional invitations are usually square or rectangular and larger than most standard invitations, you’ll find that there are far more choices with contemporary wedding invitations. 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. 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. Rice paper has become more and more popular lately as the number one choice of contemporary invitation paper. Not only does it look elegant and natural it’s also considered environmentally friendly. Colors can range from a subdued pastels to really bright colors. You can also choose the appropriate ink color that will make your invitation stand out. Vary Your Presentation There are different way you can present your contemporary wedding invitations as well. You can choose to have an artist create cartoon like characters for your invitation or some couple will choose to use there actual pictures. One method that has gained popularity is to have a scroll like invitation created and then have it send it in tubes instead of envelopes.
