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Email Wedding Invites - experience?

jstamjstam member
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Has anyone on here sent out their invites by email? I'm kind of amazed that there are not more resources for this. Not sure if HTML or PDF is a better idea as I don't want them blocked, even though my contacts are all in my "favorites" so my email probably should go through.  The Knot doesn't have great samples; when I tried to send a bridesmaids card it was blocked. 

Also - there seems to be a lot of harsh judgement for people who use e-vites. I can see the point of sending paper invites to the older relatives who don't use email, but in this day and age, surely we can save a few trees and send the majority out via email, no? 99% of my guest use email and I'd like to make my wedding as environmentally friendly as possible.


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  • jerseydeviljerseydevil member
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    I admire your want to keep your wedding green (and low cost), but I think a lot of people have older relatives who just don't use e-mail. And I'm personally old fashioned and just think getting a paper invite is nice.

    Have you considered using recycled paper or the plantable paper that has seeds embedded in it?
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  • twixinthemixtwixinthemix member
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    My friends did this for their wedding this past June.  I had mixed views on it.  There were some emails that didn't go through, and they did the RSVP online and some people had problems with it, including myself.  I do believe they got that problem resolved though.  They also did send paper invitations to family and people who did not have email access.

    Personally, I'd still do printed invitations.  I like Jerseydevil's idea!

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  • banana468banana468 member
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    I like jerseydevil's response.

    Keep in mind that email is just not formal and the format is still "wonky".  Certain emails can get thrown to SPAM or junk and some randomly don't go through.  And people handle emails in a different manner than a formal invitation.

    I do appreciate the idea of going green, but you can do it in so many other ways rather than opting out of paper invitations.
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  • Rose2663Rose2663
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    If your having a casual wedding go for it, if not you might want to go with paper. Even paper to make sure that everyone recieves it and it doesnt get sent to spam mail!
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  • jstamjstam member
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    Wow...I feel really outnumbered here Cry

     

    So nobody has personally sent out email invites, or plans on sending them out? I’ve already mentioned that I will send out paper invites to the people on my list who don’t use email (there are two of them).

     

    I'm going to test the email list I have this weekend with a Save-the-date-email. That will be a good indication of bounces/spam, since we can request confirmation from the recipient.

     

    My wedding is not going to be casual, but it makes me sad that people feel so strongly about paper invites. I had no idea this was such a standard in 2010. I personally dislike paper invites in general and was hoping to avoid using them. I really feel pressured to conform to a tradition that does not reflect my values. I realize I could use recycled paper, but I would prefer not to.

     

    If anyone knows someone who has used email invites or you see this and you are planning to use email invites, please reach out. I would love to hear your thoughts.

     

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