Ostentatious Wedding Cards

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Weddings are on my mind... well, for one, there is an upcoming one of my cousin sis. And I'm excited to attend it. Not that I have the card yet, but then coincidentally, I chanced upon my own dating back to 1995!

Looking at how simply it said (beginning with a Lord Ganesh caricature), that my Grandparents request the pleasure of the company on the auspicious occasion of the marriage of their grandson, stating names, addresses and a "Wedding Program" in 3 lines at the bottom. It coveried "Sehra Bandi" time, the location of departure of the Baraat and the re-assembly point near the final venue, a NDMC Baraat Ghar (Municipal Wedding Hall) in the posh Khan Market area.

As I recall both me and my partner were against the ostentatious cards, and so was my Grandfather, who had taken me along to survey the wholesale Cards shops in Sadar Bazaar, Old Delhi. When I compare, the new ones run in to leafs of invitations printed on hand crafted or ornamental papers. And then stuffed in to even more colorful and high flying envelopes, making them a symbol of the status and wealth of those involved.

In contrast, ours was screen printed by the local printer in Jangpura in hours in Copper Gold color on a simple Art Craft Paper, which was cut from bulk sheets, to optimize the size and handed over to us, as the ink dried up on them, with as many envelopes. Such were the days.

As time passed and the younger generations married, I don't think anyone ever designed their own word processed cards - in our days, it used to be a powerful editor called WordPerfect. As I recall, we received many of those heavy cards, with equally decorated boxes of sweets from loved ones, including dry fruits and more, declaring the big event to be held and inviting us.

Today as I look back at my simple wedding card, I affirm, I had been conservative. Separate story, the Copper Gold color still adorns my own company's corporate logo. What a coincidence?

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