Wedding Cards

Wow! Already we are at wedding cards section! Since, I started late the blog bit late in the process, I want to explain some issues that I encountered.

It is a tedious job to select an appealing wedding card online. I think seeing in person is better than imagining on the computer monitor. we looked at quite a few online sites such as http://www.parekhcards.com and http://www.menakacard.in/index.php. They had very good selections, but the main mode of conversing with them is through email. So, what Pradeep! Well!, I could not find a method for sample ordering. I called my brother in Hyderabad and he despite his busy schedule had to go twice to see different cards. Many of the vendors did not allow him to take the pictures to be sent to us for review. They are worried about copying their designs. cannot blame them though.
After we finally narrowed our choice to 2, we made an executive decision to order a new type of card with transparent gold sheet covering the wedding and reception cards.
It is best to include a RSVP card giving the final date to respond. We were told to give at least 6 weeks for the guests to respond as a courtesy after they receive the invitation. But, we received the cards late from India and hence, we are giving our guests 4 weeks. I think that is decent.
Few points to remember: Make sure that the packing does not cause crumpling of the cards during transit. We had that issue.
Make sure the wedding and reception cards are not of same dimensions. The first guests did not realize that they were two cards as they were stuck one behind the other. I bought photo corners from AC Moore and put it on the second card (reception card), so that guests would be able to discern two cards.
We used gold sealing labels and monogrammed them with inkjet printer.
We also used Avery clear self adhesive labels and it preserved the beauty of the cards.
We could have used Vistaprint to print Venue, gift registry and direction information on small business cards, but did not have enough time for the free ones to arrive (1 week). So plan in advance. (Brinda have us lot of useful tips).
I also created a QR code so that those with smartphones could directly access the web without typing the entire URL.
Put stamps on the RSVP card envelopes, if you want to make it convenient for your guests to respond.
That is it for now. I shall explain earlier events and planning later.