| u are planning on getting married and have a | | | | Choosing the correct invitations for your Beach |
| tropical theme. | | | | Wedding is essential as they will help set the |
| The goods news is there are enough of options | | | | theme and tone for your special day. Your guests |
| out there to help you to pull of the perfect | | | | will go by the feel and design of your invitations |
| ambience for your special day.Choosing a tropical | | | | to pick up on the overall tone and preferred |
| theme for your wedding invitations is a great way | | | | ambiance.Let's look at a few options you usually |
| to start on this. | | | | have: |
| There are so many selections for you to think | | | | - Formal – even with the laid back and |
| about from the colorings that you want utilized on | | | | stunning setting of a beach you can still have a |
| the cards to the pictures that you want exhibited. | | | | traditional and formal look to your wedding, if you |
| You could either start with the colours and get a | | | | want to go down this avenue then you should |
| corresponding picture, or better would be to start | | | | chose a fairly detailed invitation in a conventional |
| with a "beachy" or tropical image, let's say a palm | | | | style spelling out the formality of the occasion. |
| tree, and then find the fitting colours. | | | | # Semi Formal - One step closer to the casual |
| You could either start with the colors and get a | | | | would be a semi informal wedding. Not quite |
| matching image, or better would be to start with | | | | entirely casual yet still relaxed and refined. Use a |
| a "beachy" or tropical image, let's say a palm tree, | | | | fairly simple invitation, maybe with a small beach |
| and then find the corresponding colours. | | | | or palm tree motif. Also keep your wording more |
| In general tropical colours are much more rich | | | | on the casual side to convey the atmosphere you |
| than colours found outside the tropics so you are | | | | are trying to accomplish. |
| looking to select from brighter shades of reds, | | | | - Informal – with an Informal Beach |
| greens, blues and yellows. | | | | Wedding you have many options and the type of |
| Whether you are having a Formal Wedding, Semi | | | | invitation that you chose depends entirely upon |
| Formal Wedding or an Informal Wedding you can | | | | the theme of the wedding or whether it is going |
| use influences from the tropics to a deeper or | | | | to be a casual gathering. If it is a themed wedding |
| lesser extent for example: | | | | then you want the invitation to make it perfectly |
| The formal wedding for example demands to | | | | clear what the theme is you should use graphics |
| have only subtle tropical hints. A good model | | | | to drive home the theme so for example if you |
| would be raised shapes or highlights and splashes | | | | are having a tropical theme you might want to |
| of colours included in the design. | | | | use tropical cocktails or trees in the background |
| The semi or informal wedding on the other hand | | | | I cannot stress enough how key your choice of |
| doesn't demand for you to stick to tradition; | | | | invitations is in order to set the scene for your |
| hence the styles and color combination you can | | | | ideal day. They are not just to invite people to |
| use are much more plentyful and less limiting. | | | | your wedding but to express to them the type |
| There is really no limit on what you can | | | | of wedding that you are going to have so that |
| accomplish. | | | | they can attend fully prepared! |