The wedding invitation is one of the first things a bride begins to think about as she starts to consider the details of her upcoming wedding. Here are some creative wedding invitation ideas that can add some flair and creativity to your wedding invitations.

Incorporating technology is a great creative wedding invitation idea because it allows you to send unique, up to date, invitations that your friends and family will admire. For example, one creative wedding invitation idea using technology is to create CDs with files of pictures of you and loved one and enclose a title page in the CD case with the official invitation information and “save the date” cards. A similar idea is to put your favorite love songs on the CD. You can also add the music to a slideshow of your pictures. Some couples totally get away from traditional invitations by emailing their invitations. With this method, you can also share pictures and music. As an added bonus, it will be easy for your guests to reply.

If you want to go the more traditional route but still have a touch of flair, you can add pressed and dried flowers into your wedding invitations. With this idea, you could have flowers pressed that will be echoed in some of the later bouquets or arrangements at your wedding so your guests can have a preview of your style when they open the invitation.

Many of today’s brides take a cue from the popular hobby of scrapbooking when trying to come up with a new and original wedding invitation idea. Try layering textured and patterned papers under the text of your wedding invitation. This will give you a invitation that is personalized and unique.

If you’re skilled with photoshop or know someone who is, you can alter and style your wedding invitations in a unique way. Also, consider including small items into your invitations. This can be an item from nature or a small chain that symbolizes the joining of two souls. Thinking about items and ideas that matter to you and your fiancé and incorporating them into the invitations is the key to coming up with the perfect creative wedding invitations.