I was thinking about using PowerPoint or a word art program to create and send some of my wedding inviations but what I want to know is is it against wedding etiquette to send email invitations to your coworkers or long distance friends?
2007-01-30 14:40:36 · 15 answers · asked by ksnle67 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Sending electronic invites is a great idea -- in theory. But there are a few problems: 1. Some people don't have PowerPoint or Word Art (think about Macs) 2. Some people don't use their email regularly and won't recieve the invitation on time.
I would suggest modifying your idea. Send out e-mail save the date cards. Many wedding websites, such as TheKnot or WeddingChannel, will send them for you for free. They have premade layouts and they look fantastic.
Sending e-mail save the date cards also gives you the opprotunity to make a free wedding website. On the web site, you can include information about you as a couple, information about the wedding (places to stay, what to wear), and all your registry information. I would really suggest this.
Then, old-fashion mail out simply printed (even at Kinko's for .10 on $25 for 50 sheets of card stock) invitations that again offer the web site and a prompt to RSVP online. People can do this much :)
Best of Luck.
2007-01-30 17:21:06 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet Susie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what the etiquette is surrounding electronic invitations, but something about that method reads very informal to me. A wedding is a major event, regardless of how much money you spend, how many people are invited, etc. E-Invites just discredit the value and importance of your marriage and weddings. E-mailing someone an invitation should be limited to very informal events, like lunch with a friend or business associate. Do yourself a favor and use real invitations.
2007-01-30 22:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Answer Girl 2007 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if your best friend was getting married and sent you just a email to invite you to the wedding. If you can't send them a formal invitation, I wouldn't bother inviting them at all. A wedding is much different than a casual party. An emailed invitation acts as if the receiver was just an afterthought on the guest list and/or you don't care enough about their attendance to send or hand them a printed invitation.
2007-01-31 00:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jenny 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of people like to keep wedding invitations, plus you run the risk of the invite not getting through or going to a spam folder and your friend will never see it. At least if they don't get a mailed invite you'll know when you get it returned in the mail. I don't think that's appropriate for a wedding. If you want to do something for your tech-savvy guests, allow them to RSVP via e-mail if they prefer. (But still include a stamped RSVP note or post card with the invite.) Your invitations set the tone for the wedding, and "I just did this with power point on my lunch break" is not the tone you want to set.
2007-01-31 03:30:29 · answer #4 · answered by Hamlette 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say it's against wedding etiquette. Wedding invitations should be of the paper variety. To send it via a computer somehow takes the specialness out of it. It kind of says to the invitee, "Oh, I had 5 seconds of free time on my computer and thought I'd invite you to my wedding." If you're already ordering paper invitations for your close family and friends..what's a few extra? How embarrassing would it be to have your guests discuss who got paper and who got email at your wedding?
2007-01-30 23:27:27 · answer #5 · answered by MelB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not considered proper to send electronic wedding invitations. If you are creative and want to use word art, how about designing and printing your own invitations on nice paper to send. I did this for my wedding and saved a bunch on not ordering expensive invitations, and mine were more personal and meant more having made them myself.
2007-01-30 22:58:17 · answer #6 · answered by Christie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would much rather get an invitation that i could touch and keep forever. In my opinion, an e-mailed wedding invitation is border-line tacky. But that is just me.
2007-01-30 22:53:50 · answer #7 · answered by Nicki 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2013-10-08 01:24:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I received an emailed invitation, I'd reply with an email attachment of a picture of a gift.
How would you like that?
2007-01-30 23:24:45 · answer #9 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Is it traditional? No. Would Ms. Post approve? No. Do brides do it? Yes.
In some situations, it just makes sense. And people are usually glad to know your good news, without caring too much about how they get it.
2007-01-30 22:44:45 · answer #10 · answered by mrrmaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋