Sending out handmade wedding invitations gives the bridal couple the opportunity to treat their guests to a totally unique and one-of-a-kind invite.

How handmade wedding invitations make a fabulous first impression

A once-in-a-lifetime affair, every bridal couple takes great pains to make sure everything is just picture-perfect on their wedding day. There are so many things to be attended to and preparations are started several months ahead. There’s the bridal gown, the venue, decoration for the venue, the guest list, caterers, bartenders; the list is endless. No matter how elaborate the plans are or no matter how early the preparations are started, the action till now is still all behind-the-scenes and involves only family and close friends.

The first real inkling the rest of the guests have about the wedding will be from the wedding invitation. It is essentially the first point of contact between guest and the wedding and offers the wedding guests a ’sneak-peak’ at what’s coming up.

Handmade invitations are customized to suit the wedding theme as well as the couple’s style; they set the tone for the wedding. A guest who looks at the wedding invite will immediately form an impression of what to expect at the wedding and customized hand-made wedding invitations create the most fabulous first impression of all.

Significance of Handmade Wedding Invitations

Giving a guest a handmade invitation creates a powerful impact on the guest. It says that despite all the other preparations, the bridal couple had taken time out to create a special invite for every guest. A handmade wedding invite makes every guest feel special.

A handmade wedding invitation to every guest is a way of saying you care for each and every guest individually and you’d feel honored to have them grace your special occasion.

Most bridal couples realize the impact handmade wedding invites can create and despite hectic schedules, more and more couples are taking the time to make handmade invitations for a fabulous first-impression.

Handmade Wedding Invitations as Keepsakes

Every handmade wedding invite is like a miniature work of art. With several personalizing options available including custom types of paper, styles of ribbon, shapes, fonts and graphic designs there are endless possibilities for reflecting the couple’s creativity and their personal styles.

When you give out unique handmade wedding invites, your guests are not going to toss it away like they do most store-bought invites. Handmade wedding invites are more likely to be treasured and given a place of honor among other memorabilia in the guest’s home. More and more bridal couples feel it’s surely worth taking the time and trouble over something that they know is going to last forever.

Handmade Photo Wedding Invitations

Handmade photo wedding invitations are not just unique; they are ‘You-nique’. Most bridal couples love the idea of photo wedding invitations because they are the most unique idea of all. Guests are unlikely to ever find a similar invite anywhere else; no matter where they look. Handmade photo wedding invitations can be customized using the chosen photograph and wordings as well as the chosen font. The picture type could be black-and-white, colored, sepia or antique and the color of the card could be taken from the wedding colors or from the photograph itself. The end-result- a handmade wedding invite like no other!

It is the ultra- uniqueness of handmade wedding invitations as well as the powerful message it conveys that make them far more popular than any store bought wedding invite.

Sure, there are plenty of ideas for hosting the most unique wedding day ever. Ideas can range from saying “I Do” while flying miles above ground in a hot air balloon to saying “I Do” while dodging colorful shoals of fish underwater. Of course you could always book a chartered flight for family and friends and fly half way across the world to pledge eternal love at that most famous symbol of eternal love; the Taj Mahal. While these are certainly unique and exciting ideas, the sheer logistics of organizing the wedding would be completely overwhelming, unless you were a Donald Trump or a Tom Cruise.

That does not mean however that you have to give up your dream completely. With unique reception décor, you can still have a wedding that’s truly one of a kind even if you have a more grounded reception. Be sure to start making your plans months in advance so that you are not completely tied up in knots as your wedding day draws nigh.

Unique Winter Wedding Reception Décor

If you are planning on getting married in winter, deviate from the normal Christmas themed wedding décor and do something radically different. How about snowflakes?

Snowflakes make the perfect theme for a frosty winter wedding. For a great introduction to your wedding, you could start off with elegant, snowflake-shaped wedding invitations.

For the venue décor, get table linen and chair covers with snowflake patterns embossed or embroidered all over. Including small crystal snowflakes to your flower centrepieces and vases with etched snowflakes or snowflake confetti sprinkled around the centrepieces would tie the wedding decor elements together perfectly. And for that perfect ending, let your guests take home elegant crystal or china snowflake ornaments as a keepsake of your momentous occasion.

Unique Dual Color Wedding Reception Décor

Dual color weddings are hot and happening right now. Not meant for traditionalists at heart, dual colors infuse the wedding atmosphere with an oomph and pizzazz hitherto unseen in more conventional weddings.

A combination of pink and orange is trendy and modern. Choose pink as the main colour think pink chair cover, pink table linen and bouquets of pink flowers. Then break the monotony of the pink with splashes of orange as in orange sashes for the chairs, orange table runners and a few orange rose buds carefully mixed in with the pink bouquet. Orange candles wrapped in pink gauze make perfect table décor items and can be used as wedding favors at the end of the reception.

A perfect blend of fire and ice, aqua and red is another excellent color combination for a unique wedding décor for winter as well as summer weddings. Other popular combinations are slate and lime; pink and brown or citrus and lime green.
For a wedding reception idea that is truly unique, break away from tradition and give free reign to your creative instincts. Going with your personality rather than traditional diktats will ensure that your wedding reception is truly like no other.

Having a wedding that’s different from everybody else’s is something that almost all bridal couples dream about. It is the most special days of their lives and they want it to be an event that people will be talking about for years to come.

While personalizing your wedding day can be an undoubtedly expensive and time-consuming affair, it is one way to set it apart and ensure that it is truly one of a kind.

Here are a few suggestions and decorating ideas for personalizing your wedding and making it unique.

Monogramming

The traditional practice of monogramming is great for personalizing your wedding day. Incorporating the bride and groom’s intertwined initials on everything, from the chair covers and table runners to the wedding favors put a distinctly personal touch to the whole event. Do not forget to include the monogram into the wedding invitations and all the other wedding stationery as well. Personalized invitations and stationery and personalized wedding favors reveal your exacting attention to your detail from start to finish.

Get accessories such as your hand bag and cufflinks monogrammed and you will have some wonderful family heirlooms that you can pass down for generations. You can even get the bridal couple’s initials worked into the bride’s long veil for a look that’s ultra-coordinated.

Personalizing Your Wedding Day with Colors

The key to personalizing your wedding day with colors is to use color not to overwhelm but to add surprising accents. To personalize an all-white wedding you can either go with the monogramming or you could choose any one color and incorporate tiny bits of this color into unexpected places. Pretty pale blue pair of shoes that peek out every once in a while when the hem of the gown is lifted; a few stems of blue roses interspersed in the all-white bouquet, light blue candles strewn everywhere add delightful personalizing accents. Complementary or contrasting, the color combination of your wedding reception is yours to choose. To avoid a look that  is unnecessarily loud, remember to always use the lighter color as the all-over color and use the darker color as an accent color.

Using photographs to Personalize Your Wedding Day

Incorporating the bridal couple’s photograph into the wedding décor means you’ll have a wedding that is truly and completely unique. Once you’ve chosen the photograph that you wish to use you can choose colors from the photograph and use those as your wedding colors. Sepia photographs have an old-world look and feel and are a great way to personalize a traditional style wedding.

Colors, candles, flowers and photographs; the sky’s the limit when it comes to ideas for personalizing your wedding day. The best place to look for inspiration to kick-start your imagination is the internet where many wedding organizers showcase the best of the best. Borrow their ideas, add  your own unique detailing and you can be sure your wedding will truly be the only one of its type.