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Emailed Bridal Shower Invites vs. Snail Mail.
Of course, some purists purse their lips at the idea of sending invitations through cyberspace, and in some cases many would agree. For example is it appropriate to send a birthday party invitation via the Internet? What about a Super Bowl party invitation? Many agree that these occasions are somewhat informal and therefore an electronic invitation truly is all that is required. Yet what about the more formal occasion of a bridal shower? Should bridal shower invites be emailed or sent via snail mail? Anyone who routinely marks down to eschew procrastination on the annual New Years resolution list will most likely applaud the notion of sending the invites via email. After all, if the party is the day after tomorrow, it is indeed a bit too late to still send out anything via the post office. On the other hand, if the party is still a week away or perhaps even further on the horizon, would the formality of the occasion not warrant a handwritten card? Traditionalists have long since felt that bridal shower invitations quite often become keepsakes for the bride and groom, and perhaps also for the guests, and so it is much more appropriate to have the tangible form of invitation rather than simply the electronic message. At the same time, some bridal shower organizers go through great lengths to hand make beautifully crafted cards, envelopes, and return envelopes, and with the help of rubber stamps, glue, some simple craft supplies, and a lot of time and patience send out these small masterpieces to friends and family who love to receive them. Obviously there is no good answer. By way of suggestion, here are some times that it appears to be best to send out e-mailed invitations: · If you have procrastinated with your paper invitations and the party is only a few short days away, don’t wait any longer but send out an e-mail blitz to get as many friends and family members informed as possible. · If the bride and groom are not much concerned with tradition, but do not really care about the niceties of mailed versus e-mailed invitations, go ahead and e-mail them. · If the bride is a cyber junkie, go ahead and e-mail them. This would be right up her ally! · If one or more of the guest to be have specifically requested to receive an e-mailed invitation, please be sure to honor that request. They might not be looking for a piece of snail mail, and so your beautifully crafted invite may get stuck between a few pieces of junk mail. · If the bride and groom shy away from the traditional trappings of a wedding ceremony, and are instead modernizing the whole experience, then it might also be appropriate to modernize the bridal shower experience. Obviously, for the majority of brides and grooms as well as their friends and families, handwritten and mailed invitations are still the best way to go. Many will hold on to those little written gems and put them in scrap books and photo albums, where they will be treasured for years and quite possibly decades to come. About the author of Emailed Bridal Shower Invites vs. Snail Mail Thomas Hunter is an Internet marketer, author and publisher and has helped hundreds of people become successful Niche Marketers. Explore the highly profitable world of Niche Marketing at http://SixFigureNiches.com our popular website. Article Source: http://netsalesinc.com If you have a website or ezine you may freely post this article on your site as long as you include the full resource box above. All links must be active / clickable with no syntax changes.
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