Hindu Wedding Invitation Wording: Ready-to-Use Samples in Hindi & English
The hardest part of a Hindu wedding invitation is almost always the first line. Below are complete, copy-paste wordings — traditional and modern, in both English and Devanagari Hindi — that you can lift straight into your card and swap in your own names. Further down, there's a simple formula for the order things should go in, the opening shlokas people actually use, and short wordings for the haldi, mehendi, sangeet, and reception cards.
If you only take one thing away: keep it clean. A card crammed with text is harder to read than one with breathing room. Include every important detail, then stop.
The order a Hindu wedding invitation follows
Most Hindu cards move through the same six beats, top to bottom:
- An opening invocation — usually a Ganesh shloka or "Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah," since Lord Ganesha is honoured before all other gods to remove obstacles from the occasion.
- The families / hosts — the parents (and often grandparents) who are inviting.
- The couple — the bride and groom, with parentage.
- The request line — the actual invitation to attend and bless.
- Date, time, venue — with the muhurat time if you have it.
- A closing line — a warm sign-off, RSVP, and any note about the functions to follow.
You don't have to be rigid about it, but this sequence is what reads as "correct" to Indian families, and it's what elders will expect.
Traditional English wordings (copy-paste)
The classic Ganesh-blessing format:
ॐ Shri Ganeshaya Namah
With the blessings of Lord Ganesha and our elders,
Mr. & Mrs. [Groom's Father's Name]
request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding ceremony of their beloved son
[Groom's Name]
with [Bride's Name],
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. [Bride's Father's Name]
on [Day, Date] at [Time]
at [Venue Name, City]Your gracious presence and blessings are humbly requested.
The Shubh Vivah format (joined by both families):
❦ Shubh Vivah ❦
With the divine blessings of the Almighty,
the [Groom's Surname] and [Bride's Surname] families
cordially invite you to celebrate the sacred union of
[Groom's Name], son of Shri & Smt. [Parents' Names],
and [Bride's Name], daughter of Shri & Smt. [Parents' Names].Date: [Date] • Time: [Time]
Venue: [Full Venue Address]Kindly grace the occasion and bless the couple.
Traditional Hindi wordings (Devanagari)
For many families, Hindi carries an emotional weight English can't. Here are two you can use as-is:
Formal Shubh Vivah:
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
ईश्वर की असीम कृपा एवं बड़े-बुज़ुर्गों के आशीर्वाद से,
हमारे प्रिय पुत्र [वर का नाम]
का शुभ विवाह
[वधू का नाम], सुपुत्री श्री [पिता का नाम] एवं श्रीमती [माता का नाम],
के साथ सम्पन्न होने जा रहा है।तिथि: [तारीख़] • समय: [समय]
स्थान: [विवाह स्थल का नाम, शहर]आपकी उपस्थिति हमारे लिए अनमोल होगी।
Warm, family-voiced version:
ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः
परम पिता परमात्मा की कृपा से,
हम अपनी लाडली [वधू का नाम] के विवाह का
शुभ समाचार आपके साथ बाँटते हुए अत्यंत हर्षित हैं।
सादर निवेदन है कि पधारकर वर-वधू को आशीर्वाद दें।
If you're designing digitally, most invitation makers — Eventic included — support Devanagari fonts, so you can render these in proper Hindi script rather than pasting an image of text.
Modern & casual wordings
Not every couple wants "request the pleasure of your company." If your crowd is younger, these land better:
Relaxed and joyful:
ॐ Shri Ganeshaya Namah
We're getting married! 💛
With hearts full of gratitude, [Name] & [Name]
invite you to celebrate love, laughter, and new beginnings.
[Date] at [Time] • [Venue, City]
Come for the pheras. Stay for the feast.
RSVP: [Phone / Link]
Short and playful:
We're finally tying the knot — and we want you there.
[Name] & [Name], [Date], [Venue].
Dress code: whatever puts you in a celebrating mood.
Details & RSVP: [Link]
A small honest opinion: the playful tone works beautifully for friends and cousins, but send a more traditional version to elders. Mixing registers by guest circle is completely normal — it's thoughtful, not inconsistent.
The opening shlokas people actually use
Any of these work at the very top of the card:
- ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः (Om Shri Ganeshaya Namah) — the most common, invoking Ganesha.
- वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥ — a fuller Ganesh shloka asking for obstacles to be removed.
- मंगलम् भगवान विष्णु (Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu) — a Vishnu invocation used in many South Indian cards.
Pick one. You don't need all three.
Short wordings for the other function cards
Hindu weddings are rarely one event, and each function usually gets its own short card or insert. Keep these light:
Haldi:
Join us for a morning of turmeric, laughter, and blessings as we begin the celebrations for [Name] & [Name]. [Date] • [Time] • [Venue].
Mehendi:
Colour, music, and henna! Come celebrate [Bride's Name]'s mehendi. [Date] • [Time] • [Venue]. Wear your brightest.
Sangeet:
An evening of song, dance, and dhol! The [Surname] and [Surname] families invite you to the sangeet. [Date] • [Time] • [Venue].
Reception:
With joy, we invite you to bless the newlyweds [Name] & [Name] at their wedding reception. [Date] • [Time] • [Venue]. Dinner to follow.
A few things people get wrong
- Don't use white as the dominant card colour. In Hindu tradition white is linked to mourning; red, gold, maroon, and yellow read as auspicious.
- Double-check the venue line. The most common invitation error is a vague or half-wrong address. Spell out the venue name, full address, and any landmark.
- Add spacing, cut clutter. Trim adjectives, not information. A clean card is read; a busy one is skimmed.
- Name the muhurat time if you have it. Guests genuinely plan around it, especially for the pheras.
Before you print
Read your final wording out loud once, slowly. It's the fastest way to catch a missing "Smt.," a wrong date, or a venue line that assumes people know where you mean. Fix those, keep the layout airy, and lead with the Ganesh line — and your card will feel both correct to the elders and warm to everyone else.
