Tell everyone you are going to say ‘I-Do’, In Style!

This blog post by our guest blogger Shrinkhla N. Khera of Let’s Talk Invites.

Your wedding is the most beautiful day of your life and we surely won’t have many people debating that statement. Just like everything around, the wedding styles and trends change as well and it is just fair for us to keep a lookout on what is happening around us.

The Wedding Stationery is one of the most important parts of the BIG day. This is not just because it is one of the first things you do, but also because the invitation gives a touch and feel of how the different wedding functions will look like. It builds up the guest’s expectations and beautiful invites always makes them crave for the upcoming events.

Just like everything else, the Indian wedding stationery has also evolved over time. That does not necessarily mean that it’s lost the traditional touch, but means that couples and guests have become much more open to experimenting with ideas, colors, fabrics and sizes.

Today, every couple looking for wedding stationery loves choice, and here we are presenting some of the most desirable ones on the shelves these days.

Out of the Box:

Absolutely exclusive with beautiful boxes, the invites are coupled with chocolates, sweets, nuts or even gold plated flowers. The boxes can be made out of cardboard, which are easier to mail and turn out economical as well, chic leather or wood draped in fancy silk and decorated with brooches and buckles. This is something that is luxurious, elegant and a delight to receive. You can also get favor boxes at the reception and matching stationery at the event to complement this.

Cream – Color Splash:

Another upcoming trend that has taken the brides by storm is the Cream Couture with a splash of color. These come in a variety of shapes and prints. The envelopes and card are usually cream with delicate gold designing and the inserts inside are a surprise for the guests as they are gorgeous blends of hot pinks, sunrise orange and tropical greens. They are best for spring- summer weddings or even garden weddings.

Laser Cut:

Although a bit on the dearer side, both in terms of time and money, Laser Cut invites are a piece of art. Made by cutting the design on paper through a computerized technique, Laser Cut makes the invitation and stationery look much more detailed and petite. The patterns available are both traditional and modern.

Letterpress:

Letterpress is one of the oldest ways of printing and has its remains mainly in Europe and America. Printed by a basic lettered way through special machines, the stationery printed through this is no compare. The letters are embedded in beautiful colors and fonts and it gives a classic, yet royal look to your wedding day. Usually printed on white card stock sheet, there are options on the number of colors you want as every color ads to the cost of the invite.

Monograms:

Monogram invites have initials of the couple designed, cut and pasted on the invite, this can be in wood, metal or plastic, depending on the type of invite, This trend has been seen in many celebrity weddings, including the latest Genelia and Ritesh wedding card as well.

The Modern Me:

As couples are open to experimenting, modern invites are also coming into the picture. Influenced by the western stationery, flock paper designs, ribbons, bold patterns and colors along with designs that represent the personality of couples are highly desired. The couple shares ideas in a close session with designers and get something exclusive made for their special day.

Black Tie:

For the very formal weddings and reception, the black tie invites always work. Black with a hint of gold, silver or white give the stationery a more formal look matching the ceremony and décor.

Scrolls:

One of the most traditional forms of mail/invitations is now back to being a mark of modernity. Scrolls not just look beautiful; they are full of space to fill in all the details of your wedding functions as their length can be customized. Available in a range of colors, the bride would be happy to match them to the theme of the wedding. Matching wedding program, guest-seating charts can be made in the form of scrolls, to make your wedding unique, yet traditional.

No matter which style you choose, it is important to create the invite with warm wordings, accurate details and pre-planned guest list, so that you enjoy sending them and have enough time to get RSVP’s .

People love receiving beautiful invites in the mail, so when you select your wedding invite, try being creative and very YOU!

About our guest blogger

Shrinkhla is the Founder and Invitation Stylist at Let’s Talk Invites, a contemporary invitation source based in Melbourne, Australia. In love with everything beautiful, she finds happiness in creating ideas through invitations and stationery that make someone’s day unique. You can check the latest collection at Let’s Talk Invites at: www.letstalkinvites.com and www.facebook.com/letstalkinvites

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