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How to Create Amazing Casual Wedding Invitations

By: Suzanne Bradley

When choosing to use casual invitations for your wedding, you are given an endless amount of amazing ways to incorporate personalization into your theme. From color choices, to wording, photos, and fonts, you can customize casual wedding invitations to an extent that formal invitations simply do not allow. Below are ten surefire ways to create beautiful, casual wedding invitations that reflect your wedding and the undeniable love that you and your significant other share.


Start with a theme that describes the love you two share.


Begin by exploring the hundreds of wedding invitation designs available both online and in stores. If you choose an online wedding site that is able to help you with multiple aspects of planning your wedding, then you can color coordinate your invitations with the rest of your wedding theme. You can also refine your choices according to your motif whether they are floral, hearts, contemporary, romantic or anything else you desire. If you are having trouble picking your theme, browse the available templates to get inspired.


1.  Choose colors that you love.


The use of color is one of the most eye-catching ways to set your invitations apart from any others. For a more contemporary approach you can opt for using a subtle color theme such as a plain lined border on a white card. If you are choosing to have a more eccentric wedding theme, try splashing the invitation canvas with a vibrant floral print such as the eco-friendly American Dream theme, in your choice of poppy orange or delphinium blue. The use of color in a wedding invitation can really bring them to life while tying in with your overall theme.


2.  Consider Font


While you are choosing your colors, it is important to also consider the font style and color. You can choose from a wide variety of colors for your invitation text from black to red and everything in between. It is wise to choose a color that will really pop and stand out on your invitation. Certain styles, such as the striking Rose style, will allow you to choose two ink colors including one for the invitation text and another for the names of the bride and groom.


3.  Invitation Style.


When choosing your invitation it is important to ask yourself if you would prefer a traditional flat card invitation or a folded invitation. Perhaps you would be interested in a double-fold gatefold with die-cut edges enclosing your invitation, or maybe a postcard style invitation printed with your favorite photo of you and your significant other. You can narrow your choices by style until you find an invitation that reflects the wedding ceremony that you are planning. There are endless options from which to choose, the most popular invitation styles including vertical and horizontal bordered cards, and cards that fold into the center.


4.  Match your invitation to your wedding theme.


Try to check out wedding invitations that are designed to match your overall wedding theme. If you are having a beach wedding, or a wedding in a tropical location, try to pick out invitations with a destination theme in mind. For example, you can easily find romantic wedding invitations embellished with embossed seashells or colorful Riviera Stripes for the more contemporary bride. If you are getting married in a castle you can choose a wedding invitation embossed with a castle and knight in shining armor in subtle pearl. Doing a little shopping around can inform you on everything available from country style invitations with gingham check borders to stylish ultra-contemporary wedding invitations splashed with a single bright calla lily in your choice of color.


5.  Customize the wording of your wedding invitation.


It is important to choose the right words for your wedding invitation. If you are unsure as to how to word everything you want to say to your potential guests, you can get help from a wedding invitation wording template. Whether you are requesting the honor of your guest’s presence, or asking for the pleasure of their company, there are many ways to word your wedding invitation to achieve a more personal and casual tone. You might, for instance, invite your wedding guests to “Come share our joy as we start our lives together” or “Celebrate with us, we’re getting hitched!” Options are endless.


6.  Add personal flourishes to your invitation text.


When putting together your casual wedding invitation, you can also choose tiny flourishes or embellishments to serve as borders or separators within your invitation text. Those little flourishes can work to add some casual flavor to your wedding invitations or to give them a hint of formality. Top your wedding invitation text with stylized wedding bells, or perhaps a little cartoon bride and groom, for a more casual approach. Add calligraphic swirls for a hint of formality to an otherwise casual invitation. Keep in mind that very little touches can make a huge impression in the overall appeal of your wedding invitation.



7.  Tie your invitations together.


One of the most popular wedding invitation trends of the last few years is the ribbon tie wrap. Satin ribbon wraps with flat bows are a nod to romance, but you can give it a decidedly casual flair by changing the ribbon material. Instead of the more common satin or organza option, choose raffia for a country style invitation or a thin polka dot grosgrain ribbon for a fresh, contemporary casual look.


8.  Wrap your invitation in vellum


Vellum jackets are not just for formal invitations anymore. They can beautifully add a delicate touch to any casual or contemporary invitation style. Choose a plain folded jacket and seal it with a gold foil seal stamped with the word love. Jackets and wraps can add a special touch to casual and contemporary invitations. Foil seals or ribbons can be used to tie the jacket closed.



9.  Buy blank invitations and do it all yourself.


The more you do yourself, the more you can personalize your invitations. By choosing to print your invitations at home you can choose your favorite font, rearrange the lines and wording, or even add your own clipart or personal artwork.

How to Word Wedding Invites

How to Word Wedding Invites

by: Robert Reno

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Cherry Blossom Wedding Invitations

You should purchase the invites once you have both the reception and ceremony locations confirmed. It is important to include the start time for your reception in-case there is an extended time gap between the ceremony and reception. This is common due to the time involved with driving between the two locations.

There is a small variance in pricing when browsing the different styles, this cost will fluctuate from vendor to vendor. It is typical to pay a 50% retainer to place an order, with the outstanding balance to be paid when delivered. Try to order 5% more invites for situations with last minute guests or mistakes.

How to Write Wedding Invitations

When placing the order for your invites, formally recognize the people giving the wedding. The standard is the full name of the couple, with their date, time and ceremony site address. Are you searching for an example of how to write wedding invitations? Check out our advice below:

If the wedding is given by your mother & father:

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Gregor

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Sarah Gregor

to

Jeffery Scott Bradley

(etc.)

If the wedding is given by you and the groom:

Sarah Gregor

and Jeffery Scott Bradley

request the honor of your presence

at their marriage

(etc.)

If the wedding is given by your mother, and your father is deceased,

Mrs. Timothy K. Gregor

requests the honor of your presence

at the marriage of her daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

If your mother has remarried, use her present husband’s name:

Mr and Mrs. James C. Fountain

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of her daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

If the wedding is given by your mother, and your parents are divorced, use your mother’s maiden name plus your fathers last name:

Mrs. Bethany Cravin Gregor

requests the honor of your presence

at the marriage of her daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

If the wedding is given by your father, and either your parents are divorced or your mother is deceased:

Mr. Timothy K. Gregor

requests the honor of your presence

at the marriage of his daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

If your father has remarried:

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Gregor

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of his daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

If the wedding is given by your divorced parents, and each has remarried,

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Gregor

and

Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Price

request the honor of your presence

at the marriage of their daughter

Sarah Gregor

(etc.)

How to Write Wedding Invites

When finalizing the wording our your wedding invitations, and content style, remember that ‘the honor of your presence’ typically references a formal or religious service and ‘the pleasure of your company’ references a civil or casual service. This is when you should have a consultant help you with wording the finished invites.

The tell tale sign between a civilian and military wedding is the usage of service titles. I’ve included an example below:

~ army, marine corps: rank of captain or higher

~ navy: rank of commodore or higher

Their rank precedes their name, and the service designation follows on the next line under their name:

Commodore Jeffery Scott Bradley

United States Navy

For officers whose ranks are below those listed above, list their name on a single line, with the line below showing their rank and service designation:

Jeffery Scott Bradley

Lieutenant, United States Navy

For military personnel without rank, list their name on a single line, with the line below showing their service designation:

Jeffery Scott Bradley

United States Marine Corps

A bride in the service can refrain from using her own rank and military designation on the invites, unless she would like to be married in her uniform.

Addresses should be done personally by hand. Typically this is done in black ink; however you can stick with the same colors for the printing.

Invites tend to come with (2) envelopes:

When addressing outer envelopes:

~ formal titles such as doctor, captain, and reverend are not abbreviated.

~ Semi-formal titles such as Ms., Mr., and Mrs. can use abbreviation.

~ Avenue, street, road, city, state, etc., are not abbreviated.

When wording your inner envelope, include both the titles and last names of the invited adults only. If you would like to invite children 18 years of age and under, write their first names on a line below their parents on the inner envelope. Children over the age of 18 that are invited receive their own invitations. Try to avoid the phrase ‘and family’, it should be avoid as it can be considered too impersonal.

Mr. and Mrs. Timberland

Joseph, Barbara, and Alexis

After you have addressed your invites, place all cards into your envelopes like this:

~ Put the reception card into your invite

~ Place your RSVP card in its envelope, and put it inside the invite

~ Put map, if necessary, inside invite

~ Put tissue over printed words on invite to avoid ink from smudging

~ Tuck the invitation, have the folded edge facing down into your inner envelope.

- Put your inner envelope into the outer envelope so the wording on your inner envelope faces the flap.

Before buying postage, have all your invites with envelopes weighted to figure out the cost of buying stamps.

Mail your invites all at once, using only first class stamps.

Have the return envelope postage prepaid by include a stamp on your envelope for the response cards.

Refer to the below ex. when wording the response card. This will helps to minimize miscommunication and a prompt response.

The favor of a reply

is requested before

March first.

M_____________________________

will _________ will not _______ attend.

Number of persons: _______________

When purchasing invites, also order any miscellaneous stationery you require:

~ Reception cards, showing times and location of the reception.

~ RSVP cards printed with reply address envelopes; enclose this with your invite to help with planning for head count prior to your big day.

~ Quick thank-you letters have the name of the bride or the bride and groom on the front, leave the inside blank to write a thank you message.

~ Thank-you notes, with a standard message to recognize that a gift is received.

~ Name engraved Napkins/matches available as keepsakes for your family and friends.

~ Announcements, to be mailed to guests that are unable to attend your celebration, but really want to.

~ Pew cards, not commonly used, but appropriate for super-formal environments e.g., with celebrities and dignitaries: pew cards are enclosed with the invites or mailed once their reservation has been received to ensure the appropriate number of seats.

~ Wedding programs show the processional order and naming all those involved. These can be folded even rolled like a scroll and sealed by a ribbon. The wedding program serves as a outline for your formalities and also a nice keepsake for guests.

Programs can even be engraved, printed with an offset printing, or produced by computer with a laser printer, with calligraphy added down the road.

Program covers can easily be purchased from printing companies that have a vast inventory of paper stock. You can also check with wedding invite manufacturers to see more samples of styles. Religious supply companies of bookstores also stock an assortment of church program covers. You can even create your own cover with a special photo of you and your fiancé.

Programs can include the date, time and address, names of the VIPs, their role in your wedding, how they relate to the guests of honor, processional order, mentions of readers or poems. You can also express appreciation on behalf of the families for the guest’s involvement in your special day.

You can expect to make last minute changes. This is why we recommend printing your programs (2) weeks prior to the big day. Give yourself enough time to proof read the wording to prevent and spelling errors.

Keep your thank you cards sweet and to the point. Remember that you will have to write dozens of personal thank-yous for your guests. Thank you cards sent after the wedding can use the couple’s name as being married ex. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Scott Bradley. Notes sent prior to the wedding date should be worded to include both their first and last names ex. Mr. Jeffery Scott Bradley and Ms. Sarah Gregor. It is wise to use blank thanks you over the print, this will make your message more meaningful. Try to apply this method to the process:

~ Mention your spouse’s name

~ Mention the gift

~ Tell them what you enjoy about their gift

~ Briefly say how you will use the gift.

Unfortunately we all know that things happen, and if the engagement is broken off after the invites have been mailed, you can mail out a printed announcement discussing the change of plans. Please refer to the below:

Mr. and Mrs. _____________

announce that the marriage of their daughter,

__________ to Mr. ______________,

will not take place.

If the change of plans happens the week of the wedding, then you will have to personally telephone every invited guest. You don’t have to go into details as to why the wedding was called off. Those that sent gifts should have them returned.

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