Give Some Personality to Your Wedding Invitations

Have the last several wedding invitations you've received been rather non-descript and uninteresting? Shades of white, ivory, and cream with embossed lettering aren't always enough to bring out the personality of the bride and groom to be. If the traditional, white wedding invitation just doesn't get you excited, here are some tips to add some style to your wedding stationery.

Add Texture
One of the latest trends in wedding stationery has been to add a small bow to each invitation. Find some ribbon in your wedding colors, punch a hole in the corner of your invite, and presto, you've got something with some style. Ribbons aren't the only way to add texture to a wedding invitation. Add glitter, beads, or small stones to make a more funky invitation, or even glue on small seashells for a beach-themed wedding. The possibilities are endless here, although you want to make sure your wedding invitations don't end up looking like a kindergarten art project. If not so art savvy yourself, why not ask some artsy gal pals to help you jazz up your stationery? You can check out the scrapbooking aisles at arts and crafts stores for ideas as well.

Add a Photo
Has your mom insisted that you invite all those second cousins and great aunts that you barely know? Help them remember who you are, and give other guests a sneak preview of your fiancé, by putting a personalized photo in your wedding invitation. There is no hard and fast rule that wedding invitations need to be formal and white. Do you both love roller-skating? Take a cute photo of you two holding hands at the roller rink. If you're both comedians at heart, take a funny photo of you two colliding at the roller rink! Use a silly caption like, “Watch two lives come together on December 4th!” to make your guests smile. Photo-based wedding invitations can have a serious or casual look, and this will help you set the tone for your wedding.

Add an Ethnic Touch
Get in touch with your roots by adding some ethnic flair to your wedding invitations. Are you and your fiancé from different cultural background? Why not have bilingual invitations? Some couples have really intrigued their guests by sending them invites in different languages. For example, a Chinese bride and American groom could send Chinese invitations to the Americans, and English invitations to the Chinese guests! Of course this might leave guests bewildered at first, but if you put essential information like the date, place, and time in both languages, this ploy could really pique guests' interest. So you've always loved Bollywood movies? Choose exquisite Indian scroll invitations to make the announcement of your wedding equal to a royal proclamation. Have your stationery outlined with beautiful Arabic calligraphy for a Middle Eastern wedding.

Don't be afraid to experiment and try several different options. Make a few samples and ask your bridesmaids which sample wedding invitation really shows your personality and wedding style. Don't hesitate to think outside the box and come up with something truly unique!