Published: 16 February, 2012
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Your wedding day is meant to be one of the most intimate days of your life. Although, getting caught up in themes, guest lists and menu choices can quickly take the shine away from your big day.

Wedding invitations have been personalised as standard for quite some time, but how else can you ensure elements of you and your partner stay at the forefront of your plans for the day?

Wedding invitations introduce your guests to theme of your wedding. Ditch the beautiful butterflies which have infiltrated the wedding stationery scene and choose a design which is unique to you and your partner.

Business cards make great ‘save the date’ cards and are an inexpensive way to let everyone know you plan to marry. Why not upload some pictures of you both as youngsters for the reverse of your business cards? These look really effective in black and white or sepia.

For something a little more contemporary and quirky, pay to have caricatures or cartoon impressions of yourself transferred to a digital image for the back of your cards. This theme can be continued onto postcard sized wedding invitations for the day and evening events. Using personalised business cards are also a fantastic way to say thank you to your guests following the big day too.

Ditch the standard SS12 colour themes and make a selection which is personal to you and your partner. Maybe you both support opposing football teams, for example Manchester City blue and Manchester United red?

Combine the colours for the fonts on your ‘save the date’ cards and wedding invitations. You might also want to carry this through to your chair covers, wedding cake and even your attire. Close friends and family will love the humour and it will be a talking point for the wedding reception.

Table names rather than numbers can enable you to inject some personality into your wedding. Whatever your theme or interests, table names are easily changed to allow you that extra piece of personalisation.

Couples who have been together a while before marrying, can celebrate this by naming their tables after the years they have had together, displaying a coordinating photograph for each year.

Rather than the standard folded table places, business cards make great name cards and can be held by slatted cork for wine lovers or by little photo clips if you are choosing to run with the photography theme. A quick search online will leave you with lots of inspiration for different place card holders suitable for your personalised business cards.

Save costs by ordering labels which match your ‘save the date’ cards and wedding invitations. These can be easily wrapped around small bottles or stuck onto cake pop wrappers. The potential for personalisation with labels and stickers is endless.

However you choose to personalise your big day, remember that it’s mostly about you and your partner and your commitment to each other. The most heart-warming and personal way to make your wedding unique is by saying vows which only you as a couple could create. That is the part of the day that you will remember forever.