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Make Your Fall Wedding Invitations Special

Fall wedding invitations can be made more interesting by adopting the season as the theme. The various colors associated with fall - orange, red and other bright shades - are very appropriate for a lively invitation design. The fine weather and relaxing atmosphere that only a fall season can give should provide ample inspiration when it comes to designing invitations for weddings.

Fall wedding invitations should reflect the colors of the season. Traditional color like white, ecru or cream can be accented by a brownish-red shade often seen on the falling leaves of fall. Being a season for optimism, the message in the invitations should be full of hope and enthusiasm. Leaves are the most common images associated with fall and they can be featured as embossed design in the invitation or the envelope.

Several printing options are now available for invitation designing. Engraved letters still remain the most common among invitations for weddings but thermography has since given engraving stiff competition. For people who prefer a more personalized typeset, calligraphy is a good option. Other invitations use blind embossed prints and letterpress printing to enhance the appearance of the invitations.

Coordinating the design of the invitation with the motif of the wedding is also a design must. For fall nuptials, earth colors are usually favored. It would create a better appearance if the color of the motif or accent of the decoration and the dress of the bride is also used as background or border accent in the invitations. No matter what earth shade is used, make sure that the accent color does not overwhelm the main shade.

If response and receptions cards would be added to the invitation, use the same color and the designs as the ones used in the actual invitation. Avoid using more than two colors in invitations. Multiple shades are not appropriate and will not look right since weddings are not the same as parties or birthdays and are more formal.

Fall wedding invitations usually carry the theme and colors of the season. Earth shades are the most ideal color accents for fall nuptials and accents on envelopes such as leaves and trees can be used.