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Savvy June 2019

E-vites for Millennial Wedding

Colleen , on April 3, 2019 at 4:56 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 24

I sent out e-vites via Paperless Post for my save the dates. Everyone viewed the email within 1-2 days (I was notified when each recipient opened the email) and had no problems with emails getting sent straight to junk or spam. Even my 90 year old great uncle responded to the invite via Paperless...
I sent out e-vites via Paperless Post for my save the dates. Everyone viewed the email within 1-2 days (I was notified when each recipient opened the email) and had no problems with emails getting sent straight to junk or spam. Even my 90 year old great uncle responded to the invite via Paperless
Post.
70% of our guests are millennials. I personally preferred receiving e-vites over paper invites to weddings I’ve been to in the past year.
I was totally planning on sending e-vites for the formal invitations as well, but after browsing through the forums on here I’ve seen lots of arguments AGAINST e-vites. But mostly for reasons that I already know won’t be a problem, like “old people don’t have email,” or “it could get sent to spam.”
It will save me hundreds of dollars to send out e-vites as opposed to paper invites that will just be thrown away. And this way I can see exactly who has received the invites/it’s easier to keep track of who has RSVP’d.
So I guess I’m just wondering, why are they considered tacky? It saves hundreds and I’m also cutting down on waste. I see more pros than cons, considering it worked so well for the save the dates and the response was huge.

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  • Kk
    Devoted October 2021
    Kk ·
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    Your values and preferences matter more than what everyone else thinks of the idea! I would love to consider evites, but I have too many family members who aren't super computer savvy and I feel like it would just stress me out more. I agree that I wouldn't assume that the event would be less formal just because the invitation was sent online, especially if it's just as nice as paper ones would be. It's 2019 for goodness sake!
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  • Lauren
    Dedicated June 2020
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    Definitely go for it! We have discussed doing this but ultimately I think my mom would be disappointed (and maybe me a little..ha!). But it’s absolutely a waste of money and paper. As someone else said, it’s 2019, it’s about your values and you know your guests better than anyone. I can’t imagine thinking it was ok to wear jeans to any wedding unless the invite specifically said “casual.” Like you said, ballroom has a formal connotation, you’ll be fine.
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  • Julie
    Savvy June 2019
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    We did paper invitations, but rather than including another envelope and stamp within the invite for guests to RSVP, we directed people to our wedding website to RSVP electronically. Just a suggestion to meet in the middle in someway! Part traditional, part millennial. Smiley smile But I think these days anything goes! I don't think you have to follow tradition...do what you want, it's your day!!

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  • Renee
    Savvy July 2019
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    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with sending e-vites, especially if 70% of your guests are millennials as you mentioned. My wedding is black-tie and I opted for paper invites for my older guests and did e-vites for everyone else.

    I prefer the e-vite since I don’t have to worry about anything getting lost in the mail (several people didn’t get our paper STDs) and I get a confirmation that people have actually opened them. As a bonus, my electronic RSVPs are coming back way quicker than the paper ones.

    In regards to the formality, I agree that if you have the dress code listed on your invite or the website, people should be able to figure it out.
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