Wedding Invitations

Autumn Wedding Invitations

The theme wedding invitations are quite popular nowadays and sometimes the wording can be matched with the selected wedding theme.




The custom of announcing a wedding with the help of the wedding invitations dates back several centuries ago, more precisely from the Middle Ages, when the majority of the world’s population had no education to write or read so this form of entertainment was practiced only in the private circles of the high class society and royalty, especially by the French and English aristocracy, responsible for making the wedding invitations popular.



Of course, the wedding invitations as we all know today were very different back in the beginning and sometimes only the wealthy could afford buying and sending them; people from lower social ranks would often issue the invitations in a newspaper, which was a big step comparing to the middle age period when the invitation to a wedding was issued out loud or verbalized.

They can be purchased directly from online manufacturers, having an option to create your personalized, one-of-a-kind invitations but if you are confident enough in your artistic skills and have the necessary time, you can make them yourself, but the first method is less stressful and faster

The design of the wedding invitation was as simple as it can be: a white card with a hand written invitation text. The simple white wedding invitation card is still popular today but writing by hand the invitations become quite an expensive method so the cheapest alternative is thermography, a printing method with a raised letter effect. For both methods you can choose the calligraphy style or the letter fonts and it is best for the color of the ink to create an interesting contrasting effect with the predominant color of the invitation card.

If you are planning of having the wedding in the season of autumn you can choose for some autumnal colors and leaf patterns for the wedding invitations or choose a simple wedding card with fall wording.

The wording etiquette demands the use of a traditional or formal language and in the wedding invitation should be mentioned only the strict and basic information about the wedding such as the names of the bride and groom, the name of the wedding hosts, the location of the wedding reception and ceremony, the address of that location, the time and the date and some other details, relevant for your guests. You can always add a printed map or directional signs if the location of the wedding is not known, make a simple suggestion about how your guests should dress up if you are having a certain wedding theme or an RSVP if you are expecting some attendance responses.

The alternative to the formal wording is the use of an informal language or to issue the wedding invitations in your own words, sometimes being a humorous and funny wording or simply adding a favorite poem, verse or quote at the beginning of the invitation. The fact is that you can be creative with words and choose the manner or style in which to issue the invitations, just make sure there aren’t any wrong uses of honorifics and other minor spelling mistakes which can cause some embarrassments.

Below you may find some of the most popular examples of wording fit for the autumn wedding invitations.

“Whether yellow, orange, brown or gold,/ the colors of fall never grow old,/ This is a reflection of their love ever changing, yet everlasting. Please join Laura Smith and Robert Parks as they exchange wedding vows on Saturday, the seventh of October, two thousand ten, at three o’clock in the afternoon, The Sanctuary Chapel, New Orleans, Louisiana.”

” As the trees burst into color and the autumnal season arrives, we pledge our faith, our love, our lives. We, Laura Smith and Robert Parks, request the honour of your presence as we begin a lifetime of love on Saturday, the seventh of October, two thousand ten, at three o’clock in the afternoon, The sanctuary Chapel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reception following.”