How To Have a Traditional Wedding with a Modern Touch

Weddings are full of significant traditions, meaningful symbolism, and age-old rituals. From the white wedding dress of the bride to the newlyweds sharing the slice of their wedding cake, the wedding day is decked with significant traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation to celebrate a new union. Even in today’s digitally advanced world, some couples might call weddings as old-fashioned but with a couple of new elements added to the big day, we might just be able to update the century-old ritual and turn it into a contemporary celebration of love.

When it comes to weddings of today, personalisation is key. As there are thousands of weddings happening each week around the globe, the modern bride and groom aim to make their wedding day unique, special, and truly theirs. Hence, custom wedding decorations and personalised favours are all the hype because it is the perfect way to truly claim the day. Specialised wedding themes, out-of-the-box wedding venues, and extraordinary wedding menus have all been popular in these past few years as couples try their best to make each wedding element more personal and meaningful.

When it comes to weddings of today, personalisation is key.

The challenge now, however, is in keeping your modern-day wedding still traditional enough to preserve the honourable rituals and meaningful symbolism of the day without having to sacrifice your contemporary style and personal flair. The parents of the bride and groom and the elder relatives will absolutely appreciate you paying homage to the age-old traditions of the wedding day yet still rocking the modern wedding look altogether. Get to flawlessly execute the “old meets new” trend from your wedding stationery up to your after-party elements with our line of custom wedding favours and personalised wedding decor.

Listed below are a few of our best suggestions on how to combine the old with the new. These personalised favours and custom giftware might just be the perfect union of traditional and modern that you are looking for, so read on to get to know more about these wonderful items.

1. Laser Cut Wedding Acrylic Name Place Cards

Professionally laser cut to be personalised for each guest and made from 3mm thick acrylic with high gloss.

Place cards are meant to label the guests’ assigned seats and the traditionally printed card can be vamped up to a personalised laser cut name place card. Guests will absolutely appreciate getting to bring it home as a stylish souvenir and the fancy cursive font completes the glamorous look of the table setting.

2. Personalised Engraved Double Metal Pen Set in Gift Box

Two beautifully engraved personalised metal pens great as favours and perfect as a remembrance of an unforgettable date.

Signing the marriage license and other legal documents are part of the traditional wedding ceremony but these engraved metal pens make it even more official. Enjoy this adorable matching set as a keepsake of the momentous day or give them out to family and friends as custom wedding favours at the end of the day.

3. Wedding Mr. & Mrs. Surname Rose Gold Acrylic Cake Topper

Add a stunning personal touch to your wedding cake with this charming lifelong keepsake.

Wedding cakes might be traditionally white in colour, but this adorable acrylic cake topper in rose gold simply stands out. No need for the miniature bride and groom figurine to top your gorgeous cake as this acrylic cake topper can be personalised to suit you and your brand new title as Mr. & Mrs. It comes in a wide variety of colours that can accent the grand white cake while matching the wedding theme and motif.

4. Laser Engraved Timber Menu Card

Bid the boring white paper menu cards farewell with this stunning custom wooden menu card made from 4mm thick timber capped off with matte lacquer.

As a unique twist to the customary menu card printed onto cardstock or paper, this personalised wooden menu card is too pretty to be ignored. Guests will absolutely adore the intricately engraved menu and sure enough, everyone will be reading the wedding menu you have hand-picked for the extraordinary day. What a fancy treat!

5. Engraved Bling Style Gold and Silver Cufflink Set

Stylish, elegant, and personalised, this luxurious custom cufflink set is a precious gem for the groom to treasure for a lifetime.

While the bride may be the main showstopper as she walks down the aisle, we have not forgotten to shower the groom with a bit of sparkle as well with this engraved cufflink set. These fancy wedding accessories can be customised with the groom’s name and even be given out to the best man and groomsmen to have the entire group coordinate as they wait by the altar. Classy and functional, the blokes will n get to cherish these as a delightful keepsake to remember the day by as they use it for other occasions and special events.

6. Personalised Jenga Wedding Guest Book Gift

Let this creative customies guest book alternative bring you and your family fun not only during the wedding day but also for more years to come.

Everybody will definitely enjoy this personalised jenga wedding guest book as it is fun for the guests to fill up and fun for the newlyweds to keep. The older wedding guests might prefer having the traditional guest book, with its flat, spacious pages which make it easy to write on, but this playful personalised jenga set allows the couple to actually use and display the guest book at their own home for years and years to come.