Wording guide
Mehendi invitation wording, with examples
Good mehendi wording answers four questions in order: who is hosting, who the mehendi is for, when and where, and how guests reply. Everything below is a starting point — swap in your own names, dates and venues, and keep the lines that fit your family.
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What to include, in order
1. The hosts — usually the family, or the couple themselves. 2. Who the mehendi is for, by name, exactly as you want guests to see it. 3. The date, day and time of the mehendi ceremony — mehendi is often an afternoon or early-evening gathering, so give the start time clearly rather than leaving guests to guess. 4. The venue, with enough detail for guests to find it — often a home, so give the address clearly. 5. How to reply — a phone number or a reply link on the invitation itself.
Two things are worth deciding before you write: whether the mehendi is a small family gathering or a larger celebration with music and dancing, and whether you want to mention a dress code — the wording stays the same shape either way, but the tone follows the occasion.
Examples
Wording you can adapt
Traditional, from the family: “Mr. and Mrs. Kapoor request the pleasure of your company at the mehendi ceremony of their daughter Riya, on Friday, 11 December, at 4 in the afternoon, at the Kapoor residence, Delhi.”
From the family, with music and dress code: “Join us for Riya's mehendi on Friday, 11 December, at 4 in the afternoon, at the Kapoor residence, Delhi. Music and dancing to follow — guests are welcome to wear bright colours.”
Short, for a digital invitation: “Riya's mehendi — Friday, 11 December, 4 pm, Kapoor residence, Delhi. Please reply on this invitation.”
For a couple's mehendi: “Riya and Aman invite you to celebrate their mehendi with them on Friday, 11 December, at 4 in the afternoon, at the Kapoor residence, Delhi.”
One ceremony, not the whole wedding
Keep the wedding details for later
A mehendi invitation is not a wedding invitation, and guests do not expect the full wedding details on it. When the wedding is planned, send a separate wedding invitation with its own wording — the site's wedding invitation wording guide covers that, and the engagement invitation wording guide and haldi invitation wording guide cover those ceremonies in the same shape as this page.
For community-specific invitations, the site's occasion pages carry designs and wording notes of their own: Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian wedding invitations.
Questions
Before you write yours
What must a mehendi invitation wording always include?
Who is hosting, who the mehendi is for, the date and time of the ceremony, the venue, and how guests should reply. A note about dress code or music helps too, since mehendi is usually a relaxed, musical gathering and guests often wear bright colours.
How is mehendi wording different from wedding wording?
A mehendi invitation is for one pre-wedding ceremony, not the wedding itself. It does not need the full wedding schedule — name the person being celebrated, the mehendi day and time, and the home or venue, and keep the wedding details for the wedding invitation.
Should the wording mention henna, dress code or music?
It is worth one line if it matters to your celebration — for example that guests are welcome to wear bright colours, or that music and dancing will follow the henna. These are optional — if there is no dress code or music plan, leave them out rather than inventing one.
Do I pay extra for a different wording?
No. The wording is part of your invitation, and publishing it costs ₹599 one-time, no subscription, whatever wording you choose.
Choose a design, add your names and wording, and share a link your guests open on their phone — ₹599 one-time, no subscription.
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