Wedding Trends We Are Loving: Red

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UNIQUE COLOR COMBINATIONS TO CONSIDER

With red being such a standout color, pairing it with an accent color can achieve vastly different styles. Accent colors are just as important as the primary color for this reason, as the pairings can take your decorations, signage, and theme to the next level. Depending on the theme you are aiming for, consider these possible combinations:

• Red & White: For an elegant and romantic feel, consider some of our floral invitation designs that feature roses and chrysanthemums. The flowers really come to life when placed on a light white background. If you have an idea of what flowers you will feature at your wedding reception, you can hint at the look through the design of your wedding invites.
• Red & Black: Give a classic and formal theme a modern adaptation by adding red as a pop of color. We have seen some stunning pairings when black is paired with a striking hue of deep Wine. Your wedding correspondence is sure to stand out from a more reserved black and white invitation by just adding a little Scarlet.
• Red & Grey: On its own, grey is often overlooked, but for a modern interpretation, consider pairing Crimson and Grey for a sophisticated touch that can also easily be followed in the best man and groomsmen wardrobe.
• Red & Gold: One of the most exciting ways to elevate your invite design is by adding some sparkle and shine through gold foil accents and elements. Minted offers the ability to add custom foil text to any of our card designs. Choose to highlight details like your names, the date, or wedding venue in gold text atop your primarily red wedding invite.

MAKING RED THE FOCUS POINT

Your wedding date and venue selection can often factor into the color theme you select for your wedding. A few themes where hues of red seem like a natural fit include:

• Fall Wedding: If you are having a fall wedding or are getting married at a venue with dramatic fall colors, consider referencing these beautiful colors of the autumn leaves within your invite. Many of our designs even depict fall leaves, which will definitely get your guests excited as your wedding date approaches.
• Chinese Heritage Wedding: Symbolizing success, loyalty, honor, fertility, and love, red is often used in Chinese weddings to incorporate these good wishes for the couple. If one member of the couple has ties to the culture, a red wedding invitation and decorations would fit perfectly for your wedding.
• Red Rose Theme: Perhaps your venue is at a botanical garden? Or maybe your planning to feature the iconic symbol of love in your décor and cake decorations? Either way, red roses are an iconic and timeless addition to your ceremony, so look out for our red rose wedding invitations.
• Christmas Wedding: If you are getting married during the winter, why not go all out and deck your dance floor and venue out with poinsettias, wreaths with red ribbon, and holly leaves.
• Rustic Themed: Having a rustic-themed wedding is lots of fun, especially if you plan to have a countryside setting. Pay homage to burnt red tractors and gorgeous country sunsets with invitations in hues of Scarlet, Rusty Red, and Vermilion.

CUSTOMIZE OUR INVITATION TEMPLATES

Minted offers several easy-to-use design features that make it easy to manipulate any of our templates to create your personal and unique invitation. For even further customization, you can utilize our custom design services, but below we have called out a few elements you easily alter on your own to transform the look and feel of your invite:

• Shape: Add flair to your invitation by customizing the card shape. Choose from curved sides, classic notched corners, rounded corners, a tag shape, and other unique cuts.
• Paper Type: One important, but less thought about, way to transform your invite is through the type of paper you choose. Minted offers many options, including Smooth Signature Paper, Pearlescent, DoubleThick, and even a Premium 100% Recycled Paper option. If you would like to see and feel the difference in our various cardstocks before ordering, be sure to order one of our free wedding sample kits!
• Text: Use our personalization tool to feature all your essential wedding details in the font styling, size, and color of your choosing. Our design associates are also here to help with any further changes you would ever want to make!
• Back of Card: Don’t forget to also customize the back of your red wedding invitations! You could leave the back plain, opt for our featured patterned backings, or instead use that space to add any additional information about your wedding or a photo of the two of you.
• Envelope Presentation: Before you purchase your invitation and settle for a plain white envelope, make sure you check out the different colors that Minted has available, including Antique Rose, Grey Mist, Cloud Blue, Aubergine, Spruce, Black, Navy, and Charcoal. Our free address recipient styling is another way to make your correspondence special.

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