'Modern wedding invitations' is a popular search phrase, but what actually makes them modern or contemporary?
 
We all know modern is the opposite of traditional. Traditional wedding invitations bring to mind a simple invitation card, classic black ink, a standard lettering style and two mailing envelopes. Modern wedding invitations, on the other hand, let you be more creative and unique. This seems to be quite appealing to today’s couples who tend to look for ways to truly personalize their weddings, including their invites.

Here are some trends that you may feature with your modern wedding invitations depending on the design you choose and the options available:

Multiple Lettering Styles - A larger and sometimes fancier font style is used to emphasize the couple's names on the invitation.

Distinct Ink Colors - A contrasting ink color is typically used to highlight certain items on the wedding invitation such as the names of the couple.

Pockets - Becoming increasingly fashionable, this style has a pocket for holding the wedding invitation and possibly a separate pocket for any enclosure cards, depending on the specific design.

Self-mailing - These invitation styles no longer require a separate mailing envelope since they turn into their own self-mailer piece. Some designs have an envelopment, which may be colored, and which wrap around all the invitation pieces for easy mailing. Another self-mailer design option are seal and send wedding invitations that actually fold and seal up into their own mailing piece.