| Postcard wedding invitations are a popular choice | | | | tied in a knot or bow to complete the design. |
| for many brides. There are many choices of | | | | Alternatively other embellishments such as paper |
| postcard wedding invitations from classic to | | | | flowers, bows, charms and pearls can be utilised |
| modern designs, and there is something to suit | | | | to decorate the wedding card. |
| everyone's taste. | | | | Modern Postcard Wedding Invites |
| Traditional Postcard Invitations | | | | Modern wedding invitations come in a wide range |
| Traditionally wedding invites were plain sheets of | | | | of styles and use many printing techniques and |
| card with your wedding details written in black ink | | | | paper finishes. |
| on the front. Modern equivalents can be | | | | If you want to have foil printing but have a more |
| purchased today but extras such as embossing | | | | modern feel to your wedding stationery combine |
| and foil can be supplied. Raised ink makes a great | | | | the foil printing with coloured card. Dark purple, |
| addition to these simple but elegant cards. It adds | | | | chocolate brown and dark green work well with |
| texture and interest to the design. Some printers | | | | gold foil. Light pinks, lime green and blue work well |
| will have a choice of raised ink, you don't have to | | | | with silver. |
| stick to plain black. | | | | Another option to consider is velum overlaid |
| Another great way to add that special something | | | | wedding invitations. Velum overlaid designs consist |
| to your wedding stationery is to choose foil | | | | of a single sheet of plain or patterned card |
| printing. Foil can be combined with embossing and | | | | overlaid with a sheet of velum printed with your |
| an elegant serif font to create a timeless and | | | | wedding details. Often the velum is attached to |
| classic feel to your wedding stationery. | | | | the card underneath with a ribbon threaded |
| If completely plain cards are too simple for your | | | | through a hole in both the top and bottom sheet. |
| taste you can choose a design that uses a ribbon | | | | |