Western Wedding Invitation

Choosing Your Western Wedding Invitation

Choosing your invitation for a western or country wedding will depend on several factors, foremost how formal or casual your wedding will be. For more formal weddings, ivory, cream, or neutral color invitations with white or cream overlays including western motifs can be beautiful and elegant ways to invite your guests. For more casual western weddings, bright colors, denim-look and fun save-the date cards work well. The following designs are available in types of western wedding invitations:

• Western hats
• Western boots and spurs
• Fences
• Hats or hat and veil on fence
• Horseshoes
• Horses/Bride and Groom on Horse
• Rope/Rope hearts
• Daisies or Daisy chains
• Sunflowers
• Wildflowers and prairies
• Boy and girl in western wedding wear
• Wagons/covered wagons
• Stage coaches
• 'Wanted' poster invitations
• John Deere or tractors
• Saddles

In addition to the level of formality of the wedding, the invitation will also be determined by the any sub-theme of the wedding. For example, an invitation on an embossed picture of a bride and groom riding on a horse would be perfect for a fairy-tale western wedding theme.

Traditional colors for western weddings and invitations include red, white, yellow, and silver, but contemporary trends have brides choosing from a wide range of colors -- from deep plum and mauve colors to various blue hues, and even to fun bright pinks, greens, and oranges. Calico, gingham, fringe, or denim-look designs, along with ribbon, leather, or rope accents are also festive additions to the invitations.

Pricing and Quality

Where to Buy: Many printing companies that offer wedding invitations now carry western wedding invitation styles as part of their standard line. For greater invitation variety, you may want to check out one of the many Internet retailers specializing in western weddings, such as Sat'n Spurs, Hazel's Western Weddings, or the Renton Western Wedding Collection.

Quality: Your invitation choice will also depend on your budget. Price varies depending on the retailer, intricacy of the design, materials used, and details such as embossing. The price will also vary depending on the quality of the paper or cardstock and the quality of ink. If you are interesting in retaining invitations for keepsakes or framing, check to see if the retailer uses archival quality ink.

Check What the Price Includes: When checking out pricing, be sure to find out what the price includes -- some companies may ask you to purchase inner and outer envelopes, tissue, and seals separately. Don't forget to factor in the cost of shipping in your invitation budget.

Discounts and Samples: Invitations are usually sold in bundles of twenty-five or fifty, and some retailers offer a discount for purchasing larger quantities. If you are deciding trying to decide between several styles, many retailers offer to send sample invitations for a minimal cost.

DIY Invitations: If you have a smaller budget or would like to spend less on your invitations, you have several options. You can find a printable western wedding invitation set for a significantly lower cost and print the invitations on your home computer. You can also purchase cardstock and make your own western or country wedding invitations with western wedding clipart or with western scrap booking or craft embellishments from a store like Michael's. Purchasing 'save the date' cards is also a less expensive option that full invitations.

Western or Country Wedding Invitation Wording

The wording for a western wedding invite is something you and your spouse-to-be can have a lot of fun with. Try creating wording based on the motifs of:

• Getting hitched
• Tying the knot
• A wedding round up
• Two-stepping
• Trials or prairies -- i.e. of love/life
• Ranches -- i.e. settling down

If you have a difficult time thinking of original wording, try a Web site like Verse It that offers a wide variety of invitation wording, including several ideas for western weddings.

Whatever wording you decide on, don't forget to clearly depict the names of the couple, date and year, and location, including address, city, and state.

Invitation Packages

Many companies offer discounts if you order more than just your invitations from them. Other products you may want to consider ordering include:

• R.S.V. P. cards
• Rehearsal dinner invitations
• Thank you cards
• Napkins
• Matchbooks
• Favor boxes
• Programs
• Guest books

Full service wedding retailers may even offer unity candles, ring bearer pillows, card barns or wells, favors, toasting flutes, cake serving sets, cake toppers, garters and decorations that match your western wedding invitations.