Wedding Invitations. Do they have to be the same color as your wedding and/or theme?

Question

Wedding Invitations. Do they have to be the same color as your wedding and/or theme?

Answer 1

I wouldn't think so.

Answer 2

It's nice if they do, because it's nice to have a consistent looks/colour scheme. But, it depends on how much you care/what your colour scheme is. Wedding invitations are expensive, so what my fiance and I end up getting may entirely depend on the budget.

Our colours are silver, gold and dark cranberry.  We want something that has cranberry (our main colour), but nothing uses all three colours.  We found some that we like that are cranberry, but they are the top end of what we can afford.  We might just go with really simple ones we found that were VERY affordable and just have a simple silver-line border.

Some of the most elegant and classic invitations are very plain with no colour, only a silver or gold or embossed (white) border.  Even if those aren't your colours, because they are so classic and neutral, no one would notice they weren't completely "on theme".

I personally am a fan of a colour scheme versus a full-out theme.  And some of the theme invitations (like butterflies or roses) I find to be kind of cheesy and some look like birthday invitations just because they are so colourful and have so much going on.

When in doubt, go with classic and simple! (it's way more affordable too)

Answer 3

No, not necessarily. Some people like to go with their  wedding colors but it's your day, go with whichever you prefer.

Answer 4

Weddings have changed so much that you really don't "have" to do anything any particular way.  In the long run, it's really up to you.  Nowadays there are tons of options for wedding invitations.  If you have an idea as to what sort of invitation you want and it happens to  not match with your color scheme or theme, you can either tweak the invitation to fit with your colors/theme, or you can use what you want as it is.  The deciding factor should be that YOU and your partner like what you're sending.

Answer 5

Nope, they can be whatever color or theme you want!  I personally prefer NOT to have everything so matchy-matchy.

Answer 6

This is your wedding whatever you like you should get.  You really only get one day with this person make it a special as you can.  But usually the invites go along with your theme, or you can make a theme for each part of the wedding, the engagement party invites, the bachelorette party invites, wedding invites, and thank yous.

Answer 7

No.  They can be whatever color you want them.  

Answer 8

If it's your special day, the invitations should look however you want them to look.  

Answer 9

depends on your level of OCD

Answer 10

I'm going through this same problem at the moment.  When it comes down to it not many people keep their invitation with them on the day nor would they remember if it was a blue or green writing.  I know people who have had matching stationary for absolutely everything and I know people who haven't.  Completely up to you!

However... that said I ended up staying with a colour theme though, but the designs are all slightly different depending on the best deal I could get for each of them at the time.

Answer 11

If you're going to bother having a wedding colour and theme, then you would probably want the invitations to match. I mean, that's one of the whole points of having a wedding colour! Seriously, though, your invitations can be whatever theme and colour you want.  

Answer 12

No your invitations do not need to match the theme or colors of your wedding. It could be a time to send out something fun, if that's who you are as a couple. This is a time to be creative.

Answer 13

no they don't.  this entire wedding theme and wedding do's and don'ts is getting so out of hand.  everyone is afraid to do anything unless it all is perfect, my mum used to say all you need is a bride, a groom, a preacher, and a couple of wedding rings. everything else is just icing on the cake!  so if you have invitations that don't match who cares? people should be happy they were invited to share in the most special day of your life, and if they can't see past that then they aren't very nice people!  

you do what you can afford, what you like, providing it doesn't hurt anyone, and arrange your wedding the way you'd like it to be. good luck and happy wedding!

Answer 14

It helps, if you want to give your guests a clue as to want the best colors to wear would be if they want to coordinate.

Answer 15

yes, so that it keeps everything consistant

Answer 16

No, they do not. They can be very formal, in white or cream color, with a gold border or even a torn edge. These would not have drawings or pictures or pop-ups, just the elegant paper and the printed words.They do not match anything, though the really picky bride might say if she ha a white dress, so will the invites be white. The most elegant are cream with a torn edge, supposedly.

Then there are the ones with art, pop-ups. ribbons, photos, scent, even favors and flowers, or shells or anything the printer can think up to make the sale. These are less formal, and the more inventive, the better. I even saw one on tv that the theme item was big and had to be hand delivered.

To each his own. It should just reflect your personality, or the spirit of the wedding.  

Answer 17

I don't think they have to be the same but should carry some kind of consistency. I used black and white with red and silver accents in my wedding but my invitations were a pearlescent white with silver. They didn't completely match but set the tone and was consistent with the wedding colors and formality of the wedding itself.

Answer 18

Totally up to you.   Your wedding, your rules.

Answer 19

Do what you want!

It would be Nice if it was the same colors as your wedding colors!

It is your wedding do what you want!

Answer 20

That would match doesnt really matter but its good to

Answer 21

Depends on how casual or non-casual the wedding is. Wedding invitations tend to tell everyone what the theme is like. If it's very formal it doesn't matter if the theme or color is the same since everyone will be dressed up anyways. BTW Congratulations