Bold & Colorful Wedding Invitations That Will Stand Out

What better way to introduce your once-in-a-lifetime celebration than with a bold invitation suite filled with gorgeous details, custom renderings, and other impressive elements? We think it’s a wonderful way for your guests to get a glimpse of what the fabulous big day will entail because if the stationery is this remarkable, then they’ll be excited to see what the wedding itself will look like!

Keep in mind that the invitation is the first hint your wedding guests will have at what your wedding will look like, so you’ll want to impress your loved ones. It’s your chance to show off your personalities, your love story, and more, so be creative and have fun with it! 

From gorgeous gold-foil elements, a mashup of bold hues, striking hand-painted watercolor designs, and even a die-cut of the bride’s feline best friend, these stationery suites illustrate what is possible in invitation personalization. 

While we of course love timeless, elegant invitation suites in black, white, and neutral tones, color is one of this year’s biggest wedding trends. Don’t be afraid to choose bright tones, mixed patterns, unique fonts, and artful concepts for your stationery suite, like many of these looks from couture stationers and online retailers. 

The colorful designs can then be repeated throughout your wedding décor, from wedding-party attire to day-of paper goods and ceremony florals to reception linens. Should you wish for the invite itself to lean more traditional, add fun accents to the overall suite by way of a lively envelope liner, bold enclosure cards, or even vibrant postage stamps. Your guests will surely smile and look forward to your memorable celebration!

Bold, Colorful Wedding Invitation Ideas

From formal black-tie nuptials to destination wedding vow exchanges to hometown tented events, this collection of curated invitation choices featuring eye-catching creativity and bold, colorful style will certainly inspire your very own invitation look.

Modern Minimalist Wedding Invitation with Pops of Color

If you know the color palette of your wedding before you send out your invitations, incorporate the hues of the celebration throughout your invitation suite! We love the pink, purple, and orange hues of this invitation for a modern wedding in Vermont. 

Modern minimalist wedding suite with vibrant pops of color, including a matching envelope featuring a striped design and floral motif by More Than Words; morethanwordspittsburgh.com; Photo: Alisha Faith Photography

Bold, Tropical Wedding Invitation

Even if you're having an October wedding, if your theme features a tropical feel, your wedding invite can scream summer. The unique mix of patterns, colors, and artistic elements of this invitation surely excited guests! 

Ceci Couture vibrantly hued invitation featuring blind embossing, watercolor artwork, letterpress, foil details, a custom converted envelope, and a tinted, bevel edge by Ceci New York; cecinewyork.com

Bold Blue-on-Blue Stripe Wedding Invitation

Stripes never go out of style, and we love this monochromatic stripe design in shades of blue – with other colors available too! With Minted, you can also customize the fonts, details, and more to curate your perfect aesthetic.

"Ambrosial" wedding invitation in Deep featuring a modern type-driven design with a stripe background by Pixel and Hank for Minted; minted.com

Custom Animal-Inspired Marble Invitation

This wedding invitation is both colorful and bold with a beautiful marble design, three-dimensional brass emblem, and a Africa-inspired envelope liner highlighting a beautiful illustration of a giraffe.

Custom invitation featuring hand-poured marble acrylic in emerald with a 3D brass emblem and custom envelope with liner by Southern Fried Paper; southernfriedpaper.com

Watercolor Destination Wedding Invitation

Especially for a destination wedding, have some fun with the design! We love this couture invitation suite featuring a custom watercolor illustration of the venue, as well as other fun location-specific elements to get guests excited for the celebration!

Custom wedding-invitation suite featuring a watercolor hand-painted view of the wedding venue in Mallorca and other Spanish elements by Ceci New York; cecinewyork.com

Bold & Warm Wedding Invitation with Wood Details

This wow-worthy suite in a unique palette of tangerine and burgundy showcasing a custom design with laser-cut details and a wood, rounded-style invite that puts a unique spin on a traditional wedding invitation – all made complete with a striped envelope liner.

"Mel" invitation suite featuring a geo laser-cut pocket and a screen-printed wooden main invitation by By Dami Studios; bydamistudios.com

Bold, Gold-Foil Wedding Invitation with Moody Palette

This bold wedding invitation and presentation folder features colorful hand-painted flowers, ebony stationery, and hot pink accents for a look that wows.

Gold-foil invitation and presentation folder with hand-painted florals and die-cut reception card by Momental Designs; momentaldesigns.com

Bold Vintage-Inspired Floral Wedding Invitation

If you want to incorporate a vintage-inspired floral look into your celebration, consider this beautiful foiled wedding invitation with a bold, yet classic look.

“Toledo” foiled wedding invitation featuring bold floral designs by Temperley London for Papier; papier.com

Golden Wedding Invitation

If the rest of your invitation suite is a bit more neutral (think envelopes, response cards, etcetera), don't be afraid to add some vibrant color in the invitation itself – after all, that's likely what will be displayed on your guests' fridge leading up to the big day. Go for bold prints and deep hues for a lovely look. 

"Sophia” wedding invitation in the color Sunshine featuring large painterly florals by Ani Somi for Minted; minted.com

Custom Invitation with Cat & Butterfly Details

Your wedding invitation is a wonderful place to add some personality into your paper goods. This couple had a cat-shaped response card and butterflies throughout the invitation and envelope liner, which their guests surely loved as they opened the stationery. 

Wedding invitation suite highlighting California sunset-inspired hues of pink, orange, yellow, and lilac, as well as intricate butterfly and feline designs that are both modern and playful by The Native Lion; thenativelion.com

Hand-Painted Watercolor Wedding Invitation

For this destination wedding in San Miguel de Allende, the couple made use of color and artistic elements in their custom invite. 

“Casa Chorro” invitation suite featuring an invitation illustrated in watercolor with hand-painted details, coordinating enclosure cards, a gatefold presentation folder with additional watercolor illustrations of the surrounding areas of the venue, and a silk ribbon wrap by Momental Designs; momentaldesigns.com

Fuschia & Teal Patterned Invitation

Don't be afraid to mix and match! When using online retailers to put together your invitation suite, consider pairing an envelope that complements your invitation – but doesn't completely go together – for more of a couture look for less. 

“Peacock Pattern” wedding invitation paired with punchy-hued “A7 Fuchsia” envelope featuring “Gold Metallic Eyes” liner printed on Dark Teal handmade paper by Paper Source; papersource.com

For more wedding invitation ideas, see some of our favorite online wedding invitations from Minted, Shutterfly & Zola, take a look at timeless invites with monograms, view floral-print wedding invitations, and browse shimmering invitation designs!

These invitation suites were originally published in the You're Invited features of the Summer 2023 issue and Winter 2025 issue of Inside Weddings magazine. To order a copy of the Summer 2023 issue or Winter 2025 issue, visit our library of Inside Weddings back issues available for purchase.

Opening photo by Lauren Cate Photography; Invitations, Planning & Design by Sterling Engagements; From Real Wedding: Colorful Outdoor Wedding Inspired by the California Venue's Spanish Tiles