The wedding invitation is the first indication of what your guests can expect from your big day. It needs to match your overall theme for continuity and neatness. You can’t send a red invitation and then decide your colour theme will be green – it is messy and will confuse your guests. Once you have designed your first invitation, there is no going back – the theme is set and everything that follows must fall in line. In some ways it makes things easier, and in others it makes it more difficult. The predicted trends for 2016 are simple and one-track minded. Go elaborate and luxurious, or don’t bother at all!
Gold Season
Metallics and different shades of gold are particularly popular for 2016. If you chose gold for your colour theme, your invitations must match. Guests who receive their invites through the post are sure to be impressed by a gold card on their doormat. You can further glamourise your invite by adding an invitation pad and sending them together in a mailing box. And you can continue the theme throughout the wedding by using matching place cards and individual menus on the tables.
Avoid exact matches
If you do decide to send your invitation with a pad and in a mailing box, try to avoid them being all the same colour. The gold invitation needs to stand out, and it can’t do that on a gold pad in a gold box. Gold looks beautiful against ivory, which is also very bridal, so perhaps aim for two colours that compliment and allow your beautiful invitation to shine.
DIY Magic
Handcrafted items add a touch of personality to an otherwise dull invitation. Embellishments show that you have put time and effort into your guests before the event has even begun. It is also a sneaky way to save money on something that could otherwise eat into a large chunk of your wedding budget. Don’t be shy when it comes to DIY-ing your cards, and be sure to make the most of the resources and items for sale on denniswisser.com.
Photo Opportunity
A plain and simple invitation will be looked at once and forgotten immediately, meaning you might have to chase your guests for an RSVP. But a glamourous, interesting card will catch your guest’s attention. They will put it somewhere it can be seen, and they may even take a photo. The world of social media is not to be underestimated. If something is beautiful, your recipients will upload it to one or more of their various accounts, and you want a world of social media users to think that your wedding is going to be an exciting occasion. Make sure your invitation is photogenic and enticing.
If you choose to follow next year’s crowds, denniswisser.com has everything you need to be right on trend. However, if you want to go against the grain, and choose something unique, you can customise almost any item on the website so that it will fit in with your theme. Happy shopping!