Online Invitations, Tacky or Forward Thinking?

I think that’s fine. That’s what I personally did except for older folks I did print one. If you’re eco conscious you can print on seed paper!

If you’re having an extremely casual wedding, I think online invitations are fine. Since you’re having a destination wedding and guests are likely spending a lot of money to attend, I think it’s appropriate to send traditional invitations.

It sounds like you prefer electronic and that is your answer. All your reasonings for having paper invites are about other's expectations which is not a good reason at all. If anyone has a problem with it, that's their problem. "Tacky" is a made-up word for people with superiority issues.

We did paper STDs and online invites, and they were so useful! A lot of people didn’t even get our paper STDs for some reason, but the online invites were so easy to track. We could see that they were delivered and if guests actually opened them. We were also quickly able to send any updates or last minute notes to guests via the online portal. Highly recommend.

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That was our thoughts as well. I actually had a similar experience, my friend's wedding invite never arrived at our house, leading to alot of added stress on the brides side.

What site did you use?

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Great idea for the older guests who aren't as tech savvy.

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@sierra LOVE YOU! Thank you for saying what I was feeling.

View Quoted Comment We used With Joy! I highly recommend. Very easy to use.

I don't see anything wrong with that scenario. We did online RSVPs with our paper invites, though I did add a handful of paper RSVPs for grandparents and some older guests.

Hi, i don't think there is anything wrong with online invitations. I am planning to have online STD and invites for my friends and paper invites for the older family members. Mostly because like you said it is an easier way to track your RSVPs. I am also using Joy which is free. Another option is Appycouple for $49. I will be ordering a set for photography purpose as well.

I dislike anything but either a paper invitation, or a personal invitation. If someone wants to save paper, a nice phone call invitation, for a not super formal wedding, is fine. E vites are cold and impersonal. And inappropriate, to me. Ask in person, ask over the phone e, and follow up with an email for details, is fine to save paper. Couple's websites are as I'm personal feeling as looking at a public bulletin board. If there is no personal feeling in a wedding invitation, I likely will not go, nor will my spouse. It is a feeling that they just could not be bothered to every ask you personally , in person or over the phone. Because they don't want to deal with you. So why show at their wedding? Send a card ( no gift) congratulations on your wedding, hope it is happy.
Personal invitations or phone calls have always been okay, though mostly used only for very small weddings, or short notice. But are a better , nicer alternative to a paper invitation than an electronic one. ( Which saves minimal paper, by the time one prints it, to post as a reminder to shop and go, and prints any detail sheets, to remember.) Which again, makes me think, the couple just does not want to be bothered . I am quite tech savvy, since we had PC since I was about 6 or 7. And use them for business, and organization of things, and for reference. But cold , for things like weddings. Obviously, a lot of people feel differently. ... I expect 60% of those at our wedding would not have come, if they got an evite. And the only ones not tech savvy, are 1 of our grandmothers on each side.
His next older brother, and one of my younger sisters, were extremely upset less than half their invitations were even answered, electronically, and half of those were declines. Sad to invite the same 90 or 80 people, and have all attend other weddings and 20 to 25 at yours. While his family and mine, other siblings all get over 95% acceptances, and everyone at least replies .

You don't want to send paper invitations because you're eco-conscious, but you're having a destination wedding and inviting 170 people. ok.

I agree with PPs, unless it's a very causal wedding, as in local and dress casual, I'd go with paper invitations. Use recycled paper ones, they're better for the environment.