Wedding
Wedding Invitation Wording in Hindi and English: Samples You Can Copy
Most families already know what they want to say. The trouble starts when they sit down to type it. Should Dadaji's name come first? Is "cordially" too stiff? Does the Hindi version need to match the English word for word? These questions come up in almost every family, so we have put common wording in one place.
Copy what you like, change the names, and read the notes under each sample. Small things like the order of names matter more to your relatives than any font ever will.
Start with who is inviting
Before you pick a sample, decide whose voice the card speaks in. In most Indian weddings it is the parents. In some families the grandparents invite, and the parents' names come below. Many couples who are planning their own wedding now invite in their own names, and that is perfectly fine.
Once you know the host, the rest of the wording falls into place. The card will say "Mr and Mrs Sharma request the pleasure of your company" or "We, Riya and Kabir, would love you to join us", and you build from there.
Formal English wording, parents as hosts
This is the safest choice when the guest list has many elders and office colleagues of the parents.
Mr Rakesh Agarwal and Mrs Sunita Agarwal
request the pleasure of your company
at the marriage of their daughter
Ananya
with
Siddharth
son of Mr Vinod Mehta and Mrs Kavita Mehta
on Sunday, the 14th of February
at Hotel Rajmahal, Jaipur
A few notes. "Request the pleasure of your company" is the traditional line for a wedding that is not in a place of worship. If the pheras are at a temple or gurdwara, some families prefer "request the honour of your presence". Both are correct, and honestly very few guests will notice the difference.
Write the full date in words for the formal card. On a digital invitation you can show the date in numbers too, because the countdown and calendar button do that job.
Hindi wording, traditional
A Hindi card usually opens with Ganesh vandana and then moves into a respectful, slightly old-fashioned tone. That tone is the point. Nobody expects modern Hindi on a wedding card.
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
सादर आमंत्रण
हमारी सुपुत्री आयु. अनन्या
संग
चि. सिद्धार्थ (सुपुत्र श्री विनोद मेहता एवं श्रीमती कविता मेहता)
के शुभ विवाह के पावन अवसर पर
आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं।
दर्शनाभिलाषी: समस्त अग्रवाल परिवार
"आयु." goes before the bride's name and "चि." (chiranjeevi) before the groom's. Mixing them up is the most common error we see, and an elder will always spot it.
"दर्शनाभिलाषी" is where you list family members who are looking forward to meeting the guests. Some families add a long list of uncles and aunts here. Keep it, if it keeps peace at home. On a phone screen, though, six or seven names is about the limit before it starts to look crowded.
Bilingual cards
Many families want both languages. Do not try to translate line by line. Write the Hindi in its natural, respectful style and write the English in a plain, warm style. Guests read only one of the two anyway.
On every Digital Aamantran design you type your details once in English and the Hindi version is prepared for you. You can still read it over and correct any name spelling. Please do check the spelling of names in Devanagari. A surname can be written in two or three ways and your family will have a preference.
Wording when the couple invites
This style works well for younger guest lists and for second marriages, or when the couple is paying for most things themselves.
With the blessings of our families,
Riya and Kabir
invite you to celebrate our wedding
on Saturday, 6th December
at The Courtyard, Pune.
It would mean a lot to have you there.
Short. No titles. The blessing line keeps the elders included without listing everyone.
Wording with late parents or grandparents
This one needs care. A common way is to mention a late parent with "Late" or "Sv." before the name, or to write "with the blessings of" followed by the names.
With the blessings of Late Shri Mohanlal Gupta
Mrs Asha Gupta
invites you to the wedding of her son ...
In Hindi, "स्व." goes before the name. Ask the family elder before finalising. People often feel strongly about this and they are usually right.
Lines for each function
On a multi-day wedding you need a short line for every event. Keep each one to a single sentence with the time and place.
- Haldi: "Come in yellow and bring your best smile. Haldi starts at 10 in the morning at home."
- Mehendi: "An afternoon of mehendi, music and chai at the farmhouse, from 3 pm."
- Sangeet: "Dance shoes on. Sangeet night at the lawn, 7.30 pm onwards."
- Pheras: "The wedding ceremony begins at 9 pm. Please be seated by 8.45."
- Reception: "Dinner and celebrations at the banquet hall from 8 pm."
If you want more ideas for the functions themselves, our notes on haldi ceremony ideas cover the morning function in detail.
The RSVP line
Indian cards rarely asked guests to reply. That has changed, mostly because caterers now charge per plate. A gentle line is enough:
Kindly confirm your presence by 1st February, so we can plan for you.
The Hindi version reads well as "कृपया अपनी उपस्थिति की पुष्टि करें". We wrote a full piece on how to ask for RSVPs politely because it is such a sensitive topic in Indian families.
Short WhatsApp lines to send with the link
The message that goes with the invitation link matters as much as the card. Do not just paste a link. Write one human line first.
Namaste Sharma ji, Ananya's wedding is on 14th February in Jaipur. Here is our invitation. We would be very happy if your whole family can come.
For friends you can be warmer and more casual. For elders, call them first if you can and send the link afterwards. Our piece on WhatsApp invitation etiquette has more on this.
Mistakes that are easy to make
The same handful of slips come up again and again:
- The day and date do not match. Check the weekday against a calendar.
- The venue name is right but the city is missing. Out-of-town guests need it.
- The groom's parents are listed as "Mr and Mrs" without first names, while the bride's parents have full names. Keep both sides equal.
- Spelling of names differs between the Hindi and English versions.
- The pheras time is given as "night" with no hour. Guests will ask you anyway, so put it in.
Where to put all this wording
Wording that looks long on paper often fits comfortably on an invitation website, because each function gets its own card and guests scroll at their own pace. If you want to see how a traditional Hindi and English layout looks in a live design, open the Torana demo or the free Shubh Vivah design and imagine your own names in place.
Take your time with the words. Fonts and colours can change in a minute. The names and the order of the family are what people will remember.