Really want to stand out from the crowd with some funky invitations?  These giraffe print invitations are from the Sophia collection at Two by Two Weddings and are just one of the many options you can choose from different coloured boards, different embossed boards and many different coloured ribbons.  Choose between something funky like this Sophia with animal detail to something understated, yet equally stunning like the Sophia cream with watermarked rose print shown below.  Prices range between £3.20 and £3.40 depending on the number of cards ordered and the size ordered.

The Doo – Gerbera Set
A funky Cerise Pink version – I like the intentional soft focus (or more specific out of focus) effect on some of the text and particularly the flower itself. It creates the illusion of depth to the card.  

Comet and Cupid – Pink Gerbera
The matching cerise organza ribbon adds a soft touch this striking pink Gerbera range of wedding stationery.  Comet and Cupid have added just about every coordinating item under the sun in this collection but I am not sure I would choose the whole lot – your guests may get a bit dizzy by the end of the day.

Millbank and Kent - Pink Gerbera
We are moving away from the bright cerise shades now towards a more traditional pink.  ‘Traditional’ is perhaps the wrong word here because the style is still very much contemporary.  This self titled design is from the Millbank and Kent ‘Fresh Blooms’ range which reads a bit like a botanical encyclopedia because as well as Gerberas you will find just about every other conceivable type of wedding flower you can think of (and a few you have probably never heard of)

Cammar Designs – Santa Monica
Now I am cheating a bit with this one.  Cammar designs actually decribe this flower as a Raffia Daisy.  I guess they are right but I thought it was a Gerbera at first sight and unless you are inviting Alan Titchmarsh to your wedding I dont think any of your guests will argue with you.

The Handcrafted Card Company - Guild Gerbera
It would be unfair to say I have left the best to last.  This one just happens to be my favourite from those I have featured.  I guess I am not quite brave enough to go ‘full on’ contemporary.  I think this design strikes the perfect balance between traditional and contemporary.  Also, you know you are in safe sands for the matching Table Plan too, as I featured this company before and was particularly impressed with the finish on what is all too often the ‘let down item’ in many a stationers portfolio

The Classic Stripe wedding stationery range from Heavenly Stationery has a very classic feel with the heavy patterned damask style card and name surround, but it has a wonderfully contemporary edge with the boldly coloured funky stripes which together gives it a really ecclectic feel.  The wedding invitations cost from £2.20 for flat cards printed on one side, through to £3.20 for folded cards.  There are optional slipcases available too at £4.50 to keep additional information in for your guests such as directions or hotel details.

Invite your guests to your wedding and capture the essence of spring with these beautiful scroll invitations from Lily Dove.   Using an array of translucent colours, embossed Lilydove petals and organza ribbon, these eye catching invitations have real wow factor.  The price for the scroll invite which includes the postal tube is £3.80 which I think is really good value for money.  The Floribunda collection is available as a fully coordinated set including reception items such as place settings and table planner.

Whether you are jetting off to Vegas to get married or you just want a really funky set of stationery, this Vegas Wedding Invitation from Dinkie Dynamo is the perfect way to invite your guests to a fabulous wedding!  It has Swarovski crystals to give an amience of the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas.  Prices range from £1.20 for the place card to £2.95 for the wedding invitation.  I would definitely recommend requesting a sample of this stationery if you like the look of it as I don’t feel the picture does it much justice.  If you look on the collections page of the site you can see the card has a much more three dimensional feel with layering which you can’t really see in the close up image.

These funky flip flop wedding invitations are fantastic for a beach wedding.  The eylets used on the cards hold down the flip flop strap flaps (try saying that after a few margherittas) so they spring into 3D action.  The cards are entirely handmade by XOXO so they can be tailored to suit most colour schemes or patterns.

The design is called Flippity Flops and each individually boxed card costs only £3.75 each and I think they are just perfect for a fun overseas wedding.  If you are visiting the overseas destination before your wedding why not bring back some sand from the actual beach you will be on and enclose a small sachet of sand with each invitation.  It will remind your guests of what they have to look forward to when they look out the window and see the typical UK weather. 

PS.  If you are wondering why this company is called XOXO.  Well, its text speak for ‘kisses and cuddles’.  I knew that really.