Wedding is a special occasion in bride and groom’s life, so they want every thing to be perfect. Wedding invitation card reflects your emotions and the style of wedding. Wedding card is an important consideration for bride and groom and rightly so. An invitation card is the first impression of the things to come. It says a great deal about the hosts more than inviting and informing them about the wedding functions.
Usually wedding card has religious motifs of Gods and scriptures depending upon the religion of the hosts. Hindus prefer to have Lord Ganesha on their cards whereas Muslims prefer scriptures from Koran .There are many varieties in invitation card like shapes, size, color, texture and photographs of couple including poems in color print. People like traditional and ethnic card. The selection of card depends on the budget of wedding.
Modern day cards have become more adventurous and luxuriant in textures, feel and appeal. A lot of times, depending on the budget people are known to send attractive gifts or chocolates or the traditional sweets being sent along with the wedding invitations.
Each community has their different card which reflects their culture. There are varieties in card such as Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Sikh.
Hindu Wedding Card
In Hindu culture, usually the first wedding invitation card is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, who is believed to bless the occasion with his presence. It is a very popular and much followed custom and the Lord Ganesha is even printed on wedding invitations. It is widely believed that invoking his blessing will keep the veil spirits away and the wedding will be a happy union sans any troubles.
Muslim wedding Card
Muslim invitation card is known as ‘Nikah card’. They are available in different variety of papers and handmade papers. Muslim wedding cards are designed in modern and traditional concepts.
Sikh Wedding card
Sikh wedding invitation card represents their culture. Sikh invitation is quite different because they used separate card for sangeet, Mehendi and reception. They invoke the blessing of their “Guruji Maharaj” for this happy occasion.