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Do you throw away wedding invites?

posted 2 years ago in Paper
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  • poll: Do you toss them?
    Yes, quickly. : (26 votes)
    39 %
    I abandon them in the depths of forgotten drawers for years, *then* throw them away. : (22 votes)
    33 %
    It depends on the couple, whether I attend, etc. : (12 votes)
    18 %
    Not usually. They're pretty/I know how much they cost/how much work they are. : (7 votes)
    10 %
    No, never! : (0 votes)
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    Minutiae    May 2011  

    Whenever I see a complex wedding invitation suite, my first though is: why bother when they're just going to end up in the trash? But that's not the case for everyone. What about you? Do you take your wedding invites seriously or are they tomorrow's recycling?

     
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    mander411    November 6, 2010   New Jersey/Hudson Valley

    I will usually toss it shortly after the wedding. I don't like clutter lol

    I kept one once as inspiration for mine, but now mine wont be anything like it!

     
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    rosepinkslipper    August 21, 2010   San Francisco, getting married in Seattle

    I usually have them on my fridge until the event, and then after that - round file!

     
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    Secret99    July 31, 2010  

    I have never kept a wedding invite.. bad huh? heheh I guess the only one's that I would keep are for when my sisters get married. Other than that, trash can it is!

     
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    KIKI82    October 30, 2010   SoCal

    I try to keep them but after a few months I throw them away, that's why I'm not trying to spend a lot on mine and doing semi-DIY ones

     
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    jmc    12-12-09   long island city, ny

    I am with mander411 -- no clutter!  Though I clicked "it depends" because I was making a scrapbook last year so I kept two that we went to in 2009 for the book. 

    One of my friends couldn't bear to throw out my wedding invitation, so she mailed it back to me (I guess she felt guilty)... so I threw it out!  Waste of a stamp on her part. :)

     
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    Blueshoes2    June 2010   PA

    I usually throw them away as soon as I send back the RSVP card.

    I will say though, that if the invite was from one of my best friends or a close family member, I would keep it :)

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    I absolutely hate clutter so I usually keep them until the wedding has occured and then I throw them out.

     
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    cola    June 12, 2010   Married in Woodside, CA, Now Living in Raleigh, NC

    I said it depends, often I keep them on my fridge for a while, but eventually they get tossed (after the wedding) to make room for new ones. When it came time to do my own invites though, I did mine more for myself I guess, I wanted to do something I felt was neat, even though of course I know most will get thrown away! That's why I did the DIY route though, much cheaper than getting letterpress or something!

     
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    ClairDarling    August 14, 2010   San Diego

    not pretty ones... im a HUGE paper person, but i only keept he ones i find amazing or unusal.

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    I always keep. I'm weird.

     
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    Capitol.Bride    April 30, 2010   D.C. Metro

    This poll is the exact reason why I am skeptical about spending huge amounts on invites....

     
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    moderndaisy    June 2010  

    I throw them out almost instantly, I am afraid of clutter it's one of my biggest fears!

     
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    Rosie Girl    September 18, 2010   Montana

    They hang on the fridge until the wedding, then end up in the garbage!

     
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    katiebug    July 31, 2010  

    They stay on my fridge until the wedding, then they normally come with me to the wedding if they have any important information on them (directions, etc.) and then otherwise I toss them once I get to the wedding or might bring them home and keep them with my important papers/photos if the person is particularly important to me.

     
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    Secret99    July 31, 2010  

    @capitalbride.. Exacttttlyyyy!! That's why I did mine, which they look damn good to me for CHEAP! paper goes in the garbage no need to spending 500$ + for invites :P

     
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    Nexus-6    March 12, 2010   Portland

    As other people have said, I keep them on the fridge until the wedding, then they're gone. 

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    i usually keep them until the wedding day.... if they are awesome invites, i keep them forever!

     
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    WendyS328    February 11, 2011   Saint Louis,MO

    Not that I throw them away.  But they always seem to get lost in the shuffle of all my other paper stuff.  I almost feel guilty to just toss them in the trash. 

     
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    clarebee    August 21, 2010   Vienna, VA (wedding in Greensboro, GA)

    Yes and no. I will throw it away after the event most likely but maybe not - I think it depends on who is getting married!

     
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    ddubzz    June 5, 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I recently found 3 wedding invitations in my car's glove compartment.  I usually take the invitation with me to the wedding (to have the addresses on hand).  I threw them away.  Tongue out

     
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    Miss_Riley    May 22, 2010   Wedding VA / Live in KS

    IMO after the event they no longer serve a purpose and in our small apartment if you don't serve a purpose or hopefully multiple purposes... you're out.

     

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