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Invitation wording

What to write on the invitation, ceremony by ceremony. Each article explains what the function is, who hosts it and when the invitation should go out, then gives wording you can copy in English, Hindi and the languages your family reads, ready for your names, dates and venue.

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The wedding card

Who to name, in what order, and the full wedding matter in English and Hindi.

Parents at home reading a wedding invitation on a phone

Wedding invitation wording: who to name, in what order, and samples for every host

Indian wedding invitation wording with samples for every host: parents, the couple, grandparents, one parent, a late parent, mothers' names first, and more.

13 min read The opening of a Hindi wedding invitation, a Ganesh shloka in Devanagari above the invitation lines

Hindi wedding card matter: every term explained, with samples you can copy

Hindi wedding card matter you can copy, with every term explained: vineet, darshanabhilashi, swagatotsuk, Chi., Sau. Kaa., sapariwar, and where each goes.

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6 articles

Messages for WhatsApp

The invitation message, the reminder and the thank-you, in English and Hindi, ready to send on WhatsApp.

Two hennaed hands with bangles, each holding a phone that shows a digital wedding invitation

Wedding invitation messages for WhatsApp: what to write with your invite, for every relation

15 min read An elderly woman in a maroon silk saree reading a wedding invitation on her phone, with diyas lit behind her

Wedding invitation messages in Hindi for WhatsApp, in Devanagari and Roman script

13 min read Parents on a sofa checking guests' replies on a phone, with gift boxes and marigolds on the table behind them

Wedding reminder messages: a week before, a day before and on the day

11 min read A navy envelope closed with a gold wax seal and a sprig of baby's breath

Thank-you messages after the wedding: for guests, gifts, blessings and the people who helped

10 min read A wedding guest list written in a diary, with office colleagues on it and a note to send them the e-invite

Wedding invitation messages for colleagues, your boss and clients

10 min read A sage green envelope with rose borders, closed with an ivory wax seal

How to say 'no gifts' on an Indian wedding invitation, politely

7 min read
5 articles

For your family

Wording for a son's, daughter's, sister's or brother's wedding, for the bride's side and the groom's side, and for two families of different faiths.

A couple in a Rajasthani palace courtyard with carved arches

Invitation for your son's wedding: wording and messages for the groom's parents

14 min read A bride's hand with a lotus mehendi design and gold bangles

Invitation for your daughter's wedding: wording and messages for the bride's parents

13 min read Women at a sangeet night laughing over an invitation on a phone

Invitation messages for your sister's or brother's wedding

10 min read Two gold chairs side by side on a ceremony stage dressed in pink and white flowers

One wedding, two invitations: the bride's side and the groom's side

10 min read Two brides' hands, one with a red chooda and one with green bangles, each holding a phone with an invitation open

Invitations for an inter-faith or inter-state wedding: two families, one invite

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Wedding functions

Haldi, Mehndi, Sangeet, the engagement and the reception, each worded for the people who are actually invited.

A ceremony stage dressed in pink and white flowers

Haldi ceremony invitations: what to write, when to send, and what the ritual means

5 min read A bride's hand with a lotus mehendi design and gold bangles

Mehndi invitations: wording, timings and what the ceremony involves

5 min read Women at a sangeet night laughing over an invitation on a phone

Sangeet invitations: what to write and how the evening is usually run

4 min read A painting of Radha and Krishna, a ring being placed on her finger

Engagement, Roka and Sagai invitations: which is which, and messages to send

8 min read A reception stage with crystal chandeliers and velvet curtains

Wedding reception invitations: who hosts, when it happens, and wording to copy

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By community

The Kankotri, the Lagna Patrika and the wording each community expects, with its rituals in the order they happen.

A bride's wrist with a red chooda and gold kaleere

Punjabi wedding invitations: Chooda, Jaggo, and what to write

4 min read Krishna playing the flute beside a cow, inside a floral border

Gujarati wedding invitations: Kankotri wording and the full ritual order

3 min read Shree Ganeshaya Namah above the invitation lines, framed with flowers

Marathi wedding invitations: Lagna Patrika wording and the ritual order

4 min read A maroon embossed envelope closed with a wax seal

Bengali wedding invitations: Biye Bari wording and the ritual order

4 min read A painted temple gopuram in red and gold

Tamil wedding invitations: muhurtham timing, the rituals, and what to write

4 min read A maroon envelope with white floral work and a wax seal

Telugu wedding invitations: Jeelakarra Bellam, the muhurtham, and what to write

4 min read A bride's wrist with gold temple bangles, green glass bangles and a silk saree

Kannada wedding invitations: Dhare Eradu, the rituals, and what to write

3 min read An ivory envelope with a gold seal

Kerala wedding invitations: why the ceremony is so short, and what to write

3 min read A couple in a Rajasthani palace courtyard with carved arches

Marwari and Rajasthani wedding invitations: the rituals and what to write

4 min read Pink birds and flowers painted on red, with a gold seal

Odia wedding invitations: the first card goes to Jagannath

3 min read Velvet curtains around a gold monogram

Sindhi wedding invitations: Misri, Saanth, and what to write

3 min read A navy embossed envelope with a gold leaf

Assamese wedding invitations: Juron, Biya, and what to write

3 min read Shrinathji between red curtains, in the Pichwai style

Vaishnav wedding invitations: invocations, seva and what to write

4 min read A sage green envelope with an ivory wax seal

Jain wedding invitations: the Navkar Mantra, timing rules and what to write

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4 articles

By faith

Anand Karaj, Nikah, Walima and Christian weddings, with the words each one uses.

The Golden Temple reflected in the sarovar

Anand Karaj invitations: the four Laavan, the order of the day, and what to write

5 min read A painted mosque with green domes at sunset

Nikah invitations: Mehr, the Nikah Nama, Walima and what to write

5 min read Floating lanterns around a palace dome at dusk

Walima invitations: what the Walima is, who hosts it, and what to write

3 min read A navy envelope with a gold wax seal and baby's breath

Indian Christian wedding invitations: banns, Roce, and what to write

4 min read
7 articles

Baby and childhood

From the Godh Bharai to the thread ceremony, with Aqiqah and Baptism.

Baby clothes on a line and tiny footprints, in watercolour

Godh Bharai invitations: Seemantham, Valaikappu and what to write

4 min read A baby's two small hands on pink and blue

Namkaran invitations: the naming ceremony, the nakshatra syllable, and what to write

4 min read Baby Krishna with a pot of butter outside a temple

Annaprashan invitations: the first rice ceremony and the tray of objects

4 min read Temple bells around a Ganesha medallion, framed in flowers

Mundan invitations: the first haircut, the temple, and what to write

4 min read Shri Ganeshaya Namah in Devanagari above a brass temple bell

Upanayanam and Janeu invitations: the thread ceremony explained

4 min read An ivory envelope with a round gold seal

Aqiqah invitations: the seventh day, the sacrifice, and what to write

4 min read A sage wax seal on white embossed paper

Baptism and christening invitations: godparents, timing, and what to write

4 min read
6 articles

Home and milestones

Griha Pravesh, Satyanarayan Puja, Ganpati darshan, birthdays, the Shashtipurti and anniversaries.

A housewarming invitation card with a gold key

Griha Pravesh invitations: the three types, the rituals, and what to write

4 min read A wrist tied with a red kalava thread above gold bangles

Satyanarayan Puja invitations: when it is held, what happens, and what to write

4 min read Temple bells around a Ganesha medallion, framed in flowers

Ganpati invitation messages for darshan, aarti and visarjan

9 min read Photo frames and flowers with Happy Birthday in script

Birthday invitations: first birthdays, milestone years, and what to write

4 min read An elderly woman in a silk saree, with jasmine in her hair, opening an invitation on her phone at home

Shashtipurti invitations: the 60th birthday ceremony and what to write

10 min read A wrist with a diamond bracelet and a fine mehendi vine

Anniversary invitations: silver, golden, and the one the children send for their parents

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