10 Steps to a Perfect Wedding Card

Matrimony is a universal norm that binds a man and woman together; by a traditional custom of vows taken. In India, marriages are considered as the biggest event in one’s life and it is not just one event where the ceremony takes place, it is preceded and followed by a number of other small and large events which signify various different things. 

A very vital facet about a marriage is the wedding card. It is an essential part of ensuring the presence of loved ones, family and friends during the Manglik Matrimony. The wedding card is the first look; a guest gets of what to anticipate during the celebrations. 

Here, is a list of factors that need to be considered while selecting a wedding card-

1. Before you commence your preparations for an invite, one ought to make a guest list and cross check the names of your friends and family members’ repeatedly. Depending on the number of people you wish to invite to what function, separate those lists. Say, out of 350 guests only 250 will get an invite to the Sangeet Function and the Wedding Ceremony. However, all 350 will get an invite to the reception. 

2. Indians hold God at the highest place in their culture. Therefore, a wedding card having God’s name printed first is considered auspicious. This is no hard and fast rule, but a tradition passed on over years. 

3. All the guest names must be correctly spelt. Make sure you have spelt the first and the last names correctly. 

4. If the card has to be posted by mail, confirm addresses and add contact numbers, if necessary.

5. The more elegant the design, the more pleasing it will be to the eye. Our motive is not to overwhelm the person, but to make them like the card and look forward to the event.

6. Make sure the bride and bridegroom’s names are visibly printed.

7. The font style must be fancy, but not so decorative, that it becomes unintelligible. 

8. If the card is innovative, let the mechanism of the card be simple yet unique. Also, get maps printed of each venue so the invite is useful and more valued. The guests must find it convenient to read and understand the content written. Add dress-codes if it is a theme-based event. 

9. Always show gratitude while writing the card and maintain a formal tone. Make the guests feel important and that their presence will enlighten your function. And mostly importantly, check all the information before handing it over. The information needs to be right and authentic. 

10. While adding content and details about the wedding, traditionally name of parents and grandparents is written, so as to give them respect and show gratitude. You can also avoid the cliché way of adding their names and rather add a personalized message, asserting a few things they like to say (in a paragraph). Or allot a page, where the bride or bridegroom asserts a paragraph stating how their presence and importance has made a difference to the entire wedding. 

Wedding cards act as a prior intimation to the wedding ceremony. And the list stated above will help you determine a good and meaningful invitation. 

Wedding Cards are a very important facet in Matrimony. A few essential details need to be taken into account for a simple and good looking invitation.

Is age a barrier among the married couples?

Traditions and beliefs hold a strong and consistent place in the culture of India. However diverse their cultures are, the beliefs surround almost the same dimensions of culture in different ways. Since centuries put together, younger women are married to older men. Sometimes, the age gap is more than two generations, but this was mostly the case in rural areas. The urban side of India looked down at such age gaps, making them socially unacceptable. However, as globalization invades the Corporate in India, even culture is impacted. The most affected by globalization is the generation, today. It has been increasingly noticed that Indian matrimonial ceremonies are taking place, irrespective of the social norms revolving around the concept of age and marriage. Usually, it is the man who is older, but in a lot of cases women too are seen to be much older. There are many reasons why, such age gap between the spouses is considered good.

The Psychological aspect and Maturity

Psychologically, women mature earlier than men. This enables women to think more sensitively and rationally. To marry an older man would mean he is much more mature and thence matching their compatibility. However, many young men mature soon enough. And some get attracted to women much younger than them. They think it an ego boost, as it makes them feel younger than their age too. Maturity is a significant fragment which determines the understanding and compatibility in a couple. 

• Communication and Patience

With age, you undergo a lot of experiences. Some experiences are good, while some are bad. This toughens a person making him or her, much wiser and patient. Along with patience you also learn to be a good listener and a calm speaker. With patience, right tone of talking and communication a relationship evolves to new heights. When, in a couple, one is older than the other spouse the level of understanding thus increases. 

• Appeal and Beauty

Some say, looks are skin deep and some say looks are everything. Appeal and beauty are two things and there is a thin line between them. One is sheer physical attraction and the other is more concerned with one’s disposition. 

After a certain age, looks is not what matters. It is about how beautiful you are, from within. Beauty plays an essential role, in the earlier stages of getting along. One dresses up for another and wear what his or her spouse likes. But, over a period of time, the basic nature of a person is what the spouse needs to be comfortable with. In a couple when one is older than the other; this factor plays a soothing role in enhancing their relationship.

• Needs and Wants… Space and Comfort

Between married couples, everything needs to be shared. Be it finances, comfort, space, food, habits, social life and much more. When there is a wider gap between the spouses, the older one is usually the understanding one, making him or her more compromising. Such a condition of being, allows room for more tolerance and love too. The relationship is much more valued. 

• Friends with Benefits

The best way to deal a married relationship is by treating your spouse as your best friend. It then becomes easier to share and lead a more flexible and comfortable married life. And this is possible when one spouse is older than the other. In fact, when the couple has a 5-10 year gap, one tends to take care of the other. Caring for one another is also a very important aspect in a relationship. 

Relationships are distinct in their own ways. And some relationships fail to have happy endings. But, with the growing acceptance of such marriages where age is no barrier, Indian Matrimonial websites are also encouraging partners of wide age-gaps to marry each other. 

Indian culture has crossed the barrier of age and become acceptable in today’s day and age. And there are various aspects which prove to be advantageous when the age gap is wider.

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