Why a generic wedding website does not fit
Most wedding websites are built for one day, one venue and one guest list. An Asian wedding has none of those. The mehndi is at the house for the ladies; the sangeet or the big mehndi night is for everyone; the wedding day belongs to one family and the reception to the other; the dress code changes every night. The invitation has to carry a programme, the reply form has to ask about each function, and the wording has to open the way the family's cards have always opened.
So we built three designs, one for each community, with the functions, the script and the wording already in place.
Three designs
- Utsav for an Indian wedding: marigold, rani pink and peacock, a toran across the cover, Shree Ganeshaya Namah and the mangal shloka in Devanagari, and the mehndi, sangeet, haldi, baraat and reception as a row of coloured cards. Sikh and Gujarati families change one line.
- Mehfil for a Pakistani shaadi: magenta, emerald and gold, Mughal flower borders, the Bismillah and Shaadi Mubarak in Nastaliq, Surah Ar-Rum 30:21, and the dholki, mayun, mehndi, baraat and walima each on its own card.
- Alpona for a Bengali biye: sindoor red, white and gold, alpona linework, Shubho Bibaho in Bangla with the classic invitation line, and the gaye holud, biye and bou bhaat in holud yellow, red and gold. Hindu and Muslim families each change one line.
For the nikah itself, Jannah and Noor carry the Arabic in a quieter setting. Every design shows the same details, so the mehndi invitation and the wedding invitation can be different designs in the same account without retyping.
What every one of them does
- A functions section. Each function with its own date, time, venue, map, dress note and a line about what happens, as a card on the page.
- The right script, set properly. Devanagari, Nastaliq, Bangla and Arabic each in a face made for it, with the line height and direction the script needs. Every line is a field with a language setting.
- Both families with their roles. The parents invite, in the order your community uses, with the request line already written.
- Replies per household, per function. A yes or no and a meal choice per person, plus "Which functions will you be joining?" as a question you add. Personalised links put the household's names at the top and a note saying which days they are expected.
- Sent by WhatsApp. One link for the family group, or one per household. Guests who were invited by word of mouth reply through the open link by entering their names.
- A guest list that exports. Tags per function, meal choices, dietary notes and answers, as a spreadsheet for each caterer.
Where to start
Pick the page for your community: Indian weddings, Pakistani weddings or Bengali weddings. Each one has the wording that is already written for you, the functions it comes with, and the guides for your family's traditions. If your wedding crosses two communities, start with the design you like and change the lines; nothing is fixed.
Our guide to inviting guests to several wedding functions online walks through the guest list, the tags and the per-function question.
What it costs
One payment of £40, VAT included, for any number of guests and any number of functions, live for a year from the day you pay. That is the launch offer; the usual price is £59. Nothing to pay until you are happy with it. Compare that with a printed card and five inserts for four hundred households.
Your own web address
Your invitation lives at yourname.invalia.io out of the box. Connect a domain you already own from the dashboard, at no extra cost.
Good questions
- Which design should we pick?
- Utsav for an Indian (Hindu, Sikh or Gujarati) wedding, Mehfil for a Pakistani wedding, Alpona for a Bengali one. Each comes with its community’s functions and wording. All three show the same details, so you can switch later without retyping.
- Can guests reply to each function separately?
- Yes. Add a question to the reply form with the functions as options. Every reply comes back with the answer, and you can filter and export by it.
- Can different guests be invited to different functions?
- Yes. Tag each household with the functions they are invited to, and give every household its own link with a note saying which days they are expected. Or make separate invitations for the mehndi and the wedding in the same account.
- Is the script set properly?
- Yes. Devanagari, Nastaliq, Bangla, Gurmukhi and Arabic each have their own typeface, direction and line height. Every line is a field you can change.
- Do guests need an app or an account?
- No. They open the link in WhatsApp and reply from their phone. Elders can be helped by anyone with the link, or can search their name on the page.
- Is it one price for any number of guests?
- Yes. £40 one-off (the launch offer, usually £59) covers any guest list and any number of functions, live for a year from payment.
Make yours this evening.
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