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Modern Long Island Invitations for Weddings
Posted by
Amanda on 6/2/10
When you're planning your wedding, the Long Island invitations you choose will help set the tone. To be sure you can find the right invitations for your event, you should be aware of the different options available to you as well as which choices might be better for your wedding.
Today's Long Island invitations for weddings are available in almost colors, styles, shapes and sizes that you want. Today's invitations are far from the invitations 50 or even 10 years ago. But the basic and traditional styles and lettering are still perennially popular choices. So if you want traditional, you'll have plenty of options.
When you're looking at lettering styles, if you want an elegant lettering do consider the people you'll be sending it to. Some lettering on Long Island invitations can be so full of swirls and embellishments that many people, especially older people, might even find it difficult to read. And you'll want to make sure that the lettering on the envelopes for your invitations is legible enough to make sure that the invitations get where you send them.
Long Island invitations with pockets are popular today, with this tiny space for things like a reception or RSVP card, to make the entire invitation seem more elegant. And self-mailing envelopes are available which save on paper as the invitations folds into its own mailer. These are a jump from traditional invitations but are popular right now.
Uniquely shaped invitations are popular too, with invitations in the shape of badges or large, pin-back buttons, and with shapes that reflect interest like animal shapes and those designed around certain hobbies or professions to reflect the lives of the bride and groom.
Ribbons, embellishments and 3D attachments that are shaped to reflect the couple's interest are also popular, modern trends in Long Island invitations.
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