{"id":1288,"date":"2026-09-24T10:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/?p=1288"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:51:25","slug":"custom-wedding-invitations-in-charleston-design-ideas-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/custom-wedding-invitations-in-charleston-design-ideas-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Wedding Invitations in Charleston: Design Ideas & Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

As one of the top wedding destinations in the country, Charleston is definitely a trendsetting market for all things nuptial.\u00a0 It\u2019s a dream to live and work here and draw inspiration from this beautiful place!\u00a0 We are always working on new modern wedding invitation ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, when you\u2019re tying the knot somewhere as historic and also naturally beautiful as the Lowcountry, drawing on the sense of place just makes good sense.\u00a0 But how to go about it?<\/span>\u00a0 <\/b>Let\u2019s talk about some design ideas and trends for modern wedding invitations.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Watercolor wedding venue illustrations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

While watercolor styles have been popular for a few years, they\u2019re not going anywhere, and for good reason.\u00a0 Especially in the Charleston market!\u00a0 There are just too many beautiful places to feature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Adding watercolor elements to your wedding invitations makes them feel more personal and gets guests excited about the location of the Big Day.\u00a0 Choose to feature something more generally related to your location \u2013 like the city itself \u2013 or focus on the actual venue.\u00a0 You can\u2019t go wrong!\u00a0 It\u2019s just one of many modern wedding invitation ideas to explore.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Architectural style wedding venue illustrations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a bit more formal feel and definitely more modern, a simpler, architectural style look might be for you.\u00a0 We can go more monochrome with the artwork and create a very formal illustration of your venue or other elements of your location to lend that classic but modern feel.
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3. Shapes, shapes and more shapes!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Of all the modern wedding invitation<\/a> ideas here, shapes are probably the biggest trend!\u00a0 As technology has made it a little easier to cut custom shapes, creativity has just exploded in the wedding stationery world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think response cards in the shape of oak trees, custom crests on belly bands in the actual shape of the crest instead of just on a square, every beautiful scallop-y shape you can imagine for details cards and invitations, and more.\u00a0 The possibilities are endless!<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Colour<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Again as printing and technology has made more modern <\/span>wedding invitatio<\/span>n ideas accessible, color has started playing a bigger and bigger role.\u00a0 Gone are the days of the black and white invitation being the only option.\u00a0 Of course \u2013 don\u2019t get us wrong \u2013 we still love a black and white invitation!\u00a0 It\u2019s just nice that now you have options.<\/span><\/p>\n

From dusty blues to powdery pinks to the most beautiful mid-tone greens, everything from the ink to the paper to the envelope is being considered in modern wedding stationery.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Wraps<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Invitations are no longer just one sheet of paper.\u00a0 It\u2019s quite literally an experience to receive one, so many modern couples are choosing to wrap the invitation in an interesting way.\u00a0 Often this looks like a gatefold cardstock or vellum piece printed with designs that make sense for the couple\u2019s wedding.\u00a0 It adds a layer of surprise when the envelope is opened and the invitation is hiding behind a really cool wrap design.<\/span><\/p>\n

What other modern wedding invitation ideas did we miss? <\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re always looking for new and creative ways to set our client\u2019s wedding apart.\u00a0 Make sure you\u2019re following us on Instagram to see our latest and greatest, and if we can help you with an upcoming wedding, don\u2019t hesitate to <\/span>reach out<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As one of the top wedding destinations in the country, Charleston is definitely a trendsetting market for all things nuptial.\u00a0 It\u2019s a dream to live and work here and draw inspiration from this beautiful place!\u00a0 We are always working on new modern wedding invitation ideas. Of course, when you\u2019re tying the knot somewhere as historic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-invitations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1288"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1293,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions\/1293"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dodelinedesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}