Classic &
Formal Wedding
Invitations

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This year, many couples are having formal weddings. A formal wedding invitation with classic touches demonstrates the importance of this milestone to all of your loved ones. Your wedding is a celebration of love that will last a lifetime. A wedding invitation should show the timelessness of your union. It will also double as a keepsake that you’ll likely hold onto and share with friends and family for many years. There are so many reasons to stick to the tried and true by choosing a classic invitation. These invitations lean on traditional fonts and colors and simplistic designs. You can include sophisticated flourishes to give your formal wedding invitation a look all your own. Many people choose to add luxe features like gold foil, belly bands, or double thick paper to achieve this look. Be sure to look at our guide for wedding invitation wording. This will be one of the most important and beautiful days of your life, so you’ll want a stunning invitation to match.

REASONS TO KEEP YOUR WEDDING INVITATIONS CLASSIC AND FORMAL

There are so many reasons to choose an elegant formal wedding invitation this year and always:

• Wedding trends are returning to normal. During the last couple of years, people had to scale back on their wedding celebrations. With so much uncertainty, weddings were often smaller and more casual. Now, we are celebrating our ability to be together again. A sophisticated, formal wedding is a way to be together with style.
• Classic and formal looks age well. Let’s face it, there are so many passing trends in the wedding industry, but very few of them last. A classic wedding invitation with traditional touches will stand the test of time.
• Formal wedding invitations have a romantic feel. If you’re having a formal wedding, everyone knows you’re a sophisticated romantic. A formal wedding invitation has a “built-to-last” feel that is very romantic and aligned to who you are as a couple.
• Not using a photo leaves room to play with design and color. Photography takes up a lot of space. By opting for an elegant, formal design, you can keep it simple while playing with font, shape, and color. Formal invitations can feel spacious, so use this room to explore design and luxuriate in simplicity.

ELEGANT TOUCHES TO ADD TO YOUR FORMAL WEDDING INVITATION

There are so many ways to elevate the design of your formal wedding invitation. Consider these luxe options:

• Foil-pressed invitations offer luxurious accenting. This metallic finish adds that subtle luster to your invitation that elevates it to something truly special. More traditional choices include gold and silver foil pressing. Rose gold, glittery silver and gold, ice blue, black, and bronze are also stunning options.
• Letterpress: This luxe printing style creates a pleasing tactile impression that your guests will love. Letterpress invites are made using antique Heidelberg Windmill printing presses and 21st century photopolymer plates and are printed on gorgeous thick paper. All letterpress invitations come with complimentary envelopes. Be sure to include letterpress wedding stationery as well.
• Calligraphy : A wedding invitation that features calligraphy is both elegant and deeply personal. The script creates a hand-written feel and is a traditional choice for formal weddings. Minted offers calligraphy-styled printing on select envelopes as well.
• Play with shape: While traditional wedding invitations tend to be rectangular, there are other invitation shapes that are equally sophisticated. Explore our scalloped or rounded edges for a slightly softer look.
• Consider different paper types: The hand feel of your invitation is extremely important. While all of our paper is of the highest quality, there are upgrade options such as, premium recycled, double thick, triple thick, pearlescent, and more.

ITEMS TO INCLUDE IN YOUR FORMAL INVITATION SUITE

The wedding invitation is just one part of the suite of stationery that your guests will receive. For a formal wedding, there is often a lot of information to communicate, so breaking the information up with response cards with separate cards for each event will keep your invitation uncluttered and allow you to communicate more effectively. You’ll want all of the items in your invitation suite to match your formal invitation. Here are some of the other items to include:

• Envelope - This should match your formal invitation in color and design. The typography that appears here should also be matched to the invitation.
• RSVP card - If you’re sending an RSVP card and would like a mailed response back, you should include an RSVP card with a stamped return envelope.
• RSVP online enclosure cards - These days it can be easier to keep track of RSVPs online. Include an RSVP online enclosure so your guests know how to contact you.
• Multi-event rsvp cards - Having a rehearsal dinner? A brunch after? You’ll want to know if guests are coming to those events as well. You can either have them mail back their response, or they can reply online.
• Direction cards - Make it easy for your guests to find the locations of your event(s) by including a clearly marked direction card.
• Reception cards - Let guests know about other events occurring around the wedding. You’ll want to include all pertinent information about where and when to gather and what guests should wear.
• Belly bands - If you’re sending a suite of invitations, you’ll want to make sure everything stays neatly together by wrapping it with a belly band.

WEDDING INVITATION SAMPLES

A wedding invitation and the accompanying suite of products are a prelude to one of the most memorable days of your life. It’s something most brides and grooms would not leave up to chance. So, you want to touch and feel the paper products in your hands before you make a purchase. We understand this and want to make sure that you are able to make the most informed decisions about paper, printing techniques, and colors for your big day. This is why we offerfree sample kits so our customers can see our rich colors and papers in real life. You can actually request up to ten samples for free to ensure you are able to explore all we have to offer.

WHY MINTED FOR MY FORMAL WEDDING INVITATION?

What does every couple want in a formal wedding invitation? A high-quality product that matches the mood of the wedding. You are unique and you deserve an equally unique design. With Minted, you can have it all. If quality is your top concern, Minted not only employs the best artisan printers but has custom paper created by our partners at Mohawk, made especially for premium printing. Our printers have mastered techniques such as letterpress, foil-pressed (otherwise known as foil stamped), digital printing, and gloss-pressed.

Our unique designs from independent artists are only as good as the canvas they are printed on. This is why we are pleased to have the finest quality paper stocks that you will find around. We offer an assortment of paper to choose from. We have our signature stock and our signature smooth stock. Both with a creamy, soft texture and off-white hue. Our pearlescent stock adds a subtle shimmer to your design. For the eco-conscious couples, we offer a recycled stock that maintains our superior quality standards. Finally, for those looking to make a statement, we have double-thick paper, and for an even heavier statement, we have triple-thick.

What better way to set the tone for your nuptials than with a truly unique wedding invitation? Do you want something that can’t be found at every wedding retailer across the web? Then choose a design that was crowdsourced from our community of independent designers and artists. Minted holds contests all year long to ensure that only the freshest and trend forward designs end up being produced and sold. This frequent rotation of art and design means you are guaranteed to find a one-of-a-kind look for your wedding stationery.

WEDDING INVITATIONS FROM SCRATCH

Have a vision for your wedding invitation that you do not see on our site? Minted offers Custom Design Service, where you work with an individual designer to make your vision come to life. Feel free to submit an inquiry using the form on the link above and someone from our team of design professionals will respond to your request quickly. Remember, you can have us customize things beyond the tools automatically provided to you within our interface for free, working directly with a designer to change color schemes and fonts through our proofing process.

THE MINTED DIFFERENCE IN DESIGNING YOUR FORMAL WEDDING INVITATIONS

At Minted, we put design first. We are uncompromising so that you, our customers, receive the absolute best in design, always. Our products, including wedding invitations and other wedding stationery, are the most important part of our company. For our customers and engaged couples, that means that you will always receive the best service and highest quality invitation from Minted.

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