What to write when you send the invitation on WhatsApp

Three things every message needs

Say who is getting married in the first line. The card may take a moment to load, and in a group of forty people, half will read your message before they open anything.

Say when and where, in plain words. Not instead of the card, alongside it. "14 December, Pune" saves twenty people from opening the invite just to check.

Ask for one thing. An RSVP, a date saved, a call back. A message that asks for nothing gets a thumbs-up and no reply.

For close family

• The day is finally fixed 🌸 Arjun and I are getting married on 14 December in Pune, and there is no version of it that makes sense without you there.
• It is happening! Our wedding is on 14 December in Pune. The full invitation is below — please look at the mehendi and sangeet dates too, we want you for all of it.
• We have a date 💍 14 December, Pune. Everything is in the invitation below. Call me after you have read it, I want to hear your voice.
• Kaka, Kaki — our wedding is on 14 December in Pune. The invitation is below. Blessings first, then the guest list, I promise.

For the family group forward

• 🌸 Shubh Vivah 🌸 Arjun & Meera, 14 December 2026, Pune. The invitation opens below — tap it, there is a bit more inside than a card.
• Sharing our wedding invitation with all of you. 14 December, Pune. Every function, timing and venue is inside, and you can RSVP right there.
• With the blessings of our families — Arjun weds Meera, 14 December, Pune. Please open the invitation and let us know which functions we will see you at.

For friends and colleagues

• Getting married on 14 December in Pune. Invitation below. Come for the sangeet, stay for the food, judge my dancing quietly.
• This is the least formal wedding invitation you will get this year: 14 December, Pune, details below, please come.
• Sending this to the people I would actually want at a wedding. 14 December, Pune 🎉 RSVP is one tap inside.
• Wanted you to hear it from me rather than the group: Meera and I are getting married on 14 December in Pune. Invite below.

In Hindi

• शुभ विवाह 🌸 अर्जुन और मीरा, 14 दिसंबर 2026, पुणे। आपका आशीर्वाद और आपकी उपस्थिति, दोनों चाहिए। निमंत्रण नीचे है।
• बहुत खुशी के साथ बता रहे हैं कि हमारी शादी 14 दिसंबर को पुणे में तय हुई है। पूरा निमंत्रण नीचे है — सभी कार्यक्रमों की तारीखें उसमें हैं।
• आप सबके आशीर्वाद से यह दिन आया है। 14 दिसंबर, पुणे। निमंत्रण खोलिए और बताइए किन-किन रस्मों में आप हमारे साथ होंगे।
• हमारे घर का सबसे बड़ा दिन आ रहा है 💐 14 दिसंबर, पुणे। ज़रूर आइए, और जवाब निमंत्रण में ही दे दीजिए।

In Marathi

• शुभविवाह 🌸 अर्जुन आणि मीरा, 14 डिसेंबर 2026, पुणे. तुमचा आशीर्वाद हवाच आहे. निमंत्रण खाली आहे.
• आमच्या लग्नाची तारीख ठरली — 14 डिसेंबर, पुणे. सगळे कार्यक्रम आणि वेळा निमंत्रणात आहेत. नक्की या.
• फार आनंदाने कळवतो की आमचं लग्न 14 डिसेंबरला पुण्यात आहे. निमंत्रण उघडा आणि कोणत्या समारंभांना याल ते कळवा.
• काका, काकू — लग्नाची तारीख ठरली आहे. 14 डिसेंबर, पुणे. निमंत्रण खाली आहे, आणि तुमची वाट पाहतोय.

A note on sending it

Send the invitation as a document rather than a photo or video if you are sending a file. WhatsApp compresses media hard, and a card that was crisp on your phone arrives blurry on your aunt's.

If you are sending a link instead of a file, none of that applies: the link opens at full quality on any phone, and you can fix a venue or a timing afterwards without sending a correction to forty people.

Send it to close family a day before the group. People notice being told second, and the fix costs you one evening.