Just postcards

CA2MT4EveR

Is it a bad idea to not do a "formal" invitation and just send a postcard invite out?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

How would they RSVP?

Also, I think it implies a REALLY casual wedding. 

Some people might also have issues with safety - anyone can look at the postcard and see the details of your wedding - unless you put them in an envelope.

janedoe1113a

Yes, I think it's a bad idea for multiple reasons.

1. A postcard would be very, very casual.
2. You can't fit that much information on just a postcard. 
3. All the information about your wedding is available for anyone to see.  There are many safety issues revolving around that.
4. More likely to get lost/throw away because they're a flat piece of paper.

MyNameIsNot

If you're dong a backyard BBQ and aren't really looking for an RSVP, and it's the sort of thing where people can show in jeans, yeah, it will be fine. 

We just got e-vited to a wedding.  It's in a neighborhood clubhouse, we're supposed to wear jeans, etc.  A postcard would have been appropriate.  

If you are doing the typical semi-formal wedding, no.  

squirrly

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_just-postcards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:649d08c0-d064-4756-b7f4-0ba0c234b0acPost:2db97833-dd08-4a8b-8b8d-cfd6f63adcb2">Re: Just postcards</a>:
[QUOTE]If you're dong a backyard BBQ and aren't really looking for an RSVP, and it's the sort of thing where people can show in jeans, yeah, it will be fine.  We just got e-vited to a wedding.  It's in a neighborhood clubhouse, we're supposed to wear jeans, etc.  A postcard would have been appropriate.   If you are doing the typical semi-formal wedding, no.  
Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]


I see no need to type all that again, since MyNameIsNot said it so well.  So, please re-read.  :D

CA2MT4EveR

Thank you.  One of my students is getting married (very young!) and asked me if I liked her idea for her invites.  I was not sure what I thought of them, so I figured I would get some opinions.