Current Trends for Wedding Invitation Cards

Wedding invitation cards set the tone and theme for your special day, in addition to providing guests with all basic information. If you are in the process of looking for invitations and are overwhelmed by the thousands of options available, consider some of the top trends. Much like fashion in the present, wedding invitation cards are bold and bright, with a focus on patterns and contrasting colors. Subdued is out, and vibrant is in.

Wedding invitation cards have often focused on pale shades, or on a tinted, solid-colored background. While such cards can still be found, couples are now turning toward more bold and bright styles while sticking with traditional wedding themes. Instead of pale pink or blue, these cards may instead substitute magenta or cobalt blue, having such a shade pop out against a solid-color background. Similarly, patterns used for the background are composed entirely of bright and eye-popping shades.

In the same vein of contrasts, silhouette styles are also popular, placing the outline of a graphic against a solid-color or patterned background. While silhouettes traditionally consist of a black image on a white background, much like a shadow against a solid-colored wall, wedding invitations are taking some liberties. Instead of solid black, the silhouette may be brown. The background, similarly, may be a bold shade or pattern. Silhouette cards come in styles for all themes, such as fall and beach weddings.

A bit of shimmer often turns ordinary cards into extraordinary wedding invitations. Rather than going with subtle silver or a quartz shimmer, however, card styles are taking a bolder approach in this aspect with gold. A hint of gold may highlight an edge of an image or a border, or may pervade the entire background of an invitation card.

Because of the recession, cutting costs and being thrifty overall have been socially acceptable, and weddings are no exception. Going on the same path as bolder and pattern-centric styles, casual wedding invitation cards are gaining in popularity. Costing less and using two sides of a card for all information, these casual styles still get the information across to your guests and allow for more graphic and wording choices.