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This wedding season, wedding invitations are all about innovation. It makes sense: With more and more attention paid to personalizing every wedding detail (and with more and more couples worrying about their friends co-opting their fabulous ideas), designing a wedding invitation that'll stand out is challenging. Or make that was challenging. We talked to top wedding invitation experts to get the newest twists on the latest trends. Push the envelope with one of these outstanding ideas.
IF YOU LIKE FLOWERS...
What's New
First it was floral-pressed papers; then it was floral motifs. Now, it's Asian-influenced, floral-designed papers sewn onto the backs of invitations, used as tissue-paper separators between invitation and reply card, or as envelope liners.
What's Next
All things 3-D, from tiny paper flowers dotted along the bottom of an invitation (adding some texture to your basic white-on-white) to vintage-inspired Chanel-like flowers made from fabric. A delicate rose (or flirty orchid) applied to a corner creates a flower "brooch" that makes any invitation blossom.
IF YOU LIKE RIBBONS...
What's New
From simple ribbon wraps to bands of pretty patterned paper tied around the middle of the invitation, bellybands add another dimension -- literally -- to classic invitation designs.