Wedding stationery - a wedding day essential, but the best part about this wedding element is that you can be as creative or classical, over the top, or as budget-friendly as you want, and the 2024 wedding stationery trends prove that!

For 2024, couples are embracing creativity, personalisation, and extra special touches like never before. New shapes, vibrant palettes, and sweet illustrations are breathing new life into designs, while florals, bows and chic finishing touches are making wedding invitations a true reflection of the couple’s unique love story.  It doesn’t matter if you’re planning an extravagant wedding or keeping things small, there’s something here for everyone.

Ready to be inspired? Read on…

The Top Wedding Stationery Trends to Expect in 2024

Vibrant Colour

Wedding experts around the world agree, 2024 couples are all about colour! The 2024 invitation and stationery designs we are spotting are some of the most dynamic we have ever seen - full of vibrant tones, textures, patterns, and movement. From warm, earthy tones, vibrant colour-block palettes, monochrome with striking flashes of bold colour, and eccentric, colour-clashing combinations, this one is among our favourite 2024 wedding stationery trends!

Wondering where this trend will take us over the next 12 months? Well, colour trend forecasters Pantone predict the top colours for spring and summer 2024 will be Peach Fuzz, bright Horizon Blue, exotic Spicy Mustard, vibrant Sun Orange, fresh Bistro Green, fiery Fiesta Red, and bold Strong Blue.

Minimalism

Although colour will reign supreme, wedding stationery designers and couples are also embracing minimalistic black-and-white, all-white and sleek colour-block designs, employing clean lines, simple designs, and subtle elegance to create visually striking compositions. 

Chic card stock provides a gorgeous base to build simple layers and textures, blind embossing and typography is intentionally kept minimal and elegant and negative space is deliberate, allowing a modern and sophisticated overall aesthetic. 

Squiggles & Scribbles

From charming ‘save the date’ cards and fun signage, to beautifully hand-penned menus and place cards, playful wedding stationery featuring squiggles and scribbles is trending in wedding paper design right now.

Whether it's soft hand-drawn curves or doodle-like elements such as playful squiggle illustrations in bold colours, this new modern and contemporary stationery style has a soft, fun and whimsical feel to it. For couples seeking something fresh and different for their stationery and signage, this is definitely a wedding stationery trend to consider.

Venue & Map Illustrations

Whether you’re getting married on Irish shores or have a destination wedding planned, why not make your venue the theme of your invitations with a bespoke venue or map illustration?  From whimsical hand drawn styles, to more bold and graphic designs, this wedding stationery trend is a great way to ensure your invites are totally unique to you and haven’t been seen anywhere else!

Custom Embellishments

Ribbon, tassels, pearls, wax seals, bows, dried flowers - whether you use them to seal your envelope, as a design feature on your menus, or wrapped around your invites, custom embellishments are set to be even bigger than ever this year. Embellishments add a feel of opulence, setting the stage for what guests will experience on the big day.

Curves & Waves

Gone are the days of traditional rectangular invitations! One of the most exciting wedding stationery trends right now is the rise of curved and wavy shapes. These unexpected cuts add a touch of playfulness to the suite, breaking away from the formal, straight lines of the past. Curved designs are perfect for couples looking to infuse a sense of adventure and spontaneity into their wedding theme.

Romancecore

Dreamy, whimsical and reminiscent of romantic eras of the past, Old World beauty and elegant romance is set to be even bigger in wedding stationery & wedding designs this year.

Think of romantic fine art scenes and big, blowsy Dutch Masters' florals on envelope liners, vintage botanical prints brought up-to-date in graphic, illustrated, letterpress and painted designs, olde-worlde style card-stock, and fairytale style suites featuring sweet details such as butterflies and birds.

Chic Monochrome

Bold, graphic, monochrome prints are the ultimate in chic wedding stationery right now. Invites that are gorgeously glam but with an updated urban edge. This wedding stationery trend is the perfect choice for those planning a 2024 or 2025 black tie celebration.

Vellum

Vellum is a semi-translucent paper which provides a delightfully delicate and ethereal appearance. The trend, which year on year sees an increase in searches on Etsy alone, is a beautiful, luxe addition to wedding stationery. It can be slick and minimal or ornate and luxurious so it's safe to say we're huge fans of this delightfully delicate and super chic stationery trend!

Monograms & Crests

Celebrating their new union, couples are getting creative with their own married monograms and custom heraldry. We're seeing monograms and crests on everything from Save the Dates and invites to menus, signage and wedding welcome boxes weaving extra personalisation into the couple's day.

If you're thinking of designing a new monogram or family crest for the big day, draw inspiration from what you hold dear - a beloved pet, a favourite flower, or a treasured place.

Natural Texture

From a sustainability standpoint, handmade paper that hasn’t been mass produced or, seed-filled, plantable paper invitations are a wonderful way to ensure your 2024 wedding invitations are as eco-friendly as possible. And from an aesthetic perspective, they look incredible – understated, elegant and with an almost timeless appeal as if they were created hundreds of years ago!

Online Invitations

Perhaps the most eco-friendly and sustainable option for wedding invitations, online invitations are on the rise. With so many platforms now offering paperless, online invitation options, couples can create, customise and send their wedding invitations quickly and easily, and guests can quickly respond electronically too.

Online, paperless evites also offer the flexibility to include more information than a classic paper invite, as well as add interactive features, and multimedia elements such as QR codes providing a modern and interactive touch to the wedding invitation experience. 

Dainty Nature Details

From whimsical floral & fauna, and dainty fruit designs, to shell and coral illustrations, nature motifs of all kinds are being incorporated into wedding stationery for 2024, adding a touch of natural beauty and romance.

Bows

If you've been scrolling through Pinterest, Instagram or Tik Tok while wedding planning recently, you'll know that beautiful bows in all shades and sizes are reigning supreme in wedding world right now!

Bows create a romantic and dreamy atmosphere, making them an excellent match for wedding invitations. Whether it's die-cut bow-shaped save the dates, invites or place cards, or pretty ribbon bow embellishments on invitations, menus or ceremony booklets, we say, "if in doubt, put a bow on it!"

Looking for someone who can make these wedding stationery trends come to life? Check out our list of recommended wedding stationers.