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(A) HISTORY OF
INVITATIONS
It all started in the Year 1400s where the
invitations were communicated orally by
getting into the roofs of the host’s houses
and communicating till the ear spot
reached. In the middle ages, the process
of an invitation was done as a town crier
who would simply announce the wedding
in the square and whoever was in earshot
was essentially invited to the celebra-
tions.
The era beginning with the 1600s saw
remarkable growth in the announcement
of weddings using paper. The invention of
the Metal plate, engraving in 1642 opened
up the world of specific wedding
invitations. The texts were reverse IMAGE COURTESY : LESLIEANDPAPER
engraved onto a metal plate, and
stamped on the paper to get the printed
impression.
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