15 Unbelievably Dreamy 2021 Wedding Invitation Trends
15 Unbelievably Dreamy Wedding Invitation Trends Taking Over in 2021
Wedding invitations are not just a card to be taken lightly but an actual representation of your journey as a couple. What better way to tell your story to all your loved ones than to leave signs to be interpreted in an invitation? Many couples even design invites around their first date or the proposal or any other memorable event. The way an invite is designed can say a lot about the person you have become and your expectations from life and absolutely sets the tone for your wedding experience. So, today we are sharing the top 2021 wedding invitation trends. Our promise is to always share helpful wedding planning advice and the newest wedding trends for 2021.
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Hand-made/ DIY
Wedding invitations are no longer the formal, pompous documents we’ve become used to. Now they are a way of expressing your creativity and personality. Many couples that are springy in the arts and crafts have taken to hand-made invites with a range of aesthetic elements from miniature oil paintings to wax paper with twine.
It’s also trendy now to do calligraphy oriented invitations yourself with calligraphy pens and a little elbow grease. Even doodles and hand-made illustrations are very trendy now, and it isn’t necessary to do them one by one on each card, you can have them printed and replicated to any number of invitations.
What Will 2021 Wedding Invitations Look Like?
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Acrylics
Who said invites had to be paper and cardboard? Acrylic see through invites with beautiful bold gold or silver fonts are all the rage for wedding invites in 2021!
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Thermography
Wedding invites are keepsakes in their own way; invest in a thermographic feel that lets you feel the ink set on the paper. The technique can be applied to a range of colors as well as embedded textures! Textures can be anything from lace to monograms.
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Rustic, Natural-looking Foils
Everyone wants to bring a touch of nature into their wedding invites and a rustic foil card is very trendy for 2021. A range of styles can be chosen from such as glitter foils, laser cut wraps in dynamic colors like burgundy with many kinds of paper such as kraft paper or vellum.
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Age-Old Florals
There has never been a time in the history of wedding invitations that florals ever went out of fashion. Florals, botanicals, and floral representations in invites is an age-old trick and still works wonders especially if done in an understated, sophisticated way.
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Drop The Formalities
The newer invite designs that are trending seem to be less formal, more to the point with definite sprinklings of humor and casual and slang language. Many couples also use a number of different fonts all in one invite, keeping the rest of the design aesthetic rather simple.
2021 Wedding Invitation Trends – What to Expect
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Accessorized Envelopes
We all know appearances count for a lot and accessorized envelopes with twine, tassels, pearls or gold embossed fonts are all trending for the upcoming wedding season in 2021.
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French Renaissance Colors
Fancy reds, navy/royal blues, and lush golds? A rich French palette whether showcased in a satin bow or small bag that the invite comes in or in the whole card itself is a much sought-after aesthetic for upcoming weddings.
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Go Virtual
If you are having a wedding on a smaller scale and would rather invest in other aspects, you can always opt for virtual invites. It doesn’t mean you’re taking the cheap route either as there are so many free design tools now such as Canva that yield professional and uber-aesthetic results.
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A Play on Geometry
Finally, something high school math is good for, not really just kidding. Invitations made in geometric shapes are increasingly trendy now and you can get them designed in any color palette and undertones you want!
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Minimal And To The Point
While this depends on personal taste and preference, minimal invites with subtle and neutral color tones and large font with to-the-point lettering are perfect for the attention-deficit generation of today. Not to mention it encourages retention if you want to throw in some safety guidelines relating to Covid-19.
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Leather It Out
Leather or faux leather varieties have become very sought after for invitations although they are more taxing on the pocket. They come complete with leather envelopes!
2021 Weddings – Changes are Coming
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Couple Illustrations
Illustrations of the couple are on-trend for the wedding season because they add that flair for storytelling to your narrative of love and never-ending devotion. You can find independent artists and illustrators to sketch out the two of you for wedding invites. You can do it with thought and speech bubbles as well!
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Sustainable Invites
Sustainable, biodegradable paper for invites is very trendy in 2021. And you can include seeds, as a hidden element to encourage planting. If you are sending a care package with the invite use biodegradable boxes that come with natural color options.
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Pressed Plants & Vintage Hues
Pressing plants, ferns, leaves, flowers, and doing something like a lamination on top is a beautiful and very authentic gesture in an invite. It gives the impression you spent a lot of time and effort on each invitation when it’s very simple to do!
