About the Indian Wedding Cards
Indian weddings are known to be ostentatious ceremonies with color and splendor marking a very special day in the lives of the couple. The wedding preparations start with the invitation card and choosing a card is not as easy considering the variety card makers have in store.
Indian wedding cards are the invitations sent to relatives, friends, colleagues informing them about an Indian wedding. Different types of cards, such as Hindu wedding cards, and Lord Ganesha wedding cards, are available. It is a common practise in Indian weddings to have two sets of cards printed. One from the groom’s side, to announce the marriage to their near and dear ones. The other from the girl’s side.
This is in keeping with the traditions of a formal arranged marriage. The wedding cards are generally ornate and embellished, however nowadays a lot of minimalist styles have also flooded the market. Like in the western counterparts, it is the budget finally that decides the type of card ordered and used.
Hindu Wedding card or Lagnpatrika symbolizes the actual ceremony in a wedding. It is not just a document that lists different events performed during a wedding; it has special relevance in Hindu Weddings.
Indian weddings are known to be ostentatious ceremonies with color and splendor marking a very special day in the lives of the couple. The wedding preparations start with the invitation card and choosing a card is not as easy considering the variety card makers have in store.
It is rather strange but true that in Hindus, even if you are uncle/aunt of the bride or the bridegroom, you may not come into the wedding if you are not invited through a wedding card.
In a traditional Indian wedding, the formal invitation is the only card announcing a marriage to the community. There are no arrangements for save the date cards, RSVP cards or thank you cards. This is because a person may come with as many persons as he/ she wishes to in an Indian wedding. Guest lists are not strict, No master lists or registrations are prepared or required and most people attending a wedding would not have even received a formal invitation. This is because having a 500+ guest count is a regular affair for most Indian middle class weddings and most people are hence invited by word of mouth.
Wedding card may also become a symbol of prestige or honor. It is very important to choose a right Wedding card for a wedding in India. There are various kinds of wedding cards available. Each wedding card differs in its style, presentation, and outlook. Not just that, even the material of the wedding card can be different depending upon the tradition and the custom and apparently the desire.
A new trend has been to only give reception cards (specially in South Indian marriages) when there is no tradition of a baraat (a groom’s procession). This is so as to delineate the ritual laden wedding ceremony proper to be attended by only the closest people; family and friends. Whereas the more opulent reception is attended by all.
When you browse through Indian wedding cards or wedding paper, you’re likely to run across a wide variety of images. Most of these images are important Indian Traditional symbols of marriage and love.
The Islam Symbol is basically taken to be the crescent and the star. Other symbols are non-textual and non-verbal. Islamic religion as such or maybe some Islamic tradition. Few symbols like the color green have log association with Islam. The Muslim art encompasses majority of these symbols in representation of complex ideology while architecture makes use of the same for decorative purposes.