How Do You Want Your Wedding Invitations

Wedding Invitations are personal and set the tone of ones wedding. Invitations can be simple on inexpensive store brought paper or very elaborate etched pieces of gold. It all depends for the most part on your budget and your personal style and taste.

Wedding Invitations are very personal and intimate. No one publishes a public invitation card for a wedding. One creates a guest list and personally invites the guests to the wedding by means of a wedding invitation. A lot of thought and care is given to carve that list so as not to miss anybody important in our lives to attend our memorable event.

The wedding invitations reflect the tone of the wedding event. The invitation cards can be very expensive or very simple. It all depends on what kind of budget one has and how creative one is. A Wedding invitation unlike other invitations may have several pieces inside one main container for instance it could contain an invitation for a wedding, an invitation for a reception, a response card, details of the ceremony, venues, location maps and sometimes even a dress code.

The most modern form of Wedding Invitation is an Email invitation which is gaining popularity every day, but the basic concept of the invitation, content and design element remain the same. Similar effort is put into email invitations as is put into printed invitations, the electronic version of invitations can be more entertaining, attractive and interactive at the same time. Some innovative minds invite their guests by launching private websites which are only for their guests to see by invitation through email with a password for the private website. The reasoning behind this electronic medium usage is that it has a distinct advantage of a wider reach, in time response online, multiple invites and reminders to the guests which is all very attractive as the guests are not likely to forget even if they want to.

Traditional Wedding Invitations are generally in cotton or linen paper in white engraved in black or pastel ink colors. Many people prefer to have their invitations customized in non standard sizes and variety of materials with elaborate or simple classic tasteful designs. The response cards or RSVP cards are usually enclosed inside the wedding invitations to let the host know if the person will be attending the event or not which makes it easier for the host to manage the ceremony seating and reception menu etc and how best to take care of all attendees at the wedding.

As indicated the Wedding invitations are very personal and the wording plays a major role in the invitation. While the supplier or the publisher of the wedding invitation cards offer literally thousands of designs and a variety of standard content, it is always better to have a customized content that reflects your own personal style although the information presented in all the wedding invitations is pretty standard, it is the manner and the style of the presentation that reflects your personality and style.

Even though the Wedding invitations are printed separately by the bride and the groom in different styles and designs, the content and meaning reflected must be the same. The bride and the groom may choose a theme for their wedding which is indicated in the invitation cards to the guests so that they can participate in accordance with the theme.

Both Bride and the grooms full names are printed on the wedding invitations. Certain rules are followed for instance if you want to send some wedding gifts or wedding favors with the invitations to the prospective guests, it is perfectly acceptable but it is not acceptable but it is not acceptable to indicate your gifts or wedding registry details on the invitations.

Some interesting celebrity wedding invitations included Britney Spears wedding invitations which was reported to be delivered in a bag with a special note to the guests and one of the wedding invitation later appeared on Ebay Auction and reportedly sold for $2150.

Another interesting Wedding invitation was that of an Indian Businessman’s daughter in U.K attended by many celebrities from various fields with a 20 page gold edged wedding invitations with hand printed images and details of various functions and venues and the invitation itself was accompanied by an intricately carved silver container weighing almost 5KG.

Wedding invitation is after all a matter of personal taste.

Modern Wedding Bouquets

The bride and bridesmaids hold the most noticeable flowers on the wedding day, but they are simply not the solitary flowers essential for that special day. The gentlemen in the marriage celebration, counting the bride’s father as well as the Page Boys, every single one needs a buttonhole flower that goes together with, or corresponds with the bouquets. The other men in the family can in addition be offered a different flower or bud. Always keep in mind that the buttonhole flowers are supposed to be positioned pointing upwards. The mothers of both, the bride and groom need a spray each. The spray does not necessarily have to go with the flowers of the bride. You must confirm their colors with their outfit collection. Men customarily have on their buttonholes on the left lapel and the women have their respective ones worn on their right side.

For the bride the modern wedding bouquets are usually not as big and traditional, and are less likely to take the focus away from the dress. Although they will usually have a wow factor of their very own if chosen well.

The Flower girls: The Flower girls might or might not require flowers. It is up to the bride to decide whether she wants her flower girls to carry flowers. A few flower girls hold a basket filled with flowers or maybe even a spray. There are others who spray petals and a few even hold an extra souvenir for instance cupids, ribbon preparations, teddy bears made exceptionally for weddings or sometimes also a theme of a wedding dream catcher. It may possibly be that the Flower Girl, in addition holds on to the ring bear or ring pillow if a Page Boy is not present.

The flower arrangements: Additional flower provisions rely on the location and fashion of the wedding. Flower preparations are frequently to be found in the church and party spaces. The flowers may be positioned at the extreme ends of the few pews placed in front for the relatives, at a wedding celebrated in a church. The tables at the party area may perhaps comprise of a flowery showpiece each. The bouquets of the bride and her assistants decorate the Table meant for the Bride and the tables that are meant for cutting the cake and signing the register.

Why not add a few extra touches: In memory of the period of the courtship and the engagement, you could use all the dried up flowers that were exchanged then. These add to the passionate additions of the special day. The petals that have been dried can be placed into the basket of the flower girl or scattered across the table of the bride or the table where the cake is to be placed as an adornment. If there is an adequate amount, the petals could be put to use so as to spray the bridal pair or draped in organza as a memento for the guests. Nowadays, there are a number of brides who add to their bouquets two additional flowers. As the bride walks down the aisle, she halts and presents one flower to her Mother. Coming back, she presents the other flower to her now Mother-in-Law.

Great Wedding Favor

• Fill boxes with your favorite cookies or candies, M&M’s now has monogrammed candies in your wedding colors. You can anything from a favorite saying to your names or initials on the candies. Adorn the boxes with colorful silk flowers (most likely the flower that is carried throughout the theme of the wedding). You can also carry the color theme in your favors by wrapping your boxes in pretty ribbon to match. You can forget the flowers and ribbons and simply close the box and seal it with a monogrammed sticker. Very elegant.
• Give each guest or couple a compilation of you and your fiancés favorite music- on a CD with a personalized cover. If you are not sure of what song, how about tunes that where popular when you first met and/or while you where dating or maybe a soundtrack from the first movie you went to see together or the first concert you both attended. If you each have your own band or group you enjoy you can put your favorite group on side A and his on side B. This will give your guest a nice variety. What ever you choose your guest can enjoy the music long after the wedding is over.
• Bulbs or seeds make a great favor to give guest. The state flower, your favorite perennial or the theme flower in the wedding can be given in a packet of seeds or a bulb attached with a personal note from the bride and groom. You can place the packet of seeds or bulb in a beautifully decorated pot. Small plants such as a bonsai wrapped in pretty colored ribbon are also very special.
• Your favorite book of poems or writings by a much love author makes a great favor. A book about the city or state the wedding is taking place in can also make an attractive favor. The theme or type of book you decide to give is endless. It can be anything that has personal meaning to either you or the groom. Think outside the box and give from the heart. The inside of the book cover can be inscribed by the bride and groom with thank you or well wishes can create a very personal touch.
• Donations made to a cause near and dear to the bride and grooms heart exceptionally unique. I once had a friend make a donation in my name for my birthday. I thought it was an amazing idea and very personal. Attached to the note was a small token of remembrance. To this day when I catch a glimpse of the token it warms my heart. Remember to create a note card letting your guest know you have made a donation in their name to a charity or your choice. Let them know a little about the charity or organization you have made the donation to, why that particular charity is so special to you. Finally, remember to thank your guest….. after all they did make a donation to a worthy cause.