Before the design

Invitation wording

What each line on an invitation is actually for, and samples in English and Hindi you can copy. Free, whether or not you ever order a film from us.

Wedding invitation wording

Formal, warm and short — with a note on what each line is actually doing.

Short lines that get a date into the calendar without committing to details you have not fixed.

Warmer than a wedding card, and jointly hosted — the wording should show both.

The least formal card of the week — and the one where the dress code genuinely matters.

An evening with a schedule — and guests who may be expected to perform.

A morning ritual with a small guest list — and clothes nobody minds ruining.

The formal one, with the longest guest list and the least room for ambiguity.

The one invitation where the address is the most important thing on the card.

The card that announces a name for the first time — give the name the room it deserves.

A temple, a muhurat and often a journey — the wording has to carry all three.

A programme, not an event — the invitation has to carry the whole morning.

Short, plain and sent the same week — the wording does not need to be elaborate.

First birthdays, children’s parties and sixtieths — three different cards.

Usually written by the children — and the wording should make that clear.

A career, not just an evening — say how long, and whether there will be speeches.