Wedding invitations
Make a wedding invitation
A wedding invitation does two jobs at once. It tells people where to be and when, and it sets the tone of the day before anyone arrives — a gold-bordered ivory card and a bright modern one promise different evenings.
This page covers what belongs on the card, when each one should go out, and the wording most families settle on. Every template below opens in the editor with nothing to sign up for.
What goes on a wedding invitation
Guests should never have to ask a follow-up question. These are the fields that stop them having to.
- Both names, and who is inviting
- Traditionally the hosting families invite, which is why so many cards open with “Together with their families”. If the couple are hosting, say so — it changes who guests reply to.
- The day, the date and the year
- Write the weekday out. “Saturday, 12 December 2026” is read correctly at a glance; 12/12/26 is not, and is ambiguous outside India.
- A separate time for each function
- Baraat, pheras and reception rarely start together. One card can carry all three as long as each has its own line — a single time is the most common cause of guests arriving hours early.
- The venue, with a landmark
- Hall name, then the area, then something a driver will recognise. A full address matters more than it looks, especially for relatives travelling in.
- Dress code, if there is one
- Only if you mean it. “Traditional” or “Indian formal” is enough; guests will fill in the rest.
- How to reply, and by when
- One phone number or one WhatsApp number. Two contacts split the replies and neither person ends up with the full count.
When to send each card
Weddings are the one occasion where invitations go out in waves, and the waves matter — guests need warning before they need details.
Four to six months ahead
Save the date. Names and the date, nothing else. This is what makes outstation guests book leave and tickets while they are still cheap.
Six to eight weeks ahead
The main invitation, with venues and timings for every function. Late enough that details are settled, early enough to be planned around.
One week ahead
A reminder with the map link and the timing for the function that guest is coming to. Short, and sent to the group.
The day before
Parking, gate number, and where to go on arrival. This one is genuinely useful and almost nobody sends it.
Wording that works
Three registers, all of them normal. Pick the one that sounds like the people getting married.
Together with their families
Aarav & Diya
request the pleasure of your company
at their wedding on Saturday, 12 December 2026
We're getting married!
Aarav & Diya
and we would love you there
Saturday, 12 December 2026 · The Grand Palace, Udaipur
Aarav weds Diya
12 December 2026 · Udaipur
Baraat 6 pm · Pheras 8 pm
Dinner to follow
Design notes
Names should be the largest thing on the card by a clear margin. Everything else is logistics, and logistics can be small — a guest reads the names from across a room and the timings with the card in their hand.
The classic palette is ivory with a gold rule and a dark warm grey for text, because it prints well and photographs well. Deep jewel tones — emerald, wine, midnight — do the same job with more drama, provided the text stays light enough to read at thumbnail size.
Pair one script face for the names with one spaced-out capital face for the details. Two decorative faces fight each other; one and a plain one do not.
Which size to make it
The same design can be exported at any of these, so most couples make one card and re-export it rather than designing twice.
- Tall invitation1080 × 1620 · 2:3The proportion most printed wedding cards use, and the one a press expects.
- Portrait invitation1080 × 1350 · 4:5A little squarer. Reads well when someone opens it on a phone.
- Instagram story1080 × 1920 · 9:16Full-screen on a status or a story, which is where most guests will actually see it first.
- WhatsApp invitation1080 × 1440 · 3:4A tall, light image that survives WhatsApp's compression and stays readable in a busy family group.
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Common questions
Is this wedding invitation maker really free?
Yes. Every template and every download is free, there is no watermark, no trial and no account to create. The editor runs in your browser, so there are no servers rendering your design and nothing that has to be paid for per invitation.
Can I make separate cards for mehendi, sangeet and the reception?
Yes. Make the first card, save it, then duplicate it from My Designs and change the function name and timing. Keeping one design across all of them is what makes the set look like a set.
How do I get it printed?
Download the PDF rather than the image. The page is set to the invitation's real size, so a print shop gets exact dimensions instead of having to guess from a screenshot. Choose a portrait or landscape format before you export, not a social one — a story is the wrong shape for a card.
Can I send the invitation on WhatsApp?
Yes, and it is worth choosing a WhatsApp or story format first so the card is not letterboxed in the chat. On a phone the share button hands the picture straight to WhatsApp; on a desktop browser you download it and attach it yourself, because no website can put a file into another app for you.
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