One of my best friends attended a wedding recently in Maui. The bride and groom decided to keep the guest list short and have a destination wedding. Instead of spending a lot of money entertaining 100+ guests at a mediocre venue in their hometown, Carson City Nevada, they chose to pay for the airfare and accommodations of their most important 30 guests. She had an all-expenses trip paid for five days and four nights. Needless to say I was thoroughly jealous.

With the lagging economy, many airlines and hotels are offering package deals that when combined can make for an affordable destination wedding. For those of you who want to make your wedding celebration extra special, the savings of having a small guest list can easily offset the added costs of transportation and lodgings.

Wherever you choose to go, try incorporating the location into a theme for your wedding celebration. Bridesmaid’s dresses can reflect the distinct style, colors or designs of any location without to much added stress (other than trying to pick  a style that everyone likes!). Likewise, floral decorations could represent the specific venue or geographic location. However, possibly the easiest way to integrate your unique destination or location would be through your wedding invitations.

Whether you are planning a destination wedding or simply live in a exceptionally beautiful area, designing a letterpress wedding invitation set that matches your wedding’s location is a breeze. This Cape Cod invitation design illustrates this idea beautifully:

By using an image of a lighthouses, which symbolizes both light, safety and direction, this couple integrated that theme into both portions of their invitation set. Serving as a motif for their wedding celebration, they visually recreated the trust and security they find in each other through their beautiful letterpress invitation. They even had little lanterns as favors for their guests.

Remember, you can carry the theme or motif further than just the invitation sets. Include your symbols on wedding programs, seating place cards or dinner menus.

Written by Nick

Invitations by Ajalon
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