Friday, February 13, 2009

Wedding Invitation Trends for 2009

New Year, new trends...

Vintage Me
Damask, baroque patterns coupled with bolder color combinations, alternative fonts, and the addition of modern elements will see these antique style patterns take on a whole new meaning of wedding invitations.

Be in the Shade
You will see an explosion of an array of different colors palettes.  Using aqua with fuschia and accented by silver or yellow and gray with green highlights is thinking "outside the box".

Mono-what?  Monogram!
Incorporating personal elements into your wedding stationery will definitely make yours, one-of a-kind!

Fruit Punch
Two popular color choices towards the end of 2008 were orange and yellow.  they haven't gone sour.  Go beyond the primary orange and think tangerine, kumquat, neon orange.  It blends well with aqua, black, baby blues and greens.  Feeling yellow? Visit the citrus spectrum of lemongrass, canary yellow, or buttercup.  Eyes will pop!

Get in Shape
Swim past the regular rectangular invite and dive into square, circular or rounded-corner invitations.  Seeing less weight from a invitation?  Current trends include dual sided cards with your invitation on one side and on the reverse being reception information.

Wrap me in more than just White or Ivory
Colored envelopes will be seen more in mailboxes in 2009.  Coordinating the color of the envelope with your theme will show that special added touch on your invitation suite.