Congratulations on choosing Florida for your wedding! If you're like many couples, you chose the Sunshine State for its warm weather, its accessibility to theme parks and its romantic, tropical atmosphere. Also like most couples, we're sure the you've outlined a wedding budget. Your Florida wedding invitations can be gorgeous and inviting with a few simple ideas. We'll show you how to find frame-worthy invitations (or how to even create your own!).

Bright Ideas

First, have a theme in mind. This might be a color scheme, a personality style (trendy, edgy, feminine or lighthearted, for example) or some other idea that has special meaning for you and your groom. Common Florida wedding invitation themes include but are by no means limited to the following:

• Palm trees/tropical motif
• Beach/playful motif
• Sun images
• Ocean/water images
• Spanish influenced colors and style
• Ocean animals (such as fish or manatees)
• Disney World characters
• Florida sports teams
• Sunny colors: yellow and orange
• Ocean colors: aqua, blue, blue-lavender and green
• Pastel/summery colors

Having a wedding invitation theme in mind before you start browsing printer brochures is helpful as it will automatically narrow down your choices. This can help keep you from making impulsive choices you may later regret. It can also allow you to show your creativity as you imagine how to incorporate your Florida theme in various wedding invitation templates the printer is offering.

Let's Go Shopping!

We all know shopping is the fun part -- and it's even better if you know you're not going to spend a mint. Having a budget is a smart idea that needn't limit your options. Today, you have more choices than ever to find beautiful invitations for your Florida wedding.

Online wedding invitation vendors abound and often have even larger discount selections than bridal shops. Take advantage of technology by choosing this intelligent option. A few choices for your Florida invitations include Budget Wedding Invitations, Wedding Orders, David's Bridal, and Ann's Bridal Bargains.

For invitations that are specific to a warm-weather location theme, try sites like Invitations by Dawn, Beach Wedding Invitations and Invitations by Karina.

Get Creative

Another option is to create your very own Florida wedding invitations using a template. Fast becoming the preferred method among brides, wedding invitation templates allow you to make personal additions or changes at the touch of a button. If you're afraid you're not creative enough, stop worrying. Great wedding invitation templates will take you step-by-step through the process and give you fantastic ideas for truly unique invitations.

Use your imagination and the inspiration of gorgeous Florida for wedding invitations the guests will be talking about your ceremony for years to come.