Wedding Invitation Ideas

Planning your wedding is fun. It also requires a lot of careful planning. Once you have set your wedding date, you should turn your attention to your wedding invitations. While at one time traditional invitations appeared only as white or ivory with engraved black in, today there are many options available for you wedding. You must start early when choosing your perfect wedding invitation.

There are many factors that come into play when you choose your wedding invitations. Are you planning a formal, semi-formal or casual wedding ceremony.  The type of ceremony you plan will impact your choice of invitations.

Wedding invitations include the invitation itself as well as a reception card, response card, separate envelope for the response card, detailed information on accommodations for guests and riving directions and important telephone numbers.

There are several styles and designs of invitations available. These are six basic types of invitations available.

1.      Engraved invitations are the traditional choice of invitations. They are also the most expensive type of invitations on the market. If you are planning a formal wedding, engraved invitations are the way to go. You should order your engraved invitations at least ten weeks from the date of your wedding to be sure that you get them in plenty of time to be sent to the invited guests.

2. For the semi-formal wedding thermo graphed invitations offer an affordable alternative to engraved invitations. They offer an elegant look that compliment the semi-formal wedding. Order these invitations at least six weeks in advance to give you enough time to send them to your invited guest.
3. Printed invitations are a great fit for semi-formal and casual weddings. The most cost efficient and one the most popular invitations are printed invitations. You can find a wide variety of printed invitations available through most stationary and on-line. While the turn around time for printed invitations is faster than engraved or thermographed options, you should order your printed invitations at least six weeks in advance.

4. Calligraphy invitations are appropriate for every type of wedding. These invitations are elegant and are perfect for weddings with an old fashioned theme. There is a large amount of time and effort involved in producing these invitations. Allow at least eight weeks when ordering these elegant invitations.

5. For the non-formal wedding, a printed invitation that is gaining in popularity is the blank invitations. These invitations are found at your stationary retailers or online stores. You will print your own information. This gives you the added option of choosing your design and saving a few dollars.

6. Handmade invitations are appropriate for non-formal weddings. Handmade invitations are cost efficient and provide a personal touch to the occasion. There is no limit to the choices that homemade invitations offer. Handmade invitations are easily created with desktop publishing programs and attractive stationary.

Regardless of which type of invitation you choose, allow plenty of time for printing and at least two weeks for mailing. This is the first step in planning you wedding, have fun!