Wedding Invitations
What is the purpose of wedding invitations? Are there only two?
Do wedding invitations merely'
1. Announce to the public the ceremonial event, on a specific date, at a specific time, in a specific place, naming the families involved?
2. Invite the guests?
Or do wedding invitations do more than simply 'announce' and 'invite'? Well of course they do. Wedding invitations make a declaration of not only your wedding intent, but your wedding invites also declare, publicly, your commitment to one another'your love and devotion'and with such intent important enough to commit such intent to public record, formalized to underscore your intent and desires for those invited/notified to not only be made aware, but also to be witnesses to your event.
And different couples make these declarations in varying degrees of seriousness or formality. Traditionally, the wedding invitation is very formal'on formal wedding card stock'with very elegant script [this used to be done by hand! Can you imagine hand-penning over a hundred wedding invitations? Yikes!]
Many wedding invitations will feature a professional photograph of the couple in their wedding attire or maybe some mode of dress that's less formal, but intended to reflect the personality of the couple and their relationship. The photograph approach is exceedingly popular in today's society. Some custom wedding invitations might include a nice pen and ink portrait of the couple.
The marvelous thing about how wedding invitations have evolved over time is there are so many wonderful choices available, there's something for every couple! Greater selection has truly helped wedding planning be more successful for so many more couples. Even wedding invitation etiquette has changed quite a lot over the years!
And even though the main purposes of wedding invitations and other wedding cards are generally two-fold, it's important to consider the other, underlying intent they serve.
Information provided as a service by Beautiful Wedding Invitations.com.
About the Author:
Charles Pruett is a freelance copywriter who specializes in persuasive sales copy, SEO web content, and is also a night'and night wedding'photographer.