Contemporary wedding invitations are for those of you planning a modern style wedding. They are more of an up-to-date look as well as with the modern times.

Contemporary wedding invitations come in many styles that include pearl borders, filagree edge, florals, hearts and castles. Your choice of styles can be inspired by the location of your wedding or possibly your own personal style.

Handmade invitations or the look of handmade invitations has become a popular trend. Some of these styles might include torn paper edges, leaves, dried flowers, tied ribbons and special papers. Be expected to pay a little extra for handmade, authentic or one-of-a-kind invitations as they are usually not mass produced and take more effort to be created and put together by the supplier.

You may choose to print your own wedding invitations. Most of these type of invitations come as invitation kits that can be assembled very easily and include blank invitations, envelopes and matching respond folders. It's always better to order extra amounts in case of printing errors on first few tries. These invitations are compatible with most laser or in home printers.

You can shop for invitations online or in your local party store. Always keep in mind that matching respond folders, reception cards, printed outer envelopes, lined inner envelopes and other wedding stationary is available at additional costs. You may want to request single samples of the invitations you are interested in that can be ordered online or in store. Some stores may have these invitations in books to be able to look at in person.