Putting info on the back of the wedding invite

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Thanks for sharing this!

Congratulations!

With everything going on, this should not be stress for you with so many other things to worry about. It's your wedding, and your budget, do what you want. Afraid people won't turn it over, put an arrow on each side to indicate turning it over.

I've got a map and directions to the ceremony site on the back of my invite, as it's at a provincial park.

Our wedding isn't super formal so I think it's fine, but even if your wedding is formal it's your day!

I had created 2 cards as Wedding/Reception held at the same venue and RSVP/Accommodations for the other so it separate the final details. Trifold cards allow you to add all the information so that you don't have to get cards separated for each occasion and RSVP.

View quoted message Thank you so much for your input! I was definitely getting in my head too much about whether or not to do separate cards and you've made some excellent points on why they aren't necessary!

I think you may be overthinking it. In my opinion it’s quite wasteful to do the traditional invitations with multiple cards for information you could easily include on the back or on your website. People will definitely see the info on the back and it’s one less item for them to keep track of. I’ve received invitations in both styles and it doesn’t change my opinion either way. And ultimately it all gets thrown in the recycling bin.
I guess it’s possible some older relatives might think it’s bad etiquette, but just because something is tradition doesn’t mean it’s the best way to do things.

View quoted message Thank you for such an insightful response! It's helpful to hear that prior invites you've been sent have included info on the back. I also appreciate you including a picture of the back of your invite. It's true that in this day and age (and with covid), some etiquette guidelines just don't flow with what's currently going on.

Prior to covid we were invited to 5+ weddings a year for the last many years... More often than not the invite would be one card with the further details info on the back (usually just direction to the website). Etiquette says to include it on your save the date but what happens if you don't do a save the date (like us)?? Honestly, some of the etiquette guidleness I think are silly at this point... some people send digital invites! Who are you offending by giving more useful information!? It doesn't seem all that common anymore to do all the seperate cards given the ease and commonality of websites now (the wasted expense given most people throw it out). I think people are more likely to look at the back than look for a separate card in the envelope. That's just me maybe though! We did have a seperate small card with a covid disclaimer of how things can change and many people didn't see it! This is the back of our invite... Maybe it'll help! The front was quite traditionally formal (let me know if you want to see that too). I'm probably biased but I think it was all in good taste! Haha. I'm generally pretty conscious of these things though!