Beach Wedding Invitations

More and more couples are planning beach or tropical weddings. If this is also your theme, it's a great opportunity to be creative and have some fun with your wedding invitation design.

Beach wedding invitations can feature palm trees, seashells, tropical flowers, beach scenes, etc.






How about an invitation in a special shape such as these flip flops shown here.



If you are having a destination wedding, be sure to send out your wedding invitations at least 6-8 weeks ahead of time so guests will have plenty of time to make their travel arrangements. In fact, it might be a good idea to send out Save the Date Announcements months in advance giving guests even more time to prepare.





If you are having a small destination wedding, you may be having a post-wedding reception back home at a later date for your family and friends. You can then send those guests invitations announcing your recent marriage and inviting them to your post-wedding reception. Depending on the type of reception, these invitations may be more informal.

How to Reflect Yourself in Your Wedding Invitations

Today, more than ever, couples are doing everything they can to make their wedding day uniquely personalized. Your wedding invitations are the first piece of your wedding that guests will see so make sure they introduce your wedding and reflect your very own personal style.

When choosing your wedding invitation design, there are several things to consider that can make them uniquely yours.

• Everyone has a favorite color so why not use it on your wedding invitation, especially if that color will be used for your wedding. Your special color could be reflected in the invitation paper, the printed design or the ink color used for your wording (make sure it looks good on your chosen paper color).

• Do you and your fiancee have any special interests or hobbies that will also be visible in your wedding planning? Use special theme wedding invitations for extra emphasis.

• Proudly celebrate your ethnic or religious heritage with specially designed invitations.

• Display your favorite flower which you are probably also showcasing in your wedding bouquets.



• Provide your guests with a cherished photo of you and your fiancee on the front of your invitation.





• No doubt the location of your wedding means something special to you so why not reflect it with your wedding stationery design.



• Celebrate your married name by featuring your monogram in your invitation design.





• Another creative idea for your custom wedding invitations is to include a favorite line of poetry, a beloved quotation, a cherished Bible verse, or words from a special song. Many times the printer of your invitations will also have a large selection of special add-on verses to choose from. Just be sure your chosen style has enough space for these extra lines of printing.

Your wedding invitations should be uniquely personal to match your wedding. With all of today’s gorgeous choices, you are sure to find exactly the perfect design for your special day.

Wedding Invitation Embellishments

One of the most popular embellishments for 'dressing up' wedding invitations is ribbon. Ribbon wedding invitations can be simply decorative or the ribbon can be useful in assembling your invitation ensemble.


This invitation design ('Letter of Love') uses the ribbon as an accent to highlight your monogram.






This 'Bound by Love' style uses the ribbon (available in different colors) to actually tie all your enclosures together and then attach them to the inside of the invitation. The response card is perforated at the bottom so your guest can easily remove it without untying the ribbon.





A whole new invitation look is created with this 'Paisley Perfection' design where the ribbon actually attaches the smaller invitation card to the patterned base card.








Two colored ribbons are used to wrap around this 'Tied Together Forever' wedding invitation to create a unique look.



There are also other embellishments that can be used to make your wedding invitations look a little more elegant.



This classic-looking invitation style ('Classically Wrapped') features a floral border wrap. A final touch would be adding a clear rhinestone to the border wrap.







This handsome invitation ('Long on Style') happens to use a thin black cord to tie together its layers.




Please keep in mind that some embellishments might be more bulky and therefore add weight to your mailing envelope resulting in added postage costs.

Flower Themed Wedding Invitations

If your wedding theme is centered around a certain kind of flower, you may consider also using that as part of your wedding invitation design.


Within the category of flower wedding invitations there are several popular themes.


Calla lily wedding invitations
Calla lillies make beautiful wedding flowers especially since they represent majestic beauty.




Daisy wedding invitations
Fitting perfectly as a wedding theme, daisies stand for gentleness, innocence and loyal love.





Rose wedding invitations
Different rose colors have different meanings. For instance, the red rose symbolizes love and passion while the white rose stands for reverence, humility and innocence.




Tropical wedding invitations
If you happen to be having a beach or destination wedding, a tropical flower design would be very appropriate to your theme.






Maybe you don't have a specific flower wedding theme but are looking for a unique wedding invitation, there are many whimsical floral designs to choose from such as the dandelion invitation pictured here.

Another option to having an actual floral design on your wedding invitation is to simply choose a paper color that matches the color(s) of your flowers.