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THEMES

A part from pattern and design, standard Invitations are HINDU WEDDING
also classified based on certain themes. Famous
INVITATION CARDS
themes that are used throughout are the themes that
are based upon pastel, devotion, royal and Romance.

3) RELIGION

Religion plays an important part in the design and
wording of the card. The number of Inserts to be used,
the colour of the invite, theme etc., are influenced by
religion. In some religions there are different types and
wordings for the wedding Invite and each sect and
subsect within a religion may adopt different styles.
Some Hindu religions have multiple ceremonies and
require cards for each of the ceremonies. The themes,
fonts and colours do go hand in hand with different
religions. Some of the popular invitations apart from
the wedding invitations that are based on the Hindu
Wedding cards are the key factor in the overall wedding preparation for a Hindu marriage. Various
religions are Upanayanam cards, Sacred Griha Pravesh
COURTESY : ANANTMAYA DESIGN predominantly in choosing the cards. This has been made possible with the usage of different types
card, Naming ritual card, Walima card, First Holy patterns and types of invites suiting the mindsets of various communities are available. Recently
Communion card etc., There are different types of there is a steep mind shift from the conservative to the modern designs which are seen
cards used throughout the world like Hindu Cards,
Muslim Cards, Christian Cards, Jewish Cards,Sikh of papers and excellent craftsmanship.
Cards etc. Let’s look at each of them in detail.

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