Wellingborough, UK - 10 June 2002 (PRN): For Indian brides and grooms from Britain to Mumbai, from California to Calcutta, there's a new way to announce wedding news with the launch of www.iWedCards.com, the first interactive multimedia Indian wedding card experience. The digital iWedCards.com collection features interactive invitations with vibrant designs and stunning animation complete with traditional Indian music.

With family and friends living all over the globe, traditional paper cards aren't always the easiest, fastest or most cost-effective way to reach people. Now iWedCards.com offers an innovative and fast way to share the big news with relatives who live far away or with online friends.

The iWedCards.com collection features 16 dynamic animated invitations; each inspired by a Hindu god or goddess. Invitations are personalised with event details, a message, the option to send from either the bride's or groom's family and photos of the bride and groom. Plus, iWedCards.com offers a card tracking feature to find out when each invitation is received, if the invitee has responded and to keep an overall count of guests.

"At iWedCards, we are infusing the wedding invitation tradition with a modern spirit and creativity," said Davendra Patel, founder of iWedCards.com and CEO of 3rd Eye Solutions. "In Indian culture the wedding ceremony is a traditional favourite. With our interactive multimedia invitations, we're capturing the richness, diversity, colour and energy of Indian culture and offering a contemporary way to share special wedding news with your friends and family around the world. "

NRIWorld.com cites 16.7 million non-resident Indians (NRIs) living around the globe, and this suggests an increased need in today's society for new ways for people to connect with friends and family living in countries all over the world as well as in India. In the UK, there are 1.5 million NRIs and in the US, there are 1.6 million NRIs. iWedCards.com offers a new way to support family bonds and bridge the geographical distance between family and friends.

Within the iWedCards.com invitation collection, there are both free and premium cards available. Premium cards are available through three special package options named for traditional jewels:

• Ruby package offers up to 20 cards for $15 or €21.40
• Emerald package offers up to 50 cards for $30 or €40.60
• Diamond package offers unlimited cards for $95 or €135.51

Euro prices include 17.5% VAT.

"While iWedCards are inspired by Hindu traditions, brides or grooms from any culture looking for a cool, new and funky way to announce their upcoming marriage are encouraged to check out our magically entertaining cards," said Patel. "They're a great way in addition to traditional paper cards to share wedding news."

To learn more about iWedCards.com and to take a tour of the site, visit www.iWedCards.com.

iWedCards.com (www.iWedCards.com) is the first interactive multimedia Indian wedding card experience. It is headquartered in Wellingborough, UK and was founded by a native of India who sought a new way for Indian brides and grooms to share wedding news with family and friends around the world. The parent company of iWedCards.com is 3rd Eye Solutions (www.3rdeye.co.uk), a fast-growing software house and multimedia company founded in 1995. Other 3rd Eye Solutions companies include FlashJester.com (www.flashjester.com) and Sewa International (www.sewainternational.com).

For more information, contact:
Davendra Patel
Outside UK: +00 44 1933 384003
Inside UK: 01933 384003
Email: dpatel@iwedcards.com
http://www.iwedcards.com