Opinions Needed on Invites...

HammysGirl

...can you tell invitations have been my latest fixation?! haha

Anyway, I saw an invitation today that just had the invitation, the reply card/envelope, and a card that directed guests to their wedding website for accodmation/directions/etc.

I thought there were pros and cons. Pros: less paper = less $$ on invites that inevitably get tossed. Simple, not a lot of inserts to sort through. Cons: what if I didn't want to get on the web to look up this info?! haha What about great-aunt Mildred who doesn't use the computer?

What do you think about this? Do you think it's courteous to include all of this with the invites or, in our day & age of technology, think it's OK to make everyone look up this info on the web?

kmr327

Egads, it better be okay to have as little as possible. I think it depends on your wedding--we're having a lot of people, but most are from our hometown. I didn't put anything in our invites but when/where/wesite/phone number.  I think people are mostly computer-savvy these days, and those who aren't can use the phone number.  (Caveat: We're having a pretty informal wedding; that probably makes a difference, too).

justjennkc

Our invites include the invitation, reply card and a "Accomodations & Information" card. I included the hotel information and then added a line that directed them to our website to get more information, including maps and directions.

To answer your question, I would not worry about Great Aunt Mildred. There are plenty of other people in your family that can tell the info she needs to know about booking a hotel room, etc. I think it is okay, especially since it saves money!!!

JessWG

Agreed - the use of technology with these is really a great thing.  In the beginning I think people were weary of using the internet for a formal event, but it is becoming more acceptable.

sarabeth14

I have the invite, RSVP card, and a card with directions, hotel block info., and wedding website on it. I think it's nice to have directions and hotel info. in the invitations, but the website will have more information, more detailed directions, etc. Most people will probably look up the directions on Google Maps or something, anyway.

mmk<3cws2010

I agree with the PP.  However, my grandparents are NOT technology savvy...at all.  So, we are including all the information in our invites. We will also have the link to our webpage, for those more internet savv people.  Our wedding is more on the formal side and my grandparents thought that a website was still a little bit too much.  Say what you like, but there's something to be said about old fashioned grandparents.  lol.  If you do decided to just include the website, a nice gesture would be to include a phone number of a contact number. Not neccessarily you or your FH, but someone else relatively close to you that can help with any information they might need.

maiyae

I agree, we doing an invitation, information card (i.e. directions, hotel info, etc) and a RSVP card that also will also direct people to RSVP online or they can mail it in.