16 Modern Wedding Invitations That Prove Less Is More

Your wedding invitations are your guests’ first glimpse into the style of your big day. Before they watch you walk down the aisle, read your wedding program, or admire your centerpieces at the wedding reception, they’ll see your invitation. That’s why we’ve collected 14 gorgeous, modern wedding invitations to fit your contemporary style.

If your vision board is overflowing with minimalist wedding ideas, these designs are both simple and sleek. Plus, they’re modern in delivery as well as aesthetic. By sending your wedding invitations through Greenvelope, you’ll skip the old snail-mail route or printed wedding invitations and land your invites directly in guests’ inboxes. All you have to do now is choose the design!

16 Modern Wedding Invitations for a Contemporary Ceremony 

If you’re in the midst of wedding planning and have your heart set on a modern event, you may be dreaming up one of these minimalist wedding invitation designs. With thin lines, metallic accents, geometric shapes, and modern fonts, modern wedding invitations are ideal for a contemporary service. 

1. Delicate Border Invitation

Design: M. Taylor Design Co.

Anyone looking for a minimalist, modern aesthetic will enjoy this delicate wedding invitation. With a gold-foiled border, crisp lines, and typography in all caps, this design feels so very VIP. While a few chosen words are written in cursive to bring in a subtle nod to a classic look, the thin lines and balance of white space keep things modern.

2. Estella Invitation

Design: Jessica Williams

What’s more modern than an all-white color palette? This modern wedding invitation features an all-white background and coordinating white envelope. The happy couple’s names are written in all-caps serif fonts, while the nuptial details are in slight italics.

3. Simple Foliage Invitation

Design: Signature Greenvelope

While this floral wedding invitation features a completely white backdrop, the imprinted foliage and greenery add a bit more detail. The wedding date is written in small, black cursive font in the center of the invite with the couples’ first names printed on top. The all-white, textured theme carries through the matching save the date and thank you note with pale green envelopes to add a bit of color.

4. Bauhaus Monogram Invitation 

Design: Erika Firm

This monogram wedding invitation is bright and colorful, featuring a retro palette. The top of the design displays a monogram of the happy couple’s initials, while the background features a pattern of geometric shapes. The combination of sans serif fonts and thin lines add to the modern design, which you’ll also find on the matching save the date and thank you note.

5. Modern Color Blocking Invitation 

Design: Carly Reed Designs

In this wedding invitation card, classic meets modern with a split geometric shape dividing the front of the invitation — and the couple’s names — right in two. The wedding details are written in thin, sans serif typography, while the names are written in bold, block lettering. The diagonal invitation can be personalized in a variety of pale, neutral colors.

6. All the Photos Invitation

Design: Claudia Owen

This contemporary photo invitation features four placeholders for you to add your engagement photos. Even with your pictures, there is plenty of neutral space in the background, making this invite look clean and minimal.

Thin typography adds to the modern feel, while the dark navy blue envelope liner adds a bit of elegance to the design. If you can’t narrow down your photo choice, choose a different selection for your save the date and thank you note, which all feature distinct collage designs.

7. Herringbone Monogram Invitation

Design: Jen Montgomery

Invite all of your friends, family, and loved ones to your wedding with this lovely monogrammed wedding invitation. An all-white background is offset with a simple colored border (in trendy hues like burnt orange, sunny yellow, and emerald green) and a monogram of the couple’s initials prominently featured up top. Modern, block lettering is used to call attention to all of the important wedding details.

8. Modern Marble Texture Invitation

Design: Claudia Owen

If you have your heart set on a minimalist wedding but your soon-to-be life partner is looking for an elegant design, look to this modern invitation for the ideal compromise. While your names are written in modern typography, the marble background and gold foil accents lend a more elegant feel. The wedding invitation wording is kept to an absolute minimum, placed in the center of the design.

9. Contemporary Duo Invitation

Design: Eric Clegg Design

Looking for a contemporary wedding stationery suite that makes a statement? This geometric invitation features three large, overlayed blocks. A central, white block features the wedding day details, while two blocks of bold color and shimmering gold foil surround it. The designer offers several color palettes to choose from, each ideal for the modern couple.

10. Simply Luxe Invitation

Design: Ink & Letter

This simple wedding invitation suite is an excellent prelude to any modern wedding ceremony. The couples’ names are written in dramatically contrasting fonts, one in block lettering and the other in elegant calligraphy. The off-white invitation is offset by the all-black envelope, which adds a touch of class.

11. Color Slice Invitation

Design: PrettyMeJoy

This wedding suite is bold and beautiful. If you selected contemporary, bold wedding colors, you might find one of the three color suites this invitation comes in fits your theme quite nicely — or you can choose to design your own custom color palette. The print listing the nuptial details uses sans serif, thin lettering, while a monogram of the couples’ initials adds a subtle design to the invitation.

12. Typography Love Invitation 

Design: Claudia Owen

This wedding invitation is incredibly romantic, yet fits nicely within a modern wedding ceremony. The letters spelling out “LOVE” cover the entirety of the invitation background, with a gold-foiled rectangle overlapping. Rather than spelling out the date or couples’ names, abbreviations are used, which adds another modern touch.

13. Marble Edge Invitation

Design: Dear Kathryn

What’s more modern than a touch of high-quality marble? In this elegant invitation, a diagonal, rose gold border separates a neutral background with marble. The marble is carried through to the envelope liner, which is also set in rose gold. A matching invitation set including save the date and thank you note boast the same modern theme, completing your wedding ensemble.

14. Dip Dyed Invitation

Design: Genna Cowsert Design

This watercolor wedding invitation is incredibly romantic and fit for the modern couple. The bottom of the wedding card template contains a pale pink brushstroke to give it an art deco touch, paired with thin gold lines. You could easily carry the color palette through the reception place cards, wedding programs, and other stationery, completing your wedding theme.

15. Letterpress Mr. & Mrs. Invitation

Design: Gwen B Design

This modern letterpress design pays homage to classic wedding invitations but adds a distinct modern spin. This printing style originated more than 500 years ago, adding a timeless and elegant vibe to your invitations. 

Celebrate your modern love story your way with Mr. & Mr. as well as Mrs. & Mrs. options. Available in trendy contemporary hues including all white, all black, and colorful tones like pink and turquoise, there’s a style for every union.

Contrasting the traditional technique, modern typography features the happy couple’s name and details of the big day. The enclosure card envelope keeps the contemporary theme going with an all-white hue.

16. Mod Trendy Tones Invitation

Design: Jen Montgomery

Plan a mod, dreamy wedding that isn’t just black, white, and gray with this elegant wedding invitation. Colorful yet contemporary, it comes in earthy colors like terracotta and sage. All the important event details, from your wedding website to time and date, are featured in modern font. Make it a luxury wedding invitation by adding elements like a wax seal. It’s ideal for contemporary celebrations as well as destination weddings.

The Easiest Way to Send Modern Wedding Invitations 

Send out your modern wedding invitations without a hitch (before you get hitched, that is) with Greenvelope. 

Now you can modernize the wedding planning process — not just the aesthetics. With Greenvelope, you can personalize an entire invitation suite in a matter of minutes, then send the custom wedding invitations out to all of your friends, family, and loved ones.

We handle all RSVP tracking, allowing guests to RSVP, select their wedding menu meal preferences, and respond to other questions. Plus, you can easily respond to guests’ questions, provide text updates, and stay on top of your wedding planning, all in one place. We’re here to help make your contemporary wedding plans come to life in the most flawless — and easiest — way possible.