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The advent of social media has brought with it a serious upping of the ante when it comes to wedding invitations. Gone are the days of a simple card bought in M&S, with bespoke and bejewelled announcements of matrimonial bliss the norm. Here are six very modern ways of inviting your family and friends to your wedding day:
- Repurposed camera film
Two photographers gather 40 old rolls of analogue film and wound the details of their wedding into the coiling centre.
- Tying the knot, Greek style
Hellenic lovers don't say they tie the knot, rather that they will "hang each other" in wedded bliss.
- Spin the record
In lieu of one of those cared that bursts into tinny song every time its opened, one couple fashioned a DIY paper turntable and produced their own song:
- Destroying the institution
A gay couple made it known exactly how they felt about critics of same-sex marriage with this invite:
- Stop-motion hipster happiness
Scored to a Vampire Weekend song, one couple went to painstaking effort to animate their clothes to issue the invitation.
- Comic-book geekery
While a superhero's spandex might not be traditional wedding attire, it is, at least, something blue.
