The warmer, more colorful months of spring and summer are definitely popular times to hold weddings, but the cooler months of winter can be special too, in their own way. Holding a wedding in the middle of the winter holiday season can have some particular advantages. Planning a wedding for the slower months when fewer weddings are booked usually makes it much easier to obtain the venue, services and date that you want. Distant relatives and old friends might find it easier to attend a wedding during the holiday season.

Whether you choose a winter wedding for the advantageous aspects, or simply because you and your intended love the season, it is important to recognize that many facets of a winter wedding are going to be very different from a wedding held in the summer. Even small details such as your wedding invitations and other types of stationery can be chosen to reflect the season and the special mood that winter brings to a wedding.

Choosing Seasonal Colors

The easiest and least expensive way of evoking the mood of winter in your wedding invitations is by using color. Choosing winter-themed colors is easy, thanks to the huge range of invitation colors available, for card stock, ink, and envelopes.

Card stock is traditionally white or off-white, but there is absolutely no need to stick to this tradition when designing your own invitations. You can choose any color combination you prefer, and choosing a particular set of colors is a great way to set the tone and theme for your wedding. The colors of the ink and envelope can also be chosen to complement your theme, or if you do prefer to stick with the traditional white card stock, it can be used as a way to accent the colors of a winter theme.

Choosing the colors themselves does not have to be a difficult task because you can simply pick up elements of colors you have already chosen for your wedding. Colors of bridesmaid dresses, flowers, accessories, and decorations can be applied to the invitations to produce a harmonious feeling that brings all the different elements of the wedding together.

Alternatively, why not choose colors that represent the season or the holiday, which falls closest to your wedding day? Reds and greens for Christmas, oranges, browns, reds or greens for Thanksgiving, or icy grays and blues to evoke the crisp cool weather of winter. Another option is to choose those luscious, deep and dark winter shades that complement the darker tones of light that are found in winter months – deep purples and plums, midnight blue, or hunter green. All of these can be accented with silver or gold for a rich, luxurious finish.

When choosing ink colors, anything goes, as long as you stick to your chosen color scheme and produce an overall harmonious look, but remember that your ink and card stock colors should be high contrast, so that the text on your invitations is easy to read.

Holiday Styles for the Perfect Winter Wedding Invitations

As if the plethora of winter-themed color choices was not enough, many invitation styles are perfect for the winter season. Many feature traditional wintry images such as snowflakes, drifts of snow, and tall pine trees, to set off the winter theme perfectly. The delicate snowflakes are a particularly romantic option, and these are an excellent choice for any style of wedding, whether traditional or more contemporary.

From silvery snowflakes to romantic hearts and other winter image options, you have the perfect range of choices to set off a winter wedding. If you prefer a more subtle type of image, you may want to consider using a watermark. These are perfect for a highly traditional wedding, where you really want the subtlety and elegance of your invitations to shine through.

The great thing about invitations such as these is that you can let your color choices set the overall tone of the wedding. By choosing traditional white or off-white for your card stock, and elegant black, silver, or gold for the ink, you can effortlessly set the scene for a traditionally themed winter wedding. Choose some more unusual colors for your card stock and ink, and your guests can instantly know to expect a contemporary-style wedding. For a great mix of the two styles, try choosing the traditionally-colored card stock and ink, then add a splash of winter-themed color for the interior of the envelope.

In the midst of all the other tasks that are involved in planning a wedding, it is easy to let invitations fall by the wayside. Just remember that your invitations set the tone for your wedding and they are often the first indication to your guests that the date is officially set. With a careful selection of colors and styles, your wedding invitations can perfectly set the scene for a truly special winter wedding.