A celebration in a nautical style is suitable for young and romantic people who enjoy every new day and make plans for a long and happy future. To create a wedding invitation in a nautical style, you will need to decide on materials and decorations, write a beautiful text and design.
Preparations for a wedding begin with the selection of invitations, which should correspond to the general theme and color palette. Future newlyweds can buy ready-made cards for guests or get creative on their own, choosing interesting solutions.
Peculiarities
A nautical-themed wedding usually creates a relaxed atmosphere, and the decoration is chosen in shades of white and blue. Since the invitation is the first thing related to the wedding that guests will see, it should follow the same ideas and set the mood in advance.
The peculiarity of the nautical theme is that the bride and groom will need to create an invitation card design that will not look childish. Images of fish, seahorses, stars, shells, and anchors are suitable for decoration, but some try to combine everything together, and the result is a tasteless result. It is better to choose 1-2 elements and build the design on them.
There are several main types of invitations in a nautical style:
- postcard in an envelope;
- note in a bottle;
- scroll;
- a box in the shape of a sea chest with a postcard inside;
- nautical chart;
- refrigerator magnet.
Most often, the first option is chosen - it is simple to implement, and the decorative possibilities are limited only by your own imagination. The text of the invitation indicates the exact date, time and place of the celebration, and it must be indicated that the wedding is organized in a nautical style.
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If desired, you can add a card with additional information, which indicates the preferred shades of guests’ outfits, directions to the registry office and the place of celebration, and other organizational issues.
Nautical themed wedding invitations should be delivered to all friends and family several months before the wedding. Envelopes can be sent by mail, having previously found out the exact addresses of the guests, or they can be handed over to everyone personally if a celebration is planned in a narrow circle.
Invitations in a nautical style can be prepared not only for a wedding of the same name, but also for some others. For example, this option is suitable for a pirate theme, a celebration in blue or a classic wedding that will take place on the beach.
What is a Provence style wedding? (photo)
You don't have to go to Provence to have the wedding of your dreams. Design and well-structured stylization will help create the right atmosphere. Thus, seemingly insignificant little things such as textiles that imitate handicraft, vintage items, romantic music and unique French cuisine will help to recreate the unique charm of the French province.
Provence wedding style involves a celebration in an open space, and therefore the best time for a celebration is late spring, summer and early autumn. It is especially successful if the wedding date falls in July-August - the time of lavender flowering. The best options for weddings are the following venues:
- Country house and dacha in Provence style;
- Peasant farm (naturally, the wedding should take place away from the economic zone, only the surroundings are important);
- The celebration takes place in an open area near a forest, a pond, or simply in a picturesque clearing. In this case, care should be taken to erect a summer veranda and awnings.
- Country club or tourist base.
- The most luxurious option is an old manor.
Provence implies extreme simplicity; it is a kind of rustic chic with a French accent and some retro touch. Therefore, noisy entertainment and bright colors are not suitable for such a wedding. But just doesn't mean it's boring
Notice how interesting wedding decoration looks in Provence style
The basis
If the bride and groom decide to make invitation cards themselves, they need to choose a suitable material that is convenient to work with.
Thick double-sided white cardboard is best suited - you can depict and place any decorative elements on it, and in any case they will look harmonious.
Another option is craft paper, which has a faded and aged look, and can be purchased at craft stores. This option is suitable if future newlyweds want to create invitation cards in the form of a scroll or a message in a bottle. If desired, you can additionally singe the edges of each leaf to give it a finished antique look.
If you plan to create a postcard in the form of a maritime message, then you should choose identical transparent bottles of the required size; they are also sold in craft stores. To create the desired ambience, sand from the beach is poured inside, small shells, pebbles, figurines of starfish, strings tied in a sea knot, etc. are added. Each bottle is sealed with a cork.
To create an invitation in the form of a magnet, you will need to contact a company that specializes in their production. A suitable background is selected, compact text is added indicating only important details.
Options
If future newlyweds want to make cards for guests original, they should pay attention to ready-made options created by other couples or professionals. It is not necessary to completely repeat the design you like; it is enough to take the idea itself as a basis and supplement it with individual solutions
Unusual wedding invitations will definitely please your relatives and friends if you approach the process of creating them responsibly.
Eco-friendly
In the wake of the general passion for protecting the environment, some newlyweds are inspired by the idea of an eco-friendly wedding. This solution assumes that natural materials should be used in the design in the greatest possible quantity. The same applies to invitations for guests.
For a wedding to really have something to do with protecting nature, you need to cut off the dies from a fallen tree or log, but not from a living one. They are cleaned with sandpaper, after which the invitation text is burned or written on the surface. Then moss is placed in the box, and a wooden card is placed on top of it; the lid of the package can be decorated with burlap, twine and dried flowers.
In the form of a magnet
Guests will be doubly happy with the wedding invitation if it is kept as a souvenir. Such a card can be made in the form of a magnet, which will hang on the refrigerator of relatives and friends for a long time, reminding them of the holiday. This invitation can be ordered or made yourself; it is suitable for any wedding style.
To create a card, the future newlyweds will need to purchase acrylic blanks of the desired shape and place printed invitations inside them. The main part of such a card should be occupied by the image, and the entire text should consist only of important details of the celebration.
If the option with acrylic magnets seems too simple for the bride and groom, they can create a souvenir of any shape. The most unusual wedding invitations are vinyl magnets with matching images and text.
Puzzles
The intrigue will certainly stir up the guests' interest in the upcoming wedding, so puzzle lovers can be pleased with a mysterious invitation. The simplest option involves creating a puzzle. To do this, you need to create the required plot in a computer graphics editor, print it on matte photo paper, glue it to thick cardboard, laminate it and cut it into the necessary elements.
Text and images can be applied to the sheet using invisible ink. You can purchase them at a craft store or make them yourself. The following options are available:
- onion or apple juice;
- milk;
- sweet or salty water;
- lemon or orange juice.
To draw the desired lines on a sheet of paper, you can use a pointed wooden stick or a fountain pen. When the ink dries, it will not be visible on the paper, but will appear when it is ironed or heated over a flame. Guests should be warned about this, for example, in the form of a simple riddle.
The unusual text of the wedding invitation and original appearance will definitely attract the attention and intrigue of your family and friends. You can encrypt the message in the invitation using puzzles
In this case, it is advisable to replace not every word, but, for example, the name of the restaurant and other important details. For the most savvy guests, you can even develop a code in which the invitation will be written. Another version of the word riddle is a crossword puzzle with questions about the bride or groom
You can encrypt the message in the invitation using puzzles. In this case, it is advisable to replace not every word, but, for example, the name of the restaurant and other important details. For the most savvy guests, you can even develop a code in which the invitation will be written. Another version of the word riddle is a crossword puzzle with questions about the bride or groom.
Option with photo
You can invite friends and relatives to your wedding not using text, but using your own photographs. This could be a collage where the bride and groom in different pictures are holding signs with written details of the celebration. The invitation will be original if the future newlyweds write messages to the guests with paint on a brick wall and take pictures against its background in different poses.
The postcard can be designed in the form of photographs taken through a photo booth or Polaroid. The invitation looks unusual, with the bride and groom lying on the asphalt, having previously drawn the wedding entourage on it with crayons - a veil for the bride, a top hat and cane for the groom, flowers, doves.
Decor
When the base is selected, you can start decorating the card. It can be decorated in white in combination with blue or brown. The easiest option is to draw marine motifs using gouache, leaving space for writing text. Typically the following images are selected:
- fish;
- Rose of Wind;
- turtles;
- steering wheel;
- anchor;
- knot;
- sea Horse;
- shells;
- sea stars;
- ship.
You can also create blurry images using watercolors, such as waves or a sandy beach. If patterns with thin lines are chosen for decoration, they can be decorated with a marker or gel pen of the desired shade.
To ensure that all invitations are made in the same version, you can print a stencil and design cards using it.
In addition to the drawn patterns, you can make a three-dimensional applique of shells, stars or seahorses. If you make two holes with a hole punch and thread a decorative cord through them, you can attach a small anchor or steering wheel to it, tying the ends in the form of a sea knot. You can glue an applique in the form of a fishing net to the edges of the card.
The envelope can also be decorated with patterns and three-dimensional shapes, but do not overdo it with decorative elements. If the card itself is richly decorated, it is enough to depict a steering wheel, anchor or sea knot in the middle of the envelope and tie it with a satin ribbon of a suitable shade.
Wedding table on the “bottom of the ocean”
It is better to serve the festive table in aqua colors, ranging from white to blue shades. Dark blue is not recommended for table settings. To decorate the table, you can use a sea net; a net decorated with small pearls and shells will look more elegant. For dishes, an original solution would be to use large flat shells. With such dishes your wedding will be remembered for a long time!
Text selection
The text of the invitation should also correspond to the maritime theme; the words can be written by hand in ink or printed on separate sheets, which are then glued to the base. The font is suitable in the style of the 19th century or in the official version with block letters. If the text will be written by hand, it is worth practicing the design on drafts in advance.
Since we have a wedding invitation in a nautical style, the text should be chosen with words related to nautical themes and ships. For example, you can invite guests on a joint expedition or offer to share the moment of building a new sailboat that is heading for a happy family life. Expressions with light humor or in a romantic style are allowed.
Attention! We talked in more detail about how to correctly write text for postcards in this article.
Design ideas
The invitation does not have to be in the form of a traditional card. With a little imagination, you can create a real masterpiece that guests will keep for a long time. Roll the invitation into a tube and place it in a bottle with sand and sea pebbles. Write an invitation on a piece of a treasure map and place it in a chest filled with “jewels.” A magnet with nautical symbols, the names of the newlyweds and the wedding date will not only become an original invitation, but will also remain in the guests’ home for a long time.
Ready-made templates
If you don’t have time to think through the design of cards for guests, you can use ready-made invitation templates in a nautical style, which were created by other newlyweds. The selected template just needs to be printed in the required quantity and enter the names, date, time and location of the celebration.
For minimalists who want to organize a wedding in a relaxed atmosphere, a simple and clear layout is suitable:
A nautical-themed invitation can also be created using this template:
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