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Invitation wording, ideas and guides.
Card wording in Hindi and English to copy, what an e-invite is and what it costs, and how to send invitations on WhatsApp without upsetting anyone. Written by the Sadar Nimantran studio for families doing the inviting.
E-invites ई-निमंत्रण
What an e-invite is, what it costs and how to choose one.
E-invites19 min read
Digital Wedding Invitation Cost in India: Printed Card vs E-Card, Video and Website
What printed shaadi cards really cost per household, with Speed Post and sweets, set beside image, video and website invitations. Every price is dated and linked.
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E-invites13 min read
Wedding Invitation Website: What It Is, How It Works, and When a Video or PDF Is Better
What an invitation link is, how each guest gets their own name on it, and how it behaves next to an image, PDF or video on a guest's phone. Plus when the older formats are the better choice.
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E-invites18 min read
शादी का डिजिटल कार्ड कैसे बनाएं और WhatsApp पर कैसे भेजें: तीन तरीक़े, ख़र्च और सावधानियां
फ़ोटो कार्ड, वीडियो और लिंक वाले निमंत्रण की सीधी तुलना: किसमें कितना ख़र्च, किसमें मेहमान का नाम आता है, और कार्ड ऐसे कैसे भेजें कि रिश्तेदार उसे धोखा न समझें।
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E-invites21 min read
25 Indian Wedding Invitation Ideas: Traditional, Modern and Digital Designs, with Live Samples
Twenty-five ideas for a shaadi card, from haveli arches and phulkari to a minimal monogram and an animated cover, each with the family it suits, what it must carry and the format it works best in.
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E-invites17 min read
How to Make a Wedding Invitation Online for an Indian Shaadi: What to Gather, 15 Steps and Three Routes
What to collect before you open any app, fifteen steps from choosing a format to following up, and a comparison of doing it yourself, hiring a designer or ordering a ready-made link.
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Wording शब्द
Card wording in Hindi and English, to copy and make your own.
Wording30 min read
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.
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Wording18 min read
Wedding Invitation Message for WhatsApp in Hindi and English: Wordings for Every Relative
The few lines you type above the invitation link, written for each relative and each function. Every Hindi wording has a Hinglish twin.
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Wording23 min read
Griha Pravesh Invitation Message in Hindi and English: 18 Wordings (गृह प्रवेश निमंत्रण)
Card and WhatsApp wording for a new home, laid out the way a printed Hindi card reads: the puja, the muhurat, the address and the bhoj. Each Hindi wording has a Hinglish twin.
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Wording20 min read
Mata ki Chowki Invitation Message in Hindi: 16 Wordings for Chowki, Jagran and Bhandara
Hindi wording for an evening chowki, an all-night jagran and a bhandara, written in the order the programme runs. Every Devanagari wording has a Hinglish twin.
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Wording19 min read
विनीत, दर्शनाभिलाषी, चि. और सौ.कां. का मतलब: शादी कार्ड के 30 शब्द और किसका नाम कहाँ लिखें
शादी कार्ड पर छपने वाले 30 शब्दों का मतलब, रोमन उच्चारण और अंग्रेज़ी अर्थ के साथ। साथ में यह भी कि संयुक्त परिवार में या माता-पिता में से किसी के न रहने पर नाम कैसे लिखें।
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Wording21 min read
Save the Date Messages for an Indian Wedding: 25 Wordings in Hindi, Hinglish and English
Twenty-five save-the-date wordings to copy, from a phone script for elders to a one-liner for friends, with what to leave out, when to send it and what to say if the date moves.
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Wording25 min read
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.
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Etiquette रीति
Who to call first, what to send on WhatsApp, and when.
Planning तैयारी
Timelines, guest lists and replies, for the family doing the inviting.
Planning17 min read
When to Send Wedding Invitations in India: A Timeline from Save-the-Date to Reminder
Save-the-date, main card, function invites and the last reminder: when each goes out for local, out-of-town and NRI guests, with the train booking window and print time counted in.
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Planning17 min read
Wedding Invitation Checklist: What to Settle, Include and Check Before You Send
A checklist for the family drafting a shaadi invitation: what to settle first, what the card must say, what each format needs, how to proofread it, and what to do once it is sent.
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Planning22 min read
Wedding RSVP Invitation for an Indian Shaadi: What to Ask, What to Write, How to Count
Whether to ask at all, what to ask for each function, the words for a card or a WhatsApp message in three languages, and how to count the replies and chase the ones that never come.
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