Evites...Trendy or Tacky?

For soemthign like that i dont think its tacky. sending out actual invites for ALL the parties you will have or whatever gets expensive . i'm just sending an evite for the rehearsal dinner so i woudl consider that the same kind f thing

I think its perfectly acceptable to do evites for parties, especially if most of the people you know are online. Evites are eco-friendly... which is gaining popularity. I don't think you can be considered "tacky" by going green Just be sure to do a paper invite for your friends & family who aren't online.

I think evites are acceptable for less formal get-togethers. To give it that extra touch, you could make a special designed invitation to email out as an image or .pdf to everyone.

I think evites are appropriate for most gatherings with the exception of more formal ones like the wedding itself. I see no reason why you wouldn't send an evite for an engagement party, showers, bachelorette party, etc. Just go to Hallmark and pick up cute paper invitations to mail off to those few people who aren't on the internet yet or you think would get their feathers ruffled by an evite (e.g. my Gramma comes to mind even though she's on the internet regularly).

Your invitation sets the stage for your party. So if you plan to have a casual engagement party, then I'd say an evite is acceptable. However, if you are having a more upscale party, then you need to send out actual invitations that reflect the type of party you are having.

My girlfriend sent out evites and we had a more formal dinner party. I think evites are perfect and they are super fun because you can customize them and its such an easy way to track who has already RSVP'd.

We sent e-vites for my engagement party and it worked out really well... We had our party in my parents backyard and we grilled out and had a ton of food and drinks... it was a great time and the e-vite was perfect.

I personally would not use e-vites for the Bridal Shower or the actual wedding as these events can be a bit more formal and the invite does set the tone for the entire party...

I think e-vites is def acceptable fr an engagement party, i mean you will be creating actual invitations for the big day, this will help you save towards those, as i agree it can get expensive! I'm personally going to be designing and making my own since I'm a graphic designer it will work alot cheaper and i have full control over their final outcome

Everyone this is SO helpful...thanks for the feedback!

Evites- trendy for bachlor/bachlorette parties, engagments parties, rehearsal dinner, birthdays.

evites- tacky for bridal shower, wedding, funeral, divorce party (yes there is one for that)

have fun putting them together :]

I think you'll be fine with that. Even if it is tacky I bet they'll show up anyway.

I think they are a great and budget friendly way to invite to your engagement party! But I agree with Southerngirl, a paper invite may be in order for your more traditional invitees (like grandma or great aunt Marge).

If it gets the job done, do it. As for tacky, I don't think anybody will be thinking "Ugh, she sent an Evite?! how pishaw!"

Even you can save some room in the budget for the big day, I say do it.

I think sending out evites for everything except the wedding is fine. Most people love to have the formal invitation and keep it as a keepsake!

I used www.socialzr.com for my wedding invitations. Much better than the evite website itself. Then I just printed off the invitation from the webpage and mailed it out to those that didn't have internet. Just beware that some people might not get the email because of spam filters and corporate firewalls, so after a week or so you might want to check to see who has at least viewed the invitation online, and those that haven't you might want to send them a direct email or give them a call. Several people who had AOL email addresses told me they never received the invite.

I have been considering sending out e-vites for my actual wedding when it comes to less traditional people I know. Those people aren't going to be interested in saving an invitation for sentimental purposes anyways. Actual invitations will go to people not online and closer family members that will actually save it. Postage is too expensive to send an invite and it get thrown away. Not to mention all the work and money that goes into each invite (I'm making my own...my future mother in law has tons of scrap booking tools and other things left from her wedding.) I do think I will send an actual Save the Date so they can put it on their fridge.