Miscellaneous
Choosing Your Stationery
Design rules for perfect Stationery
People often neglect the importance of their Wedding
Stationery. Remember, your invitations are the first point of
contact with your guests and an important indication of the celebrations
to come.
Everything must 'fit'. Style does not come with high priced accessories,
but with thought and preparation.
So how to avoid disappointment? Make sure you reflect your day
in your invitations by following some simple design rules:
Colour: Choose a colour appropriate
to your theme i.e. reflected in your bridesmaid's dresses. Remembering
colour may be the first thing someone registers and can set the
mood or atmosphere instantly. For example, if your want an opulent
and passionate feel choose deep reds and purples, but if you are
aiming for something more feminine and pretty pastel shades are
the obvious way to go.
Likewise a colour reflects the season burnt oranges and chocolate
browns for autumn, zesty brights for summer and delicate pastels
for spring.
Motif: Consider something appropriate
i.e. a flower from your bouquet and let this theme run throughout
your day. Think of something as simple as a single rosebud with
all it's romantic connotations, you could incorporate these elsewhere
by lying one across your place setting, tie them into your menus,
sprinkle rose
petals on the tables or add tiny ones to your favours.
Theme: Think
about a style you wish to reflect i.e. 30s glamour with an Art
Deco feel. Something like this could be reflected by the use of
a distinctive text on your invitations, not just times new roman?.
Remember text is not just for
reading but can be used as a design tool both on the inside and
outside of invitations. Soft and flowing scripts are traditional
and romantic where as angular texts can display something more
contemporary.
Style: Consider,
if you want, something modern (silver, sparkly and Clean), minimal
(neutral, pearlescent and sleek), classic (pinks, soft and Warm)
or romantic (golds/reds, texture and finish)
And most important of all
Personality: something
that reflects you i.e. sophisticated, classic or wild.
The best way to interpret yourself is by using varied materials,
don't be shy.
Texture and finish can be everything when it comes to your invites.
Delicate, shimmering, sparkly or Pearlescent papers could reflect
the fairy in you, whilst textures, ribbons and fabrics could reflect
the lavish side of your nature.
Whatever you do my best advice is to stick to neutral
base colours with a chosen accent colour, a strong coloured base
can look gaudy and cheap, by all means experiment with lot's of
colours but keep them tonal and you'll be OK.
Finally remember to take advantage of bespoke
design services like ours, we are here to help you collaborate
these ideas and create something personal to you, an invite is
not just a piece of paper. It's an keepsake for your guests to
remember your big day, long after the celebrations are over.
Article published with kind permission
of
Ellie Derbyshire MA
(Click
here to visit her site)