Multicultural Wedding Stationery

Multicultural Wedding invitation suites can be an elaborate task to balance a minimal aesthetic look while also being as informative as possible. Incorporating the colors and symbols of each culture can be a daunting task. Thankfully, there’s no need to stress with VS Invitations at your disposal. We specialise in modern fusion wedding invitations bringing our couple’s dreams and vision to life with our bespoke custom invitation suites. 

Here are some tips to create your perfect cross cultural invitation suite.

Respect Cultures

While there are similarities shared by most cultures, there are often differences in what’s considered auspicious, unlucky or important to include or avoid in wedding stationery. Educating yourself on each culture to ensure that no sentiments are hurt is an essential task. Red was the central theme of this fusion wedding. It symbolises marriage and is adorned by women on their forehead in Indian culture. It is also one of the most prominent colors in Mexican floral art and symbolises the rising sun and life in Mayan culture. Finding a common element significant to both cultures can help create a central theme for a cross cultural wedding.

A Fusion Theme

As you can see, combining cultures can be challenging, but multicultural wedding stationery is a great opportunity to create and showcase unique designs. You can start by identifying important cultural factors like traditions, rituals and terminology that need to be incorporated. You can fuse elements of both cultures in your color palette, monograms, motifs, illustrations, etc. The theme and monograms can be used throughout your wedding stationery to give it harmony and cohesion.

Monogram

Monograms use initials, symbols, flowers and animals too. They are an excellent way to personalise and give a touch of elegance to multicultural wedding stationery. You can include it in all your wedding stationery and décor elements on the day like your dance floor. 

Multiple languages

While it is important to honor the languages spoken by most in attendance, a wedding invitation with script in both parties’ first languages ensures everyone can know the essential wedding details. You can be as creative as you like with this by using a double-sided card, or vertical / horizontal separators. The invitations could also acknowledge different family traditions with different wording for the bride and groom.

Prep your guests.

A wedding booklet can explain the significance behind any symbols used, a special card can explain what type of ceremony you’ll be holding, or if there are any customs that will be upheld. This is a great way to prep your guests for the experience and get excited for the event while also helping your loved ones appreciate and understand the culture you’ll be marrying into.  

Provide a timeline or schedule of events.

Multicultural weddings can stretch for many hours, and it’s important that guests know what to expect. You might highlight any important parts of the ceremony that your guests won’t want to miss.

Clarify the dress code

If you require cultural outfits, provide information on where to purchase or rent. You may even want to provide a link to a webpage that goes more in-depth or provides examples of the type of dress you request.

To create an invitation suite that tells your unique story, get in touch with VS invitations.

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