Shimmering Wedding Invitations: Metallic & Foil-Print Designs You'll Love

Consider foil printing for even the most delicate handmade pieces with completely customized details for your foil wedding invite, and later, change up the style a bit and send thank-you cards in a thick stock with an elegant gold-foil typeface. By personalizing your stationery for each pre- and post-wedding celebration, while still carrying over the metallic accent throughout – especially if that same tone is used as part of your décor color palette, your stationery-design concept will flow seamlessly. 

Some of our favorite stationers shared some of their special designs to help inspire brides and grooms for the invitations for their very own upcoming celebrations. At Minted, the designer crafted a modern floral design with a simple wreath concept and foil-printed text, while talented stationer Elizabeth Grace worked closely with clients to tailor-make their wedding-invitation suite into a beautifully intricate piece of art. Grecia León of The Native Lion was guided by the vineyard locale of her clients’ summer nuptials, while Lisa Zachery of Papered Wonders was asked to focus on the couple’s faith as she designed a custom die-cut save the date for their holiday vow exchange. 

Whether you desire a vibrant array of colors or a timeless palette for your invitation design, you’ll surely find an inspiring style from this collection of metallic stationery for nuptials in any season. From classic bullion borders and glistening floral envelope liners to foil-dotted renderings of the event venue and sparkling lace-like features that match the bride’s gown, plus so much more, look no further than this group of sensational suites that showcase each of the designer’s take on incorporating a bit of gilt glamour.

Peruse the foil wedding invitation suites below to be inspired by each of these talented designers, so that you can dream up your perfect invitation, save the date, and more!

Glimmering Foil-Printed Wedding Invitation Ideas

Custom Wedding Invitation with Metallic Engraving

For an elegant, luxurious look, consider a shimmering lace-style wrap and beautiful metallic engraving that can also be utilized in your day-of paper goods, such as on your ceremony programs or wedding menu design. Custom wedding invitation showcasing metallic engraving, decadent “lace” laser-cut wrap, foil-stamped envelope liner, and fan-style menu by Elizabeth Grace; elizabethgrace.com

Metallic-Border Wedding Invitation with Venue Illustration

If you're getting married at a picturesque venue, why not incorporate an illustration of the setting on your invitation to get your guests excited to attend? Finish it off with a metallic border for a shimmering look that wows. “Watercolor Villa Cora” invitation suite featuring bespoke illustrations of Villa Cora in Florence, Italy, coordinating enclosure card, and hand-painted embellishments by Momental Designs; momentaldesigns.com

Deckled-Edge Wedding Invitation Suite with Gold Foil

If you're looking for a theme for your wedding invitation suite, consider being inspired by the venue you've selected! The designer of this elegant gold-foil wedding invitation took the vineyard setting of the pair's upcoming celebration into account, and the result is both subtle and stunning. Delicate custom wedding invitation inspired by the vineyards of Northern California featuring hand-torn deckled edges and detailed matte-gold foliage designed by The Native Lion and foil printing by Laughing Owl Press; thenativelion.com

Emerald Green & Gold Foil Wedding Invitation

For those hosting weddings with an emerald green color palette, this gold foil invite is sure to inspire your nuptials! We love the geometric gold details, as well as the velvet ribbon and monogram design. “Tije” invitation suite featuring a bold, geometric foil pattern that is foil stamped or laser-cut throughout the suite by By Dami Studios; bydamistudios.com

Pressed Copper-Foil Floral Wedding Invitation

While many of the designs featured are bold, foil-pressed wedding invitations can also be perfectly paired with floral and botanical motifs for a softer look for weddings in any season. Wedding invitation featuring pressed copper foil and blind-debossed florals and lined envelope with whimsical wildflowers in fall colors by Paper Daisies; paper-daisies.com

Met Gala-Inspired Foil Wedding Invitation

Look to fashion and celebrity events for your wedding invitation inspiration! This couple asked for their invitation design to be inspired by the Met Gala, and the result is breathtakingly beautiful and was perfect for the couple! “Afrika and Anthony” Met Gala-inspired invitation design combining many printing processes including letterpress, foil stamping, die cutting, painted edges, and glitter by Atelier Isabey; atelierisabey.com

Custom Save the Date with Dog Detail

Your save the date is the ideal place to add some personality into your paper goods. This couple had their dog featured prominently on the envelope liner, which their guests surely loved as they opened the stationery for the Chicago celebration to come. Custom foil-detailed save the date and envelope with liner featuring the couple’s pup by Elizabeth Grace; elizabethgrace.com

Vintage-Inspired Emerald Green & Gold Foil Invitation

Don't be afraid to blend timeless elements with bold colors to wow your guests – especially for fall and winter weddings featuring rich hues! Custom vintage-inspired wedding invitation inspired by the Great Gatsby era and the couple’s wedding venue printed on rich green paper adorned with gold metallic foil press by Laughing Owl Press by Grecia León of The Native Lion; thenativelion.com

Modern Black & Gold Foil Wedding Invitation

We love a bold invitation design, and this black invite with gold foil is no exception! With modern calligraphy script and a peony design in bullion-toned foil printing, the style would work wonderfully for celebrations in any season. Custom invitation featuring shiny gold metallic foil on matte black cardstock, modern script, and a simple, stylized rose silhouette by Cardinal and Straw Fine Paper Goods; cardinalandstraw.com

Black & Red Foil-Printed Save the Date

When creating this bold save the date for this couple's holiday wedding, the shape and other details designed throughout were inspired by the couple's faith. We love the bold design – perfect for fall or winter weddings! Custom die-cut save the date featuring black-and-red foil printing and signature envelope embossed with red foil by Papered Wonders; paperedwonders.com

Metallic Gold-Mirror Wedding Invitation

Make a statement with a gold-mirrored wedding invitation featuring black velvet florals and leaves. We love this luxurious look! Gold, mirrored invitation wrapped in intricately cut foiled velvet leaves from “The Abby” invitation suite by By Dami Studios; bydamistudios.com

Colorful Foil Wedding Invitation

For a whimsical, floral invitation design, consider this pretty design from a designer collection for an online paper goods retailer! Toledo collection foiled wedding invitation by Temperley London for Papier; papier.com/us

Customizable Gold Foil Wedding Invitation

If you're hosting a garden wedding, we encourage you to incorporate an elegant foil-print foliage design into your invitation suite! We also love the idea of choosing a hue that's soft, like this sage-green Willow tone. Personalized “Riviera” wedding invitation featuring gold foil by Leia Matt for Minted; minted.com

Custom Watercolor Wedding Invitation with Tassel

For a stunning invitation that will capture the hearts of your wedding guests, blend gold foil elements with watercolor and a tassel for a look that's unmatched! Ceci Couture custom wedding invitation featuring vibrant watercolor elements, gold foil details, a script monogram, and bullion tassel cord by Ceci New York; cecinewyork.com

Black & Metallic Foil Wedding Invitation

From one of Minted's independent watercolor artists comes a beautiful, customizable wedding invitation featuring a wintry look with deep black and metallic design elements. Change the fonts, colors, and more to your liking with the online retailer's invitation builder! “Wisteria Wreath” wedding invitation suite features a festive garland motif with metallic foil accents by Leah Bisch for Minted; minted.com

For more wedding invitation ideas, see some of our favorite online wedding invitations from Minted, Shutterfly & Zola, take a look at timeless invites with monograms, view floral-print wedding invitations, and browse some of our favorite fall wedding invitations!

The pieces in this article were originally published in the You're Invited features of the Spring 2023 issue and the Winter 2024 issue of Inside Weddings magazine. To order print copies of these issues, visit our library of Inside Weddings back issues available for purchase.

Opening photo by Jenny Haas Photography; Floral Design by HeatherLily; Planning & Design by A Charming Fête; From Real Wedding: A Luxe Wedding Inspired by Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in Cleveland