To use postcards as wedding invites or is this cheap?

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Just that really. Wedding is booked in a really unusual and beautiful venue and I've seen some postcards that have really nice artwork of the venue on them. They are beautiful. Pretty much exactly what I'd want in terms of the print on them.
Can I buy them and hand write invitations on the back?
Would that be a lovely keepsake or just look cheap?

My brother did this and I thought it was lovely. Printed message in a fancy font though rather than hand write each one.

Sounds like a really lovely idea

Brilliant idea!!

Lovely, colourful idea.

I think I'd put them in a nice envelope though to save them getting bashed around in the post and to give more room for details on the back of the card.

I think it's a great idea. So much money gets wasted on weddings because people care about keeping up appearances more than choosing what they like. Why wouldn't you pick a cheaper option when you like it?

Lovely idea.

I think it’s a nice idea although I don’t think I would think of it as being a keepsake.

I cannot believe anyone would keep it as a 'keepsake'!!! Sorry, but this goes along with the majority of wedding favours that people wrongly assume guests will cherish for years to come. Yes, maybe your parents will, but the VAST majority of guests might think the invite is nice, but not something they will treasure till their dying days!

I too wonder how much cheaper is it to post a postcard as opposed to a proper invite? I've seen 'save the dates' on a postcard like card, but never an actual invite. Nothing wrong with it, but can you really include all relevant info on 1 side of a postcard?

Ours included the actual invite info, another with a map of the venue in relation to the chapel and on the back info about hotels, no confetti etc etc No way would it all fit on the back of a postcard!

I think you could include a website with all that info (I would so prefer that to pieces of paper I lose!).

Sounds lovely. No one ever remembers a wedding for the invite. They remember good food, good company and a warm atmosphere. Spend your money on the stuff that actually makes a difference

I doubt many will keep the invite, maybe parents. Ours stay on the fridge until the event and then go in the bin/recycling depending on the material used.

I don’t think it would come across as looking “cheap”. People dont care about the invites, they care about the costs of having to attend etc.

As a keen Postcrosser, I would totally do this! Go for it op, you will be surprised by just how much joy a little PC can bring.

I think it's a lovely idea

Thanks for the replies. I was expecting a mumsnet shaming 😂
I'm definitely going to do this now.
We're inviting 80. I like the idea of handwriting them but those of you suggesting printed stickers for the back is a brilliant idea so I might do that.
Wouldn't expect everybody to keep them as a keepsake. But they are really beautiful prints of a local beautiful place by a local artists and we have a few close friends who are really into little prints like that so they might like the memento.

If someone thinks you are cheap, I'd think they are an arsehole.

That's a really cool idea. I'm glad you're going ahead with it!

We got married abroad
Our invitations were like old fashioned post cards

I seem to remember my wedding invites were sent by text so postcards are definitely a few steps above my standards