Design Your Perfect Save-The-Date Cards, Wedding Invitations, and Wedding Website

​Once you have organized your guest list, booked the venue, bought your wedding rings, and taken care of your other wedding planning essentials, it’s time to focus on one of the most crucial aspects of the wedding planning process—designing your wedding invitation suite and your wedding website! Since these elements serve as the first impression for your wedding, they should accurately reflect the personal style of you and your partner and the overall spirit of your special day. There are helpful wedding planning websites that offer numerous templates for wedding invitation suites and wedding websites to simplify the process.  Although it may seem a bit daunting, designing these essential components can be a great deal of fun for you and your significant other, as it will let you bring your creativity into the mix. To make this part of your wedding planning less intimidating, we have outlined some helpful tips on designing these necessary elements.

Choose Your Theme  

When designing your save-the-date cards, wedding invitations, and wedding website, choose a theme that effectively represents you as a couple. When figuring out which theme suits you best, consider the style and season of your wedding and your personal preferences. Some possible concepts to consider are botanical/floral, rustic, modern, bohemian, beach/nautical, vintage, or even a humorous theme. Depending on your decor and venue, your wedding stationery does not need to match perfectly. And unless you have exceptional graphic design skills, it is best to use customizable templates for your wedding invitation suite and website.

Pick a Font That Works

It is imperative to find a font that captures the character of your invitation. Choose a font that is easy enough to read while remaining stylistically on par with your overall motif. Be sure to use the same font for your save-the-date cards, wedding invitations, and wedding website to achieve a consistent appearance.

Choose Your Wording Carefully and Provide Clear Instructions 

The wording you use is critically important, as you want to be sure that everything is articulately written and accurately conveys all the relevant details of your wedding. For your invitation, it is best to keep your wording simple and add only the most pertinent information. Make sure you include the following details: 

• The names of you and your partner
  

• The date and time of your wedding 

• The name of the wedding venue and address

• The attire or theme of your wedding

• RSVP information

• The URL for your wedding website

You can provide additional details on your wedding website and in a separate information card included with your invitation. You may want to include a map or directions to your wedding venue with your invitations, especially if the wedding venue is a bit tricky to find.

Select High-Quality Images

Make sure to use crisp, high-resolution images of you and your partner. It is important to have photos you love since you will use them for your save-the-date cards, wedding invitations, and wedding website. If you are not fond of the ones you have, consider hiring a professional photographer for a photo shoot. Another fun option is to use an illustration or caricature of you and your partner.

Make it Accessible to Everyone

Accessibility for all is a critical consideration to keep in mind when designing your save-the-date card, wedding invitation, and wedding website. For your wedding suite, use contrasting colors and easy-to-read fonts. On your wedding website, provide alternative text for images and closed captions or transcripts for any videos or audio content. 

Make Optimal Use of Your Wedding Website 

Wedding websites are helpful for your guests and to you and your partner, and many wedding website templates are even available for free! Use a company that offers customizable wedding website templates that you can personalize to your heart’s desire. On your website, you can keep all your information in one place and digitally keep track of RSVPs, meal choices, and more. If one of your guests misplaces their invitation, they can easily access the necessary information on their smartphone. On your wedding website, you can include your gift registry and accommodations if you booked a hotel block for your out-of-town guests. You can also add an online guest list tracker instead of using mail-in RSVP cards.

Make it Personal

Add more meaning by including personalized touches to your save-the-date cards, invitations, and wedding website. Consider adding your favorite quotes, memories, how you met, your first date, the proposal, meaningful photos, artwork, etc. In this regard, just about anything goes. Remember that any objects included in the invitation envelopes, such as engraved keychains, for example, will result in extra postage fees.

Proofread Everything–At Least Twice!

Considering how busy you and your partner will be while preparing for your wedding, it’s only natural that some errors might occur. Knowing this, remember to proofread everything carefully before sending out your save-the-date cards and wedding invitations and before making your wedding website live. Double-check the spelling, grammar, and punctuation to ensure that everything is error-free. It can also be helpful to enlist the help of a friend or family member to review your invitation suite and website for errors.

Considering all the variables that go into planning a wedding, it’s no wonder the average length of engagement among American couples is often as long as 12 to 18 months. With careful planning, you can ensure your big day will be seamless and blissful.