…That Show Off Your Style!

Custom wedding invitations are growing as the invitation of choice for many couples. The reason for this is that they allow you to show off just how unique you are through one of the most important aspects of your wedding planning. The wedding invitation has become a popular medium for showing off the style, design, and taste of the couple getting married. Though there are plenty of traditional options out there, sometimes you want something just a little bit different to represent your big day – and a template or a traditional choice just doesn’t offer you what you want.

So if you want something that meets your needs above and beyond the traditional, how can you get started? First you want to consider your personality as a couple and start there. Are you artsy? Are you more musical in nature? Are you both interested in design or do you have certain hobbies that you share? Are you simply looking for a way of celebrating who you are as a couple and can’t find a traditional route to do so? The good news is that creating customized wedding invitations is something that you can work with a third party vendor to do even you are not perhaps artsy enough to create your own. Here are some things to think about as you create a more customized wedding invitation:

• Shop around for vendors or websites that can handle just about any request. There are plenty out there that keep designers on staff who can take your special details and turn them into the vision that you have in mind. Not every vendor can accommodate this, but seeing examples of their work can help tremendously to see what unique pieces they have done in the past.
• Stop to think about what it is that you want customized in your invitation. Are you getting married somewhere unique that you want to celebrate on the invitation? Is there some special place or element that is important to you that you want to focus on? Is it all about a unique design?
• If you have the ability or are artistically talented, it always helps to draw up an example of what you are thinking. If not, then words will work but having a mock up drawing can always help to ensure that your vision becomes reality. Don’t stop until you are happy. T his may take a couple of iterations, but that is perfectly fine – it’s all part of the process.

Custom wedding invitations are a great way to set the tone for your wedding months in advance of the big day. So whether you come up with your own design or work with a designer to create a custom design for you, just be sure you get exactly what you want. There is no point compromising here – it is your big day and you need to be happy. After all, there is no point in creating customized wedding invitations if you don’t get exactly what you want!

Our top tip is to create a detailed brief in words and by sketching out ideas on paper. Take magazine cuttings of things you like and create a collage to express what truly inspires you. Give this to your designer and let them weave their magic!