After deciding for your wedding theme and the final list of
entourage, preparation for the wedding invitation comes next. Make sure that all sponsors and entourage are
already confirmed for the wedding before including their names on the
list. Decide on the type of
invitation and the vendor who will do it. If you have time and creative, you can do
your own invitation to cut cost and include your personal touch to it. The type of card stock, aesthetics, and
formality of the invitation speaks of your own style and what type of wedding
you want to have. Here are some ideas to start with:
Classic or contemporary? These two can be combined with the perfect
balance by choosing the card stock texture with a contemporary sleek design. The use of fabric flowers can replace the
embossed or engraved floral print in the card stock.
DIY Invitation. Create custom design by using different
material, a woodframe can replace the usual cardstock, think of materials that
are not associated with invitations before.
Think out of the box and use imagination. Come up ideas based from your wedding
theme. Other ideas are storybook invites, comic cartoon design invitation. If
you both love to travel, a passport inspired invitation will be a good idea.
Go Digital. Aside from the invitation, a teaser invitation
can be sent to your guests. A
music video or flash presentation will do if you commissioned a professional to
do it and send it digitally through e-mail, mobile devices or how about
uploading it to YouTube?. Another option
is to have a simple website dedicated for the wedding, couples with relatives
abroad and with large number of expected guests can access the wedding details
through the internet. Wedding pictures
can easily be shared on the website after the wedding.
Send out invitations one month before the wedding date, but
informal invitation can also be done beforehand for relatives and close friends
attending the wedding. Consider the
guests coming from out of the country, atleast inform them four months before the wedding date.
