There could be a number of reasons why you’re considering choosing black invitations for your wedding. It may be something as simple as your wedding colours are black and an additional colour. Or maybe you haven’t decided on your wedding colours yet but really like the effect of black invitations. A popular reason for choosing black invitations is that you’ve chosen to have you wedding in historic or formal settings such as a castle, old church or stately home. Maybe you’ve heard that your invitation sets the tone of your wedding and you know that you want something simple yet striking that will tell your guests they’re in for a seriously classy wedding!
Whatever your reason, let’s look at what assumptions you make about the colour black. For example, if you were given a black jewellery box and a white jewellery box which would you open first? Probably the black box? I know I would because I automatically assume whatever’s in the black box is more expensive and better quality.
Stop for a minute and think about the other attributes you’d give to the colour black or any black objects. If you have a pen and paper handy, write them down. Does your list look similar to mine? Formal, elegant, timeless, sophisticated, striking. What about these: power, sexuality, wealth, mystery?
Since you’ve just given the colour black those attribute you can be sure that your guests will unconsciously give the same attributes to black wedding invitations. And as if by magic you’ve just set the tone for your wedding without even having to try. Your guests will assume you wedding will be elegant, sophisticated, memorable and definitely worth attending.
You may think that black invitations for your wedding are a little to dark, so if you’re looking for a good balance team it with white. These invitations can’t help but look timeless and elegant. Plus your wedding guests will be proud to display it in their home as they will easily coordinate with their own home decorations and look great on top of the fire or on a shelf.
Black can also be teamed with other strong colours. Invitations with black and another colour such as a bright red, racing car green or hot pink are eye-catching interesting. Currently black and pink wedding invitations are very popular this year. If you don’t want such a rich coloured wedding invitation black can also be teamed with lighter colour for a more subtle effect.
At Wedding And Gems Invites you could even have your black wedding invitations personalised with the wedding couple’s names creating the focal point of the invite such as the Baroque Black Wedding Invitations.
