With the escalating costs of all daily items, even prices of the items required in wedding ceremonies like jewelry, trousseau, food etc have gone up and are sky high. Families of the brides and grooms who have to host the events have to grapple with rising prices of commodities and money often becomes an issue.

Wedding invitation cards are a big waste of money, in the eyes of most people but they can\'t do way with it altogether as social customs and etiquette require that proper wedding invitations be sent out to invite guests.

The best cost effective method of sending out wedding invitations is to go online.

First, you have to develop a family web site.

Next, you need to post your nuptial date, day, time, venue, address of the venue, directions to it, a map, RSVP as well as the guest list on your web site.

The third step involves creating online wedding invitations that can be sent through email. These are called electronic invites or e invites.

Fourthly, keep a few basic paper invitations ready and send them to those guests who are tech- challenged or don\'t have access to internet.

Online wedding invitations are suitable for both large scale and small wedding ceremonies. They are comparatively much less expensive and are an excellent option when you don\'t want to splurge a fortune on designer paper cards.

However, there will be a few old orthodox relatives who will be extremely offended if they don\'t get personal normal paper invites and they slam these new, innovative, unique tech savvy e invites and dismiss them as modern fads.

They are easy on the pocket, and wont burn big holes. Besides, they become essential and necessary when you have to invite more than 50 guests.

There are plenty of online wedding invitation stores who offer wedding invitations in a mind boggling array of designs and styles, in every price range.

Just hit the internet, select an online store whose designs you like, choose a design that suits your requirements best and place an order. The rest will be taken care of by them. If you make bulk purchases, you can get heavy discounts from these online stores.

These online wedding invitations offer you the option of customized cards, where you can personalize the colors, designs, and wording options and get a preview or virtual proof before placing the order. Needless to say that this saves you more money, however, without compromising the quality and appeal.