Invitation Innovation:

Planning a wedding can be one of the most exciting of life’s occasions. From event planning, to venue decisions, each step of the way requires forethought and curation.

Wedding invitations are often one of the first public showings or your wedding. They can present or introduce the theme or mood of your wedding, and provide guests with useful cues on how to dress, what to expect, and how they’re expected to interact. In order to most effectively convey the story of your nuptials to your guests, it’s a great first step to deliver on-point invitations.

Personality Plus

Personal touches and flourishes are the first way you can communicate the intended mood and setting for your wedding. Consider adding details on how you and your partner met, or on some other small but significant detail of your relationship. Fostering a sense of charm and intimacy with your guests in this way can alter the mood of a wedding by giving guests an equal insight into your life.

Try including hand-drawn pictures of each other, or a photo of a significant place. A small visual signal of your personality can really enliven an invitation.

Details Matter

Fine details, such as texture and composition can also affect how your guests respond to your invitation. To stand out, techniques such as laser cut paper can create visually stunning creations, with one of a kind construction.

By experimenting with the composition of your invitation, you can ensure that your potential guests will display and remember to RSVP to your wedding - creating an efficiency for your planning in the process.

Take Stock

Paper stock sounds like a boring technical consideration to have to take into account, and it can be if you’re only talking GSM and paper weight.

Paper stock can be as fun as you’re willing to make it. If you’re putting together a low-key, waste-free event, details like recycled paper will help to tie it all together. By the same token, if you’re planning a retro or themed wedding, you can use aged paper or card to convey your intended mood.

Passport To Fun

Considering a destination wedding? Play up the theme of travel and use your invite as a way to excite your guests about the journey. Create a passport themed invite, and include a (fun) recommended packing list. Don’t forget to include any essential travel advice.

A nice inclusion is a small, personalised travel guide to the destination. Including these types of details can really foster enthusiasm in your guests.

Shapes & Sizes

An invitation doesn’t have to be rectangular. You can create any shape or format of invitation to express your communication.

For a fresh and modern take on a traditional wedding invitation, utilise geometric shapes. Create a number of separate ‘pieces’ to the invitation and entice your guests to fit them together. This can help guests to concentrate on details, and can help you to draw attention to particular bits of information as necessary.

Destination Delivery

Instead of sending your invitations in an envelope, you can experiment with different delivery formats. A cassette tape can be a great way to present the wedding of an audiophile, while a flower or a small parcel can add a touch of romance or class to your invites.

There’s no limit to the level of complexity or creativity you can use here, so get thinking!

Active Invites

An active invite involves your guests in the wedding in ways which are both important, but manageable. Create a space for your guests to request music, or to request particular games or dances. Find a way to tie this type of participation into your theme, and you’re onto a winner.

While it can be easy to use time-tested and traditional invite styles, you can miss out on the opportunity to connect with your guests, and to create a theme and style for your wedding. By taking the time to create an invite which evokes your mood and intent, you can help ensure both your guests and your plans neatly converge.

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