A Guide To Online Wedding E-Vites!

Traditional wedding invitations have been around for SO long! Thanks to e-vites, you can say bye-bye to printed invitations! E-Vites are all the hype right now and we’re going to explain to you why. Trust us, by the end of this blog you will see the amazing convenience they offer and you’ll want to create one for your special day! 

All You Need To Know About E-Vites…

If you haven’t heard about E-Vites by now, we’re about to tell you what all the hype is about! The simplest explanation is that it’s an invite that you can send online. Wedding planning is stressful enough, but e-vites make things that much easier by allowing you to create, send and manage your wedding invites online. It doesn’t get more convenient than this, so we’re all for this new trend! 

It Makes Things So Much Easier For You… 

Whilst sending paper wedding invites is definitely more formal, it also requires much more effort! So if you want a hassle-free and super simple way of inviting your guests to your wedding then keep reading! Sending an invite via email has so many benefits for you. For your special day, you’ll need to travel to so many places to either try the dress, try the cake, see the venue… so this can be one thing you’ll be able to do from the comfort of your home! E-Vites allow you to choose the design, send the invites and receive RSVP’s all from your laptop. It’s not only hassle free, but also easier to organise! You can track everything online – who’s coming and who can’t come. Simply perfect! 

It Makes Things Easier For Your Guests Too…

Honestly, your guests will thank you for doing this! You’re not only saving yourself lots of hassle, but your guests too! Take RSVP cards for example! With e-vites your guests won’t need to fill out a RSVP card, take it to the post office, pay for a stamp and send it back to you. E-Vites allows for RSVP’s to be done online – super easy and with a click of a button, you’ll have their response! Paper wedding invites are also super easy to be misplaced by your guests, whereas e-vites stay safe in their email. This is a bonus for your disorganised guests that would potentially have to turn their whole house upside down on your wedding day, just to find the address of the venue! *winning* 

You’ll Save Money…

Let’s be real! Weddings are expensive and costs really do add up. Finding a way to cut costs is super important to many couples. On average, couples across Australia spend about $800 on traditional wedding invitations, that’s not including postage for the cards! E-Vites are a great way to save money, with basic invites costing next to nothing. Of course, if you want your invitation to be a beautiful design then we definitely recommend spending $50-$100 on a customised design. 

We Promise They’re Just As Pretty…

Just because you’re sending your card online doesn’t mean that it can’t still be absolutely beautiful! With E-Vites becoming more popular, there are now many companies that offer an online wedding invitation service, so the options are endless. Websites such as Paperless Post have a range of themes to choose from: classic, modern, rustic, romantic, destination. The choice is all yours! Most websites let you customise the designs, so you can play around with colour themes, add an image of you and your fiancé or even change the backdrop.

It Won’t Get Lost in The Mail…

This is probably a benefit that many people wouldn’t even think about! There has to be nothing worse than spending lots of time and money on sending your guests a traditional wedding invite, all for it to get lost in the mail. While this is out of your control, it can make things super awkward and unnecessarily difficult. E-Vites are a much more reliable way of sending your wedding invitation, as long as your guests check their emails! 

It’s Way Better For Our Environment… 

Something that everyone will love – E-Vites are so eco-friendly! Everyone is so much more aware of the damage that printing paper has on our environment, so you will show your guests that you care about that by not wasting more. If your wedding already has a ‘green’ theme, then an e-vite is essential for your special day! 

You Can Even Mix and Match…

For anyone thinking “But how do we invite our grandparents, they don’t check their emails!”, don’t worry. We have a solution for the guests that can’t/don’t use technology too! It’s as easy as mixing and matching! Most online wedding invitation websites allow you to choose a card that you can send online and send via post. That way you still only need to create one card online but can print invites for those guests that wouldn’t be able to receive an e-vite.

You’ll Save So Much Time… 

E-Vites save you SO much time! A wedding is super time-consuming to plan, so we suggest using e-vites to save you lots of time. Online wedding invitations allow you to view all of your guests RSVPs in one place, so you won’t need to stress about storing the RSVP cards and keeping tally of who can/can’t come. You’ll also save heaps of time because you won’t need to spend hours contacting guests to find out their residential address. It’s a lot more likely that you already have their email address handy! Don’t forget, e-vites also mean that you don’t need to sit at a table for hours putting cards into envelopes and writing on them. 

Getting Started On My E-Vite… 

So now that we know what all the hype is about, you’re probably thinking ‘How can I create an e-vite for my special day?’. It’s honestly as simple as we make it out to be! Jump onto Google and simply search for ‘online wedding invitation’. You’ll find so many different companies that offer online wedding invitations! We love the website Evite, because they have a large collection of completely free designs. Amazing, right? If you want something a little more extra, you can’t go past Greenvelope. Some other fan favourites are Papier, Paperless Post, Lily Kiss and Riley Grey!

Are you after some wedding invitation inspiration? Click here to find an invite to suit your wedding theme.