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Is emailing your wedding invitations acceptable?


In these times of economic hardships, you may find yourself scaling back your budget. One area that could be scaled back on is your stationery budget. Many of the trendy invitations that are appealing to brides can cost upwards of $5-$8 apiece. Pair that with the rising cost of stamps in a few months, and you could spend well over $1000 just on something guests are going to eventually throw away!

Some brides may feel compelled to cut costs and email their wedding invitations. After all, everyone is “plugged in” nowadays, even Grandma and Grandpa!

Don’t do it.

It is (almost) never okay to email your wedding invitation. There are other ways to keep your stationery costs low – but this is not one of them.

Instead, you could create your own wedding invitations. There are many options available at Hobby Lobby, Target, and even Wal-Mart. All you need is your own printer.

You can also cut costs by creating an RSVP postcard. It only costs $0.27 to mail a postcard sized RSVP compared to $0.42 to mail a letter sized RSVP. *Just make sure your postcard measurements are in accordance with the post office standards.

You could also request that your guests RSVP via telephone or website.

Please remember: Just because technology exists doesn’t mean it’s always a proper substitute.