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Digital wedding invitation or printed card: which should you send?
For most Indian weddings the answer is both. Send printed cards to elders and to the homes you invite in person, and send a digital wedding invitation on WhatsApp to everyone else. Go digital only if both sets of parents are comfortable with it; print alone suits a small guest list in one city.
Read the guideHow do you send a wedding invitation on WhatsApp?
To send a wedding invitation on WhatsApp, message each family separately from your own number, greet them by name, and put the invitation below as an image, a short video or a link. Avoid broadcast lists for the main invitation: WhatsApp delivers a broadcast only to people who have saved your number.
Read the guideWedding invitation video or a link: which is better?
A wedding invitation video is better for the announcement: it plays inside WhatsApp and works as a status. An invitation link, which opens a small website for your wedding, is better for the invitation itself, because it holds every function, the maps and the RSVP, and can be corrected after it is sent.
Read the guideHow do you collect wedding RSVPs without an app?
To collect wedding RSVPs without an app, ask guests to reply on a web page that opens from WhatsApp: a free Google Form, or a digital invitation with the reply card built in. Every answer lands in one sheet. Then phone the families who have not replied, about ten days before the first function.
Read the guideHow much does a digital wedding invitation cost in India?
A digital wedding invitation in India costs from nothing, for a free template you fill in yourself, to several thousand rupees for a custom video or an interactive invite made for you. At Zaroor Aana, a wedding invite costs ₹2,999, a Khaas design ₹3,999 and a Save the Date ₹1,499, whatever the number of guests.
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