Things to consider while looking for Punjabi Wedding Cards online
Oh! What a joy it is to be part of a Punjabi wedding. We all secretly wish to have a Punjabi friend in the group just to attend their wedding! What Show-sha, what Dhoom Dhadaka - so full of life! When someone talks about Punjabi weddings, we think about a loud, multi-day extravagant fiesta, filled with food, drinks, dance and colour. So, the opening act – (the wedding card!) of this extravagance needs to project the joyousness of the upcoming nuptials.
The wedding invites today are not just a bearer of date, time and venue. The traditional form of envelop invites is now a passé. Nowadays, there is a whole lot of ceremony that goes into sending wedding invites too. Invitation boxes are being sent filled with confectionaries, toiletries, personalised name tags, champagnes bottles, etc. The cards are not just limited to D-Day cards. They include invites for engagement, Roka, Sangeet, Haldi, Cocktail parties etc.
Here is a list of things that one should consider while designing a Punjabi wedding card online
Theme: The theme of the wedding should be reflected in the card. One cannot have contemporary themed invite if the wedding is going to be inherently traditional. The colour palette, D-day destination, venue, etc can all be part of the theme. Your card can take cues from the values, dialects, folklore elements, dance form, etc for design ideation.
Typography and colours: The layout and composition of the card can also set the tone. One can have intricate designs with cursive handwriting or modern simplistic design with minimal embellishments. Punjabi weddings cards are characterised by strong, vibrant, cheerful colours that may seem over the top at times. However, a good designer can make it look classy. The card should be a representation of the rich Punjabi culture.
Material used in the card: Cards can be made out of different materials based on the budget. Paper invites are popular as intricate designs can be carried out at a lower budget. Cloth based cards are also fast gaining popularity. Materials such as Kundan, Meena, different coloured rhinestones and beads are being used to decorate the cloth cards. While these are expensive, that lends a certain kind of opulence to the invite.
Budget: Punjabi weddings are extravagant affairs and people tend to get emotionally swayed, easily. Hence it is very essential to keep a tight grip on the purse strings or enrol someone willing to take practical rather than emotional decisions. With all the options available on any wedding card site it is difficult to rein in the impulse to go overboard. So always keep a budget in mind and work within the same.
Proofreading, printing and postage: First and foremost, care should be taken to ensure there are no spelling or grammatical errors in the wordings before the card is sent for printing. One should also be aware, that bulky invites carry additional postage charges. So, provisions should be made for the same.