How is a Destination Wedding Invitation Different?
The paper or card stock that you use for a destination wedding invitation is really the same as for a beach wedding or a western wedding or a wedding on a cruise or tying the knot in Vegas. You want the look of the invitation to tell your invited guests that you are going somewhere fun for your wedding. For example, the invitation may have palm trees or a sea shell to announce a beach or tropical destination or a photo of Las Vegas’ bright lights, if that is your destination. Of course, your invitations will have the names of the bride and groom, date, time and location of the ceremony and a lead-in about who is doing the inviting (traditionally the parents announce the upcoming marriage, but now, many couples are orchestrating their own celebrations)
What is different about a destination wedding invitation is in the personalized wording, extra enclosures and possibly the extra few weeks early that you would send out these invitations.
Destination Wedding Invitation Etiquette
There is a certain etiquette or protocol with destination wedding invitation wording that is different than for other invitations. In addition to giving your invitees sufficient time to make travel arrangements, you may want to tell them a bit about the resort or the city where your wedding will take place. Perhaps, you can include hotel information for a few local hotels or area maps and activity suggestions with the invite. As this can get rather bulky and unseemly to mail, many couples who are planning a destination wedding, set up a web-site where guests can find this information.
An alternative to sending your destination wedding invitations very early, is to send out save-the-date cards far in advance of the big day, to let the guests know in general that attending your wedding will require travel.
Turn Your Event into a Wedding Weekend
You and your fiancé may take the opportunity to turn your nuptials into a wedding weekend to combine it with a double family reunion. Your invitation or web-site may then provide a rough schedule of events like the rehearsal dinner, after-wedding breakfast and maybe a sightseeing day trip for those that want to enjoy the area. Guests that make the trip to your wedding will very likely want to make an extended vacation of their trip.
Some Destination Wedding Wording Options
If you want to invite many of your friends and family but don’t think that they might be able to attend, because of time constraints or cost, your invitations can let these important people know what else may be happening to celebrate your wedding.
For example, it may be possible to show a live video feed of the ceremony to your guests who are unable to attend. Announce this in your invite. Or, if you are having a very intimate affair, with a large reception to follow, at home after the honeymoon, make this known in the destination wedding announcement.
Get Ideas by Looking at Destination Wedding Invitation Wording Examples
View destination wedding invitation wording samples on one of the many web-sites from which you can order your invitations and other items. Or, speak with your local printer for some destination wedding invitation ideas. They will certainly be able to help you with selecting your cards, envelopes, respond cards, save-the-dates, favors and more … and all of these items can coordinate in the same or similar design theme.
