Wedding Invitations

Remember when wedding invitations only offered the basics (bride, groom, date, time and place)- and the design considerations were secondary at best?

Well those days are over.

That’s according to Frani Fisher, a customer care supervisor for a wedding invitation service in suburban Philadelphia.

“I think what the brides are really looking for these days is to personalize (invitations),” she says.

Wedding initations specialist and graphic designer Kira Hands tells why.

“A theme for the wedding follows through, even with the favors,” she says. “(Couples) usually try to set the tone with an invitation.”

Among the trends she and others have noted are seasonal elements, beach and water themes, cultural motifs that may be appropriate to either or both families’ ethnic heritage, as well as themes from fairy tales where enduring love is a “happily ever after” benefit.

A far wider variety of color palettes are more often seen then before. Hands and Fisher both said chocolate brown, coral, shades of yellow, aqua, turquoise, orange and kiwi are among the most popular colors. (Burlington County Times)