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Wedding invitations are affected by general trends, and there is no reason to think that 2009 will be any different. Some of the trends of 2009 are continuations of the popular ideas of 2008, while other trends are just beginning to gain popularity. When designing your wedding invitations, choose what you like best, and leave behind what you do not. It is important that you design an invitation that reflects the style of you and your future spouse. While you may undoubtedly want to be aware of what is popular and what is not when making your choices, there is no reason to choose something because of its popularity. Instead, use these ideas as starting points when designing your dream wedding invitation.

Continue to save the date

Save the date cards continue to be a popular addition to the wedding invitations package.

These cards especially come in handy if you are planning a wedding in June, September or around the holidays, since they are traditionally busy times of the year. A save the date card should be sent out as early as possible. This allows your guests to avoid making plans for that day. Many invitations come with a specific save the date card that coordinates when the celebration will take place. Choosing coordinated save the date cards and invitations means making a decision early on about which design you are going to use. It also adds a nice level of customizations to your invitations.

Color, color, color

Whether bold or subtle, color is a big part of wedding invitations in 2009. Modern printing techniques make it easier than ever to add color from the writing on the envelope lining to the card stock. Colors that were once used primarily for contemporary invitations, has become so widespread that even the most traditional wedding invitations currently use these colors.

Extending a Theme

Does your wedding have a theme? Whether you are having an outdoor wedding, a candlelight service or a wedding on the beach, you can customize your invitations to include some mention of the theme. Confetti in your envelopes or a simple candle drawing on the front of the invitations is an easy way to integrate your theme into your wedding invitations.

Do it yourself invitations

Many people have become taken with the idea of do it yourself invitations. Do it yourself invitations allow you to save some money when planning your wedding, but they also allow you greater control over your finished product. Do it yourself invitations are a great way to create a 100% customized look for your invitations while still keeping control of your budget.

Destination invitations

More and more, couples are choosing destination weddings as a low stress way to have a memorable wedding ceremony. If you are planning a destination wedding, choosing an invitation that is made specifically for the occasion is a great way to provide your guests with a memento of the event as well as being certain that all the invitation provides all of the information they will need to plan their trip.

Adding a photograph

Adding a photograph to your wedding invitations is another choice that may be popular in 2009. As stated before, technology has made this an easy option. Adding a photograph of the happy couple is a wonderful way to personalize your invitations without adding a great deal to the cost of the invitations.

Couples invitations

More and more, men are becoming involved in the planning of the wedding. In the past, weddings were typically planned by the bride, her mother and her friends. Today, it is common for the groom to have an interest and opinion on all parts of the ceremony. Couples invitations are a way to display this relationship, and will become more popular in 2009.

Adding a favor

A small favor added to your invitation is becoming a more popular option. If you are having a theme or destination wedding, including a favor is a great way to add some needed information. For the theme wedding, a small candle for a candlelight service is a thoughtful touch. For a beach vacation, a small tote bag with information from the area chamber of commerce is a thoughtful choice. While adding favors to the wedding invitations is a thoughtful touch, and becoming more popular, the cost can add up quickly. Adding favors to invitations typically works best if you are planning a small ceremony, and expect most of your invitees to attend.

Personalize your wedding stationery

Personalization is another area that has been improved greatly by technology. New methods of printing have made many more options available than ever before. This means that the engaged couple can add ribbons, pictures and trinkets, not to mention colored fonts, customized edgings and many other options to stock invitations. This allows standard invitations to look completely personalized.

Colors as neutrals

While adding color as a bold statement has become increasingly popular, color as a neutral is becoming more common as well. This means that a traditional invitation may be pastel pink rather than ivory, or mint green rather than white. Using colors as neutrals continues to grow in popularity as more people become accustomed to seeing colors as part of the wedding invitations.

Rachel Jackson
http://www.articlesbase.com/weddings-articles/top-10-trends-in-wedding-invitations-in-2009-722698.html

I am getting Married June 11, 2011 and I have the placed booked, my wedding party picked out and colors I want my girls to wear.

I have a couple of friends who I didn’t ask to be in the wedding because they aren’t close friends anymore and I don’t spend time with them frequently because of certain trust issues.

They are immature and like to talk and cause trouble. I had them over Friday night to celebrate my birthday and I filled them in on the date for the wedding. One of them proceeds to say o good I have time to lose weight before the wedding. The way it was said was like she assumed I was going to ask her to be in it.

Now she is starting to send me text messages asking me what color I’m using. I ignored it. I’m fearful to share information with her because she will go back, and chit chat it to the other friend. They are invited to the wedding, but thats it. I don’t need my details all over the place. I know the color of the dresses really isn’t such a big secret, but I don’t think it needs to be discussed with her.

I may be overexaggerating, but I know how they are and I feel those details are on a need to know basis, like with my girls in the wedding party. How can I just avoid the topic with this/these friends?

By the way, we are 26-28 years old. You would think we/they were kids. I’ve just gotten to a point in my life where I don’t trust them and don’t talk to them as much because even if I say one little thing, it gets twisted around, its usually not a bad thing, but its unnecessary "talk" or rumors. Thanks for the advice from anybody out there. Maybe there is somebody in the same boat as I am LOL.

You are very wise!

Info like that should only be on "need to know" basis.

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I’m planning my first (and hopefully my ONLY) wedding - and my groom and I have a very small budget. We’ve always planned on having a wedding in the snow - which seems possible because we live in Oregon - and are planning to wed in February of 2011.

Does anyone know of any AMAZING venues - the more rustic, the snowier, the better!
*for example, we’re looking at the Silcox hut at the Timberline lodge, to see if we can afford that.

Because of the location and time of year, you may actually find that some of the venues cost more because of the snowfall. Be forewarned that, contrary to a lot of places, these locations will have February as part of their "peak" season.
Don’t be discouraged though! Weddings in winter/snow are lovely!

http://www.lakecliffbnb.com/ > Bed and breakfast overlooking the lake. I would watch your guest list numbers if you end up going here. It looks like lots of room outside, but in February I’m not sure if you’ll really want to stay outside for more than the ceremony! Located in Hood River.

http://www.graygables.com/index.html > Lots of greenery all over the property. Lots of trees and whatnot that I bet would look great covered in snow. Located just outside of Portland.

http://www.columbiagorgehotel.com/weddings.cfm > Offers ceremony and reception sites. Inside and out. Located in Hood River.

http://www.cooperspur.com/beautiful_settings.shtml > Offers various locations at the resort to have ceremony and reception. About 25 miles south of Hood River.

Congratulations and good luck!

We want a wedding just for two, simple, eloping type

I did that. I made travel plans for vegas on travelocity for the hotel. The courthouse in vegas is open late the certificate is 30$ and then the closest ceremony is through the court down the street 50$. You need to have the ceremony before your considered legally married.

My fiance are were going over our guest list and already are up to 150-160 people. I only want to have about 100 guest, as we are on a limited budget. He wants to invite all his aunts, uncles and cousins…..he has 50 cousins! Both his parents have seven brothers and sisters…I don’t mind having all his aunts and uncles on both sides, but I think it is a bit ridiculous to invite ALL the cousins, I haven’t met half of them either! He doesn’t want to exclude anyone, but we have to draw the line somewhere. No matter what we do, someone is always going to be offended, and I don’t particularly care, it is our wedding and we are paying for it.

Lol, I am almost the exact same situation with my wedding guest list!! My fiance’s barely knows some of, and rarley sees, his father’s family so we were only going to invite the ones that turned up to his brother’s wedding but then we thought it would be rude not to ask more so we extended it a fair bit, more than I wanted. See, my fiance’s father has more family on his side than his mum’s side and both my parents sides. We are paying $100 per person so we can’t have everyone. Most of that family are his cousins, not many aunties and uncles and some second cousins so I said we can invite his cousins but draw the line at their kids. I know some will be offended but I agree with you, we have to pay for it and I don’t care either if they care. So talk to your fiance and find somewhere to draw the line, like only invite the cousins who he knows the best and no kids or something. I know what you mean but at the end of the day, it’s your wedding and you pay to pay for it. Do what is right for you and your pocket!

As in, around twenty people (including/excluding the bridal party)? Of course, having all the trimmings of a 150-person guest list (music, dancing, catering, etc.)

Not that there’s a financial bound of families too big, but just out of personal choice. What’s your opinion?

We did that. We actually had fewer guests. We actually were trying to save money, and we found a way to incorporate, well, MOST of "the trimmings" in modified ways.

For example, we used antique platinum-rimmed china and served steak, but we barbecued the steak ourselves. And instead of a DJ, we burned CDs of the music we wanted. Actually, the weather turned chilly so we moved our party inside and no one actually ever ended up dancing even though we’d prepared for it.

I think you should do whatever the two of you are most comfortable with.

This is what I am looking for and if anyone can help with any information. A place that has a deck or area that is handicap accessible for a wheel chair. It can be a bar or restaurant or a pier/deck. It’s the two of us and a few family members that will attend. No brides maid, no frills and lace ect. If you know of a place or someone that is able to marry us and sign the papers please email me with your rates that you charge.

You might go to www.eventective.com and post this there too (it’s free). The post will go to people who own restaurants, event venues, hotels, etc. I’m afraid I do not know the area, but best wishes to you on your search.

Anyone have a Wedding planner book that they think actually helped, and is good? I’ve looked on Amazon and don’t know which one to buy!

I did, and I found them all dated. I gave mine away. I suggest you go to your local library and check some out before deciding to buy anything.

After being frustrated with dated books and unhelpful magazines; I found all my information, updated and current with fashion and trends in:

www.theknot.com

It is free. It has budget, time limes, reminders, pictures, examples, everything. It also gave me the option to a free wedding website and even e-save the dates.

Good luck

I need to know a couple of things.. On Wedding Invitations most of the books gives you an option for Formal and Informal what is the real difference between those? 2nd is One the Reception card do you need one of those if you are having the wedding and the reception at the same location and can you add your reception information on your actual wedding invitation? Sorry some of these may seem dumb but this is the first wedding that I have had that I am doing somewhat a big wedding and reception. Thank you

I found this…..scroll down to wear it says Formal vs. Informal
http://thechartreusebride.com/2010/01/wedding-invitations/

Formal vs. Informal

So, obviously with a formal wedding invitation, there are a lot of rules to follow. First, the only colors of paper used should be white or cream, and the paper is usually a heavy cotton. There are very specific wordings that are centered on very specific lines.

If the couple is issuing the invitation, here is the wording:

Jane Elizabeth Smith
and
Stephen James Richardson
request the honour of your presence
at their marriage
on Saturday, the ninth of June
two thousand and four
at two o’clock
First Church of Christ
219 North Granby Road
Granby, Connecticut

If the reception in the same location as the wedding…..

Reception immediately following the ceremony
Hopkinton Country Club
1 Country Club Road
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Reply card enclosed

Hope that helps….

Congrats

I am opening up a wedding planning business and thought I would get some of your ideas on a good slogan for the business. The name is Visions Wedding & Event Boutique. My idea is to cater to a select number of brides to give them that individual attention they deserve, rather than trying to book a thousand brides and not having that one on one with them. Any suggestions??

First determine your unique or competitive advantage or unique selling proposition (USP), then craft a slogan or tag line. Your slogan will be a short or condensed version or your usp.

Your Unique Selling Proposition answers the question, “Why should I buy from you now, instead of from someone else?”. It defines who and what you are. It is the reason you are in business.

Why should prospects do business with you? How are they greater advantaged in doing business with you vs. any of your competitors?

Your unique advantages tell the marketplace what you offer that others don’t. It’s about being different from everyone else and clearly and succinctly communicating what you do for your customers. It’s what they get that makes you the decisive choice over and above all other options.

Most business owners think a USP is a catchy slogan. If you can create one that’s catchy that’s great, but you need to be sure the message is clear. Other businesses think the USP is about who they are or what they do. The truth is your USP is about what you do for the customer. A good USP will have your prospect saying, “Oh really? Tell me more!”