What to include in a wedding invitation: a checklist for Indian weddings
Names, hosts, every ceremony with its time and venue, a map, dress and reply details: what an Indian wedding invitation should carry, with a checklist.
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An Indian wedding invitation should carry the names of the couple and their families, the date and time of every ceremony, the venue of each with a map, who to contact, and a request for a reply. Add dress, stay and travel details if guests come from afar. On a digital invitation, add a map link and a calendar save for each ceremony.
What every invitation needs
Names of the couple
Full names, in the order you want: usually the bride's family's order if they are hosting, but follow your own family's custom.
Who is inviting
The parents or elders, with the relation spelled out where it helps: "son of", "daughter of". Some invitations also name the grandparents and the relatives sending compliments.
Date, day and time of each ceremony
The day of the week as well as the date, and the time written so that no one confuses am and pm. When a ceremony is set by the muhurat, give the time and say so.
The venue of each ceremony
A full address, and a map link for each venue if the ceremonies are in different places.
A contact
A phone number or two for guests who are lost, late or have a question.
What makes it easier for guests
A line on dress
If a ceremony has a theme or a colour, or if the family would like traditional dress, say so for that event.
Stay and travel
For guests from afar: where the family has booked rooms, the nearest station or airport, and who to ask for help.
A reply date
Ask for a reply by a date, so the caterer's count is firm.
Children and plus ones
A line on whether children are invited, if it matters to you.
Gifts or blessings
If you prefer blessings only, say so gently, once.
What a digital invitation can add
A map for each ceremony
One tap opens the route, which a printed card cannot give.
A save for the calendar
Each ceremony can be added to a guest's calendar with its time.
Each family's own name
A greeting with the family's name reads as a personal invitation.
Changes after sending
If a time or a venue moves, the same link shows the latest.
With Invitetale, each family’s invitation opens with their name on it, in a design drawn from your tradition’s own art — with every ceremony, its time and a map.
What should be written on a wedding invitation in India?
The names of the couple and their families, the date, day and time of every ceremony, the venue of each with a map, a contact number and a request for a reply.
Should a wedding invitation include the dress code?
If a ceremony has a theme, a colour or an expected dress, yes, in a line for that event. Otherwise it is not needed.
What can a digital invitation include that a card cannot?
A map for each venue, a save for the calendar for each ceremony, each family's own name, and changes after it has been sent.