Comparison of Wedding Planning Services:
Full Service and Light Service
Approach
FULL SERVICE
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LIGHT
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Meetings with Planner
FULL SERVICE
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LIGHT
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Meetings with Vendors
FULL SERVICE
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LIGHT
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Responsibilities
FULL SERVICE
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LIGHT
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Style
FULL SERVICE
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LIGHT
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Remember who is Talking
Digital invitations are virtually free for online retailers to produce, and that is why they market them to you. They tell you a digital invitation is perfectly and socially acceptable because they do not have to produce a tangible product, which means they do it for pure profit. They do not care if you have a lasting memory to mark the most important day of your life.
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Keepsake
There are few tangibles that you take with you for your 10 year anniversary... wedding rings, photos. And perhaps a printed save the date and wedding invitation. You spent thousands of dollars on fragrant flowers you will never smell again, on a delicious dinner you will never taste again, on an outfit you will never wear again. The invitation can serve as a moment of your event for years to come.
It's amazing to visit a friend's house and see your wedding invite or 'save the date' on their fridge or at their desk - it becomes something they see often, think of you, wish you well, and designates it as an event they are looking forward to. |
Efficiency
Handy, easy, fast, received by guests immediately
Guests can respond immediately Easy to update/ change |
Self Expression
Carry your theme through with our stationery printing services.
Design your cards to represent you and your event - play with shapes, cuts, shine, layers, colors, paper thickness, integrate photos, quotes, religious symbols, wedding logo/motif |
Cost
Paper invites require printing, postage, paper and design.
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Digital are free, or nearly free.
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Ease of Use
A paper invite can be addressed to a family ('The Patels'), a couple ('Vijay Patel and guest'), or a single person (Vijay Patel)
It’s more private. Sending a physical invitation has less of a risk of being hacked, exposed, forwarded to an uninvited guests who might feel slighted. |
Online invitations are addressed to a single profile or email address. For invites to spouses, children or unknown “plus ones,” there’s often no easy way to make that clear. (Although I'd expect that tech will be developing soon enough)
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