E-vites

brianflenniken · June 2012

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has advice for e-vites? We are trying to save trees and all that but want to make sure it still comes off classy (as opposed to the "meet me at happy hour" evites)

Thanks! (and yes, I am the Groom and actively involved in the planning....you girls can't have all the fun!)

BF

jcsclisa2006 · June 2012

Brian,

Way to go! My groom and I are looking at Pingg.com which does evites and can still mail to those who do not have email or "should not" get an evite (my grandmothers). I'm also looking for other simlar options and would love to know if anyone else knows of similar websites!.

L

QueerFemme · June 2012

I hope you don't tthink I'm rude, but there is no way an evite will appear classy. It's just an email. We were also very worried about being ecofriendly. We got invites on recycled paper and didn't do inside envelopes or pocket folds. We did a flat invitation, flat rsvp and that's it. Evites tend to get lost in junk mail.

JoanE2012 · June 2012

Save the trees by doing other things. Don't do it by using evites instead of paper invites. This is (hopefully!) a once in a lifetime event. Do it the right way and send out proper invitations.

jesslynn1012 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_e-vites-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:4b8afa50-96fd-4763-b373-b1ff059212fcPost:0bf541ed-5ce1-4c4e-93be-3f5ea53eef4c">Re: E-vites</a>:
[QUOTE]I do not think that evites are appropriate for something as important as your wedding. They feel cheap to me. Check out Vistaprint.com if money is an issue.
Posted by CMGr[/QUOTE]

They said they wanted to save trees. Why would you assume money is an issue?

ootmother2 · June 2012

Don't. Just don't

HobokensFury · June 2012

Sorry e-vites and classy do not go together.

jcsclisa2006 · June 2012

OK,

So I think all of you are very dated. My friends sent out pingg invitations which are only for their very classy wedding. While for you, a paper invitation is classy, I personally think that wasting trees and lots of oil is not how I want to honor my big day. We are doing an all green wedding and sent out postcard save the dates.

Brian and I are not looking to save tons of money, we just want our weddings to be more eco-friendly.

There are places in the world where sending a paper invitation is in poor taste, so please if you can't give your opinon nicely or give helpful advice, just don't!

aragx6 · June 2012

Everyone was super nice. Nicer than a lot of people might have been. If your wedding is formal, the invitations should be formal. There is absolutely no way to have an evite come across as formal, and additionally open rates are far lower for emails than for traditional mail.

Do you use two-ply toilet paper? If so, you're doing something far worse for the environment than sending a little bit of paper through the mail.

LDubHawksFan · June 2012

A friend of ours used Pingg for his STDs and it was nice. Our invite is just one simple card and printed on recycled paper.....we don't like wasting paper either, but this seemed like a good compromise. I agree that e-vites are tough when people aren't computer savy. I think the invite is a good time to buck up and use paper (low impact as you can), but then don't do STDS, programs, etc if you don't want to! Good luck to both of you!

hoffse · June 2012

Here's the other major issue with e-invites: they can be forwarded. Honestly, you do NOT want great aunt ada forwarding your wedding invitation to the half of the family that you didn't invite and turning it into a family reunion. That sort of thing has happened on here.

You can go green with other suggestions PP made.

egm900 · June 2012

I'm with PP, but with that said, I have one friend who is so environmentally conscience, I would be surprised if she had a paper invitation. If you are this type of couple, where a person who met your once is going to describe you and say environmental, then the average person is going to let it slide. However, you do have to think about your guests- those that aren't computer savvy need paper invitations and expect that you may need to call around to get people's RSVPs because of spam filters.

cwaggoner07 · June 2012

We did a simple one card invite, and a postcard RSVP.
We are however, doing an evite for our small rehearsal dinner, just so people have the info.

QueerFemme · June 2012

the STD is the wasteful part !! If you wanted to save paper, you could have done an electronic STD and real paper invitations !! Everyone was SUPER SUPER nice in these responses. Go hang out on some other boards. You'll see nasty & rude.

Brian asked how an evite could be classy... the general consensus is, evites aren't classy at all. That doesn't make anyone rude.

I am being very eco-conscious. I am using very few disposable items. Cloth napkins, real plates & silverware for a somewhat casual wedding. Anything that is disposable is compostable. So, I get the eco friendly ideas. But, skipping a formal invitation in favor of an email is not classy.

julib33 · June 2012

Send out a paper invite but have people call, email, or respond to your wedding website for the RSVP.
I was recently invited to a friend's wedding and the RSVPs were done online. It worked wonderfully; I didn't even have to walk my butt to the mail box in the rain to RSVP.
I will say though that I had to go online and RSVP for my mom as well; she can't even turn on a computer. It's easy for most guests and those who don't know how to use a computer can call.

PJSPJS · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_e-vites-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:4b8afa50-96fd-4763-b373-b1ff059212fcPost:86a3881f-fad2-4f56-87c3-5276b223a15c">Re:Evites</a>:
[QUOTE]I hope you don't tthink I'm rude, but there is no way an evite will appear classy. It's just an email. We were also very worried about being ecofriendly. We got invites on recycled paper and didn't do inside envelopes or pocket folds. We did a flat invitation, flat rsvp and that's it. Evites tend to get lost in junk mail.
Posted by cmgilpin[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Agreed.

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jesslynn1012 · June 2012

I don't know why I didn't think of this yesterday, but a friend of mine actually was thinking about making her own paper and putting some kind of seeds in them so the guest could "plant" their invitation. I don't know the logistics of how it would work, but I have made lots of paper before and it is fun (and you don't need to buy pulp, you can recycle junk mail). Then you could print on the handmade paper. I think it's very eco-friendly, but not sure how "classy" you can make them like that...

Nayners24 · September 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_e-vites-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:4b8afa50-96fd-4763-b373-b1ff059212fcPost:b1845221-5602-4575-b058-31d8b8874e81">E-vites</a>:
[QUOTE]Hello, Just wondering if anyone has advice for e-vites? We are trying to save trees and all that but want to make sure it still comes off classy (as opposed to the "meet me at happy hour" evites) Thanks! (and yes, I am the Groom and actively involved in the planning....you girls can't have all the fun!) BF
Posted by brianflenniken[/QUOTE] Honestly, I cannot believe anyone would think evites are suitable as wedding invitations. Guests will not look at as saving trees, but perhaps that you didn't want to spring for postage. Personally, I feel evites are for happy hour and that's about it.

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