When it comes down to picking a wedding theme for a special day, there are so many to choose from and it can be exhausting for the bride and groom to come to a decision with all the ideas and inspiration popping up on the World Wide Web, recommendations from friends and much more. To make things easier for the bridal couple, we have compiled some top wedding themes that are ideal for decor as well as wedding invitation designs.

1.  Beach

The beach is a greatly loved venue for wedding, and with it you will have many inspirations present. Use anything from the horizon and the sunset to the waves, the beach and the seashells to bring about a beautiful theme, for your special day and wedding invitations.

2. Chic

Being stylish and fashionable is an art maybe people endorse, and you can infuse this into your wedding invites and wedding themes elegantly.  You can take sophisticated design elements, whether its modern or traditional and make it work according to your tastes and likes.

3. Country

From the soothing creams, browns and red of the earth, you get the country style and with it the rustic appeal, so many brides and grooms are so fascinated by. Bring together a great colour with an effect that will making it more authentic and appealing, such as antiquities and bring your styles out through your wedding day.

4. Floral

Floral themes can include many species, from roses, cherry blossoms, lilies that are delicate to orchids, frangipani which is tropical and exotic to bring together a style that best suits your personalities. With floral theme, you can find yourself with photographic or illustrated wedding invites, which are both beautiful on their own and together.

5. Romantic

We are all romantics at heart, no matter how hard we try to hide it from others and it is okay for it to show, especially on your one big day. Find what appeals to you in regard to romanticism from your venue, the flowers you have chosen or even something you both cherish dear to your hearts and make it work.

6. Vintage

Many say that ‘old is gold’, and it has never been truer than with vintage design elements, especially when they are infused into your big day. From the choice of venue that has a Victorian feel to it, or even the effect you want for your wedding invitation, find your inspiration by visiting such places or perusing through various artefacts and books on vintage art and decor to find the right look for you

A continuation of Wedding Dress Inspired Wedding Invitation Designs, we bring you more invite designs that are reminiscent of the beautiful wedding dress the bride will wear down the aisle. Previously, we highlighted designs of wedding invitations such as brocade, floral accents and lace borders, with options made available by DreamDay Invitations that fits the bill. In this article, we do the same with the likes of ornate designs, pleats and line designs, damask, as well as black styles and a mixture of designs that can go well together.

Ornate Designs are generally considered intricate, with complex patterns or are heavily ornamented. If you are planning a rather luxurious wedding, then this is the best fit for you and your wedding dress inspired wedding invite. The likes of Embossed Wedding Dance hold two designs, one that is embossed whilst the other intricate design is found in silver. Another example offered by DreamDay Invitations is Vogue, which has an intricate and ornate design in its border.

Damask is considered an ornate design by default but has a distinct shape and pattern, which clearly sets it apart. This rich design and pattern is usually found in fabric and is a superb choice of design that can be found in a lace wedding dress. Wedding invitation design includes the likes of Crown Damask and Heirloom Pride.

Mixture of Designs is quite trendy nowadays, where you mix varying designs together to bring a great balance of fusion. One such example is through Silk Cascade where elements of stripes and damask fuse to a great balance.

Intricate Glimmer is also seen in wedding dresses where you take an element of sparkle and infuse it into your dress design for a touch of pizzazz. You can carry that forward in your wedding invite with foil printing such as that done in Grand Caress.

Pleats and Lines are essentially stripes, with depth and highlights. You can accessorise with items such as pearls and beads to form the pattern, which has been used on your dress. An example of such a wedding invite with accents of pearls included in the design is Ageless Treasure by DreamDay Invitations.

Black has quickly become a favourite for brides, using it as a great way to add a contrast piece or element to their wonderful wedding dress. Like so, you can do the same by adding such accents such as in Timeless Tulle.

These are all ways in which you can draw inspiration from your wedding dress and reflect it on your wedding invitation. However, it is important to have found your wedding dress before you get started on your invites if you want it to be so.

The most important day of your life is approaching. Yes, you are getting married, and it is a day you will remember for the rest of your life. So, why shouldn’t you make that one special day memorable in so many ways.  You can do so by making your wedding invitations beautiful with the help of intricate designs and choice of typography you use on the invitation design.

Some people say that simple and wild, being two contrasts, will go well together, and I agree. There are ways in which you can make a design, whether it is for the wedding invitations, to the Save the Date cards and other wedding stationery really beautiful, by using both styles in a harmonious balance that you end up with a masterpiece.

Let us say you have chosen an intricate design, such as filigree as the design element that will be used throughout the wedding, from the save the date cards to the wedding invitations and then the wedding stationery on the big day itself. The way you keep to the style itself is by adding text in a typography that is elegant and neat, because the filigree design will take up the border while the clean text will balance the equilibrium perfectly.  Likewise, if you opt for a simple design, such as that of a striped border, or even a chevron design with smooth and clean lines, you could opt for a font facing that is elaborate and whimsical. Even with no design, on a blank canvas, you can do the same thing, and let the text typography of your wedding invitation convey the story.

Wedding design elements usually include vector drawings especially if you are opting for intricate ones. The styles itself will be dependent on the theme you have chosen, from the likes of retro to floral, vintage that can include Roman, Grecian, Romanesque, baroque and so much more. Damask, filigree, toile are also favourites, but we should not forget simplistic designs such as chevron, polka dots, lines or stripes and so forth. The font you use, or rather the typography were once limited to serif and san serif. With san serif, you open a door to many possibilities, once being script, which has many faces and styles that are linked to calligraphy. Calligraphy plays a big role in wedding invitations along with typography, and your choice of style can actually set the tone of your wedding, from fun and casual to formal but fun. Try out several samples of wedding invitation design to visually decide on what you want before you order your wedding invites, to be on the safe side.

As a bride, you might have dreamed of this day for quite some time, discussed what you wanted for your special day with your sisters or even your best friends over the years. This warm and loving occasion should be a beautiful one, and a pink wedding with pink wedding invitations, pink decor and attire for the bridesmaids, will definitely set the tone.

When you think of pink, you might have already have a particular shade in mind, but that is not just what pink is about. Pink comprises of many shades, hues and tones that can make or even break a design element, where many people do not realise or know about. Selecting which tone is right for you, your vision for your wedding and one that your fiancé will agree to can take some thought and time.

The colour of choice for your wedding invitations would also depend on the theme you choose. Most couples will assume that a pink wedding invitation would have a floral theme, but really, it need not be so. There are many wedding themes such as contemporary to vintage classics provided you select the right hues, shades and tones of pink.  Soft colours of the lighter shades of pink would be ideal if you are trying to create a soft look to your wedding decor or even wedding invitations.  If you want contrasting or bold design elements to your special day, then brighter or darker tones of pink would be apt, maybe with design elements such as hearts would be ideal, especially if the special day falls on Valentine’s Day.

DreamDay Invitations has a great range of pink wedding invitations for your choosing. Make sure you browse through all the available options, or even opt for a DIY wedding invitation kit, for your dream day wedding.

Your wedding dress could very well be the most important design element of the wedding day for the bride, with the big unveiling of it when walking down the aisle.  This week we bring you wedding invitations designs inspired by your choice of wedding dress. This way, the invitees will instantly think of the wedding invitations when they see the bride walking down the aisle in her beautiful bridal dress. Wedding dress trends change every year, but the certain design elements stay constant and can be spotted in new designs that are making waves in the industry. With such wedding design elements, we will bring you some insight into how you can gather inspiration from your wedding dress and then use it for your wedding invitation design.

There are many beautiful dresses out there, and the varying design elements are many. We will discuss a few of them and offer you wedding invitations from DreamDay Invitations that reflect it and are ideal choices for your big day.

Brocade is known as a rich decorative design that is often made with silk coloured thread, usually gold or silver when it comes to the wedding dress. When it comes to your wedding invite design, DreamDay Invitation’s Love Stencil would be ideal, in silver or gold, or even foil printing depending on how glamorous you want it to be.

Floral accents are usually found on wedding invites, because no wedding would be complete without flowers. However, some brides prefer to have some floral accents on their wedding dress and like so, you can find a similar design on the invite design as well. Something along the lines of Rose Splendour that features roses, Dandelion Dusk that features tiny dandelion balls in a beautiful design, and many more floral wedding invitations available in the collection.

Lace Borders are beautiful on any piece of apparel, if they are done just right, and you can follow the same theme here, with using lace elements on your wedding invitations design and creating an enchanting look. There are many lace designs out there, so finding the right one would be based on your preference.  Crest of Love is one such type of lace element wedding invite, which has pointed scallops whilst Fantasy and Cloud Nine are more rounded and intricate.

In our next article instalment of Wedding Invitation Ideas, we will bring to you more options of Wedding Dress Inspired Wedding Invitations Designs, which include the likes of ornate elements, pleats and lines, damask, smooth textures and a mixture of varying elements that make up beautiful art. Stay tuned and Happy New Year to all!

With the Fall season dawning on Australia between the 1^st of March and 31^st of May, if you are planning on hosting your wedding in that season, then your decor will most likely be inspired by the colours and wonders of fall. Therefore, in this instalment of Wedding Invitations Ideas we bring you “Wedding Invitation and Ideas for Fall Weddings”.

Colours for a Fall Wedding

Popular colours for fall or autumn weddings include bold and dashing hues and tones, such as Burgundy, Dark Green, Navy Blue, Silver, Gold, Creams, Burnt Orange, Taupe, Brown and Plum. Utilising these colours in your wedding invitations and decor will make an elegant wedding element, one that will make a statement about your big day. Now that you have your wedding colours in mind, let us look at your wedding inspirations and accents, which you can use for your wedding invites and decor.

Inspirations

The season itself can act as an inspiration for your wedding, invitation and decor. However, there are some elements of autumn, which stand out more than the rest, where you can make use of it in your design. These include the likes of leaves, acorns, cedar accents, apples, wheat and much more. Autumn is ideal for garden wedding, or even barnyard weddings, creating a homely feel in the decor.  Other types of accents, which you can use, include the likes of fall flowers or even wild flowers, pumpkins and other fall vegetation and much more.

DreamDay Invitations has a collection for autumn weddings, and in this collection, you will find wedding invitation designs such as Autumn Garden that has a rich and elegant look to it. You can have foil printing on it for a touch of pizzazz. A floral wedding invite design would be Oriental Blossoms that has a soothing effect with flowers on its facing. Autumn Leaf is another design that has tones of cream and brown in it with a vintage touch to the design. Butterfly Flourish that features ornate butterflies is in a pattern and is beautiful to behold. Antique Amber, which also has a vintage touch, is home to the colour of fall and is ideal for your wedding day.  When it comes to brown wedding invitations and those in that shade and hue, you can also opt for the likes of Damask Charm, Tapestry, Dancing Butterflies, Silk Cascade, Velvet Plume and much more.

Romance is in the air as you count down the days to your wedding day. As soon as you figure out where you want to be married, your next thought is you need to invite your loved ones and friends. So, you get out a notebook and start making a list of everyone you want invited, but there is the question of the type of wedding theme you would like to have, and the only thing you can think of is that you want a romantic wedding. If that is what you want, then a romantic wedding, with romantic wedding invitation is what you will have. This article offers you some romantic inspirations that you can theme your wedding invitations after.

Fairytale Wedding Invitations

Ever since you were a child, having read or heard fairytales, you have always wanted to have a fairytale happy ending and now it’s coming true. You can have yourself a whimsical wedding, with the decor being extravagant yet in an elegant manner. Colour schemes can range from soft peach hues to pink, orange, blue and even purple. Intricate designs of filigree or lace with tinges of foil printing such as Cascade Crest, Crest of Love or Moonlight Silhouette would make a lovely fairytale wedding invitation.

Valentines Wedding Invitations

Getting married on Valentines’ Day is definitely really romantic. What better way making a double celebration of a lovely day. You could use red, roses and hearts as your theme, and make it a beautiful day. Velvet Pearls and Elegant Hearts are lovely choices available through DreamDay Invitations.

Vintage Wedding Invitations

Bygone eras evoke such romance, hidden in the architecture to a beautiful ring or even a handheld fan that was passed down through generations. Ruffle through some old pictures, take a walk through the city and find beautiful building left behind or even an old movie and jolt your inspiration forward for a vintage wedding. Invitations could include the likes of Cupid’s Kiss and Chandelier Impression.

Floral Wedding Invitations

Bestowing flowers upon someone is such a romantic gesture, and flowers are vital in weddings, for the bouquet to the wedding decor. There are many flowers to choose from depending on what you will be featuring at your big day, you can use them on your wedding invitations as well. Roses are favoured among many, but the likes of Orchid are uncommon and quite lovely to look at and romantic. Have a look at Framed White Rose and Orchid Obsession for your wedding invitations.

Shakespearean Wedding Invites

Shakespearean times or rather Elizabethan times are wonderful as they evoke a sense of majestic elegance that is ideal for a wedding theme. When it comes to design elements take into account floral accents, to regal borders and gold etching. Renaissance Kiss or even Grand Caress would be ideal for this type of wedding.

One of the hardest things to do is figuring out whom to invite for your wedding day and then sending those wedding invitations. In this installation of Wedding Invitations Ideas, we will be featuring people whom you have to invite and those whom you can opt out of with due reason. This might make your guest list-deciding factor an easier task. Firstly, you have your must have attendees on your big day.

Family – Your immediate family is anyway a given. The first thing anyone does when taking into account family event is count your own family in the list of invitees. You need not send your family wedding invitations, but count them within your guest list. This way you can save a little on your budget.

Relatives – Your extended family is necessary, and it is common courtesy to invite them. If you opt out to invite them, you might face issues later on and you could do without the agony of it all, so make sure to not leave anyone out.

Close Friends – Your closest friends might have been there for you and with you through thick and thin, therefore you might not see yourself getting married without them present.

Figuring out whom to invite and sending out your wedding invitation is tough mainly because you have a budget and a maximum number of guests allowed at your venue, and trying to fit your loved ones into that list can be a daunting affair. So let us figure out how we can make this wedding planning task easier. Here we are listing down some guest probabilities you can opt out of and optimize your wedding budget.

Childhood Friends – you may have made wedding plans ever since you were small and promised them they  will be at your wedding, but if you haven’t seen them in ages and have not kept in touch or vice versa you might want to give preference to others. Who knows if your old friends even remember this pact? Choose wisely, a guest list is precious.

Second Cousins – Your extended family does not always include your second or third cousins, and if you do not even know them, it is okay for you not to reserve space for them in your wedding guest list. You can save your wedding invitation for somebody else.

Great Aunts and Uncles – The same consideration that applies to your second cousins applies here as well. If you do not know them, and they do not know you, then it’s a wedding invitation saved.

Kids – Kids are not the always fans of long boring yet romantic events such as weddings and may cause some commotion or another during your vows. It might be awkward. Therefore, if you want a mess free and upbeat wedding, you can opt not to have kids at the wedding. It is up to you.

Non-mutual Friends – When you are going out, you always had your own friends, but sometimes those circles combine between yours and your fiancé’s, and you tend to hang out with them more than you do with people who aren’t. You can figure out whether you want to invite your non-mutual friends to your wedding, but only if you want to.

Non-So-Friendly Friends – Everyone has that friend who is not always friendly and gets on your nerve or on your fiancé’s nerve. It is true, it happens, and this could cause a dent in the happiest day of your lives. So, think carefully whether you would want someone like so at the biggest event of your lives.

Exes – if you do have exes, you might want to save them the awkward moments of seeing their former lovers walking down the aisle with somebody other than them. If you are on good terms with them, then it might not be an issue, but as a rule of thumb, exes do not always make the wedding guest list cut.

Friend’s Families – your friends are your family, some would say, but when it comes to their own families, they may not have made a huge impact in your life and they would not make a fuss if they were not invited. If these friend’s families have acted like your own family, then they are your extended family and an invite may be the best way to go about it.

Co-workers – many people debate on whether you should mix business with pleasure, or bring your work home. So, in the same way, decide whether you would want to include your work friends in your personal life and on your big day.

Neighbours – some of us have neighbourly neighbours and some of us do not. Figure out whether you would want your neighbours there and make your guest lists with them as the last on your list.

Once you have figured out your guest list for the big day, head out to the wedding invitations, figure out your designs, and start ordering the best wedding invitation out there. It is your special day, go BIG!

In last week’s article of Wedding Invitation Ideas – “The Do’s of Wedding Invitations”, we brought you insight into what you should keep in mind when planning and designing your wedding invitations. In this week’s instalment, we bring you what you should not do when it comes to wedding invitations, and points to be mindful or have noted.

1. Don’t Include Too Much Information On The Invite:  Your wedding invitation should be short and concise, whilst providing all the necessary information. Things that you should always include in the wedding invite are the date and time of the ceremony and the reception, the venue, invitees, the RSVP details, and dress code.
2. Don’t Forget To Use Inserts Maps: While accommodations and directions information is not always mandatory, your guests will appreciate it. Therefore, its considered polite and a nice gesture to ensure that guests will be given options of accommodation if they are coming out of town, and directions to get to the venue.
3. Don’t Include Registry Or Gift Information: Including registry or gift information on the wedding invitations itself is somewhat ‘tacky’ and not elegant and classy, which is what an wedding invite should be. , the best place to include that kind of information is with the shower invite
4. Don’t Have A Standby Guest List: It’s generally considered  rude to have a secondary guest list, in the event a number of people RSVP back with their regrets. Since the wedding invitations for that crowd will have to be sent out after the RSVPs are received, in this case the standby guest list invitees will be notified or note that they are last minute slots.
5. Don’t Use Labels On Envelopes: Pasting on printed labels can be the opposite of elegant. After putting in so much time and effort into the wedding invitation, it would be a waste to make it less elegant with a printed white envelope label. It is best to handwrite them, or simply have them printed on the envelope itself, as DreamDay Invitations does on all their envelopes.
6. Don’t Write Anything On The Envelopes Once It Is Sealed: Sealing the envelopes and then later handwriting the address information might make the whole writing experience and quality of the handwriting deter drastically. Therefore, handwrite the address information prior to sealing the wedding invitation envelope. If you opt to have the information printed onto the envelope as DreamDay Invitations does, then this will not be a problem.
7. Don’t Email Any Information: Though some consider it a good idea to send the save the date information via email, it lessens the effect of sending out a wedding invitation itself. When it comes to the wedding invite information, please opt out of emailing invitees the details.
8. Don’t Forget To Include The Dress Code: many people don’t think too much about the dress code, but it’s very important to include this information, for either the bridal couple to ensure everyone is appropriately dressed so that their wedding pictures come out well and also for the invitee to not feel conscious of themselves they are not dressed accordingly.
9. Don’t Use Too Many Abbreviations: The use of abbreviations is related to wedding invitation etiquette. Unless it is the likes of Mr., Mrs., Dr and Jnr., you should limit the use of abbreviations. The article on Wedding Invitation Etiquette will offer you more insight on what you should keep in mind.

Some say weddings are considered some of the best organised events that happen on a regular basis, and making sure that things continue to be so, many wedding specialists have noted certain things you should do and also certain things you should not to. Like so, Wedding Invitation Ideas has come up with some insight into the Dos of Wedding Invitations for you to keep in mind.

1. Give Yourself Plenty of Time with the Wedding Invitations: One of the first things you do when you have decided to get married and settled on a venue is send out your wedding invites. However, as it is the first introduction, it should be one that gives off a good impression, therefore spend some time thinking about the theme of the wedding, how the design related to other elements and make it aesthetically pleasing.
2. Be Organised: organised yourself and your wedding invitations. Have a plan and decide how your wedding invitations bundle will be presented, especially if you have accompaniments such as maps, accommodations and reply cards.
3. Get Help: Find people who can help you with the various tasks involved in getting your wedding invitations ready. It can sometimes be overwhelming and a fresh set of eyes can sometimes spot things that you might have overlooked.
4. Guest List: The guest list is very important, as that is the final list of whom you want to invite. However, getting the names and titles right is also very important, down to the spelling and how it is presented in terms of wedding invitations etiquette.
5. RSVP Your Guest: If RSVPs have not been received before the deadline that was specified in your wedding invitations, attempt to contact them to confirm their attendance, as it might cause issues on your special day if you have not accounted for certain guest who had not RSVPed but did show up for the wedding.
6. Save The Date Cards: If you are sending save the date cards, include postage feeds in the wedding invitations budget as it is in the same family of stationery. Your save the date cards are often the from the same design theme of the wedding stationery you are planning to use.
7. Important Information: Include the venue information, timing of both ceremony and reception, with the hour of the ceremony clearly mentioned as a formal note.
8. Have Contingencies: Order an approximate of twenty invites extra in case mistakes are made or you wish to expand the guest list.

With these few dos for your wedding invitations, you will find that wedding planning can be a breeze. Stay tuned for next week’s article on The Don’ts of Wedding Invitations.

Tastes differ from person to person, and when it comes to wedding planning, the same scenario will apply. Some couples agree on decisions but when it comes to various factors of the wedding, they may have their own tastes and ideas on how they should be, for example, the wedding invitations.

When it comes to choosing a design that speaks to you, it might involve a lot of time spent on browsing various choices. However, if you could list elements you would like to include in the design and compromise to agree, which would be the best course of action.  You could also opt for clean and modern wedding invitations that tend to mix and match elements as well as utilise designs that are bold but not overpowering the objective of sending out an invite. Let us look at ways in which you could add some ‘oomph’ into clean and modern wedding invitations.

Abstracts portray a modern look, especially if you use the right colours. Working best with contrasting colours, you can opt for lines or stripes, circles or polka dots, shapes and illustrations, provided they be laid neatly and in a clean manner on the wedding invitation itself. With concern to treatments used with abstract designs, what you opt for is to highlight areas of your invite by making it look special, either with embossing, engraving and even foil printing.

Mosaics that use basic shapes and photographs are making a hit in the industry. If you take circles or squares, by placing them randomly within a scope, you could arrive at a beautiful design for your clean and modern wedding invitations. If you use photographs, for example, in black and white or sepia, you could feature the couple in romantic poses and convey the love they hold for each other.

Another way to create a clean but modern look would be to add colour infusions as well as typography into the equation. By using the focal point as the base colour, which can be either light or dark, you can either use colours of the typography to highlight the significant part, or opt for font with sizing, or mixing fonts that are similar to highlight the important content. This way, not only is it clean, but also always interesting, as you are playing with the words. Add some invitation wording that is important to you and your fiancé, and soon you will have delightful wedding invitations in your hands.

Wedding invitations sets your wedding day in stone, because not only does it make a statement out of a particular day the bride will walk down the aisle make an already happy man, happier. And in the same way, the theme of your wedding will transcend from what will be featured on the wedding invitations and into the stationery, décor, attire and other design elements of the wedding too. Finding the right feel and look for your wedding invitations is an important step in planning your wedding.

DreamDay Invitations offers you several options of paper for you to choose from, the Ivory Cotton paper to Textured Linen, and Star Dream Crystal Paper in the luxury range. The Smooth Ivory and Textured Linen paper range are the eco-friendly options of recycled paper at 30% PCW (Post Consumer Waste) offered by DreamDay Invitations.

Depending on the colour you choose, the vibrancy of the design is influenced in the final look. If you choose a darker or bolder colour, the colour is most vibrant with the Star Dream Crystal paper as well as holds the most shine. It also comes with a slight texture, therefore providing you with the lovely feel and look as well. In terms of the classic smooth ivory paper, you tend to have a slight ivory tinge as opposed to stark white (if your design has white included), and it does not have a texture. When it comes to light hues in the design of your wedding invitations, the DreamDay Invitations paper choices tend to have the following looks, where the ivory paper is tinged while the textured linen and star dream crystal paper is closest to white or the intended colour. Therefore, keep this in mind when selecting the option of paper against your wedding invitation design choices, because the final output might vary.

If you are opting for vintage wedding invitations, and the slight yellow tinge is necessary for that authentic vintage look and feel, then the best option is to use smooth ivory paper. However, if you were looking for a crisp effect, with the likes of white being the dominant colour, then either textured linen or DreamDay Invitations’ Star Dream Crystal paper would be ideal. The crystal paper also has a certain shine, and gives off a luxurious look.

In terms of the handmade wedding invitations offered by DreamDay Invitations, they will turn out according to your specifications. After making an appointment with a designer, you may discuss the options available as per your design vision and DreamDay Invitations will make it come true.

A wedding is supposed to be a once in a lifetime event, and that being so, you want it to be everything you ever dreamed off.  You might reminisce the times when you played with your dolls, and envisioned a grand wedding, one fit for a princess, and that has always been what you wanted for your actual wedding too. Today, we look into how your wedding can possess a royal touch and we do it by adding a few touches of pizzazz here and there, starting with regal wedding invitations.

When you think of regal wedding invitations, it does not necessarily mean designs overflowing with gold accents, but it is really about how and where you use those accents to portray a look that is elegant and also majestic. The easiest way to do this is by opting for foil treatment for the wedding invitations, either on the base with a different and maybe more sublet design on top, or you could use the foil treatment on a design that complements a royal look.

Apart from using gold, silver or bronze foiling, you can opt for more modest yet regal look with the use of patterns that are rich in look, and by coupling it with design elements such as borders for wordings and so forth. With such elements, you can use various colours to make it relevant to your wedding, whilst maintaining a regal look.

For most Indian or Hindu wedding invitations, it is a custom for the wedding invitations to be bold and majestic. With gold being a major colour option, you may opt to mix and match varying patterns with gold foiling and add a tinge of colour to match your theme, be it turquoise, emerald green or even red, which is a popular option. Either way, a regal wedding invitation would be fitting. However, that is not all, to achieve a majestic look; you might want to consider handmade or embellished wedding invitations that evoke the same regal effect.

Sometimes, finding the right balance between design and wording can make or break a wedding invite, so when it comes to regal wedding invitations it is important to make sure that it is not overdone. An elegant touch would be the best option, with tinged of gold to add a touch of pizzazz and the right typography of font will take it to the next level. As so, a regal wedding invitation is not too far away, especially when you have already built castles in the sky and planning a wedding fit for a princess.

Most people start on their wedding planning as soon as they get engaged and if you have just recently become engaged, then ‘Congratulations’ to you and your fiancé.  The essence of the initial stages of planning for the wedding involves figuring out a date, where some couple opt to send out Save the Date Cards, the venue and the guest list. Now, even for you to send out the Save the Date cards for the wedding, you should have a good idea on who you are going to invite, via wedding invitation, so that you don’t face any embarrassment later on when reviewing the guests you sent out your save the date cards and the list that you want to send out your wedding invitations to.

Regardless, some couples opt to not send out save the date cards, maybe due budget constraints, or purely to make their wedding invitations a hit, and one way that you can do so is with illustrated wedding invitations that are the talk of the industry. There are many reasons why you a couple would choose to go with illustrations for your wedding invitations, based on their inspiration or even because they just like the look of it all. If you are inspired by your venue, for example, if it’s at the beach, in your backyard or a garden or even at a hall, you can draw your inspiration from the details, from the seashells, to the flowers, to the birds and scenery and even design elements such as structures and so forth, to make your illustrated wedding invitations a true hit with the invitees.

Based on the inspirations and maybe even the theme of the wedding, you can plan out how the wedding invite masterpiece will come to be. You have several options, you can choose a professional invitations retailer, such as DreamDay Invitations and rifle through their collections to find the right one for you, or you could opt for the DIY wedding invitations route and have the illustrations either drawn separately and printed on or have them hand painted on each and every wedding invitation.  Whichever way you choose, you are assured of a wonderful result.

There are numerous ways in which the illustration can be done, either professionally or DIY, and those would involve the usual printing route to screen printing, and of course painting with watercolours or your choice of material. What you are striving for with these illustrated wedding invitations is creativity mingled with uniqueness, and I believe you’ve hit the mark.

Do you follow the fashion trends? Keep up with the latest in designer clothes? Or maybe you have developed your own style and it looks good on you. Do you take those extra steps to make sure that you look smart and fashionable, whether you are wearing blue jeans or a dress?  If you are, then you can be described as being “chic”. You’ll want to be able to get Chic invitations without the hassle.

Make it Fun

Your head is still spinning. You lose your breath every time you hear his voice and you are walking around with this big smile on your face all the time. He has asked you to marry him and you’re floating in on air. This is the most important event of your life this far. It will be one of the most wonderful days you will have.

You’re excited, happy and stressed at the same time. There is just so much to do to plan for the wedding and you aren’t even sure where to start. You want everything to be perfect, yet unique. Besides setting the date, you know that invitations are the next task on the list. Take it easy. Slow down. Planning a “Chic” wedding can be fun. Getting the right ‘chic’ wedding invitations doesn’t have to be a hassle.

Do Some Research and Get Some Help

Remember all those girl friends who swore they wanted to be part of your wedding? Now is the time to hold them to that oath. Call them up and give them the good news and then ask them if they are still willing to help.

Invite them to a luncheon. It can even be held at your own home. Have a list ready of the tasks that need to be done and see who will volunteer to take on some of these tasks. You should list items like the decorations, reserving the wedding arena, reserving the reception location, ordering the food, and making phone calls. After the guest list is ready, someone will need to verify information and addresses.

Save the Wedding Invitations for Yourself

There are a few things that need to be done only by you and your fiancé. First, of course, you will want to get the guest list ready so that when the invitations arrive, they can be mailed on time. Then you want to pick where you will be married and where the reception will be held. Last, but not least will be the rings and the invitations.

Picking out wedding invitations that match your “chic” style is simple and easy. You don’t have to run around town to different wedding organizers, print shops, or card shops. There are websites with thousands of designs to choose from.  Vintage, traditional, floral, funky, elegant and seasonal are just a very few of the categories. You can choose from different styles, colours and shapes. The welcome cards, place cards, direction and accommodation cards, and any of your other stationary needs can all be ordered at the same time and delivered with 3-4 days. It’s that simple. No fuss, no muss, no hassle.

Damask, a design that has been inspired by the ancient weaves from Europe, Damask was first  known as a reversible weave that was so intricate, the beauty it created still lives on today. It is found in weaves as well as many other elements such as wedding invites. With a great love for this particular design, wedding planning and couples who are to be wed embrace this design, in the form of damask wedding invitations. Intricate, beautiful and definitely memorable, like every wedding should be, now isn’t that fitting for your special day?

Considered a work of art and luxury, Damask Wedding Invitations were greatly loved in the era of Louise XVI of France. And now, it makes its mark in terms of being an item of an elite range of wedding invitations offered by DreamDay Invitations.  Beautiful curves, stunning angles and a sight of wonder, is what these damask wedding invitations are all about, and with various patterns you can really set a mark for your special day by incorporation them into your entire list of wedding stationery.

DreamDay Invitations has some great options to choose from for your damask wedding invitations, either with the entire pattern throughout a certain area or even bits and pieces to accent it against white space and so forth. Nevertheless, however they will be presented in terms of size, layout and such, you are assured of one thing, a classy and elegant damask wedding invitation. Some options offered by DreamDay Invitations include Filigree Cloud, Royal Devotion, Tango Trance, Wedlock, Crest of Love and Divine Love.  All these design options, created by skilful designers, are all different from one another. Whilst some of them include the damask pattern throughout the white space, some only highlight a few rows and such, creating a difference in the whole creation. Let’s look at the wonders that DreamDay Invitations has to offer in terms of damask wedding invitations.

Filigree cloud, uses a filigree design with a repetitive pattern. This discerning style of curves and lines is truly beautiful and one that goes well with foil printing as well as embossing options, provided you opt for it. With such options you can make a beautiful design such as this come alive.

Divine Love is another beautiful design which can take your breath away. Not utilising the entire given space for the design yet using a specific area of space, this damask wedding invitation is a beauty. It also comes in various colours such as gold, silver, pink, burnt sienna and teal.

In such a manner, DreamDay Invitations can offer you various options for you if you are hoping to use damask wedding invitations to make that mark via your wedding stationery. Start looking, you’ll find exactly what you are looking for.

There’s nothing more romantic than taking a stroll by the beach, taking in the sunset, and watching it go over the horizon. It’s almost magical and is something that signifies many things put together, be it embarking on a journey on a life, new beginnings and much more. The beach in itself is a beautiful place for anything that beckons romance is deemed so, and many couples opt to host their most special day by the beach.

When you choose the beach to host your wedding, there are many things that make the process of planning your special day easier. You have a great open space and any direction to have your ceremony and you can host your reception only a slight distance away. Now, isn’t that convenient?

But that’s not all, when you choose this grand location, you can use various vistas to draw inspiration for your wedding, from the likes of the scenery, the sand and the waves, and also flora and foliage found in the vicinity. DreamDay Invitations offers this through our designer beach wedding invitations. With various styles and sizes available, you can take a pick out of the great range made available to you. From the likes of beautiful scenery against the backdrops of foliage, to the sunsets that turn the skies into art, or even sea shells and the waves lapping onto golden sand, these DreamDay Invitations designs will have you hooked.

First and foremost, you will have to decide on what to draw inspiration from the beach, and how you will want it to be represented at your wedding. It’s not just the wedding invitations that we are talking about; there are the wedding invitations accessories, the wedding stationery, the decor and floral arrangements to consider as well. So when you take all of those into consideration, your designer beach wedding invitations from DreamDay Invitations will have to maintain a standard and by that we mean that a theme should resound throughout the stationery used.

Some great options of designer beach wedding invitations from DreamDay Invitations include the likes of Blue Reflection, Beach Sunset, Framed Honeymoon, Framed Seashell, Framed Sunrise Shimmer, and Framed Beachscape to name a few.  Depending on the colour scheme you choose, you may opt to choose the same colour made available through the online system that also allows you to customise your invitations wording. Find the best of designer beach wedding invitations from DreamDay Invitations!

You know something that keeps coming back in style like a boomerang? Black and silver used in wedding elements all over the world, that’s what! But it’s not just Australia, you will find these colours everywhere from the decor of table arrangements and of course not forgetting an important factor in all weddings, yes; I am talking about wedding invitations.

The great thing about black and silver with wedding invitations is that the possibilities are endless. You can find invites of any shape and size, but with these two colour couplings, the way you bring together the final outlook in presentations is just marvelous.  You have design styles that sprout from the middle ages and even the Egyptian era of Cleopatra mingling with guests as they receive your wedding invite and find themselves in awe of the design. With the silver that will be coupled with black, you find yourself with that added ‘oomph’ that many people are looking for when they do not want to restrict  one of their important wedding elements from looking too simple. Silver allows you to have that shimmer, maybe via foil printing or glitter embossing if that is a possibility.

So what can you do when you choose black and silver for your wedding theme, and ultimately the important pieces of paper that represents your wedding (apart from the marriage certificate itself)? Well, there are so many ways in which that presentation can come together. It all depends on your choice of size. Do you want it to be square, rectangle, or maybe in a shape that is different from everything. Do you want folded, or pocket wedding invitations, which allows you to include your other wedding stationery that accompanies your invite in a neat and tidy manner. Do you have some inspiration for your theme, something that will help in ensuring your design comes together in a perfect flow? These are just some things that you need to think and consider when you are planning your wedding stationery. And once you do, it’s time to shop.

Shopping for black and silver wedding invitations can actually go down in a few ways. One way is to sift through some designs that are available, and if you are lucky you can even customise them to your liking and even start printing your guests name together with your order. The other way of going about it, is having professionals make it for you, to your liking in a perfectly orchestrated plan. Or you could make it yourself, adding your personal touch. Now that you’ve found yourself some insight into what you can do, you are set to start on your adventure for your wedding invitations. Good luck!

All Wedding Invitation designs have matching and co-ordinated accessories available to further enhance your theme, making Dreamday Invitations a one-stop online shop for all your Wedding Stationery needs.

Weddings are such pleasant and traditional affair, as you bask in the love of the happy couple and their nuptials, and as family and friends meet and mingle with one another wedding etiquette is an important point to remember. From the way you word your invite to the inclusion of various elements, there is much to ponder on and DreamDay Invitations offers you the simple feature on our website to customise them at will, and also have them proofed to make sure that everything is in order.

So what does wedding invitation etiquette actually entail? First off you have to consider who will be inviting the guests. That is, who is indeed hosting and also paying for the wedding. This person, or people, should be given the honour of inviting your family and friends to this joyous occasion. There are various ways to word it of course, depending on who is hosting the ceremony and reception. According to wedding invitation etiquette, there can be several parties who can be considered as the inviting hosts, and DreamDay Invitations allows you to choose which party will be mentioned as the host via customising the invitation wording prior to printing. Let’s look at the various ways in which you can do so by means of the parties hosting the event;

-          Bride’s parents

-          Groom’s parents

-          Bride & Groom

-          Both parents

The above are the customary parties that are involved, but there can be instances if the family is larger, which involves step parents, grandparents and even other relatives helping out with the financials, you can opt to include them in the wedding invitation etiquette by honouring their name.  Let’s look at how DreamDay Invitations offers by default on its wedding invitation with etiquette in mind;

Mr and Mrs Frank Turner request the pleasure of the company of “guest’s name” at the Marriage of their daughter

However, there are many things to consider apart from the honorific mentions. You should also look into things out of the norm. For example, the best way to address the invitation when inviting an unmarried couple would be to include the woman’s name first. When you are inviting a whole family to your wedding which could for instance include either two brothers or two sisters, then the older sibling’s name should appear first. However, if they are both over eighteen years old, then each should receive their own invite and if you wish you can also include a partner, as their plus one in the form of “Mr. John Smith and Guest”.

If however the bride and groom are organising and paying for their own wedding, then the invitation should come from them only.

“Samantha Jane Moors(Bride name) and Justin Jack White(Groom name) request the pleasure of the company of ……….”

You can add parents names by adding “daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Moors’ or ‘Son of Mrs and Mrs Jack White’ after each of the bride and groom names if you wish to acknowledge your parents.

There are many options and different arrangements you can use to word your wedding invitations. What you choose will depend upon your own circumstances and wishes, and will be different for everyone.

As long as you word it politely it can be traditional or more modern wordings, but remember to organise and prepare carefully in plenty of time before you order your wedding invitations. Reprints can be costly exercise if you don’t get it right the first time.

DreamDay Invitations makes all this easy for you, for your comfort, all at your fingertips.

Haven’t you heard? Marriages down under are on the rise! Yes, my friend that is true, more and more people are getting married with over a hundred thousand marriages occurring in the last year alone. Phew, that’s a hefty number, but nevertheless a great one, because this is what the world needs, happiness and unity and a marriage is just that, and much more.

One thing for sure, with every wedding comes the wedding planning and that constitutes many wedding elements that must be set in motion, one of which include wedding invitations and Australia brims with all these service providers, so don’t fret on your choices, because you’ve got many! When it comes to wedding invitations from Australia, you needn’t worry about the lack of designs because you will be thronged with possibilities in various colours, designs, embellishments and so on. What needs to be kept in mind that this great nation has much to offer in terms of inspiration and that’s what it’s all about! Drawing inspiration from everything truly lets your wedding invitations take wings by gracefully intertwining the traces of designs with things from everyday life. Be it a design taken from a nearby building or one of the city that has stood the test of time and lived to tell a tale, or the flora and foliage of the green lung of the city, drawing inspiration by including the homogeneous flowers  and much more, which we will get to later on.

With unique wedding invitations from Australia, you are sure to have them made to suit the styling and the norms that you are accustomed to and will reflect much of what is found in the Australian wedding market to date. If you want to go for something a bit more different, then don’t fret, because the whole point of relating it to the land is to add a few personalization here and there, making the wedding invitations truly yours. However, it’s best to keep in mind that there are more ways than being inspired by the flowers of the land, or the buildings of the surroundings, to add that uniqueness to your wedding invitations from Australia. What you’ll need to do is find that little inspiration from the odd nook and cranny and use it in the invites to blend together amicably. It could be really anything, the scenery, the fauna, and much more. Take a walk down the city and find out what truly strikes you inspiring.