More and more couples are choosing to get married abroad. And what better way to invite your guests than with beach wedding invitations.

There are many beach themed wedding invitations available from photographic to cartoon style designs. You might want to choose an informal design as many weddings abroad are more informal than a traditional ceremony in a church. In fact this is why many couples choose to marry away from home. They want a more relaxed day with just close friends and family.

Here are some ideas for themes for your beach wedding invitations:

Palm Trees
Beach
Sand
Sea Shells
Sea
Exotic Flowers and Fruits
Sun Set
Colours – Sky Blue, Aqua Marine, Sandstone, Gold, Orange, Yellow

Ordering

As with any invite you need to order them well in advance. However, when getting married abroad this is especially important as guests will need to make travel arrangements. They will most likely need to save up too. Give your guests as much information as you can about travel and hotel arrangements. You can include this information inside the invite if there is room. If not send a guest information card.

Wedding Blessing

Some couples want to have their marriage blessed by a priest or other religious leader on their return. This is also a chance for guests who could not attend the wedding to celebrate with you. A wedding blessing invitation is very similar to a normal wedding invite except for the wording. An example is given below.

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Smith
would like to invite you
to join them at a
Blessing of their Marriage
at…

Wedding Reception on Your Return

Many couples have a reception after they return for their guests who could not attend the wedding. You might choose to carry on the beach theme and use the same invites that you used for your wedding.

Traditional wedding invitations are normally fairly simple in design. Often printed on white or cream card they may contain simple embellishments such as subtle embossed printing, foil printing or a small bow or ribbon. For a more personalised wedding invitation why not consider our Sorrento design, http://www.love2print.co.uk/209-716/Sorrento.php. The front of the card is personalised with the monogram of the Bride and Groom in raised black ink. To see our other traditional wedding invitations visit http://www.love2print.co.uk/209/Traditional-Wedding-Invitations.php.

Collisons are due to release a new album of wedding invitations by the name of Infinity. These new range of wedding stationery will be customisable with a choice of shape, colours, patterns, card, ribbons and much more. Watch this space for this new range of wedding invitations.

Civil Partnership wedding invitations are available in a wide variety of styles, themes and colour options. Whether you are looking for a more traditional invite or something completely different you are bound to find something with the wide choice of designs available online.

Designs

Some wedding stationers provide specific invitations for civil ceremonies. But why do the designs have to be any different to from traditional wedding invitations? Most invitations on the market are perfectly suitable and the wordings inside the invitation can usually be adapted to suit any type of wedding.

When looking for designs the best variety can be found online. Not all high street retailers provide a large choice, although they probably will have at least a small selection. Some online stationers specialise in “pink” weddings, however, also consider more traditional stationers as they are likely to have many designs that can be adapted to a civil partnership wedding.

Choosing the Right Style

Think carefully about the style of wedding your are having. Do you have a particular theme? Maybe a specific colour scheme? If you are not sure what style of invitation to pick create an inspiration board. Collect images from magazines and websites to create a montage of your favourite flowers, favours, dresses and all things wedding. This will help you decide on the style of civil partnership invitation to choose.

Wording Your Wedding Invitations

You may choose to adapt a more traditional wedding invite wording. For example the traditional way is to have the bride’s parents as invitees. This could be changed to;

Mr. and Mrs. Smith along with Mr. and Mrs. Jones
would like to invite you to….

Or

Together with their parents
Sarah Jessica Smith and Louise Andrea Jones
would like to invite you to…

If you are wanting a modern wording you might want to consider;

Sarah Smith and Louise Jones
would like to invite you
to join them as they pledge
their life long commitment to each other
at a Civil Partnership Ceremony

We are currently working on our new wedding invitation website. This new website will be easy to use, quicker and more attractive. Our wedding invitations will be grouped in new catergories so it is easier to find the perfect design. Each product page will contain tabs that show extra photos, descriptions, related wedding stationery and product reviews. We are aiming to launch this new website this summer, so watch this space!

Pink wedding invitations create a romantic feel to your wedding day. Think delicate floral patterns, butterflies, roses and ribbons. Compliment the pink theme with pink organza favour bags and pink table confetti.

Pink Ribbon Wedding Invitations

Pink Calla Lily Wedding Invitations

Pink Butterfly Wedding Invitations

Pink Floral Patterned Wedding Invitations

Accessories – Coordinate your wedding stationery with matching accessories.

Bespoke – If you looking for something a bit different or something unique consider getting a wedding stationer to create a new design just for you.

Couple – You should purchase your wedding stationery as a couple, so both of you are happy with the choice.

Deadline – Make sure you allow enough time for your stationery to printed. Last minute orders can be expensive (printers normally charge a premium for rush jobs) and stressful.

Evening Invitations – These are sent to your friends and family who you would like to attend the evening reception only.

Favours – Why not colour coordinate your wedding reception stationery such as place cards and menus with your wedding favours?

Guests – Consider your guests when writing your invitations. Is there anything they need to know? Such as parking restrictions at the venue or a specific dress code.

Help – It can be a big job complying the guest list, writing and sending invites. Get friends and family to help you out.

Information Cards – These can be sent with your wedding invitations. They can contain extra information such as directions and a gift list.

Jewel – For sparkly invites decorate your stationery with jewels. Think diamante stickers in varying colours to add that special something to your wedding cards.

Keepsakes – Why not keep a some of your wedding stationery as keepsake. Perhaps frame it or put it in an album along with some photos.

Love – Love your wedding invitations as much as you love the rest of your wedding. Your wedding invitations should be personal to you and say something about you as a couple. Wedding invitations shouldn’t be left to the last minute.

Menus – Menus contain the courses of the wedding breakfast along with any speeches and toasts that are to take place. One or two can be placed on each table or if you prefer you can have one for each guest.

New – Don’t want something traditional? Then go for a new style of wedding invitation. A design with bold and bright colours and patterns.

Orders of Service – These are used to guide your guests through the wedding ceremony. They include hymns and readings.

Place Cards – Placed on tables to help direct your guests to their seats.

Questions – If your not sure just ask. If you have never been involved in a wedding before its not surprising that you are unfamiliar with how it all works.

Reply Cards – Sent with your wedding invitations to help encourage your guests to reply to your invitation.

Save the Date – An early reminder to guests to “save the day” or “keep the day” free. Great if you are getting married during holiday season.

Thank You Cards – These are sent after your wedding to your guests to thank for their attendance and any gifts received.

Unique – If you want something unique, consider caricature or photo invitations.

Venue – Remember to include venue information on with your invites. You might want to consider supplying a map or written directions in the envelope.

Wedding Invitations – These are sent to guests who you would like to attend your ceremony and wedding breakfast.

Xxx – For informal weddings finish your invitation with kisses. For formal celebration leave them off.

You – This is you and your partner’s wedding. Don’t feel pressured into making a decision because it is what family and friends want.

Zzzz – Sleep on it. Don’t make a rash decision when choosing your stationery. Consider it carefully, remember to order samples and consult several suppliers. This way you are sure to get the right wedding stationery at the right price.

The Sheer Pink Wedding Invitations from BelArto feature silver foiled hearts printed on a pink card. A delicate wrapper is fitted aroung the card and is kept in place by a pink chiffon ribbon. This design is perfect for a romantic baby pink themed wedding. Why not couple this wedding stationery with pink organza wedding favours.

Printed wedding invitations create a professional feel to your wedding stationery. They also exude an element of luxury and give your guests the impression that you have made an effort. Printed wedding invitations don’t have to be expensive, they can actually be very cost effective when you consider the amount of time and materials it takes to make the invitations yourself.

Printing

Many printing techniques are used and each technique creates a different feel and look to your wedding stationery.

Lithography or digital printing is used to create full colour invitations. This technique is comparatively cheap compared to other techniques such as letterpress. This printing method is great for photo invites or for modern invites that use bold colours and patterns.

Letterpress printing is relative expensive printing method. However, if you truly want luxury wedding stationery then this is the method to go for. Letterpress is more expensive due to the set-up and printing time needed to complete the stationery. If you are wanting a bespoke design then new dies will need to created. Letterpress invites are normally printed on very thick board, around 350gsm upwards.

Foil printing provides an element of luxury to your wedding cards but is more affordable. Foil comes in many colours not just silver and gold. However, these are the colours most commonly used on foil printed wedding invitations.

Wording

An advantage to printed wedding invitations is that if you choose a wording that does not need guest names you can spend a lot less time writing your invitations. With a wording that doesn’t use guest names you just need to write the names of the guest/s and their address on the front of the envelope. You time is then freed up to do other things.

Time

Another advantage to printed stationery is time. Most handmade wedding invitations are fairly time-consuming to make, even if you use a wedding stationer to make the cards. Printed cards can take 5 to 15 working days to complete. Handmade cards can be 4 to 8 weeks. Also, if you are in a hurry, most printers provide an express service so you can receive your stationery within a few days.

For high quality printed wedding invitations visit http://www.love2print.co.uk/208/All-Wedding-Invitations.php. We have a large selection of designs from modern to traditional. Several designs come in different colourways, some cards have 14 colour choices. So you are bound to find something that compliments your wedding theme.

This embossed wedding invitation features two red roses which overlap to hold the card shut. The invitation opens up to reveal your wedding details. These wedding invitations compliment both traditional and contemporary wedding themes. For more information about this design and to order visit http://www.love2print.co.uk/282-1197/Roses.php