Invitation Innovation

March 14, 2014

Resist the urge to send out boring, cliche wedding invitations and absorb some creative ideas from my top 5 list of inspiring wedding invitations!


I have intentionally hand-picked ideas that are straight-forward enough for the average person to put together (with maybe a bit of help from a graphic designer/skilled friend!).


1. All Mapped Out


When designed well maps on wedding invitations are so visually interesting. I think they are a must for weddings that are out of town and for the extremely nit-picky guests, who must know as many details as possible to lessen their anxiety (as if being the guest of a wedding is stressful), then maps are the way to go and should mean less questions from everybody!


Design wise the choices are infinite. You could have a simple line map on lovely paper themed to your wedding decor…


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Or you could go as far as to include keys to illustrate particular points of interest for the guests including local amenities.


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2. Sweeten the Deal


These chocolate wrapper invitations are just the sweetest!


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While I can understand not everyone would be too keen to fork out to buy a block of chocolate for each invitation, you can adapt the idea to be more affordable by using smaller pieces of chocolate like chocolate hearts or Hershey’s Kisses!


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3. Dangle Boxes


These are much easier to make than they look and they will really impress your wedding guests!


To make it even simpler I suggest doing squares rather than the circular design only because it’s much easier to buy little square boxes (also cutting them out will be a breeze in comparison!).3.jpg

4. Onesie Invitations


Ha, I got you! You were thinking about those hideous onesie pyjamas weren’t you? Well, what I actually mean by ‘onesie’ is that these invitations contain all the information on one piece of paper - postcards!


If you don’t mind information about your wedding being exposed to the world while it wings it’s way to the your guests, then go for this idea! That’s if I haven’t put you off already.


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The following* are particularly awesome invitation postcards! *Graphic designer required for desired results.84ce42aba669237f1da9b8c914ac5c18.jpg


And finally, numero cinco…


5. Photographic Genius


No graphic designer needed for these invitations, just a camera and some creative, right-brain-leaning friends will be put to good use too! For inspiration, keep scrolling to see these incredible ideas.


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