Montreal Wedding Planning: An unconventional glossary for memorable wedding celebrations: : Letter I: Invitations

A wedding invitation is much more than a piece of stationery, or an electronic request. If you read the previous blog posts: Your Guests are Gifts and Hearts and Hugs, you know that the guest list important so that you are surrounded by your supportive and loving village on this milestone day. If someone is meaningful enough to you to receive an invite to the wedding, then the invitation stands as a symbol of their importance and a welcome to attend and celebrate with you.

“It is no harm to accept an invitation of a stranger,
but better visit an occasion of people we know well.”

— Toba Beta

Here are a few things to consider around invitations:

Readability

There are thousands of fonts out there, and cursive fonts are very popular for wedding invitations because of their association with romance, elegance and tradition. But, some fonts are too cursive, making it almost impossible to decipher them. You don’t want guests to struggle with reading the invitation, and you don’t want to struggle either when looking back at your invitations in your photographs. Do a readability test. Even if you feel you can read the font just fine, ask three other people. If at least 2 of them find it a little too difficult, consider continuing the search.

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Consider design

A rule of thumb of design is to have a main element, a secondary element and an accent or detail. This applies to both online and printed materials. If you have an invitation designer, they would walk you through these choices, but if you’re doing it yourself, keep that formula in mind to help guide your choices. You would choose a main font that would be used for the title of the invitation, a secondary font to introduce details of your event, and a small accent that can be used to stress an important detail. You can also do same for a colour scheme - a main colour, a secondary and an accent. In this way, you can design an invitation that is visually pleasing to the eye and renders well in photographs.

Photography tips for invitations:

Bring a complete invitation kit with you to your preparation space

Having the entire kit: the invitation, rsvp card, envelope (perhaps with custom interior) and any embellishments like stamps, is great for the photographer to use for the detail photos. It’s not always top of mind which is why I offer a reminder, because the invitations themselves might be lost or degrade over time and the photograph becomes the enduring souvenir.

Frame the invitation

Framing adds elegance and presence to the invitation itself and looks lovely in the photos. You can choose a frame that matches the theme of your wedding, which gives it that extra something to bring that day together.

Bonus that you can display the frame in your home later!