Wedding Invitations

Black Wedding Invitations

If we take a closer look to the title we can see a total contradiction in the terms of the title: black and wedding. When we say wedding we think instantly of something joyfully white, sparkling white in strict relation with purity, with the freshness of flowers, with the music that lighten up the atmosphere, all in one when we say wedding we think mostly white (paraphrasing we “think pink” meaning the bright side of the matter). Whereas saying black we can not refrain from feeling the shiver that runs down our spine in thinking of something related to mourning or negative feelings.

But at the same time black is seen as having contradictory connotations. It can be altogether serious and conventional and sexy, mysterious and intricate. When a color is absent from a palette that means this color has to be black that is the reason why it reduces every dimension of the space when it is present. In most of the Western countries black is related to the funerals, people wearing black colors in order to show their mourning.

Wearing black became lately a trend in fashion since everybody favors it in their outfit to render an air of profoundness or secretive quality to the wearer. It is also the favored color for different social or cultural events because through its appearance imprints the mark of sobriety and elegance.Taking a look into the history of art we find black the main element to help decorating the pottery of the ancient Greeks. The black figures which ornate the ancient vessels appear as black silhouettes on the red background of the pots.  Another look we can cast in the times of the old Chinese artists who used black ink in order to create a painting called Suibokuga strongly influenced by Zen Budhism.

Returning to our topic we find a black wedding celebration as an interesting alternative to the white wedding. In this case the choice for black wedding invitations seems to be the best. Various stationeries offer entire collections of these type of invitations, and if you are into do-it-yourself thing you can choose to print them yourself with the motifs you find the best to match your personality and taste.  However you have to pay attention to using black with other colors, in case you need to utilize other color than white. You have to consider that black goes very well with bright shades of blue, red, green and at the same time confers lighter colors as yellow or orange a stronger definition.

Choosing black wedding invitations allows you to find alternative in the combination with other colors in this way emphasizing better the theme of your wedding together with the details of your wedding celebration.