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The Perfect Wedding Invitation is More than Just a Formality
We are, like many people, book-by-its-cover kinda guys. It's bad, we know. But when we're browsing movies on Netflix, looking at restaurants to book, or finding the perfect novel to read by the pool, we cannot resist choosing the one with the best-looking cover or photos. We are suckers for a good thumbnail, and to be honest, your guests are probably just as bad as us! Which is why it's so crucial to be thoughtful and really put some love into your wedding invitation design.
Whether you're creating a stunning wedding website to invite your guests or sticking with tradition and sending printed stationery, the excitement your loved ones will feel upon receiving your wedding invitation will set the tone for the celebration. So no pressure! If you're feeling like you're a little lost in a world of endless wedding stationery designs, customizable templates, and RSVP options - we get it. It can be a real struggle to find the right fit.
When we planned our wedding, we spent countless hours trawling through invitation suite designs, trying to find 'the one' that had that personal touch. We did find one in the end, but the process of discovering it and the overall expense of the cards, envelopes, and postage made us think there must be a better way. A simplified invitation journey that put the power in the hands of the couple and gave us the ability to design and reach out to guests for free. So we designed one!
Our free wedding website builder allows you to effortlessly create a unique wedding invitation that features as much detail about your big day as you desire, alongside pictures and videos of your journey thus far. Plus, its built-in online RSVP card makes it so straightforward to invite guests, gather their information, and organize everything within the connected guest list tool. And we offer all of these features completely free!
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We guide you through some of the most popular wedding invitation styles and how to echo the vibe of your wedding day with your stationery.
Popular Wedding Invitation Design Styles
Save the dates and invitation cards go through trends just like any other part of the wedding industry. One minute every invite you see is bold and bright; the next it's all very understated. It can be difficult to keep up and to understand what's right for you. What's important to remember is that this is your wedding invitation set, and that trends come and go.
When planning our wedding invitations, we tried to imagine looking back on them in 10 to 20 years' time. Will we find them a bit cringe and too 'of their time'? Or will we appreciate how timeless our custom design was and how chic it still looks? So far we're somewhere in the middle! But we think we made the right choice, and we chanced upon our timeless design by looking at the most popular wedding invitation styles.
To find an invite design template that will hopefully endure the test of time, your best bet is to look at what couples continue to pick again and again. These are the styles of wedding invitation design that have proven to be loved long-term.
Discover the most popular invitation styles below.
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- The Perfect Wedding Invitation is More than Just a Formality
- Find Your Dream Wedding Invite Design
- Popular Wedding Invitation Design Styles
- Letterpress Wedding Invitations: Luxury & Elegance
- Rustic Wedding Invitation Ideas
- Elegant Wedding Invitation Designs
- Free Wedding Invitation Templates
- Custom Wedding Invitation Design Tips
Letterpress Wedding Invitations: Luxury & Elegance
A minimalist wedding invitation style that lends itself perfectly to a modern celebration while also being ambiguous enough to leave a little to the imagination. If you're opting for printable wedding invitations, then the tactile nature of a letterpress invite will certainly impress your guests, as will the heavy paper stock often associated with this type of stationery. If you'd prefer to DIY wedding invitations online, our builder and its templates can help you achieve that luxurious feel digitally. One of our templates in particular, Touch, would suit this style of wedding theme perfectly.
If you want to print your wedding invitations, this style is costly because of the labor-intensive printing process and card quality. A good compromise is to have your save the dates printed in this style, as this piece of stationery is only one card. And then use our free wedding website builder to design your invitations in the letterpress style. This approach will gift you and your guests a tangible memento while costing only a fraction of what a full invitation suite would cost.
Looking to save on printing costs? Check out our affordable wedding invitations guide.
Rustic Wedding Invitation Ideas
We love a rustic wedding invite, especially ones with an autumnal vibe. Lots of earthy tones, hand-drawn illustrations, and a relaxed font. But if you're hosting a fall event or a barn-style wedding, there are plenty of other ways rustic style invites can take you. Let's look at a few.
Watercolor Rustic
Think soft waves of earthy greens, browns, and muted pastels that come together to create a handcrafted, artisanal feel. Illustrations of leaves, trees, and abstract brushstrokes will bring this theme to life.
Springtime
Rustic certainly doesn't always have to be autumnal. Spring also offers the perfect palette of colors and themes for this style of invite. A vision of delicate blossoms and fresh greens on a lighter shade of brown or cream would look delightful. Perfect for a countryside celebration.
Luxuriously Rustic
Bring a hint of glam to the rustic textures of your stationery by adding metallics or some elegant calligraphy. We're picturing a craft-style background, with perhaps a barn illustration and some gold leaf accents. Ideal if you would like guests to know your big day will be cozy but also chic!
We have a rustic-inspired wedding website template within our builder called 'Barn' that lends itself perfectly to a rustic wedding invitation style.
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Elegant Wedding Invitation Designs
If you're unsure yet of exactly how your big day will look, or perhaps you're planning a fairly neutrally themed celebration, an elegant wedding invitation style would be ideal. A design that feels polished and refined, with a timeless structure.
If you're using a printable wedding invitation template, then opt for a design with embossed effects to give your suite some tactileness. For those taking their invites online, use monograms to give your wedding website that elegant touch.
We have two professional feeling templates that suit this theme perfectly: 'Touch' and 'Unity'. Both easily editable designs have a sophisticated yet neutral look that are easy to make your own by uploading lots of engagement photos and videos! You can even adapt the font colors to suit your wedding details as they develop.
Considering a fully digital invitation? Our templates are perfect for online use.
Free Wedding Invitation Templates
Customizing a free wedding invitation template is a great way to begin creating stationery without feeling overwhelmed. Whether you're using a website design tool such as ours or browsing beautiful wedding invitations online, it's fun to experiment with different typefaces, layouts and colors to find what works for you. Just think of them as a blank canvas, but better, because a designer has given you a head start by fleshing out a few details for you.
We offer a range of free digital wedding invitation designs to get you started, from modern and minimal to rustic and luxurious. These designs offer easy customization and include a wealth of fun and practical website widgets. For instance, our QR code generator makes it straightforward to create a unique QR code for your site, which you can use on other stationery or print out and display at your reception. Or perhaps you'd like your wedding guests to share their photos from the big day? Our upload widget makes it simple by allowing guests with access to your site the ability to add photos to your gallery in one click.
Our professional wedding planning tools and extensive customization options make it so straightforward to take one of our free wedding invitation templates and turn it into a unique design. An invite that reflects your story, feels refined, and won't blow your wedding budget!
Custom Wedding Invitation Design Tips
There's no better way to get guests excited about your big day than with a thoughtfully designed custom wedding invitation. A website or suite that hasn't been taken straight off the shelf; instead, it's been designed to truly reflect your shared personalities and wedding story. We are passionate about couples creating something unique with our templates, which is why we make it so easy to edit them!
Simply start by choosing a wedding website template that suits your wedding theme, be that elegant, rustic, or bold, then bring in your own wedding details. Be that the color palette of your celebration to engagement photos, or patterns that appear in your decor. In next to no time, you'll find that your love story and wedding theme are coming together on screen in front of your very eyes, alongside the essential details of your big day.
No matter how creative you get with your custom wedding invitation, we've ensured that your guests will not miss the crucial information. Your wedding date, venue, and RSVP will always be front and center, alongside a countdown to the big day itself! Unless, of course, you decide to switch off any of these widgets during the design process and present essential wedding information another way!
We make it easy to create a completely custom design for your wedding website, and we also give you a free custom domain. Which helps to bring the story of your celebration together.
Whether your destination wedding style leans more to letterpress over rustic, or you'd like your invitation to feel impeccably timeless, we've got a free wedding website template for you.
Our free website builder will help you craft the perfect design in a matter of minutes and save you a fortune on printed wedding stationery. While also providing so many other amazing wedding planning tools, such as an online RSVP, guest list creator, and QR code generator for your site!
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Complete Wedding Invitations Resources
The online Wedding Planning Assistant gives you everything you need to create beautiful wedding invitations, manage your guest list, and send RSVPs — all for free.
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