Do STDs need to have the same theme as the invites?

mizzicantwait · October 2010

I read several contradicting opinions and I just want to know yours.

Does the "theme" of the STD need to be the same as your invites?

ChrislovesBarry · October 2010

My wedding & invites all have the Bird theme...however on the STD's I choose to go with the color scheme of the wedding, based on price.

When choosing my STD I made sure to keep the style of the wedding in mind. This is a person's first look at what they can expect from your wedding. But if you are still deciding on theme or colors...chose a photo of the two of you.

I would just try to have it complement the invites...but it doesn't have to be matchy matchy.

marissa_claire · October 2010

Depends on the theme. If you're having a Mardi Gras wedding but want beachy STDs, I'd say no. I would say you should try and use the same colors, but do they need to be totally matchy matchy? Not IMO.

Tanq&Tonic · October 2010

I don't think it is critical to have the same theme. Most people won't even remember or compare, and often times, you don't have a theme nailed by the time you send save the dates.

Our STD was a postcard of ourselves at the venue at sunset. The invites will be more formal -- letterpressed, inserts, etc. If you saw them together, you wouldn't necessarily know they were for the same event.

BlairLinds81 · October 2010

I guess mine do because they both have roses on them. My STD's are black magnets with white writing and a picture of red roses. My actual invites are cream colored with the rose design also cream colored and black writing. I'm not sure if they have to match or not but I just liked the rose theme since those are the the flowers I will be using.

squirrly · October 2010

They don't have to be matchy-matchy, but I think it's best if they're complimentary. The STD is going to be the first impression you give your guests - why not have it be at least somewhat accurate?

Ours used the same colors, fonts, and the same graphic, but they were certainly more playful than the invite. Overall, I think it gave people a tiny glimpse of what to expect, which is all the design for an STD needs to do, beyond convey the date and city/state.

smokyhills · October 2010

My STD-equivalent was a photo I took that I particularly like of our hands entwined. We used that for the front of the postcard, then used the colours I'd intended for the invitation for the printing on the back. The invitations use that same navy, and the same photo adhered to the belly band. The fonts were different, as I hadn't nailed down precisely which ones I'd wanted, but similar enough that only freaks like me will really notice. Not matchy-matchy, but nicely thematic.

Lisa50 · October 2010

I do not think the theme needs to be the same. As above, we had no idea what the invitations would look like when the STDs were designed.

Our STD was based on vintage (1950s, 1960s) tourist postcards ..."Meet Us in Annapolis" with photos of us and a couple of key tourist sites in town. We mailed them as postcards (no envelopes), which reinforced the feel we wanted (we're going someplace fun for our wedding, meet us there!).

Our invitations (letterpress) will reflect the historical era (c, 1780s) during which the ceremony/reception venue was built ... through use of historic fonts and embellishments.

Of course, now that I look at what I've written above, there is a loosely consistent theme ... history. There just isn't a single look and feel. I hope that helps!

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