When the wedding date is set, the venue is found, and most of the service providers are already booked, couples want to announce the special upcoming event to their loved ones and friends, so they start thinking about what their ideal wedding invitation should be. Professional invitation and stationery makers who are not only familiar with the latest trends, but also able to read the uniqueness and individuality of each couple will best help to understand this and implement the couple's ideas.

Save the date or reserve date cards

According to etiquette, wedding invitations should be sent no later than two weeks before the event, but of course it is better to do it even sooner - if the celebration is planned for a narrower circle of people, then 1-2 months before the wedding, but if it is a wider one, then at least three months before.

This should be observed especially if the couple has decided to invite relatives or friends from abroad to the wedding. In order to announce the upcoming event in time and to be sure that the guests will not have any other plans that day, you can send Save the date or reserve cards for these dates. They should be sent out 3-9 months before the wedding. In addition, if the content of the invitation should include more information about the time and place of the wedding ceremony and celebration, the desired dress code or a gift for the new couple, then Save the date or save the date, the name of the card tells the content of the card itself - just the wedding date.

If you have decided to send out Save the date cards, then they should match the design of the planned invitation.

Individuality and uniqueness in fashion

When it comes to wedding invitation and stationery design, world trends show that illustrations are becoming relevant in wedding invitations this year. Since in today's electronic age, wedding invitations are almost the only thing that people still receive personally through the mail, couples invest both time and money to make them, which is why hand-made illustrations are becoming more and more popular. It also resonates with the couple's individuality and unique vision, which is another trend for this year's wedding season.

Designer of invitations and other wedding stationery Anna Kande points out that allowing the couple's unique and bold vision can lead to breathtaking black storm invitations, ethnic burnt edge invitations, airy transparent paper table cards and other unique solutions.

"I would like to highlight in particular the direction of the last years, which, after a long thought, I could call staged sloppiness. The concept of sloppiness represents such expressive elements as torn edges of invitations or silk ribbons, irregularly applied gold crumbs , paint spots or smears, yellowed paper, dull or washed out color tones, eccentric fonts and other seemingly messy nuances

You may wonder how these stationery items look so sophisticated and elegant? This is because this, in a way, artistic chaos, has been thought out to the smallest detail.

And all elements are taken into account - paper texture, thickness, tone, font compatibility, letter size, even spaces between letters and lines," says Anna Kande, noting that there are fantastic possibilities for creativity in this direction - sometimes hand-stitched cross-stitch takes a cozy place in it, other times it is complemented by an elegant wax seal on a torn silk ribbon or simply free-hand color strokes. It is in this way that each invitation is a little different from the others.

Technology options in wedding invitations

Anna says that one of the basic technologies for making invitations is digital printing at the moment, which allows you to create flower, watercolor and other motifs, color transitions, as well as individual addresses.

"The equipment we work with also supports digital gold printing, with the help of which you can achieve a golden glow. On the other hand, if a couple wants to get an even more expressive gold color in their wedding invitations, then we now also offer a wide range of foil gold, as well as caper and silver options. Another technology that I really like is screen printing. Its precision and the ability to print light color on dark paper allow you to create interesting and elegant designs that radiates quality and precision. If the couple wishes, it can also be combined with embossing, achieving an interesting and expressive result," advises the invitation designer.

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