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शादी कार्ड मैटर Wording

Shadi Card Matter in Hindi: The Full Format and 12 Templates to Copy (शादी कार्ड मैटर)

The order a North Indian Hindi wedding card follows, from श्री गणेशाय नमः to कृपया पधारें, and 12 card templates as plain text, for a son's wedding or a daughter's.

By the Sadar Nimantran studio30 min read

In short

A Hindi shadi card runs in this order: the मंगलाचरण (usually ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥), the invitation line, the couple's names with चि. for the groom and सौ.कां. for the bride, the function schedule, the venue and residence, the inviting family under विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी and स्वागतोत्सुक, the children's बाल मनुहार, then कृपया पधारें with contact numbers.

On this page
  1. What is written on a Hindi shadi card? (शादी के कार्ड में क्या लिखा जाता है)
  2. What do you write at the top of a shadi card? (shadi card ke upar kya likhe)
  3. Wedding card matter in Hindi for son (बेटे की शादी का कार्ड मैटर, वर पक्ष)
  4. Wedding card matter in Hindi for daughter (बेटी की शादी का कार्ड मैटर, वधू पक्ष)
  5. Can a Hindi wedding card be bilingual? (Hindi-English and English wording)
  6. How do you write the function schedule? (मांगलिक कार्यक्रम)
  7. Who signs the card? (विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, स्वागतोत्सुक and बाल मनुहार)
  8. Which mistakes should you check for before printing?
  9. Printed card or invitation link: what stays and what changes?
  10. What WhatsApp message should go with the card?
  11. Questions people ask

A Hindi wedding card is usually drafted by a parent, an uncle or an elder brother or sister, a month or two before the wedding. The sections below set out the order a North Indian Hindi card follows, give the words for each part, and then give 12 complete templates: four for the groom's side, four for the bride's side, two bilingual, one in English and one full function schedule.

Every template is plain text with a Copy button, so you can paste it into a message to your printer or into an e-invite. There is no PDF or image to download. Customs differ between families, regions and communities, so treat the order below as the common form; where your family has its own way, an older card from a cousin's wedding is the best guide.

What is written on a Hindi shadi card? (शादी के कार्ड में क्या लिखा जाता है)

A Hindi shadi card is written in a fixed order, top to bottom: the invocation, the invitation, the couple and their parents, the functions, the venue, the family's names, the children's line, and finally the request to come with phone numbers. Most printed cards in North India keep to this order, so guests know where to look for the date and the address.

The parts of a Hindi wedding card, in the order they are printed
SectionExample line in HindiWhat goes hereWhose names
मंगलाचरण (invocation)॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥A line or a shloka asking for blessings, before anything elseNone
शीर्षक (heading)शुभ विवाहTwo or three words naming the occasionNone
संबोधन and निमंत्रण (greeting and invitation)मान्यवर, ... आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं।The sentence that invites the guest and their whole familyThe parents, as the ones inviting
वर-वधू (the couple)चि. [वर का नाम] संग सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम]The couple with their honorifics, and the other side's parents and townGroom, bride and both sets of parents
शुभाशीर्वाद (blessings)शुभाशीर्वाद: श्रीमती [दादी जी का नाम] एवं स्व. श्री [दादा जी का नाम]Grandparents or elders whose blessing the family names, living or lateGrandparents and elders
मांगलिक कार्यक्रम (functions)प्रीतिभोज: रात्रि 9 बजे सेEach function with its day, date and timeNone
स्थल and निवास (venue and home)विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर]The venue with a landmark, and the family's home addressNone
विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, स्वागतोत्सुकविनीत: श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम]The family members who invite, who look forward to seeing you, and who will welcome youParents, uncles and aunts, brothers and cousins
बाल मनुहार (the children's request)मेरी बुआ की शादी में ज़रूर आना।A playful line in a child's voiceNieces, nephews or grandchildren
निवेदन and संपर्क (request and contact)कृपया पधारकर वर-वधू को आशीर्वाद दें।The closing request, with one or two phone numbersWhoever will answer the calls

The words in the first column, and who goes under which heading, are explained one by one in our guide to what विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, चि. and सौ.कां. mean. This page sticks to the wording itself.

What do you write at the top of a shadi card? (shadi card ke upar kya likhe)

The top of a Hindi wedding card carries the मंगलाचरण, a short invocation, and most Hindu families print ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ because by tradition Ganesh ji is worshipped before any auspicious work begins. Many cards add a shloka under it, and some name the family's kuldevi or kuldevta (the deity a family has worshipped for generations).

Opening lines for the top of a wedding card, and the families who commonly use them
Opening lineIn Roman scriptCommonly used by
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥Shri Ganeshaya NamahMost Hindu families; it can stand on its own
वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥Vakratunda mahakaya suryakoti samaprabha, nirvighnam kuru me deva sarvakaryeshu sarvadaFamilies who want a full shloka under the Ganesh line
मंगलं भगवान् विष्णुः मंगलं गरुडध्वजः। मंगलं पुण्डरीकाक्षो मंगलाय तनो हरिः॥Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnuh, mangalam Garudadhwajah, mangalam Pundarikaksho, mangalaya tano HarihFamilies who prefer a Vishnu shloka, printed under or in place of the Vakratunda line
॥ जय [कुलदेवी या कुलदेवता का नाम] ॥Jai [kuldevi ka naam]Families who name their kuldevi or kuldevta beside or under the Ganesh line
॥ णमो अरिहंताणं ॥Namo Arihantanam, the first line of the Namokar mantraMany Jain families, who often print the whole Namokar mantra
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥Ik Onkar Satgur Prasad, sometimes with Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki FatehSikh families, on cards for the Anand Karaj

Sikh Anand Karaj cards and Muslim nikah cards follow their own forms beyond the first line: a nikah card usually opens with the Bismillah, which some families print in Arabic script or as 786. An elder in your family who has arranged one is a better guide than a Hindu card template. To see how they read on an invitation link, open the samples for Gurnoor and Simar's Anand Karaj in Amritsar and Arsalan and Inaya's nikah in Lucknow.

Wedding card matter in Hindi for son (बेटे की शादी का कार्ड मैटर, वर पक्ष)

The groom's family's card announces that their son's wedding has been fixed and invites guests to the functions at home and to join the baraat. The son's name comes first with चि. (chiranjeev) before it, and the bride follows with सौ.कां. (saubhagyakankshini) and her parents' names and town in brackets.

The four templates below run from the most formal to the shortest. Under each Hindi version is the same text in Roman script, for anyone who types Hindi in English letters.

Template 1: groom's side, traditional and formal

Groom's parents to all guests, formal Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय सूर्यकोटि समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥ शुभ विवाह मान्यवर, श्री गणेश जी की कृपा एवं कुल देवी-देवताओं के आशीर्वाद से हमारे सुपुत्र चि. [वर का नाम] का शुभ विवाह सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] (सुपुत्री श्रीमती [वधू की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वधू के पिता का नाम], [नगर]) के साथ [वार], [दिनांक] को होना निश्चित हुआ है। इस मंगल अवसर पर आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। कृपया पधारकर वर-वधू को अपना आशीर्वाद प्रदान करें। विनीत श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] [उपनाम] परिवार, [नगर]

Change the names, the day and date, and the town. If the grandfather invites as head of the family, write सुपौत्र (grandson) in place of सुपुत्र and put his name under विनीत.

Groom's parents to all guests, formal, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Vakratunda Mahakaya Suryakoti Samaprabha, Nirvighnam Kuru Me Deva Sarvakaryeshu Sarvada. Shubh Vivah Maanyavar, Shri Ganesh ji ki kripa evam kul devi-devtaon ke aashirwad se hamare suputra Chi. [var ka naam] ka shubh vivah Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] (suputri Shrimati [vadhu ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [vadhu ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) ke saath [vaar], [dinank] ko hona nishchit hua hai. Is mangal avsar par aap sapariwar saadar aamantrit hain. Kripya padharkar var-vadhu ko apna aashirwad pradaan karein. Vineet Shrimati [mata ka naam] evam Shri [pita ka naam] [upnaam] Parivar, [nagar]

Template 2: groom's side, simple and modern

Groom's parents to relatives and friends, simple Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ सप्रेम आमंत्रण प्रिय स्वजन, हमारे बेटे [वर का नाम] का विवाह [वधू का नाम] (बेटी श्रीमती [वधू की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वधू के पिता का नाम], [नगर]) से [दिनांक] को [नगर] में होने जा रहा है। घर में तैयारियाँ शुरू हो गई हैं, पर यह ख़ुशी आप सबके आने से ही पूरी होगी। आप सपरिवार ज़रूर आइए और दोनों को अपना आशीर्वाद दीजिए। आपके अपने [माता का नाम] और [पिता का नाम] [मोबाइल नंबर]

For a family that wants plain, warm Hindi without the formal terms. Change the names, the date, the town and the phone number.

Groom's parents to relatives and friends, simple, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Saprem Aamantran Priya swajan, Hamare bete [var ka naam] ka vivah [vadhu ka naam] (beti Shrimati [vadhu ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [vadhu ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) se [dinank] ko [nagar] mein hone ja raha hai. Ghar mein taiyariyan shuru ho gayi hain, par yeh khushi aap sabke aane se hi poori hogi. Aap sapariwar zaroor aaiye aur dono ko apna aashirwad dijiye. Aapke apne [mata ka naam] aur [pita ka naam] [mobile number]

Template 3: groom's side, short, for a single-page card

Groom's parents, short Hindi for one page
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभ विवाह चि. [वर का नाम] संग सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] [वार], [दिनांक] बारात प्रस्थान: सायं [समय] बजे, निवास से विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर] आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। विनीत: श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] निवास: [पता] संपर्क: [मोबाइल नंबर]

Fits one side of a single card or a small insert. Change the names, the day, the date, the time, the venue, the address and the number.

Groom's parents, short, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Shubh Vivah Chi. [var ka naam] sang Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] [vaar], [dinank] Baraat prasthan: saayam [samay] baje, niwas se Vivah sthal: [sthal ka naam], [nagar] Aap sapariwar saadar aamantrit hain. Vineet: Shrimati [mata ka naam] evam Shri [pita ka naam] Niwas: [pata] Sampark: [mobile number]

Template 4: groom's side, with the blessing of a late grandparent

Groom's parents, naming a late grandfather, Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभाशीर्वाद स्व. श्री [दादा जी का नाम] एवं श्रीमती [दादी जी का नाम] मान्यवर, पूज्य दादा जी की पुण्य स्मृति और दादी जी के आशीर्वाद के साथ हमारे सुपुत्र चि. [वर का नाम] का शुभ विवाह सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] (सुपुत्री श्रीमती [वधू की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वधू के पिता का नाम], [नगर]) के साथ [वार], [दिनांक] को होना निश्चित हुआ है। दादा जी आज हमारे बीच नहीं हैं, पर इस घर के हर शुभ काम में उनका आशीर्वाद साथ रहता है। आप सपरिवार पधारकर वर-वधू को आशीर्वाद दें। विनीत श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम]

Write स्व. (late) before the name of each elder who has passed away. For a late grandmother, change दादा जी to दादी जी in both places.

Groom's parents, naming a late grandfather, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Shubhashirwad Swargiya Shri [dada ji ka naam] evam Shrimati [dadi ji ka naam] Maanyavar, Pujya dada ji ki punya smriti aur dadi ji ke aashirwad ke saath hamare suputra Chi. [var ka naam] ka shubh vivah Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] (suputri Shrimati [vadhu ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [vadhu ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) ke saath [vaar], [dinank] ko hona nishchit hua hai. Dada ji aaj hamare beech nahin hain, par is ghar ke har shubh kaam mein unka aashirwad saath rehta hai. Aap sapariwar padharkar var-vadhu ko aashirwad dein. Vineet Shrimati [mata ka naam] evam Shri [pita ka naam]

Wedding card matter in Hindi for daughter (बेटी की शादी का कार्ड मैटर, वधू पक्ष)

The bride's family's card differs from the groom's in three places. The daughter's name comes first with सौ.कां., and the groom follows with चि. and his parents' names and town. The wedding is often called पाणिग्रहण संस्कार (the rite of taking the bride's hand), and many families mention कन्यादान (the giving of the daughter in marriage), though some prefer to leave that word off.

The third difference is the baraat. On the bride's side it is welcomed, not sent off, so the card gives the time of बारात आगमन (arrival) or स्वागत (welcome) instead of बारात प्रस्थान. Because the bride's family traditionally hosts the phere and the dinner, those timings sit on her family's card.

Template 5: bride's side, traditional and formal

Bride's parents to all guests, formal Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ मंगलं भगवान् विष्णुः मंगलं गरुडध्वजः। मंगलं पुण्डरीकाक्षो मंगलाय तनो हरिः॥ शुभ विवाह मान्यवर, ईश्वर की असीम कृपा एवं पूज्य बड़ों के आशीर्वाद से हमारी सुपुत्री सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] का पाणिग्रहण संस्कार 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। आप सपरिवार पधारकर कन्यादान के इस पावन अवसर पर वर-वधू को अपना आशीर्वाद दें। बारात आगमन: सायं [समय] बजे विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर] विनीत श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] [उपनाम] परिवार, [नगर]

To leave out कन्यादान, write इस पावन अवसर पर on its own. Change the names, the day, the date, the time and the venue.

Bride's parents to all guests, formal, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnuh, Mangalam Garudadhwajah, Mangalam Pundarikaksho, Mangalaya Tano Harih. Shubh Vivah Maanyavar, Ishwar ki aseem kripa evam pujya badon ke aashirwad se hamari suputri Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] ka panigrahan sanskar Chi. [var ka naam] (suputra Shrimati [var ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [var ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) ke saath [vaar], [dinank] ko hona nishchit hua hai. Aap sapariwar padharkar kanyadaan ke is paavan avsar par var-vadhu ko apna aashirwad dein. Baraat aagman: saayam [samay] baje Vivah sthal: [sthal ka naam], [nagar] Vineet Shrimati [mata ka naam] evam Shri [pita ka naam] [upnaam] Parivar, [nagar]

Template 6: bride's side, simple and modern

Bride's parents to relatives and friends, simple Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ सप्रेम आमंत्रण प्रिय स्वजन, हमारी बेटी [वधू का नाम] अब [वर का नाम] (बेटे श्रीमती [वर की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वर के पिता का नाम], [नगर]) के साथ नया जीवन शुरू करने जा रही है। विवाह [दिनांक] को [नगर] में होगा। जिस आँगन में वह पली-बढ़ी, वहाँ से विदा होते समय उसे आप सबका आशीर्वाद चाहिए। आप सपरिवार ज़रूर आइए। आपके अपने [माता का नाम] और [पिता का नाम] [मोबाइल नंबर]

For a family that wants plain, warm Hindi. Change the names, the date, the town and the phone number.

Bride's parents to relatives and friends, simple, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Saprem Aamantran Priya swajan, Hamari beti [vadhu ka naam] ab [var ka naam] (bete Shrimati [var ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [var ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) ke saath naya jeevan shuru karne ja rahi hai. Vivah [dinank] ko [nagar] mein hoga. Jis aangan mein woh pali-badhi, wahan se vida hote samay use aap sabka aashirwad chahiye. Aap sapariwar zaroor aaiye. Aapke apne [mata ka naam] aur [pita ka naam] [mobile number]

Template 7: bride's side, short, for a single-page card

Bride's parents, short Hindi for one page
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभ विवाह सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] संग चि. [वर का नाम] [वार], [दिनांक] बारात आगमन एवं स्वागत: सायं [समय] बजे प्रीतिभोज: रात्रि [समय] बजे से पाणिग्रहण: शुभ मुहूर्त में विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर] आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। विनीत: श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] संपर्क: [मोबाइल नंबर]

Change the names, the day, the date, the times, the venue and the number. Write the phere time only if your pandit ji has fixed it.

Bride's parents, short, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Shubh Vivah Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] sang Chi. [var ka naam] [vaar], [dinank] Baraat aagman evam swagat: saayam [samay] baje Preetibhoj: ratri [samay] baje se Panigrahan: shubh muhurat mein Vivah sthal: [sthal ka naam], [nagar] Aap sapariwar saadar aamantrit hain. Vineet: Shrimati [mata ka naam] evam Shri [pita ka naam] Sampark: [mobile number]

Template 8: bride's side, when her father has passed away

Bride's mother and family, naming her late father, Hindi
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभाशीर्वाद स्व. श्री [पिता का नाम] मान्यवर, स्व. श्री [पिता का नाम] एवं श्रीमती [माता का नाम] की 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। आज वे हमारे बीच होते तो द्वार पर सबसे पहले आपका स्वागत करते। उनकी ओर से और पूरे परिवार की ओर से, आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। विनीत श्रीमती [माता का नाम] [चाचा, ताऊ या भाई का नाम]

The same shape works for a late mother: move स्व. to her name and let the father sign. An uncle or brother can sign beside the living parent if the family wishes.

Bride's mother and family, naming her late father, in Roman script
|| Shri Ganeshaya Namah || Shubhashirwad Swargiya Shri [pita ka naam] Maanyavar, Swargiya Shri [pita ka naam] evam Shrimati [mata ka naam] ki suputri Sau. Kan. [vadhu ka naam] ka shubh vivah Chi. [var ka naam] (suputra Shrimati [var ki mata ka naam] evam Shri [var ke pita ka naam], [nagar]) ke saath [vaar], [dinank] ko hona nishchit hua hai. Aaj woh hamare beech hote to dwar par sabse pehle aapka swagat karte. Unki or se aur poore parivar ki or se, aap sapariwar saadar aamantrit hain. Vineet Shrimati [mata ka naam] [chacha, tau ya bhai ka naam]

Can a Hindi wedding card be bilingual? (Hindi-English and English wording)

A Hindi wedding card can carry English too, and a bilingual card helps when the two families speak different languages at home, when guests come from other states, and when office colleagues or relatives abroad will read it. The two common layouts are a Hindi paragraph followed by its English version, or a card where each heading appears in both languages.

Template 9: bilingual, Hindi paragraph then English

Groom's parents, Hindi with English below
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभ विवाह / Shubh Vivah हमारे सुपुत्र चि. [वर का नाम] का शुभ विवाह सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] (सुपुत्री श्रीमती [वधू की माता का नाम] एवं श्री [वधू के पिता का नाम], [नगर]) के साथ [दिनांक] को होना निश्चित हुआ है। आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। With the blessings of our elders, we invite you and your family to the wedding of our son [Groom's name] with [Bride's name], daughter of Mrs [Bride's mother's name] and Mr [Bride's father's name] of [city], on [date]. Please join us and bless the couple. विनीत / With warm regards श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] Mrs [Mother's name] and Mr [Father's name]

Keep the date and the names the same in both halves. For the bride's side, swap सुपुत्र and सुपुत्री, and son and daughter.

Template 10: bilingual, every heading in both languages

Bride's parents, headings in Hindi and English
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ शुभ विवाह The wedding of सौ.कां. [वधू का नाम] [Bride's name] संग / with चि. [वर का नाम] [Groom's name] दिनांक / Date: [वार], [दिनांक] बारात आगमन / Baraat arrives: सायं [समय] बजे प्रीतिभोज / Dinner: रात्रि [समय] बजे से पाणिग्रहण / Wedding rites: शुभ मुहूर्त में विवाह स्थल / Venue: [स्थल का नाम], [नगर] आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। You and your family are warmly invited. विनीत / Hosted by श्रीमती [माता का नाम] एवं श्री [पिता का नाम] संपर्क / Contact: [मोबाइल नंबर]

Useful when one family reads Hindi easily and the other does not. Change the names, the day, the date, the times and the venue.

Template 11: formal English, for colleagues and relatives abroad

Groom's parents to colleagues and NRI relatives, English
Shri Ganeshaya Namah Mrs [Mother's name] and Mr [Father's name] request the pleasure of your company at the wedding of their son [Groom's name] with [Bride's name] daughter of Mrs [Bride's mother's name] and Mr [Bride's father's name], [city] on [day], [date] at [venue], [city] Baraat departs at [time] from [home address] Dinner from [time] Kindly reply to [name] on [mobile number]

For the bride's side, write their daughter, swap the names, and replace the baraat line with Baraat arrives at [time].

How do you write the function schedule? (मांगलिक कार्यक्रम)

The function schedule lists each ceremony on its own line with the day, the date and the time, usually under the heading मांगलिक कार्यक्रम or शुभ कार्यक्रम. The names below are the ones most North Indian Hindu cards use; which functions you hold, and when, depends on your family and region.

Wedding function names in Hindi, Hinglish and English, with their usual timing
HindiHinglishEnglishWhen it usually happens
तिलकTilakThe bride's family formally blesses the groomDays or weeks before, often at the groom's home
हल्दी / तेलHaldi / TelTurmeric, or oil, applied to the bride or groomA day or two before, or the morning of the wedding
मेहंदीMehndiMehndi for the bride and the women of the familyA day or two before, in the afternoon or evening
महिला संगीतMahila SangeetLadies' sangeet: songs, dholak and danceAn evening before the wedding
सेहराबंदी / घुड़चढ़ीSehrabandi / GhudchadhiTying the groom's sehra; the groom mounts the mareThe wedding day, just before the baraat leaves
बारात प्रस्थानBaraat PrasthanThe baraat sets out (groom's side card)The wedding day, usually in the evening
बारात आगमन / स्वागतBaraat Aagman / SwagatThe baraat arrives and is welcomed (bride's side card)The wedding evening
जयमालाJaimalaThe couple exchange garlandsSoon after the baraat arrives
प्रीतिभोज / स्वरुचि भोजPreetibhoj / Swaruchi BhojDinner; स्वरुचि भोज means a buffetThe wedding evening, after the jaimala
पाणिग्रहण / फेरेPanigrahan / PhereThe wedding rites and the seven roundsAt the muhurat your pandit ji gives, often late at night
विदाईVidaaiThe bride's farewell from her parents' homeAfter the phere, often early the next morning
आशीर्वाद समारोहAashirwad SamarohReception given by the groom's familyUsually a day or more after the wedding

Write each line as the function, then the weekday and date, then the time with प्रातः (morning), दोपहर (afternoon), सायं (evening) or रात्रि (night) in front of it: सायं 7 बजे, not 7 PM. Numbers can be printed as 1, 2, 3 or as Devanagari numerals (१, २, ३); the Devanagari ones look traditional, but some younger guests read them slowly. Whichever you choose, use it everywhere on the card.

Template 12: the full schedule, groom's side

Groom's side function schedule, Hindi
मांगलिक कार्यक्रम हल्दी एवं तेल: गुरुवार, 18 फ़रवरी 2027, प्रातः 10 बजे, निवास पर मेहंदी एवं महिला संगीत: गुरुवार, 18 फ़रवरी 2027, सायं 5 बजे से, निवास पर सेहराबंदी एवं बारात प्रस्थान: शुक्रवार, 19 फ़रवरी 2027, सायं 6:30 बजे, निवास से जयमाला: शुक्रवार, 19 फ़रवरी 2027, रात्रि 8:30 बजे प्रीतिभोज: शुक्रवार, 19 फ़रवरी 2027, रात्रि 9 बजे से पाणिग्रहण (फेरे): शुक्रवार, 19 फ़रवरी 2027, शुभ मुहूर्त में आशीर्वाद समारोह: रविवार, 21 फ़रवरी 2027, सायं 7 बजे से निवास: [घर का पूरा पता], [पास का कोई जाना-माना स्थान] विवाह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [पूरा पता] आशीर्वाद समारोह स्थल: [स्थल का नाम], [पूरा पता] संपर्क: [नाम] [मोबाइल नंबर], [नाम] [मोबाइल नंबर]

The dates, days and times are examples to show the format, not suggestions: 18 February 2027 is a Thursday. Put in your own dates and the muhurat your pandit ji gives, and check every weekday on a calendar.

Groom's side function schedule, in Roman script
Mangalik Karyakram Haldi evam Tel: Guruvar, 18 February 2027, pratah 10 baje, niwas par Mehndi evam Mahila Sangeet: Guruvar, 18 February 2027, saayam 5 baje se, niwas par Sehrabandi evam Baraat Prasthan: Shukravar, 19 February 2027, saayam 6:30 baje, niwas se Jaimala: Shukravar, 19 February 2027, ratri 8:30 baje Preetibhoj: Shukravar, 19 February 2027, ratri 9 baje se Panigrahan (Phere): Shukravar, 19 February 2027, shubh muhurat mein Aashirwad Samaroh: Ravivar, 21 February 2027, saayam 7 baje se Niwas: [ghar ka poora pata], [paas ka koi jaana-maana sthan] Vivah sthal: [sthal ka naam], [poora pata] Aashirwad samaroh sthal: [sthal ka naam], [poora pata] Sampark: [naam] [mobile number], [naam] [mobile number]

Who signs the card? (विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, स्वागतोत्सुक and बाल मनुहार)

The names at the foot of a Hindi wedding card sit under set headings, and each heading holds a different part of the family. Families and regions use the headings a little differently, so an older card from your own family is the safest guide. On many cards the split looks like this:

  • विनीत (humbly): the people formally inviting, usually the parents, or the head of the family such as the grandfather.
  • दर्शनाभिलाषी (eager to see you): the wider family who look forward to meeting the guest, often uncles and aunts; some families list the parents here too.
  • स्वागतोत्सुक (eager to welcome you): those who will receive guests at the door, often brothers, cousins, nephews and close friends.
  • शुभाशीर्वाद (with the blessings of): grandparents and elders, living or late.
  • बाल मनुहार (the children's request): one line in a child's voice, signed with the youngest children's pet names.

In a joint family, list the brothers' families eldest first and keep each heading to the names that fit without crowding. When a parent has passed away, many families print स्व. before the name under शुभाशीर्वाद, and the living parent or the eldest uncle signs as विनीत. For a full table of these terms, see what विनीत and दर्शनाभिलाषी mean on a wedding card.

Two bal manuhar lines, from the children of the family, Hindi
मेरे चाचू की शादी है। लड्डू मैंने गिनकर रखे हैं, आपके हिस्से के भी। जल्दी-जल्दी आना। [बच्चों के नाम] बुआ की शादी में सबसे आगे नाचने की जगह मैंने आपके लिए रोक रखी है। आना ज़रूर। [बच्चों के नाम]

Swap चाचू or बुआ for मामा, मौसी, भैया or दीदी to match who is getting married.

Two bal manuhar lines, in Roman script
Mere chachu ki shaadi hai. Laddoo maine ginkar rakhe hain, aapke hisse ke bhi. Jaldi-jaldi aana. [bachchon ke naam] Bua ki shaadi mein sabse aage nachne ki jagah maine aapke liye rok rakhi hai. Aana zaroor. [bachchon ke naam]

Which mistakes should you check for before printing?

Most errors on a Hindi wedding card are in names, dates and addresses, not in the wording, and an elder reading the proof aloud catches most of them. Check the proof in this order before it goes to the printer or onto an e-invite.

  1. Read every name aloud to someone from that family. Hindi spellings vary (महेंद्र and महेन्द्र, राठौड़ and राठौर), and families notice when theirs is written another way.
  2. Put the weekday next to every date and check it on a calendar: शुक्रवार, 19 फ़रवरी 2027 is harder to get wrong than 19/2/27.
  3. Add a landmark to every address, such as a temple, a school or a market, for guests coming from out of town.
  4. Cut each name list to what fits without crowding. A heading with fifteen names in small type is hard for elders to read.
  5. Use one kind of numeral and one way of writing time across the card: 1, 2, 3 or १, २, ३, and सायं 7 बजे in every line, not 7 PM in one and सायं in the next.
  6. Give the printer the matter as typed text, not a photo of handwriting, and ask an elder who has read many cards to check the final proof.

The same Hindi matter works on a printed card and on an invitation link, and the words do not need to change. What changes is what the guest can do with them: on a link, each function can open a map, and the guest can reply from the card itself.

How each part of a Hindi wedding card carries over from a printed card to an invitation link
Part of the cardOn a printed cardOn an invitation link
मंगलाचरण and invitationPrinted at the top, the same for every guestThe same words on the opening screen, in Hindi or English
The guest's nameWritten by hand on the envelope, or सपरिवार in printThe guest's own name on the cover and in the WhatsApp preview
Function scheduleOne list, or a separate insert for some functionsEach function with its own date, time, venue, Google Maps button and add-to-calendar button
Venue and home addressThe address and a landmark in wordsThe same words, with a map that opens on the guest's phone
विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, बाल मनुहारPrinted in fullShown in full, in the same order
RepliesA phone number under संपर्कA reply form: yes or no, how many are coming and which functions, sent to the family on WhatsApp
A change of time or venueA reprint, or a call to every guestThe same link is updated, and everyone who has it sees the new details
EldersEasy to hold and keep, and can be handed over in personNeeds a smartphone and mobile data; a bigger-text switch helps

A printed card still wins in some places. Many families offer the first card at the temple and hand cards to close elders in person, and a card in the hand suits anyone who does not use a smartphone. A link wins for relatives in other cities, for guests who need the map, and for keeping count of replies. You can do both: a small print run for those who should get a card by hand, and a link for everyone else. For how far ahead each should go out, see when to send wedding invitations.

The live sample Kartik weds Naina shows card matter on a link. It opens with ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ and the वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय shloka, and the invitation reads 'हमारे सुपुत्र चि. कार्तिक का शुभ विवाह सौ.कां. नैना के संग होना निश्चित हुआ है', the line a printed card would carry. Open the copy made for the Sharma Parivar and the cover greets them by name where a printed card would say सपरिवार. The names in the samples are made up.

Two live wedding samples with the Hindi matter of a printed card: Kartik weds Naina in Jaipur, and Anant weds Gauri on the ghats of Varanasi.

Sadar Nimantran (sadarnimantran.in), the studio behind this guide, makes invitation links like these for North Indian families. It does not print cards and does not sell PDFs or video files, but it can match the colours and wording of a printed card you already have, from a photo. Parivar covers a full shaadi with every function and both Hindi and English for ₹1,999 (list ₹3,999), and Shagun covers up to 3 functions for ₹499 (list ₹999); both are a limited-time launch offer, listed on our packages page. More designs are on the WhatsApp wedding invitation card page, and if you would rather read the steps in Hindi, see डिजिटल शादी कार्ड कैसे बनाएं.

What WhatsApp message should go with the card?

A WhatsApp message sent with the card tells the guest who is inviting them and to what, and three lines are enough. The WhatsApp wedding invitation messages guide has the full set, for relatives, friends, colleagues and reminders.

Groom's parents to a relative, Hindi
नमस्ते [नाम] जी, हमारे बेटे [वर का नाम] का विवाह [दिनांक] को है। निमंत्रण पत्र साथ भेज रहे हैं। आप सपरिवार ज़रूर पधारें, आपके आशीर्वाद की प्रतीक्षा रहेगी। [आपका नाम]
Bride's parents to a relative, in Roman script
Namaste [naam] ji, Hamari beti [vadhu ka naam] ki shaadi [dinank] ko hai. Card saath mein bhej rahe hain. Aap sapariwar zaroor aaiye, aapka aashirwad chahiye. [aapka naam]
Groom's parents to a colleague or friend, English
Namaste [Name] ji, Our son [Groom's name] is getting married to [Bride's name] on [date], and the invitation is below. Please come with your family; your blessings would mean a great deal to us. [Your name]

Questions people ask

शादी के कार्ड में क्या लिखा जाता है?

A Hindi wedding card carries an invocation such as श्री गणेशाय नमः, a line inviting the guest and their family, the couple's names with their parents and town, each function with its day, date and time, the venue and home address, the family's names under विनीत and दर्शनाभिलाषी, a line from the children, and a phone number to call.

शादी कार्ड में सबसे ऊपर क्या लिखें?

Most Hindu families print ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ at the top, often with the वक्रतुण्ड महाकाय shloka under it, and some add the name of their kuldevi or kuldevta. Jain families often use the Namokar mantra, Sikh families ੴ, and nikah cards the Bismillah. Many families print the words rather than a picture of a deity.

How is the groom-side card different from the bride-side card?

Each family puts its own child first. The groom's side writes हमारे सुपुत्र चि. and gives the time the baraat leaves. The bride's side writes हमारी सुपुत्री सौ.कां., often calls the wedding पाणिग्रहण संस्कार, and gives the time the baraat arrives and is welcomed. The phere and dinner timings usually sit on the bride's side card, since her family traditionally hosts them.

शादी कार्ड पर नाम कैसे लिखें, और किसका नाम पहले आता है?

The family sending the card writes its own child's name first: the son's on the groom's card, the daughter's on the bride's. Put चि. before the groom's name and सौ.कां. before the bride's, with the other side's parents and town in brackets after their child. Many cards write a couple as श्रीमती and then श्री, and list relatives eldest first.

Can a Hindi wedding card be bilingual, Hindi and English?

Yes. A bilingual card helps when the two families speak different languages, when guests come from other states, and for colleagues and relatives abroad. Put the Hindi first and the English under it, or print each heading in both languages. Keep the names, dates and times the same in both versions so nobody reads two different times.

Can I use this wording on an e-invite or on WhatsApp?

Yes. The same Hindi matter works on an e-invite or an invitation link, because the words do not depend on paper. On a link you can replace the printed सपरिवार with each guest's own name, give every function its own map, and let guests reply on WhatsApp. Keep the WhatsApp message itself short and send the card or link with it.

Is it okay to send the Hindi card to elders on WhatsApp, or should we still print a few?

You can do both. A printed card handed over in person still suits grandparents, close elders and anyone who does not use a smartphone, and many families offer the first card at the temple. Relatives in other cities can get the card or a link on WhatsApp, followed by a phone call to any elder you would normally visit.

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