| Modern living isn't just a lifestyle - it's a look. | | | | deep color for the base layer. Glue on a smaller |
| Think streamlined. Understated. It's all about | | | | sheet in a neutral shade. Coordinate the invitation |
| high-quality materials and simple lines. How do you | | | | colors with your wedding. |
| get this in a modern wedding invitation? Think | | | | You've just created eye candy. |
| design, color, and texture. | | | | Modern Texture |
| Modern Design | | | | The modern invitation moves beyond your basic |
| Yesterday's wedding invitations were ornate | | | | smooth paper. |
| creations on heavy white paper. Rectangular | | | | You can find paper embedded with leaves. Or |
| paper. Really rebellious people used a colored ink | | | | flowers. |
| for the text. | | | | Two-tone shimmery paper. Paper so nubby you |
| Boring. | | | | start petting it. |
| Now, it's all about choices. Modern invitations come | | | | With all these choices, it's easy to go crazy. You |
| in any shape you can dream up. Squares. Circles. | | | | want your wedding invitations to be fun. And |
| Or in the form of ticket stubs. | | | | beautiful. |
| And the envelopes that hold them are gorgeous. | | | | But your guests should know what it is when it |
| Stroll through a specialty paper store. You'll find | | | | comes in the mail. |
| envelopes that open like flowers. Or origami-like | | | | For the perfect modern look, balance all of these |
| structures with intricate folds. | | | | factors. |
| The modern invitation isn't just a message. It's a | | | | Let your outer envelope sport a nubby texture. |
| work of art. | | | | Or a cool shape. Let your guest find a clean white |
| And a keepsake in its own right. | | | | square mounted on a lavish background color. |
| Modern Color | | | | Let the color, texture, and design draw them into |
| White never goes out of style. But it isn't the only | | | | the mood of your wedding. Before they even |
| option. | | | | arrive. |
| Choose a paper in a vivid color if that suits your | | | | The modern invitation isn't just a look. It's an |
| personality. | | | | experience. |
| A more modern invitation has layers. Choose a | | | | It's perfection. |