Have you ever seen an invitation to an island wedding on a whole coconut? What about wedding invitations hand painted onto coconut cups? These are just some examples of unique wedding invitations that really do exist. The imagination of the couple can mean that anything can be their wedding invitations. The design of the invitations can be a play off of the theme of the wedding essentially tying the whole design together the minute the guests enter the ceremony or reception area. Couples have already worked with their card making skills or printing companies willing to try a unique style of card making to create invitations that featured origami and glow in the dark letters.
Wedding invitations are supposed to be a personal word from the bride and the groom notifying people that they are getting married and inviting them to be a guest when they do. If you are a fun, obvious and quirky person, it only makes sense that you're wedding invites would be obviously quirky as well. Choosing a card making company or person that is willing to jump completely out of the box with you is the only way to go. If you are worried about finding what you are looking for in a store, look online as well. There are edible wedding invites that are beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.
Some interesting invitations do not include card making at all, such as a silk wrapped box with the wedding information on the box and inside were a pair of chopsticks with the couples name on one and their wedding date on the other. The sets of chopsticks were black or red or white or green and the guests found a not telling them to bring them. And they were used during the reception. There are even some beautiful glass invitations with the details etched into the glass on one side and a photo of the couple in the other which can be switched for one of the wedding photos later.
Using a card making company is not the only way to get gorgeous invitations. Get what you want, the way you want and your guests will enjoy your invitations as much as you're wedding. If some people think it is odd, remember that the invitations are yours and if you want your invitation printed on an actual scroll you can have it.