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Gujarati people are highly famous for their love for bright colors and grandeur in all their social and religious festivals. Therefore, it is obvious that their weddings also carry the same tradition in performance of all the mandatory wedding rituals, which need to be attended by their relatives, friends and neighbors in large numbers.
All these wedding guests need to be invited by sending them the Gujarati wedding Kankotri that is a typically designed wedding card in perfect Gujarati style.
The highly colorful designs in the wedding cards of Gujarati couples are usually filled with very bright and rich colors, as per the common tastes of the Gujarati people of all ages.
Many wedding cards are seen to feature any of the Gujarati wedding ceremonies; like pictures of Ganesha Sthapana or the special puja of Lord Ganesha, Mehendi or splendid designs of Henna on bride’s hands, Baraat or the procession arriving with the groom at bride’s place.
The traditional pictures of Garba or Gujarati Dandiya dance are often seen to be depicted on Gujarati wedding invitations, to show the love of the new couple for their own culture.
The religious minded Gujarati people often prefer to include a small picture of their worshiped deity or any sacred religious symbol, either over the cover page of the wedding card; or at the top of the invitation letter, for ensuring divine blessings for the new couples.
When printed form of the wedding cards are selected for a Gujarati wedding, the texture and the visible patterns on the cover page of the cards should be unique, following various Gujarati traditions observed in their weddings. Also, the wealthy Gujarati families prefer to have the best quality handmade papers for creating a royal look in their wedding invitations that will be sent to their enlisted guests.
Generally, the wordings of Gujarati wedding invitation letters are preferred to be written in Gujarati language only. But now some modern couples also want to keep English version of their invitations, for inviting their friends of other cultural backgrounds.
All these qualities of Gujarati wedding cards are also fully retained in the latest trend of online wedding invitations as well.
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