| Are you trying to decide between classic wedding | | | | are essentially classic, but the folio envelope and |
| invitations and a more modern style? These days, | | | | the wide range of colors pack a thoroughly |
| the lines have blurred, but there are still some | | | | modern punch. The modern bride can dare to be |
| distinct differences between the traditional classic | | | | different without being cutesy, with mix and |
| style wedding invitations and modern wedding | | | | match color choices that include chocolate, |
| invitations. Here’s a quick breakdown to help | | | | turquoise, pink and apple green. |
| you decide whether your wedding invitation tastes | | | | Embellishments in Modern Wedding Invitations |
| run to the traditional, or whether your wedding | | | | |
| invitation choices are setting the tone for a | | | | Traditional wedding invitations carried very few |
| thoroughly modern wedding. | | | | embellishments. The formal presentation of classic |
| Paper Choices | | | | wedding invitations is part of their appeal and |
| | | | charm. Modern wedding invitations recognize very |
| The classic wedding invitation is printed on heavy | | | | few limitations in decoration and embellishments. |
| ecru or white paper. That paper is used for all | | | | Designers like Vera Wang and Anna Griffin bring |
| parts of the classic wedding invitation with the | | | | their unmistakable styles to wedding invitations, |
| exception of a tissue paper liner that is placed | | | | adding flourishes and bold, splashy prints to both |
| over the invitation itself. | | | | the wedding invitation itself and to the other |
| Modern wedding invitations may be printed on any | | | | elements of the invitations package. |
| high-quality paper, and the colors vary widely. As | | | | Anna Griffin’s line of Platinum Swirls wedding |
| late as the 1980s, even such simple and subtle | | | | invitations invokes the classic and traditional with |
| color choices as a touch of gold leaf in the | | | | heavy ecru backing paper and slim, stylish silver |
| invitation border lifted an invitation from the | | | | borders. The use of white and silver is a clear nod |
| traditional into the modern – and somehow | | | | to the traditional, and a platinum ribbon layered |
| irreverent – category. While traditional wedding | | | | between the backing and the wording panel is the |
| invitations are still very popular, modern wedding | | | | ultimate in modern elegance. This Anna Griffin |
| invitations sparked with color and patterns are | | | | design and others make it clear that modern and |
| quite acceptable. | | | | elegant are definitely not mutually exclusive. |
| One very classic invitation style that still has a | | | | The Vera Wang Wedding Invitation Collection |
| modern feel is the Pearl Border on Ecru Wedding | | | | features bold, modern graphics in striking styles |
| Invitations from Rytex Weddings’ The | | | | and colors. There’s nothing shrinking violet |
| Wedding Collection. The ecru card panel is | | | | about these stunning invitations. The Empress |
| bordered with a pearlized ecru border that is | | | | Jewel wedding invitation from the Vera Wang |
| understated and elegant. Make it modern by | | | | Letterpress line of wedding invitations is an |
| choosing ink in the color of your choice. | | | | example of Wang’s bold style. The horizontal |
| The Inviting Company’s Wedding Collection | | | | orientation is a departure from the classic vertical |
| also adds whimsy to a very traditional ecru panel | | | | card, and the colored top and bottom beaded |
| wedding invitation. The collection of modern | | | | borders are beautifully asymmetrical. Asymmetry |
| wedding invitations that nod to the past include | | | | is a mark of Wang’s modern wedding |
| the Chapel Vellum Panel wedding invitation, printed | | | | invitations, elegantly handled to create a striking |
| on a heavy white vellum panel and bordered in | | | | border for the most important words of your life. |
| soft silver. The charming line drawing of a little | | | | The Text |
| chapel makes this wedding invitation simple, sweet | | | | |
| and romantic. | | | | The wording on invitations is yet another place |
| Color Choices in Classic and Modern Wedding | | | | where the classic differs from the modern |
| Invitations | | | | wedding invitation. Wedding etiquette decrees |
| | | | specific phrases and tenor for the wedding |
| Traditional classic wedding invitations are white or | | | | invitation, but many modern couples are |
| ecru, with touches of silver, pearl or gold on the | | | | eschewing the traditional to make their wedding |
| borders or to accent embossed elements of the | | | | invitations a statement of their personal feelings |
| card. Despite the limited colors, there are still | | | | and beliefs. |
| many choices of classic wedding invitations that | | | | The wording differs in another way between |
| will appeal to both the traditional and the modern | | | | modern and classic wedding invitations. Tradition |
| bride. | | | | calls for black, raised engraving in a formal font. |
| While the most traditional wedding invitations | | | | Modern invitations are much freer and more open. |
| feature no decoration other than the wording of | | | | Most invitations today are thermal printed rather |
| the invitation itself, which is invariably engraved in | | | | than engraved, and the thermal printing process |
| black on ecru or white – many modern | | | | produces the same raised lettering that engraving |
| invitations capture the classic, traditional feel with | | | | does. Modern invitations may also be printed in |
| embossed borders. To retain a truly classic feel, | | | | any color chosen by the wedding couple without |
| choose a wedding invitation that has even borders | | | | raising eyebrows. The Mix ‘n’ Match |
| on all four sides with a wedding-inspired pattern. | | | | Custom Wedding Invitation Collection allows |
| You will also find many modern wedding invitations | | | | couples to choose colors that mix, match, |
| styles that have a very classic feel to them. One | | | | coordinate and contrast for bold, modern |
| of the most innovative and unusual wedding | | | | invitations that make a clear, memorable |
| invitations styles is a 5 x 7 V-Flap Folio Pocket | | | | statement about your wedding. |
| wedding invitation. The clean lines and presentation | | | | |