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Punjabi Wedding Invitation Card Matter: 20 Wordings in Punjabi, Hindi and English
What goes on a Sikh Anand Karaj card and a Punjabi Hindu one, in order, and 20 wordings to copy in Gurmukhi, Punjabi in English letters, Hindi and English, from the chunni to the first Lohri.
By the Sadar Nimantran studio25 min read
In short
A Punjabi wedding card has six parts, in order: an invocation, a greeting, the couple and their parents, the main ceremony, the other functions, and the hosts' names with a phone number. A Sikh card opens with ੴ, writes the parents as S. and Sdn., and gives the laavan time and Guru ka langar; a Punjabi Hindu card opens with श्री गणेशाय नमः and names the phere.
On this page
- What goes on a Punjabi wedding card? (ਵਿਆਹ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਡ)
- What is written at the top of a Sikh wedding card? (ੴ and a Gurbani line)
- Kaka, Bibi, S. and Sdn.: how are names written on a Punjabi card?
- How do you word the Anand Karaj on the card? (laavan, langar and milni)
- What should the foot note say? (head covered, shoes at the joda ghar)
- Sikh wedding invitation wording in Gurmukhi, Hindi and English (ਵਿਆਹ ਦਾ ਸੱਦਾ ਪੱਤਰ)
- Punjabi Hindu wedding card matter (Ganesh ji and phere)
- Punjabi wedding invitation messages for WhatsApp
- Wording for each function: roka, maiyan, mehndi, jaggo, chooda, baraat and reception
- How do you invite guests to the first Lohri after the wedding? (pehli Lohri)
- What does a Punjabi wedding look like as an invitation link?
- Questions people ask
Here is what goes on a Sikh Anand Karaj card and a Punjabi Hindu card, in order, and 20 wordings to copy, from the card itself to the first Lohri. Where your elders or granthi ji do it another way, follow them.
What goes on a Punjabi wedding card? (ਵਿਆਹ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਡ)
A Punjabi wedding card follows the same order whether it is Sikh or Punjabi Hindu: an invocation, a greeting, the couple and their parents, the main ceremony, the other functions, the family's names and a phone number. Only the words change.
| Part of the card | Sikh (Anand Karaj) card | Punjabi Hindu card |
|---|---|---|
| Invocation | ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥, sometimes with a Gurbani line and its Ang | ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥, sometimes with a shloka or the kuldevi's name |
| Greeting | Sat Sri Akal ji, or Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh | Maanyavar, Namaste ji, or the guest's name |
| The couple | Kaka [name] Singh and Bibi [name] Kaur, or the names with Singh and Kaur alone | Chi. [groom] and Sau.Kan. [bride], or the names alone |
| The parents | S. (Sardar) and Sdn. (Sardarni), Late S. for a parent who has passed away | Shri and Shrimati, or Sh. and Smt.; Late or स्व. |
| Main ceremony | Anand Karaj in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, with the laavan time | Phere, at the muhurat the pandit ji gives |
| Meal | Guru ka langar after the laavan | Dinner (preetibhoj) on the wedding evening |
| Other functions | Chunni, mehndi, jaggo, chooda, milni, doli, reception | The same, with jaimala |
| Foot note | Please cover your head; shoes at the joda ghar | Contact numbers, and a line from the children |
Punjabi cards printed in Hindi often sign off with विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी and स्वागतोत्सुक; what each means and whose names go under it is in our guide to विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, चि. and सौ.कां..
What is written at the top of a Sikh wedding card? (ੴ and a Gurbani line)
A Sikh wedding card usually opens with ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ (Ik Onkar Satgur Prasad: the One Creator; by the grace of the true Guru), the line that opens many hymns in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Under it some families add the Fateh, some a line of Gurbani about marriage, and some the Khanda (☬), the emblem of the Sikh faith.
The Fateh is the greeting the SGPC's Sikh Rehat Maryada asks Sikhs to use with each other. One verse families print is a shalok of Guru Amar Das ji on Ang 788 of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which says husband and wife are not those who merely sit together, but those who are one light in two bodies:
- Gurmukhi: ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਇਕਠੇ ਹੋਇ ॥ ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
- Devanagari, for a Hindi card: धन पिरु एहि न आखीअनि बहनि इकठे होइ ॥ एक जोति दुइ मूरती धन पिरु कहीऐ सोइ ॥३॥
- Read as: Dhan pir ehi na aakhian bahan ikathe hoe. Ek jot dui moorti dhan pir kahiai soe.
Kaka, Bibi, S. and Sdn.: how are names written on a Punjabi card?
On a Sikh card the groom is written with Singh and the bride with Kaur, the names the Rehat Maryada gives every Sikh boy and girl, and their parents with S. (Sardar) and Sdn. (Sardarni). Many cards also put Kaka before the groom's name and Bibi before the bride's, a common choice rather than a rule.
- Kaka (ਕਾਕਾ): a Punjabi word for a son or a young boy, used with affection (Wiktionary).
- Bibi (ਬੀਬੀ): a respectful word for a lady, also used for a daughter or sister (Wiktionary).
- S. and Sdn.: for parents and grandparents, as in S. Harjinder Singh Sandhu & Sdn. Manpreet Kaur Sandhu on our Amritsar sample. In Gurmukhi, ਸ. or ਸ੍ਰ. and ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ.
- Late: Late S. in English, स्व. सरदार in Hindi, ਸਵਰਗੀ ਸ. in Gurmukhi.
- Son of, daughter of: ਸਪੁੱਤਰ and ਸਪੁੱਤਰੀ in Gurmukhi, सुपुत्र and सुपुत्री in Hindi.
- Nanka parivar and Behan-Jija: a Punjabi card can also list the mother's side (the nanke) and a married sister and her husband under their own headings, as the same sample does with the Dhillon family of Tarn Taran.
Punjabi Hindu families usually write चि. and सौ.कां. instead. Whichever form you use, agree it with the other family so the two cards match.
How do you word the Anand Karaj on the card? (laavan, langar and milni)
On a Sikh card the main line says the Anand Karaj will take place in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, gives the time of the laavan, and says Guru ka langar follows.
The laavan are the four verses of Guru Ram Das ji's hymn in Raag Suhi on Ang 773 and 774; after each is read, the couple walk round Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji while that laav is sung. The Sikh Rehat Maryada (Article XVIII, Anand Sanskar, checked on 4 October 2026) sets out the rest of the ceremony. Four points change the card:
- A time, not a muhurat. The Rehat Maryada calls consulting horoscopes to fix the wedding day a sacrilege, so write the kirtan and laavan times, not a shubh muhurat line.
- A gurdwara as the venue. On 16 October 2023 the Akal Takht banned carrying the saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib to destination weddings at resorts and beaches; a 1998 hukamnama had already barred taking it to hotels, banquet halls, clubs and marriage palaces (The Tribune). A palace or hotel can hold the reception, not the laavan.
- The milni time. The Rehat Maryada asks the two sides to greet each other with hymns and the Fateh, which many families do as the milni where the baraat is received. Put its time on the card so the elders are there.
- The sehra. The Rehat Maryada lists floral or gilded face ornaments, which is what a sehra is, among sacrileges; many families still hold a sehra bandi, others leave it out.
What should the foot note say? (head covered, shoes at the joda ghar)
The foot note of an Anand Karaj card asks guests to cover their heads and leave their shoes at the joda ghar (also spelt jora ghar), the shoe room at the gurdwara door. It matters most for guests who have never been to a gurdwara.
Both come from the Rehat Maryada (Article V), which also bars tobacco and other intoxicants inside and lets anyone of any religion enter. The Sikh Coalition's guide to visiting a gurdwara (April 2025) asks every visitor to cover their head, not with a hat, and says most gurdwaras keep spares. Copy the line in your card's language:
- Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਿਰ ਢੱਕ ਕੇ ਆਉਣਾ ਜੀ ਅਤੇ ਜੋੜੇ ਜੋੜਾ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਤਾਰਨੇ ਜੀ।
- Hindi: गुरुद्वारा साहिब में कृपया सिर ढककर पधारें और जूते जोड़ा घर में उतारें।
- English: At the Gurdwara Sahib, please cover your head and leave your shoes at the joda ghar.
Sikh wedding invitation wording in Gurmukhi, Hindi and English (ਵਿਆਹ ਦਾ ਸੱਦਾ ਪੱਤਰ)
Here are four Anand Karaj cards to copy: two in Gurmukhi, for families whose elders read Punjabi first, and one each in Hindi and English, all with ੴ at the top. The Hindi follows Gurnoor and Simar's Anand Karaj invitation.
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਏਹਿ ਨ ਆਖੀਅਨਿ ਬਹਨਿ ਇਕਠੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
ਏਕ ਜੋਤਿ ਦੁਇ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਧਨ ਪਿਰੁ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
(ਅੰਗ 788)
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਵਿਆਹ
ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ [ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਜੀ,
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥
ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਦੀ ਅਪਾਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਅਸੀਸਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਸਾਡੇ ਸਪੁੱਤਰ
ਕਾਕਾ [ਲਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ
ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ
ਬੀਬੀ [ਲਾੜੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ
(ਸਪੁੱਤਰੀ ਸ. [ਲਾੜੀ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ [ਲਾੜੀ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ, [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ])
ਨਾਲ [ਵਾਰ], [ਤਾਰੀਖ਼] ਨੂੰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਹਜ਼ੂਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।
ਆਪ ਜੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਜੋੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਸਾਂ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਖੇਚਲ ਕਰਨੀ ਜੀ।
ਬਰਾਤ ਦੀ ਰਵਾਨਗੀ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ, ਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਤੋਂ
ਮਿਲਣੀ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ, ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿਖੇ
ਕੀਰਤਨ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ ਤੋਂ
ਲਾਵਾਂ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ
ਸਥਾਨ: ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ [ਨਾਮ] ਸਾਹਿਬ, [ਪਤਾ]
ਉਪਰੰਤ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਲੰਗਰ ਅਤੁੱਟ ਵਰਤੇਗਾ।
ਵੱਲੋਂ:
ਸ. [ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ [ਮਾਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ
ਸਮੂਹ [ਗੋਤ] ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ]
ਸੰਪਰਕ: [ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਨੰਬਰ]The Gurbani line is optional; drop it and its Ang if your family prints only ੴ. Add the head-cover line from the foot note above at the end.
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਵਿਆਹ
ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ [ਮਹਿਮਾਨ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਜੀ,
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ ॥ ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫ਼ਤਹਿ ॥
ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਰ ਸਦਕਾ ਸਾਡੀ ਸਪੁੱਤਰੀ
ਬੀਬੀ [ਲਾੜੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ
ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ
ਕਾਕਾ [ਲਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ
(ਸਪੁੱਤਰ ਸ. [ਲਾੜੇ ਦੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ [ਲਾੜੇ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ, [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ])
ਨਾਲ [ਵਾਰ], [ਤਾਰੀਖ਼] ਨੂੰ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ [ਨਾਮ] ਸਾਹਿਬ, [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ] ਵਿਖੇ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ।
ਬਰਾਤ ਦਾ ਸਵਾਗਤ ਅਤੇ ਮਿਲਣੀ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ
ਕੀਰਤਨ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ ਤੋਂ
ਲਾਵਾਂ: ਸਵੇਰੇ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ
ਉਪਰੰਤ ਗੁਰੂ ਕਾ ਲੰਗਰ
ਡੋਲੀ: ਦੁਪਹਿਰ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ
ਇਸ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਆਪ ਜੀ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਸਾਡਾ ਮਾਣ ਵਧਾਉਣਾ ਜੀ।
ਆਪ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਉਡੀਕ ਵਿੱਚ:
ਸ. [ਪਿਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਸਿੰਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਰਦਾਰਨੀ [ਮਾਤਾ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਕੌਰ
ਸਮੂਹ [ਗੋਤ] ਪਰਿਵਾਰ, [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ]
ਸੰਪਰਕ: [ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਨੰਬਰ]Leave out the doli line if the vidaai is from home, and add the head-cover line from the foot note above at the end.
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
आनंद कारज
सत श्री अकाल जी,
अकाल पुरख वाहेगुरु जी की अपार कृपा एवं बड़ों के आशीर्वाद से हमारे सुपुत्र
काका [वर का नाम] सिंह
का आनंद कारज
बीबी [वधू का नाम] कौर
(सुपुत्री सरदार [वधू के पिता का नाम] सिंह एवं सरदारनी [वधू की माता का नाम] कौर, [नगर])
के साथ [वार], [दिनांक] को श्री गुरु ग्रंथ साहिब जी की हज़ूरी में होना निश्चित हुआ है।
आप सपरिवार पधारकर जोड़ी को आशीर्वाद दें।
बारात प्रस्थान: प्रातः [समय] बजे, निवास से
मिलनी: प्रातः [समय] बजे, गुरुद्वारा साहिब के द्वार पर
कीर्तन: प्रातः [समय] बजे से
लावाँ: प्रातः [समय] बजे
उपरांत गुरु का लंगर
स्थान: गुरुद्वारा [नाम] साहिब, [पता]
गुरुद्वारा साहिब में कृपया सिर ढककर पधारें और जूते जोड़ा घर में उतारें।
विनीत
सरदार [पिता का नाम] सिंह एवं सरदारनी [माता का नाम] कौर
समस्त [उपनाम] परिवार, [नगर]For the bride's side, write हमारी सुपुत्री बीबी [वधू का नाम] कौर का आनंद कारज काका [वर का नाम] सिंह (सुपुत्र सरदार [वर के पिता का नाम] सिंह एवं सरदारनी [वर की माता का नाम] कौर, [नगर]) के साथ, and replace बारात प्रस्थान: प्रातः [समय] बजे, निवास से with बारात का स्वागत: प्रातः [समय] बजे.
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
With the grace of Waheguru
S. [Father's name] Singh & Sdn. [Mother's name] Kaur [Surname]
request the pleasure of your company
at the Anand Karaj of their daughter
Bibi [Bride's name] Kaur
with
Kaka [Groom's name] Singh
son of S. [Groom's father's name] Singh & Sdn. [Groom's mother's name] Kaur [Surname], [city]
in the presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
on [day], [date]
at Gurdwara [name] Sahib, [address]
Milni: [time]
Kirtan: from [time]
Laavan: [time]
Guru ka Langar to follow
At the Gurdwara Sahib, please cover your head and leave your shoes at the joda ghar.
Kindly reply to [name] on [mobile number]For the groom's side, write their son, put Kaka [Groom's name] Singh first and Bibi [Bride's name] Kaur after with, change son of to daughter of with the bride's parents' names, and add Baraat leaves: [time] above the milni.
Punjabi Hindu wedding card matter (Ganesh ji and phere)
A Punjabi Hindu card opens with ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ and names the phere at the muhurat the pandit ji gives, like any North Indian Hindu card. What makes it Punjabi is the rest of the day: the chooda in the morning, the milni when the baraat arrives, and the doli at the end. For more son's and daughter's templates, see shadi card matter in Hindi.
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥
शुभ विवाह
मान्यवर,
ईश्वर की असीम कृपा एवं बड़ों के आशीर्वाद से हमारी सुपुत्री
सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम]
का शुभ विवाह
चि. [वर का नाम]
(सुपुत्र श्रीमती [वर की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वर के पिता का नाम], [नगर])
के साथ [वार], [दिनांक] को होना निश्चित हुआ है।
बारात का स्वागत एवं मिलनी: सायं [समय] बजे
जयमाला: रात्रि [समय] बजे
प्रीतिभोज: रात्रि [समय] बजे से
फेरे: शुभ मुहूर्त में
डोली: प्रातः [समय] बजे
विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर]
आप सपरिवार पधारकर वर-वधू को आशीर्वाद दें और हमारी ख़ुशियों की रौनक़ बढ़ाएँ।
विनीत
श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम]
[उपनाम] परिवार, [नगर]Some families add their kuldevi's name or जय माता दी under the Ganesh line. Write the phere time only if your pandit ji has fixed it.
Shri Ganeshaya Namah
Sh. [Father's name] & Smt. [Mother's name] [Surname]
request the pleasure of your company
at the wedding of their son
[Groom's name]
with
[Bride's name]
daughter of Sh. [Bride's father's name] & Smt. [Bride's mother's name], [city]
on [day], [date]
Sehra Bandi & Ghodi: [time], at our residence
Baraat leaves: [time]
Milni & Jaimala: [time], at [venue], [city]
Dinner: from [time]
Phere: at the muhurat
With best compliments from
[Names of grandparents, uncles and aunts]
RSVP: [name], [mobile number]Many Punjabi cards end with a With best compliments from list in place of the Hindi विनीत and दर्शनाभिलाषी.
Punjabi wedding invitation messages for WhatsApp
The WhatsApp message goes above the card or the invitation link and says who is inviting whom, to what, and when. Many Punjabi families type it in Punjabi in English letters, so three of the six below are written that way. For messages by relation in Hindi and English, see our WhatsApp wedding invitation messages; for asking how many are coming, see wedding RSVP wording.
ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ [ਨਾਮ] ਜੀ,
ਸਾਡੇ ਪੁੱਤਰ [ਲਾੜੇ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ [ਤਾਰੀਖ਼] ਨੂੰ [ਸ਼ਹਿਰ] ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈ। ਸਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਇਸ ਲਿੰਕ ਉੱਤੇ ਹਨ:
[ਲਿੰਕ]
ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਆਉਣਾ ਜੀ, ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਰੌਣਕ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਣੀ।
ਕਿੰਨੇ ਜੀਅ ਆ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ, ਇਸੇ ਨੰਬਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਣਾ ਜੀ।
[ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ]For a daughter, write ਸਾਡੀ ਧੀ [ਲਾੜੀ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ] ਦਾ ਅਨੰਦ ਕਾਰਜ.
Sat Sri Akal [naam] ji,
Waheguru di kirpa naal saade puttar [laade da naam] da viah [laadi da naam] naal [date] nu [shehar] vich hai. Is khushi vich tuhanu poore parivar samet udeekde haan.
Saare function, time te jagah is link te ne:
[link]
Kinne jee aa rahe ho, reply vich dass dena ji.
[tuhada naam] te parivarFor a daughter, write saadi dhee [laadi da naam] da viah [laade da naam] naal.
[Naam], hun koi bahana nahi chalna!
[Date] nu [shehar] vich mera te [partner da naam] da viah aa. Jaggo vich vi nachna hai te viah vich vi.
Saari details ethe:
[link]
Pakka aana, te dass devin kinne jane aa rahe ho.पैरी पौना [नाम] जी,
आपके आशीर्वाद से हमारी बिटिया [वधू का नाम] का विवाह [दिनांक] को [नगर] में है। चुन्नी से डोली तक, हर रस्म में आपका होना ज़रूरी है।
फ़ोन पर तो बात हो ही गई है, यह लिंक बस सारी जानकारी के लिए भेज रहे हैं। सारे कार्यक्रम और जगह इसमें हैं:
[लिंक]
आप सपरिवार ज़रूर आइए।
[आपका नाम]Pairi pauna is the Punjabi greeting to an elder, as if touching their feet. For an elder, the call or visit comes first and the message after. Our guide to sending wedding invitations on WhatsApp covers elders who find phones hard.
Sat Sri Akal ji,
Kal savere [time] vaje Gurdwara [naam] Sahib de gate te milni hovegi, te [time] vaje [laade da naam] te [laadi da naam] diyan laavan ne.
Sir dhakan layi rumal ya chunni naal lai aana ji, te jode joda ghar vich utaarne ne.
Location: [link]
Laavan ton baad Guru ka langar.Hi [Name],
[Partner's name] and I are getting married on [date] at Gurdwara [name] Sahib in [city], and we would love you to be there.
Since it may be your first Anand Karaj, a few things:
- Please be on time: the laavan start at [time].
- Cover your head with a scarf, dupatta or rumal; a cap or hat will not do. Most gurdwaras keep spares at the door.
- Shoes come off at the joda ghar, and please carry no alcohol or tobacco inside.
- Everyone sits on the floor in the darbar hall, so wear something comfortable.
- Langar follows, and you are most welcome to it.
The invitation, with the map: [link]
[Your name]Wording for each function: roka, maiyan, mehndi, jaggo, chooda, baraat and reception
Give each function its own line or message, because each has its own hosts and guests. The table sums up the common ones, from Wikipedia's article on Punjabi wedding traditions and Kristina Myrvold's Wedding Ceremonies in Punjab (Journal of Punjab Studies, 2004), both checked on 4 October 2026; which are held, and when, varies by family and region.
| Function | What happens | Hosted by | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roka, chunni and shagun | The match is sealed; the groom's family drapes a chunni over the bride and gifts are given | Both families, often small | Weeks or months before, or in the wedding week |
| Maiyan and vatna | Vatna, a paste of turmeric, flour and mustard oil, is rubbed on the bride and the groom by the women of the family | Each side at home | In the days before the wedding |
| Mehndi and ladies sangeet | Mehndi, dholki, boliyan and giddha with the women of the family | Each side at home | A day or two before |
| Jaggo | Late at night the mami carries a decorated pot of lit diyas on her head and the family dances through the lanes | Each side, with the nanke | The night before |
| Chooda and kaleere | The mama gives the bride her red and ivory chooda, and kaleere are tied to it | The bride's side | The wedding morning |
| Sehra bandi and ghodi | The groom's sister ties the sehra, his bhabhi lines his eyes with surma, and he mounts the ghodi | The groom's side | Before the baraat leaves |
| Milni | Elders of the two families meet in pairs and garland each other, and the bride's side gives shagun; in a Sikh wedding it follows an Ardas | The bride's side receives | When the baraat arrives |
| Anand Karaj or phere | Four laavan round Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, or phere round the sacred fire | The bride's side | The wedding day |
| Reception | Dinner for the guests after the wedding | Varies by family | The same evening or later |
Many families share the wedding date at the roka; to send it early, see our save-the-date messages.
Sat Sri Akal ji,
Khush khabri! [Naam] da rishta pakka ho gaya hai. [Date] nu [time] vaje [jagah] te roka te chunni di rasam hai. Chhota jeha function hai, bas ghar de te kareebi.
Tusi zaroor aana ji, shagun di thaali tuhade bina nahi sajni.
[tuhada naam]मेहंदी एवं लेडीज़ संगीत
[वार], [दिनांक], दोपहर [समय] बजे से
[निवास या स्थल का नाम], [पता]
ढोलकी बजेगी, मेहंदी लगेगी, और बोलियों के साथ गिद्दा पड़ेगा। आप बस बोली छेड़िए, बाक़ी हम सँभाल लेंगे।
पहनावा: फुलकारी दुपट्टा या कोई भी चटक रंगIn many families the ladies sangeet is for women only. If men and children are welcome too, add a line such as पुरुष और बच्चे भी सादर आमंत्रित हैं।
Jaggo di raat!
[Date] nu raat [time] vaje [ghar da pata] ton [naam] di jaggo niklegi. Nanke jaggo sir te chukk ke aunge, boliyan paauniyan ne te poori gali jagauni hai.
Nachan jogiyan juttiyan pa ke aaiyo, us raat koi nahi saunda!
[naam] te parivarचूड़ा एवं कलीरे
[वार], [दिनांक], प्रातः [समय] बजे, निवास पर
मामा जी चूड़ा पहनाएँगे, और बहनें-सहेलियाँ कलीरे बाँधेंगी।
चूड़े को छूकर बिटिया को आशीर्वाद देने ज़रूर आइए।By custom, once the wedding ceremony is over, the bride shakes her kaleere over the unmarried girls, and the one a piece falls on is said to marry next. When it is done varies by family.
सेहराबंदी एवं बारात
[वार], [दिनांक]
सेहराबंदी: प्रातः [समय] बजे, निवास पर
बारात प्रस्थान: प्रातः [समय] बजे
मिलनी: [समय] बजे, [गुरुद्वारा साहिब या विवाह स्थल] के द्वार पर
बहनें सेहरा बाँधेंगी, भाभी जी सुरमा लगाएँगी, और ढोल बजते ही बारात चल पड़ेगी। पगड़ी बँधवानी हो तो समय से पहुँच जाइए।On a Punjabi Hindu card the baraat often leaves in the evening and the milni is at the wedding venue. If your family does not hold a sehra bandi, start with बारात प्रस्थान.
Reception
S. [Father's name] Singh & Sdn. [Mother's name] Kaur [Surname]
invite you and your family to bless
[Groom's name] and [Bride's name]
at their wedding reception
on [day], [date], from [time]
at [venue], [city]
Dinner, dhol and bhangra.
RSVP: [name], [mobile number]For a Punjabi Hindu family, write Sh. and Smt. in place of S. and Sdn.
Programme
Chunni & Shagun: [day], [date], [time], [venue]
Maiyan & Vatna: [day], [date], [time], [home]
Mehndi & Ladies Sangeet: [day], [date], from [time], [venue]
Jaggo: [day], [date], from [time], [home]
Sehra Bandi & Baraat: [day], [date], [time], from [home]
Milni: [time], at the Gurdwara Sahib gate
Anand Karaj: kirtan from [time], laavan at [time], Gurdwara [name] Sahib, [address]
Guru ka Langar: after the laavan
Reception: [day], [date], from [time], [venue]
RSVP: [name], [mobile number]If your family holds a Sukhmani Sahib path, or the bhog of an Akhand Path, at home before the wedding, put it first. Write each weekday next to its date and check it on a calendar.
How do you invite guests to the first Lohri after the wedding? (pehli Lohri)
Invite guests to a couple's first Lohri with a short message giving the date, the time the fire is lit and the address. Wikipedia's Lohri article (checked on 4 October 2026) notes that Lohri is celebrated with more excitement in homes that have recently had a marriage or a birth.
Lohri diyan lakh lakh vadhaiyan!
Sat Sri Akal ji,
Saade puttar [puttar da naam] te nooh [nooh da naam] di viah ton baad pehli Lohri hai. [Date] nu shaam [time] vaje [jagah] te Lohri baalange.
Rewri, moongphali te gajak di zimmevaari saadi, boliyan te bhangre di tuhadi.
Parivar samet zaroor aana ji.
[naam] parivarKeep the pair matched: diyan with vadhaiyan, or di with vadhai. For a baby's first Lohri, replace the first sentence of the third line with Saade ghar [bachche da naam] di pehli Lohri hai.
Our Lohri e-invites open when the guest feeds the bonfire, and give the fire, dhol and dinner each its own time.
What does a Punjabi wedding look like as an invitation link?
On an invitation link, the same card matter becomes a page the guest opens from WhatsApp with every function's time, a map and a reply button. Our sample for Gurnoor and Simar's Anand Karaj in Amritsar opens when the guest lifts a phulkari parda. It keeps ੴ in Gurmukhi above Hindi and English text that guests switch between, and gives six functions, from the chunni to the reception, their own date, time and map.
Anand Karaj
GurnoorwedsSimar
29 November 2026
ShaadiLift the phulkariPehli Lohri
Heer
13 January 2027
LohriFeed the fire
We also make cards in other languages, such as Punjabi: say so when you write to us. For a full shaadi, see our wedding e-invites and what each package includes; for more ways to make a card your own, see Indian wedding invitation ideas.
Sadar Nimantran (sadarnimantran.in) is a studio that makes animated invitation websites for North Indian family functions, Punjabi weddings and Lohri among them; it does not print cards. To start, answer five short questions and WhatsApp opens with your answers written out.
Questions people ask
What is written on a Sikh wedding card?
A Sikh wedding card opens with ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ and often the Fateh, sometimes with a Gurbani line. It then invites the guest to the Anand Karaj of the couple, named with Singh and Kaur, and names their parents with S. and Sdn. It gives the gurdwara, the milni and laavan times, says Guru ka langar follows, and ends with the family's names, a phone number and a note to cover the head.
Should we print a Gurbani line on the wedding card?
It is the family's choice. Some families print only ੴ and the Fateh, because paper cards are often thrown away after the wedding; others add a line such as the shalok on Ang 788. If you print one, copy it from a Gurbani source with its Ang, and ask your granthi ji to read the proof before it goes to the printer.
Sat Sri Akal or Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa: which greeting goes on the card?
Both appear on Punjabi cards. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh is the greeting the Sikh Rehat Maryada asks Sikhs to use with each other, and the two families greet each other with it at the wedding, so it suits a formal card, under ੴ. Sat Sri Akal ji is the everyday Punjabi greeting, and suits a WhatsApp message or a less formal card.
How is a Punjabi Hindu wedding card different from a Sikh one?
A Punjabi Hindu card opens with श्री गणेशाय नमः, often writes the couple as Chi. and Sau.Kan., and gives the phere at the pandit ji's muhurat. A Sikh card opens with ੴ, names the Anand Karaj and laavan before Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, and gives a clock time instead of a muhurat. Chunni, mehndi, jaggo, chooda and milni appear on both.
Can the Anand Karaj be held at a resort, hotel or banquet hall?
The Akal Takht says no. A 1998 hukamnama barred taking the saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji to hotels, banquet halls, clubs and marriage palaces for an Anand Karaj, and in October 2023 the Takht extended this to destination weddings at resorts and beaches. So the card names a gurdwara for the laavan, and gives the palace, hotel or resort separately for the reception.
Do guests have to cover their heads at an Anand Karaj?
Yes. Everyone covers their head inside the gurdwara, Sikh or not, with a turban, dupatta, scarf or rumal; a cap or hat is not suitable, and many gurdwaras keep spare rumals at the door. Shoes are left at the joda ghar, and no one should carry tobacco or alcohol inside. A one-line foot note on the card helps guests who have not been before.
Can our invitation be in Punjabi, in Gurmukhi?
Ask us when you write. Our Anand Karaj sample is in Hindi and English with a switch between the two, and keeps ੴ in Gurmukhi at the top. We also make cards in other languages, such as Punjabi: say so when you write to us, and send the Gurmukhi wording your family has chosen. Someone in the family who reads Gurmukhi should check the names and any Gurbani line.
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