Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Indian Wedding Cards

Indian wedding cards are also known as lagan patrika. They are a vital component of the weddings. The cards contain the various lists of all the ceremonies to be planned before and after the matrimony.


Indian wedding cards are distributed to all the family members of bride and the bride-groom. The cards are distributed to not only the close family members, but the distant relatives are also invited. Sometimes gifts are also distributed along with the cards. For some people the wedding cards are the matter of pride. Consequently, the selection of the wedding cards becomes very important. There is an immense variety of Indian wedding cards available in the market. These cards are available in different styles and fashionable materials. The selection of these cards depends on the desire and individuals flavor and the ethnicity followed by them.


The main purpose of indian wedding invitation is to request the guests to attend the various wedding ceremonies and to bless the wedding couple. Guests are very crucial for an Indian marriage. Mostly the Indians prefer the traditional and ethnic looking cards which have a cultural influence on them. In fact in todays scenario the modern Scroll Wedding Cards are also been liked.


The cards are selected on the basis of the budget. The budget constraint people mostly select the simple cards with modest designs. The people with high budgets can select the cards with customized graphics and exquisite designs with a superb quality of paper.


After deciding the budget the consecutive step is to select the design. There are ample amount of options available for the traditional and modern designed cards. Normally the traditional cards have the picture of God on the front page, with the designs depicting indian wedding invitation. The colors mostly in use are golden, orange, yellow, red and saffron in the conventional Indian wedding cards.


The contemporary wedding cards are mostly made from the handmade paper. The cards are generally semi circular in shape. The user can also opt for the personalized cards. The cards include the image of the bride and the groom on it. The colors mostly in use are silver, grey and pink for the backdrop.
The religious symbols like Swastic, kalash, palaki, dulhan and God picture are widely used in the Indian wedding cards. The various mantras are also printed on the cards. The cards sometimes are designed keeping in mind the theme of the wedding. The colors selected for the cards decide the look and feel of the wedding the user want to create for the guests.


Indian wedding cards normally include more than 2 brochures in it. They contain all the information of the ceremonies to be taken place on and before the wedding day. The card normally begins the mantra and subsequently the names of both the parents are mentioned. Then the names of the bride and the groom are mentioned.