Acrylic wedding invitations are not user friendly: here’s why?

 

We all want to buy the best looking, most stylish, creative, and unique wedding cards, our sole purpose is to show our enthusiasm to our guests, that we are ready for the wedding and so our invitees.

You go to the shop or visit a wedding card buying website where every card is Created With[RA1] [RA2]  Love, after hours of choosing between the seemingly unlimited choices, you come across a nice-looking acrylic card, you are amazed by its transparent cover, beautiful design, and font.

 But wait before you buy one, have a look at why it’s not user-friendly, and then decide for yourself.

The sad truth about acrylic wedding cards

Not eco-friendly: - We were shocked to hear this one, but it’s the truth, an acrylic card is as harmful to nature as it is amazing in looks. Since it is a type of plastic, it is not recyclable and you already know that plastics take time to biodegrade.

Unless it looks like a showpiece, you are going to throw the wedding card in the dustbin as soon as the big event is over and acrylic cards don’t look like one. Besides you can get paper invitation cards that are recyclable at the same cost.

We are also environmentally conscious and so we also don’t sell acrylic invitations and don’t encourage you to buy one either.

Cost factor: - You might be thinking that acrylic cards are expensive, but it’s the complete opposite, acrylic invitation cards are cheap, so there is no problem with money, but there are other problems that shouldn’t be ignored.

Each type of plastic has a different type of clarity, Plexi acrylic cards have a clear font, but lower-end plastic acrylic invitation cards appear foggy and gimmicky.

You might be thinking that you can make DIY acrylic cards, but there will be various challenges that you will face such as.

1)      If you are applying paint or pen, it can be easily wiped off from the plastic.

2)      If you are applying stickers you need to be careful not to tear that.

3)      If you are using permanent pens, there is still the risk of scratching the ink off.

The only risk-free way to write on plastic is by using special printers. Whatever the reason,its plastic people and the bottom line is, that plastic is harmful to nature.

Issues in mailing: - We are talking about good old-fashioned mailing with the mailbox here. You can distribute the cards by going to the guests’ house who live in your region, but what about guests from abroad, mailing is the only option unless you are sending an e-card.

You need to keep in mind the additional postage cost and will need to spare some more from your wedding budget so that the Cards reach your invitees on time. We are sorry to tell you that high-quality acrylic invitations are expensive and you might be charged higher mailing fees depending on size and weight. Your post office may also discard acrylic card since it is plastic and you then need to send it as parcels which will cost more than the card itself.

You may also need to get thick envelopes since the acrylic invite is solid and have rough corners, if it is not rounded plus the card can tear out of the casing if handled incorrectly. Overall you will pay more just for invitation cards.

The font and fingerprints: - Your guests will have a hard time reading the text because of the transparent cover. Anything written on acrylic can be hard to read without a background.

If you ever touched a sample you ordered, your guests are going to notice the fingerprints on the card, which will spoil the entire mood, even if you were extra careful while handling, your guests will eventually smudge the card with fingerprints.

What’s the solution?

Vellum invitation cards: - If you love the idea of a transparent marriage invitation, but do not want to harm the planet, your solution is vellum. Vellum is a transparent paper made from the same material as used to make normal paper.

Vellums are easily recyclable and some are even approved by FSC, others contain recyclable fiber. It is not as transparent as acrylic but your guests will still be impressed.

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The coolest 10 wedding invitation trends for 2021

 We love to be in trend, whether it be, clothing, food, home, accessories, technology, and even wedding. Themed weddings are trending these days.

We would love everything to be beautiful and unique at our wedding destination; after all, we wed only once, and as the same as our wedding the wedding invitation cards should also leave a long-lasting impression on our guests.

So we have carefully picked the 10 coolest and in-trend invitation cards to help you with your next Indian Wedding Cards selection.

In trend invitations of 2021

Vellum card: - These cards are made from vellum; a kind of paper that is semi-translucent with a frosted finish, we would suggest that an invitation card made with a combination of vellum paper and traditional or modern front covers is sure going to be a memorable wedding invitation.

To add to the beauty of this card, white ink font, metallic foil, or soft watercolor florals can also be added.    

Acrylic card: - If you want to add a hint of romance to your wedding card then an acrylic card is the thing for you, these beauties will make sure that your guests are excited about the big event.   

Deckled-edge paper card: - Deckled edge invitation cards are also going to be popular in 2021, if you want your invitation card to be stylish, then you should go for deckled edge paper invitational card, this card is known for the handwritten calligraphy fonts written on it   

Gold foil card: - Cards containing golden foil are also in demand, the tiniest of details can be written with a gold foil, you can either use a patterned golden design or use it to highlight names or the date of the auspicious night.

Other metallics such as bronze, copper, and rose gold are also getting recognition in 2021.  

Letterpress card: - These are made with the premium technique for our premium and non-premium users. The design is finished into a plate that is pressed into cotton paper to leave a beautiful impression on the paper as well as in your invitees’ minds. 

Minimal card: - This is the simpler card on our list; the cards use simple hand lettering and one glossy completely inclusive design. The invitation card looks simple enough but is in trend as couples do choose these sometimes over the other more complicated styles on our list    

Calligraphy card: - Calligraphy is an art that has been fascinating us for years, now based on trend and your demands, we are incorporating new and creative hand lettering on to the invitations, you can just notice how beautiful and stunning, your and your bride’s name looks handwritten on the cover     

Custom monogram card: - this invitation card is fully customizable; a monogram invitation card has meaningful lines. It’s a Designer Wedding Card preferred by pattern-loving couples.    

Floral and botanic designs card: - The idea for these cards is taken straight from the fact that wedding decorations are full of flowers and other botanical designs. Now you can get a similar design on your Seed Paper Invitations. 

Moody colors card: - The color combination in these cards is different from the one you would normally get. Bold colors are perfectly blended with shades of deep plum, dark navy, and black which is perfect for Christian Wedding Invitations.

Choose e-invitation over traditional invitation

 A wedding can be the most beautiful ceremony of our lives; it’s a ceremony that binds two souls for all 7 births according to scriptures, thus it happens only once and is the most important day for the bridegroom.

 The various traditional rituals such as Ganesh pooja, ladies sangeet, 7 fere, reception, and baarat among the various small and big rituals spark us with excitement and what other thing can mark the beginning of that happiness than a wedding card.

Earlier people used to distribute traditional printed wedding cards personally to each guest, but now times have changed, with the emergence of the internet, we have our priorities, now the internet is the new social and e-invitation came with it, so with that being said, here’s why you should choose e-invitation over a traditional one.

Advantages of e-invitation

Time saver: - The biggest advantage of digital invitation is that you can create it from anywhere, forget going to the card printers over and over again, telling them your priorities plus it removes the waiting time that it takes for a wedding card to be finished since e-cards can be created within minutes.

Other than that your guests can immediately respond to an invitation sent by mail, overall you can easily pay attention to wedding preparations.

Lots of customizations: - With traditional cards there is another problem of limited choices regarding details and designing, on top of that you may have to pay extra which is not acceptable.

But when it comes to an e-invitation you can get tons of customizable templates that include, font styles, a personalized message, multiple designs, and whatnot that you can play around with till it matches what you had in mind and not even pay extra.

Money saver: - Like we mentioned before, traditional wedding cards can cost you a lot as you also have to pay for stamps if you want to send a card outside the city, state, or country you are living in, even if you don’t have guests outside your area (which is a rare case), you will get indirect costs such as petrol or taxi costs.

E-invitations are a cheap yet amazing solution, sending e-wedding cards save all direct and indirect costs which you can later use for other endeavors as well.

 If you like the idea of e-invitation but want the feel of traditional wedding cards, we have got customizable digital Laser Cut cards and Scroll Wedding Cards among the many at affordable prices.

Save our planet: - You can save our trees and indirectly save the earth if you buy e-invitation.

Just think about it, wedding cards are made from paper and that paper is made from trees, so you are responsible for getting so many trees cut when you buy paper wedding invitations.

That’s why we at sevencolourscard.com encourage you to buy Digital Marriage Invitation Cards and save our planet.    

 Manage your guest list: - Indian wedding ceremonies are grand and like all other grand things this ceremony also requires your full attention for going smoothly, but how are you going to pay full attention, if you are busy managing the list of guests.

Some Indian Wedding Invitations making companies provide you with the feature of digitally managing your guests by providing easy to use tools that are customized from the forms filled by you.