What do you write on a mehendi invitation?

Who is hosting, whose mehendi it is, the date, the start time written as "onwards", the venue, the dress code, and whether mehendi artists are available for guests.

Can a mehendi invitation be informal?

Yes, and it usually is. It is the least formal function of the wedding week and the wording can be playful in a way the wedding card cannot.

Should the mehendi be on the main wedding card?

Only if everyone invited to the wedding is invited to the mehendi. Where it is a smaller gathering, send a separate invitation to that circle.

Mehendi invitation wording

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

The mehendi is hosted by the bride’s family and is the most relaxed function of the wedding. The wording can be playful in a way the wedding card cannot, and a creative title — Jashn-e-Mehandi, Rangi Saari — is entirely at home here.

Two practical lines earn their place: the start time written as "onwards", because the afternoon runs long, and the dress code, because mehendi colour schemes are usually specific.

Samples

PlayfulEnglish

Jashn-e-Mehandi

Green, gold and a great deal of dholak.
Come get your hands done.

Friday, 20 November 2026 · 4:00 PM onwards
Sharma Residence, Jaipur

Dress code: minty greens

Warm and simpleEnglish

The Sharma family invite you
to Ananya’s mehendi

Friday, 20 November 2026
4:00 PM onwards
Sharma Residence, Jaipur

Lunch to follow. Artists for all guests.

Hindiहिन्दी

मेहंदी की रस्म

अनन्या की मेहंदी में
आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं।

शुक्रवार, 20 नवम्बर 2026
दोपहर 4 बजे से

शर्मा निवास, जयपुर

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Getting it right

Write the time as "4 PM onwards" — a mehendi does not have a start and an end.
Say whether artists are booked for guests. It changes who comes.
Name the dress code colour if there is one.
If the mehendi and sangeet run together, put both on one card with both times.

Questions

What do you write on a mehendi invitation?: Who is hosting, whose mehendi it is, the date, the start time written as "onwards", the venue, the dress code, and whether mehendi artists are available for guests.
Can a mehendi invitation be informal?: Yes, and it usually is. It is the least formal function of the wedding week and the wording can be playful in a way the wedding card cannot.
Should the mehendi be on the main wedding card?: Only if everyone invited to the wedding is invited to the mehendi. Where it is a smaller gathering, send a separate invitation to that circle.