Since your guests might not know too much about you - think Mildred and the in-laws - it's helpful for them if you personalize your wedding invitations. There's no such thing as getting too personal. Include ribbons, streamers, glitter, photographs, handwriting, stickers, knick-knacks, save-the-date magnets, pop-out 3D characters, homemade textures, and much more. Your guests will crave cards in the future from you because they're so darn fun! Follow these steps for personalizing your invitations. I guarantee you that you won't regret it.

First of all, include a whimsical map that evokes images of Fairy Land or an imaginary place. It's always a necessity to include a map with directions to the wedding, reception, and other wedding events. Make it more personal, imaginary, and whimsical by spicing up your map with special destinations that make you and your spouse's life great. Include a pin sticker on each of your favorite restaurants, ice cream joints, clubs, movie theaters, and night clubs. You will show your spouse the best part of your lives with this superb addition to the map.

Second of all, use a website like Photo Stamps to imprint you and your spouse's faces on the stamp because this will allow you to mass-market envelopes with your personal touch and appearance on each one.

Third, don't go with standard, traditional, antiquated envelopes and invitations. The only use of tradition is to act as an illusion for immortality. The reason that people keep going back to traditional looks of wedding invitations is because white thick envelopes with black ink and engraved lettering are what everyone has always done. Modern day couples are breaking the bounds of our culture and using their own unique colors, textures, and adornments to make their invitations more impactful. Don't send superfluous invitations that people toss into the trash can with the others. Create invitations that are art, personal art, that reflect you and your spouse's deepest beliefs and feelings. Some people may be initially offended or put off, but the majority of the recipients will be astounded and welcome such originality.

The fourth, awesome way you can make your wedding invitation stand out from the rest is by using a different printing technique than everyone else. Use wood, concrete, PVC, recycled paper, newspaper, thermography, construction paper, arts & crafts paper, letterpress, engraved, or more. Your guests will think they got a wedding invitation from another dimension. Show them the beauty of your creativity with special invitations like these.