We’ve been involved in the wedding industry for nearly 15 years, 5 of those years specifically in the decor and design area. It’s safe to say we know our stuff when it comes to styling your big day. And yes, that includes choosing the perfect fonts for your wedding invitations.
Our invitation designers spend countless hours scouring the web and finding the very coolest fonts and the most amazing artists to create our range of stationery. That’s when we thought, why not put together a list of our top picks and share it with future newlyweds.
Whether you are looking to create your own invitations and taking the DIY route, or perhaps just hunting for a little bit of inspiration before choosing your invitation suite, our list is a great place to start on your journey to choosing the coolest lettering for your big day!
What Do We Mean By Cool?
We don’t want to bore you with waffle before we show you our curated list, we know you just want to get browsing! However, we thought it was kind of important to explain exactly what we mean by “cool”.
In the context of weddings, and wedding invitations, “cool” can cover a range of aesthetics. Traditionally weddings are littered with italic fonts and handwritten scripts and there is nothing wrong with that. However, that’s not what you are going to find here. For us “cool” means a series of fonts that are modern, contemporary, slick, perhaps moving away from that dated wedding aesthetic.
While the list may contain one of two more traditional feeling choices, for us they are still fonts that are a little more “hip” (yes I just used that word) than the classical. Pushing the design a little further shall we say.
Related Reading: Wedding Invitation Size Guide
Our 10 Coolest Fonts for Wedding Invitations
Right, let’s get to it then. Our list of 10 cool fonts for wedding invitations no matter your wedding theme.
1. Antic Didone
Antic Didone is one of the more traditional serif fonts in our list. It’s almost like a cool serif font. Or at least we think so. Yes it’s got that charm of romance with a little bit of sophistication, but it’s also modern feeling. It’s clean, minimalist in nature and is the perfect blend of classic and contemporary.
Didone is available for free on Google Fonts. If you are looking to create luxury inspired invitations, stick to a slightly thinner variant and you can’t go far wrong.
Antic Didone
2. Libre Bodoni
You may have already heard of Bodoni typeface, it’s actually one of the most widely used designs across the world. Libre Bodoni is actually just a “remake” or an adaptation of that popular font.
In style it is refined, similar in many ways to Antic Didone. It’s a serif font that combines the use of thin and thick strokes making it stylish. Perfect for those upscale, modern weddings. It’s also available for free from Google Fonts.
Quick tip from us. Choose all caps to really take this typeface to the next level.
Libre Bodoni
3. Tenor Sans
Tenor Sans is another serif style font however it’s almost the reason we actually made this list. Yes, it’s wedding appropriate, but it’s cool. It’s sleek, minimal and epitomizes what we believe is a 21st century wedding font.
For us Tenor Sans is so good because it’s also so versatile. Having a super modern wedding? This typeface is perfect. Perhaps more traditional? Great again! You can use it in uppercase or lowercase it just looks great!
Tenor Sans
4. Tuppence
Now we move onto something a little more quirky. Tuppence is an almost vintage feeling serif font by designer, Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich of Delve Fonts.
If you are looking for something a little more creative and out-there, this playful typeface could be the one for you!
Tuppence is available as part of an Adobe subscription for free. We actually use it in several of our collections, most notably, the Ashland save the date.
Tuppence
5. Anodina
Right, let’s take things up a notch in the contemporary world with Anodina. A font we absolutely love and use throughout many of our stationery designs.
It’s clean, smooth, almost futuristic in appearance and perfect for the bride and groom looking for that trendy and innovative wedding vibe.
Take a look at our Avord wedding invitation to see how we used Anodina.
Anodina
6. Marcellus
Moving on to Marcellus. Designed by Astigmatic, Marcellus is the star of our Havenwood collection. The typeface features almost a slight serif, if that’s a thing. It’s almost the bridge between sans-serif and serif fonts so you can see why it’s perfect for couples wanting to stick to that wedding aesthetic, but it takes it forward and gives a more sleek feeling.
We chose Marcellus for Havenwood because, in general, Havenwood is one of our more standout designs featuring vertical text. Marcellus just seemed to fit. It’s almost luxurious and cool. Great for minimalist themed save the dates.
Marcellus
7. Syne
Syne is a font we have recently discovered and, to put it bluntly, we are in love! It’s another sans-serif font but as you can see, has a bit of an alternative take on the lettering. A lot of the hanging letters are cut off, pushing the font from a standard sans-serif, to a display like contemporary choice.
You can download Syne for free from Google fonts.
Syne
8. Brothers
Next up is Brothers font, designed by John Downer from Emigre and available via Adobe Fonts.
If you are lusting for something a bit out-there, or, as a matter of fact, out-doorsy, then Brothers is the ideal font choice for your wedding day. Its rustic, somewhat friendly edge gives it that handcrafted feel. Perfect for relaxed, informal weddings. This font is the perfect choice for the more outgoing and creative wedding invitations.
Brothers
9. IBM Plex Sans
IBM Plex Sans is a font from computer giant, IBM. Obviously…
It’s a sleek, geometric typeface, again, perfect for couples choosing a more minimalist wedding day and invitation suite. It’s a polished font with attributes borrowed from Slab Serif and definitely breaks from that traditional wedding style.
Think, block colors, simple designs, clean and almost professional in look. That’s Plex Sans.
IBM Plex Sans
10. Windsor
Finally, last on our list, Windsor. Let’s be clear here, it really wouldn’t be a wedding font list without something a little different and Windsor is exactly that.
Windsor is available on MyFonts and comes in a variety of different styles including outline. We definitely think something cool could be created here.
As a typeface, it’s ideal for fun couples. Those wanting to try something a little different on their invites. Yes, it’s still in essence a serif font, but as you will see, it’s much more friendly, for lack of a better word. A informal serif font to brighten up your stationery.
Brief Explanation of Font Types
By now I’m sure you are font heaven after browsing our curated collection, but perhaps unsure about the technical lingo? No problem, let’s explain a little about the different types of fonts.
Serif
If you look at certain fonts, you will notice that some of them have little “flicks” usually at the ends of the larger strokes. Basically small little lines that are added to the main body of the font. This is what “serif” means. It’s probably best explained using the picture below. Sans serif (more information below) literally translates to “without serif”, without flicks.
Some of the most popular serif fonts include Times New Roman and Georgia. They are traditionally used for formal designs and are also known for their readability. Hence why you might find them on the broadsheet newspapers.
Serif vs Sans-Serif
Sans Serif
As I’ve already mentioned, sans-serif fonts are fonts without those intricate little flicks. They are much more common nowadays as they are generally considered clean and contemporary, while still being easy to read. They are popular for their simplicity and are a perfect choice for couples opting for a more modern invitation choice.
Helvetica and Arial are probably the two most famous sans serif fonts.
Script Fonts
Very popular when it comes to wedding invitations, save the date cards and generally all wedding decor, are script fonts. Think handwritten lettering or even calligraphy. Script fonts give off that romantic, personal touch perhaps even elegant if really pushing it and opting for calligraphy.
Most of the weddings you will see will use some kind of script font in its theme/decor. Script fonts just go hand in hand with modern weddings. A little cooler than your traditional italic lettering, but still giving off that graceful, delicate vibe.
Other Fonts
There are also other types of fonts although perhaps a little less applicable to wedding invitations. These include display fonts, often used in headlines as well as monospace fonts, originally used in typewriters.
For your wedding invitations, you are best sticking to serif, sans-serif and script fonts.
Places To Find Cool Fonts
So you’ve browsed our list but still not found what you are looking for? No problem. We get that weddings are kinda a big deal so you need to find the perfect invitation font. But what should you do now? Well, when hunting for great typefaces, we most commonly end up using one of the resources below. Some are paid, some are free. Hopefully you can find the ideal font for your stationery!
Google Fonts
Good old Google. Used pretty much every day of our lives. But did you know they also have a dedicated font resource? Well, Google Fonts has thousands of open-source fonts so browse away to your heart’s consent. Oh yeah, did we mention it was free?
DaFont
Next up, another freebie. DaFont seems to have been around since the internet began and some of the fonts look older than that! Yes, you may struggle to find the perfect font quickly but keep researching and you’ll discover a gem.
FontSquirrel
FontSquirrel is a bit of a middle-man/woman. In its words, “Font Squirrel scours the internet for high quality, legitimately free fonts.” Pretty simple really. Find free fonts on FontSquirrel.
MyFonts
MyFonts is our go to premium font resource. Specializing in just fonts (you can tell by the name), many independent designers will upload their typefaces here. Get ready to spend hours scrolling through their beautiful collection.
Creative Market
Next up is Creative Market. Creative Market is essentially a marketplace for artistic products, including fonts. Browse thousands of creative and unique fonts to find the perfect design for your invitations.
Adobe Fonts
When it comes to art, pretty much everyone has heard of Adobe right? Well, much like Google, Adobe also has its own font database. Unlike Google, you will need an Adobe subscription to use the fonts available. That being said, the fonts you find here are premium in price, but also premium in nature. After Google it’s our first port of call.
To Wrap Things Up
There we have it then. We hope our curated collection of cool fonts for your wedding invitations has broadened your knowledge, and if not, at least you’ve enjoyed browsing through a few of our favorites!
Remember to choose a font that you love. Don’t be swayed by traditions and years gone by, this is your wedding day and you should choose a font you love. No matter how cool or uncool (new blog post coming soon…) your choice may be.
