Casual or Formal Wedding Invitations for Western Wedding at Las Vegas?

The question of whether to have casual or formal invitations is a question each couple must confront as they plan their wedding. Ultimately it depends on whether or not their wedding will be formal or informal; after all, the invitation should reflect the tone of the wedding.

For your Western Wedding in Las Vegas, you have the same choice in front of you: formal or casual? Las Vegas offers a number of sites that would be perfect for either style of wedding, and given its position in the Southwest, you also have an expansive color palette in which to play.

Formal and Hitched, Vegas Style

Las Vegas is a city of lights. It is a city that may not cry out Country Western, but once upon a time it was a small city in a state whose motto is the Silver State. While California was experiencing a gold rush, people flocked to Nevada for silver. A play on this history could be a great basis for a black-tie wedding, and consequently formal wedding invitations. Blacks and silvers, with images from western mining culture, could accent a traditionally worded wedding invitation.

While in Vegas, your guests could be treated to an incredible cut of beef at Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino. Binion's Ranch Steakhouse is famous in Vegas for its cuts sizable for any cowboy or cowgirl. It is also located in historic downtown. Your guests could seize the chance to explore the nearby hotels, often home to mini exhibits of Vegas' historic founding. A play on historic themes could also serve as a source of imagery for a more formal Western invitation.

Informal and Western, All aboard the Vegas Express

One of the biggest events in Las Vegas is the National Finals Rodeo. This could serve as a great time to host an informal Western wedding, taking advantage of the many Western themed events all over Vegas. A group outing could be planned to downtown Vegas, home to the landmark Vegas Vic, a giant waving neon cowboy. Vegas Vic could also be a great addition to a personalized wedding invitation.

And no discussion of a Vegas wedding would be complete without stating the obvious option: a quick-wild ride down the aisle in one of the countless wedding chapels lining the strip, offering an array of wedding themes, including Country Western. A wedding like this would definitely call for informal wedding invitations, and a heaping dose of humor.

Wedding invitations could play on themes of jumping on the bandwagon and getting hitched Vegas style. If inviting only a small number of guests, the couple could treat the group to one of the number of steak and BBQ buffets around town. Similar to the South Western Bluebonnets Invitation, with the right announcement the couple could announce their Wild West Wedding Chapel ceremony as well as the post-ceremony chowdown.

Whatever the style of your Vegas wedding, whether it be a fancy night of catered BBQ and historic reminiscence or a quick dash down the aisle before getting your chops dirty, there is an invitation compatible to your ceremony. Picking the right invitation will get your guests excited to join you in Vegas for a once-and-a-blue-moon celebration. All you have to do is decide what it will be: informal or formal. Either way you go, all your guests will have a wild western good time.