Wedding Invitations are like movie trailers; they provide sneak previews of the moods, feel and highlights of the different weddings. Hence, wedding invites are usually ordered by set. Aside from the ceremony invitation which contains the names of the bride and groom, names of the hosts, date and time of the wedding, the ceremony location, the names of the bridal party and the appropriate attire, they also include other inserts such as the ff:
- A reception card: That explains or describes the reception (E.g. Dinner and Dance Reception) and direct guests to the reception venue.
- A direction card: Which enables the guest to find out the couple’s wedding ceremony and location venue.
- An RSVP/Reply Card: The will enable the couple to know the final headcount of those who will be gracing their big day.
- A stamped reply card envelope: pre addressed to the location where the couple wants their gifts to be sent.
While collating the necessary details and studying on the fonts and wordings to be used in the wedding invitation, couples can decide what types of packaging to use on their which are the following:
- Traditional Panel Card: This is simply an elegant card paper folded like a mailing envelope. The invitation card and the other inserts are slides directly in it.
- Pocket Fold: This actual invitation material is inserted in this packaging folded like a folder. Guests slide out the invitation card and other inserts to reveal the information regarding the wedding ceremony and reception.
- Insert Slides: This is a horizontal booklet cover that opens to reveal information inserted in it. The inserts are layered to enable the guests to easily which cards contain which information.
- Self-Mailer: This wedding invitation does not need a separate envelope because the information about the wedding ceremony and reception are already printed on the paper inserts that sits inside the mailer (which is a card paper designed to close itself when folded a personalized sticker or tie secures the self-mailer in place.
- Box: A box invitation varies in style, fabric, material, even in shape. It is perfect for an out of the box wedding theme where material and the shape of the invitation is not the typical rectangular card paper but could be a flip flop (for a beach wedding) or a cd (for a Broadway-inspired wedding). The lid of a box invitation is usually shut close by a ribbon and upon opening the lid, the guest discovers that different inserts containing the information about the wedding.
After deciding on the wedding invite’s packaging material, which greatly affects the invitation’s total costs, the soon-to-be wed couple can now choose the design of the invite which is aligned to the wedding motif and color themes. Hence, wedding invitation designs can be classical, beach, retro, summer, spring, winter, fall, all-white, colorful, and playful. Below are sample wedding invitation designs for your reference:
