Formal, classic, timeless.  You cannot go wrong with a black and white wedding, as black has forever been a favorite in clothing and design.

Black has a lot of advantages for weddings too - it creates beautiful photographs, is instantly slimming, and goes perfectly with just about any accent color.

The best thing about going with black is that you can find some unbelievably elegant and stunning wedding invitations.

Filigree wedding invitations in black and white

The full suite incuding directions, reception, and response card.

Wood carved swirls give this wedding invitation a touch of vintage, while still remaining classic and elegant.  Charcoal colored text makes the black script font really stand out for the couple’s names.  The Filigree wedding invitation is available at our store, Modern Girl Invitations.  It’s really stunning in black, but is customizable in any color shown on our color chart.

Another invitation that looks amazing in black is our Vintage Monogram wedding invitation.

Black and white wedding invitation with a vintage style monogram

This design features a monogram designed in a font that is reminiscent of 1920s style typefaces.  The result is an elegant, formal wedding invitation with a touch of nostalgia and vintage class.

The vintage monogram wedding invitation in black and white with response card

The Vintage Monogram wedding invitation can also be found at our store, Modern Girl Invitations, where we have many more black wedding invitations to compliment your black and white wedding palette.

Wedding season is now in full swing and it’s time to start thinking about your wedding invitations!  This spring some popular trends will continue to grow, such as damask wedding invitations and wedding invitations with scrolls and swirls.  This lovely scroll wedding invitation from our site is quite a bit different from the typical scroll invitations you’ll find around the web.

A unique take on an invitation with scrolls

You might remember this wedding invitation from a few months back when we were working with a bride who used this invite in a Moroccan themed wedding.  That particular bride customized this invite in grape, mulberry, caribbean blue, and apple green for a bold and stunning result.  Our classic version in orange is just as pretty though, creating an elegant yet edgy look.

Scrolls wedding invitation with response card in orange

This invitation can be customized in any color and has multiple matching collection items.  The messy swirls decorate each item making this suite really standout.  Some of the available matching items are save the dates, directions cards, reception cards, and thank you notes.

Full collection for the Scrolls Wedding Invitation

To order this invitation and view pricing information, head to our site, Modern Girl Invitations, and check out the Antique Scrolls Wedding Invitation.  The design is shown in multiple colors online and we can customize to any color.

Stay tuned for more wedding invitation trends and collections!

Yellow and gray has been showing up everywhere in the wedding world so I decided it was time to throw my own little inspiration into the mix.

The invite shown is Modern Girl Invitations’ Birds Wedding Invitation It’s posted on the website in a few colors, but I particularly like the yellow and gray (and the caribbean and grape too, but that’s technically for a different day of color inspiration)

You can’t have a wedding with just invites alone, so I did a little inspiration boarding on Polyvore as well.  Lemons are always a great accessory to work into a yellow themed wedding, as well as daffodils or lilies.

To keep with the bird theme, i added a funky bird necklace, that yes, believe it or not, is for sale for $12 at modcloth.com.  Think your maids could pull it off?  If you do, send me the pics! (I imagine it’s quite a bit smaller than it looks in the picture though)

The Bride: Ileana, 25, IT and studying to be  a Nurse

The Groom: Evan, 32, IT

The Location: Sayen Gardens, New Jersey

Wedding Colors: Cream, Ivory, Peach, and Orange with a Garden Theme

Budget: $10 - $15k

What made this wedding modern: Ileana says “The modern touch really took shape in the wedding party. The girls had on Jim Hjelm A-Line Tea length Ivory dresses with an orange sash. The dresses were very simple yet had the splash of color that made them pop. The men’s dark chocolate brown tuxes really blended well with the bridesmaids and made the wedding party image very sleek - that is until at any given time one of the 8 wedding party members broke out into horrific party faces - then we were just us!”

Where they splurged: Ileana said hands down, PHOTOGRAPHY. “We felt that 60 years from now as our memories begin to fade it is pictures that will transport us back in time. We wanted to make sure we had a photographer who knew us and knew how to capture key moments. Michelle was amazing. We chose to do a Trash The Dress session with her prior to the big day (with a Forever 21 stand in dress!)* and it really helped build a great friendship with her. We are so pleased with every single picture that the hard part is picking our album shots.”

*We will be doing a post on Ileana’s Trash the Dress session in a few weeks - you can’t miss it, the session was amazing!

Where they saved: Decoration. “Since it was in a garden, we needed limited ceremony decoration and the reception garden house was so cute and antique-y that it need very little to spruce it up. We opted to recycle some decor from my sister’s wedding and replace the flowers with our colors. We also hit up Michael’s for various accents and ALWAYS had our 40% off coupons in hand. The only flowers that were real were the bouquets, lapels & the garden around us.”

*As mentioned in the bio - Ileana and Evan had a budget of only $10k, which to me is pretty unbelievable considering how beautiful everything was!  Recycling decorations from another wedding is a fabulous idea.  Also, making your theme fit the venue rather than vice verse helps too!  Thanks Ileana for your wonderful tips!

Ileana made her theme fit the romantic vintage decor of the Sayen house, rather than the other way around, in order to save on decorations.

Recycling doesn't mean settling for second rate! These centerpieces were used in Ileana's sisters wedding, saved them quite a bit of money on decorations, and looked gorgeous!

How a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e! The gummy bears represented the personalities of the bride and groom - fun loving and silly!

Oranges and whites with hints of pink and yellow made this the perfect bouquet for their garden wedding.

Illeana and Evan wanted to incorporate their three beloved kitties into their wedding day. Since they are housecats, they had to settle for miniature sugar replicas representing them in spirit!

The best part of the wedding:

“The laughter. Everyone was in such a great mood and happy that everywhere you looked people were smiling. We felt so blessed to have such a perfect day with the people we loved. It’s an amazing thing being surrounded by people who are sending you well wishes every moment. When you are immersed in good vibes it is hard not to get on a natural high. We were married and so happy. And that is what it was all about.”

Her Advice:

“Don’t splurge if you are going to feel guilty about it. ENJOY it. Smile and enjoy your man. The day is about the two of you - not just you.”

All photographs are copyright of Michelle King Photography.

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