...use EVITE for a wedding, instead of getting invitations printed?
Is that a mega faux-pas?
2007-07-31 13:46:26 · 13 answers · asked by donna p. 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
lol.......... =D
2007-07-31 13:53:28 · update #1
Gracie, I tend to agree. Some people get married Star Trek style in Vegas. Some at Disneyland. I'm sure for that crowd it would be ok, wouldn't it?
2007-07-31 13:58:50 · update #2
No, not yet. It's still much better to mail physical invitations.
The times isn't far away - though I hate to see it - not because I'm a luddite, but I'm one who's sentimental, and I keep all wedding invitations!
2007-08-01 03:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I probably wouldn't use Evite unless it was so spur of the moment that I couldn't get invitations printed and mailed in time and had entirely too many people to call. But then again I'd probably just call the folks I thought it was crucial be there and send out wedding announcements after the fact. Most folks would find it tacky to get an Evite to a wedding but I'm sure there is a segment of folks that wouldn't have an issue with it.
2007-07-31 21:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by indydst8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mailed invitations...no evites. You could use evites for the save the dates or any of the pre-wedding parties but the actual wedding needs to have a mailed invitation. Also consider that many people over 50 don't use computers or barely know how.
You don't have to spend a fortune on fancy invitations if you don't want to. My cousins wedding we just did basic invites on cardstock in her colors and it was about $50 for 100 of them. You can save a little more by hand-delivering the invitations to people who live close to you but don't cut them out all together.
Another perfectly acceptable way to save money is not to have the RSVP cards to send back. Instead have a wedding webpage where people can RSVP and a voicemail box that they can call and RSVP to if they don't/won't/can't access the internet.
I'm 22 so definately a part of the computer generation and even I would think getting a email wedding invitation was tacky.
2007-07-31 23:35:40 · answer #3 · answered by pspoptart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are planning a formal wedding you will need formal invites. If the wedding is a backyard BBQ or getting hitched at the JP, you might be able to get away with evites, but it is still not the wisest of options.... Best wishes.
2007-07-31 22:38:33 · answer #4 · answered by KaseyT33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is very tacky. You might could get away with an evite instead of "save the date" cards, but not in place of the actual invitation.
2007-07-31 20:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by Rixie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the type of wedding you are planning. If you are going all out formal, then I would say definitely not. But for a Vegus style or informal BBQ wedding, then maybe.
I am going to send mine out tho, and make them at home to save costs. I always like to take the invite to the wedding with me so I can check the address.
2007-07-31 21:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by bluegirl6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No that is not OK. Etiquette states send the invitations!!
Evite may be OK for the shower or bachelorette party but not the wedding.
2007-07-31 20:49:57 · answer #7 · answered by Reba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a matter of opinion. While is is wrong in the eyes of Emily Post and Ann Landers, many brides are forgoing the expense of printing up invitations (that will be, for the most part, thrown away), instead choosing to spend that money on something else.
It makes sense to me, but I'm not getting married.
2007-07-31 20:57:06 · answer #8 · answered by GracieM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you could do that as a reminder for your closest friends, but paper invites are expected and polite. besides, almost everyone will want something to put in a photo album with pictures from the event, and invitations do that very well.
if you're looking for a way to save money though, there are a ton of invitation cardstocks you can buy and print at home, and those are perfectly acceptable.
2007-07-31 20:55:39 · answer #9 · answered by Erica S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine that got married last year had online invitations. Heaps of people didn't like this and thought it tacky. For those who didn't have internet access, they sent out simple invitations.
I don't see anything completely wrong with it, people are going to find at least one thing they think you've done "wrong," but don't worry about it, it's your wedding.
Congratulations and good luck.
2007-07-31 21:09:37 · answer #10 · answered by wake_up_wendy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋