Wedding Invitations: The top 10 reasons to have your invitation custom designed.

1. Personal Style:  Out going, shy, traditional or trendy every one is different, your invitation should represent your personal style.  Your wedding is a personal statement that represents you and your fiance.  Your invitation should do the same.  
2. Theme:  Once you’ve chosen a theme for your wedding, why should you have to compromise your choice to find a suitable invitation that will go with your theme when you can have an invitation that is custom designed exactly for your theme.
3. Color Scheme: When you order custom designed invitations you can have any color design that you want.  Send a swatch,  The Classic Invitation can match any color scheme.  Why settle for close?
4. Non traditional Weddings:  So you have your heart set on a Harley wedding, an Elvis style wedding or your just looking to style your wedding to match your fraternity/sorority colors.  Look no further.  Have it made your way, not the way some manufacturer decided to design it. 
5. Made in America:  The Classic Invitation designs and hand makes each invitation in our studio in Connecticut. 
6. Design and Redesign:  Ever try to change the wording on your invitation when you order online from a fill in the blank invitation order form?  Not likely to happen.  When you have your invitations custom designed you can change your wording and style to your hearts content.  We start to create your invitations only when you are completely satisfied. 
7. Add your own pictures: Make the ultimate personal statement with your invitations, add your own pictures.  Use pictures of yourself, your venue or any thing that is meaningful to you.  The Classic Invitation can make it happen.  Use a picture of your pet, your Harley, your tattoos, whatever, we have seen and done it all!
8. Why keep up with The Jones, when you can be The Jones!:  By having your invitations custom designed you can set the trend, rather than follow behind.  If you can envision it, we can create it. 
9. Personal Attention:  Planning a wedding is stressful enough.  When you chose to have your invitations custom designed by The Classic Invitation, you receive the highest standards of service, regardless of your budget.  Your wedding is special and we make sure you feel that way!  We assist our clients in any way possible.  Often choosing an invitation sets the theme for your entire event and we are happy to assist you in designing a theme that can be carried throughout your event to create a signature look.  Which leads us to reason number ten…
10. A Signature Style:  Custom designed stationery can create a signature look that is carried throughout your wedding.  Save-the-dates, invitations, reply cards, direction cards, itineraries, programs, table numbers, place cards, menus, favor inserts and thank you cards.  Creating a signature look lends to the feeling of a lavish event and creates a look that is truly, uniquely yours.

Contact www.theclassicinvitation.com to receive a free consultation.

By Sheila Elizabeth

http://www.theclassicinvitation.com

2008 Wedding Invitation Style

Invitations traditionally came in two choices for a formal wedding.  An invitation on either white or ivory paper that was printed in black ink with very little varitation.  Today there are many modern interpretations  for a formal invitation.  In 2008, brides can expect find bold colors, modern design and unique embellishments.  Todays brides and grooms want their wedding to represent who they are as a couple.  The current trend is personalizing every aspect of a wedding.  Couples are looking to set themselves apart and create a truly memorable event.  The Classic Invitation’s theme for 2008 is “uniquely yours”.  Invitations create excitement and anticipation for your wedding.  When choosing your wedding invitations this season, try a unique presentation to give your wedding a signature look that will permeate throughout all elements of your event.  Include your custom designed look on your programs, place cards, menus and even thank you cards.

Diagonal Jackets:

    For 2008, The Classic Invitation has redesigned the basic invitation jacket!  The diagonal jacket offers a modern twist on the traditional interpretation.  This design can be dressed up or down depending on your style.  For a dressed down look, consider a simple diagonal jacket and invitation paper to match your wedding colors.

Petal Style Invitation:

 Opening a petal invitation is similar to opening a present.  Your guests will treasure this invitation!  2008 is all about making a statement.  The petal invitation is a truly unique pocket invitation.  Inside your guest will find your invitation, and if you desire the reply card and any other inserts. 

Matchbook Design:

  The Matchbook design offers all the style of a pocket invitation at a lower price!  For 2008, Wedding invitations are all about presentation.  Pocket invitations can be costly but offer your guests the wow factor, create the same wow factor with a matchbook invitation.  To add an elegant touch, substitute the bow for gold or silver square brads.

Layered Design:

  For couples on a small budget who want a wedding that looks like it cost a lot more, try an invitation that is layered with bold color.  2008 wedding invitation style includes bold color schemes.  Make a dramatic statement by adding a simple design. 

Custom stationary offers the couple the opportunity to fully customize their invitation and give their wedding a signature style.  The Classic Invitation offers couples the opportunity to have an invitation created that is unique to their wedding.  Contact www.theclassicinvitation.com to begin customizing your invitations and stationery today!

By: Sheila Elizabeth

http://theclassicinvitation.com

Find Your Wedding Style

While planning for your wedding there is an seemingly endless number of decisions that need to be made.  The possibilities are endless, which can make the task of choosing what will work best for your wedding a difficult decision.  And then there are the decisions that you have never even considered or never thought you would be in a position to have to make.    Once engaged, many couples discover they have two different visions for what they want in a wedding.  One wants a large, grand wedding and the other wants a small, intimate affair.  How do you combine two visions into one event?  Compromise!

Finding your wedding style can ease the process.  First, find out what you both like.  Often by examining both versions of the ideal wedding you will find common desires.  Do you both want to be married in a church, or would you prefer an outdoor wedding?  Do you both love certain colors?  Is there a song that is “your song”?  Make a list of everything you both want.  If an issue arises that you begin to disagree upon set the issue aside.  Move on.  Planning a wedding doesn’t have to be stressful.  One way to ease the decision making process is to hire a wedding planner.  The wedding planner can act as an intermediary.  Helping to draw out what you both want and create an event that will satisfy both families. 

After uncovering the commonalities in your vision for the wedding, asking yourself the following questions will aid in discovering your wedding style.

1.  How big is your wedding going to be?  First make a list of the people who you can’t imagine not attending your wedding.  Sometimes an intimate wedding is just impractical.  A small wedding is typically less than 100 guests, a medium wedding generally consists of up to 200 guests and more than 200 guests is considered a large wedding. 

2.  What time of year do you want to get married?  If you are planning for a short engagement, often season is less of a consideration.  Typically a wedding takes between 10 – 12 months to plan and coordinate.  Choosing which season you want to get married in often impacts the style you choose for your wedding, so deciding on a season can help your decision making process.

3.  What time of day do you want to have the wedding?  The time of day that you get married lends to the overall style of the wedding.  Having your wedding at sunset can be beautiful and romantic.  Holding your ceremony in the morning can be a money saving option and tends to be a little less formal than an evening wedding.  An evening wedding tends to be the most formal.  For an outdoor wedding planning an afternoon wedding is practical, unless you plan to arrange for lighting.

4.  Who is paying for the wedding?  You and your fiance, the Bride’s parents, the groom’s parents, or a combination of the above?  Who pays for the wedding can greatly impact the decision making process.

5.  What is the budget?  Money is usually always a deciding factor.  Deciding where to spend it is important.  Avoid stress by setting a realistic budget and sticking to it. 

6.  Location:  Where are you going to have the ceremony and reception? Will it be local, a destination wedding, in a church, outdoors, a hotel, or private residence?  Location is essential to your wedding style. 

Once you have answered these questions you are ready to talk about your wedding style.  Do you want a traditional or nontraditional wedding?  Do you want a formal or relaxed affair?  Do you want your wedding to be elegant and elaborate or a fun and simple event? 

Choose a color scheme.  The colors you choose to incorporate into your wedding can be fun, elegant, classy or chic.  Your color scheme should be representative of the style you have chosen for your wedding.

Invitations:  Your invitations are a representation of the style and theme of your wedding.  It sets the mood for your wedding and conveys to your guests whether your wedding will be a formal event or an intimate affair.  Your invitation creates anticipation for your upcoming nuptials.  Having your invitation custom designed allows you to create an invitation that is truly yours.  The Classic Invitation offers invitations custom designed specifically for your event.  You choose the theme, the design, the colors and the papers for your invitation.  Contact The Classic Invitation at http://theclassicinvitation.com for a free consultation.

By: Sheila Elizabeth

http://theclassicinvitation.com