Traditional
With joy in our hearts, we invite you to the Haldi ceremony of our son/daughter [Name]. 📅 [Day, Date] 🕘 [Time] 📍 [Venue], [City] Come bless [him/her] with turmeric and good wishes. Full programme and RSVP: [Link] , [Family name]
Haldi · invitation wording
Haldi ceremony invitation messages
The haldi is intimate: usually a morning function for close family, with turmeric, laughter and a lot of yellow. Invitations are short and practical: who, when, where, and a gentle warning that clothes will not survive the day.
Use the family version for relatives and elders, the couple’s version for friends, and the Hindi one for family groups. Because the haldi often happens the morning of the mehendi or the wedding, always include the full date and time, and link to the complete schedule.
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From the family
Short
Haldi for [Name], [Day, Date], [Time], at [Venue]. Please join us. Details and RSVP: [Link] 🌼
From the bride or groom
Playful
Warning: you will leave yellow. 💛 My haldi is on [Date] at [Time], [Venue]. Come early, wear something you don’t mind ruining, and bring your best “smear it on” energy. All events + RSVP: [Link] , [Name]
Warm
Before the wedding chaos begins, there’s a morning I really want you at: my haldi, on [Date] at [Venue], [Time]. Family, turmeric, sunshine. Please come. 🌼 Details and RSVP: [Link]
Hindi
Hindi, family
हल्दी की रस्म 🌼 [नाम] की हल्दी की शुभ रस्म में आप सपरिवार सादर आमंत्रित हैं। 📅 [दिनांक] · 🕘 [समय] 📍 [स्थान] पीले वस्त्रों में पधारें। पूरा कार्यक्रम एवं RSVP: [Link]
Make it personal
Send it as a personalised invite, with RSVP built in
Paste a template as-is, or do what these templates keep pointing at: create your free Shaadify wedding website, add every event with venue and map, and send each guest their own WhatsApp link. It greets them by name, shows only the events they’re invited to, and collects their RSVP (yes/no/maybe, plus-ones, meal preference), no app, no account for guests.
Tips for this message
- Put the start time prominently; haldi is usually a morning ritual and latecomers miss it entirely.
- Tell guests it will get messy: it sets expectations and makes the day more fun.
- If the haldi is on the same day as another event, list both with times so nobody double-books.
- Keep the guest list visible to yourself: on Shaadify, haldi can be its own event with its own RSVP, separate from the wedding.
Questions about haldi invitation messages
What do you write in a haldi invitation?
Whose haldi it is, the date and start time, the venue with a map, a dress-code line (yellow / clothes that can get stained), and how to RSVP. Keep it short and cheerful, it is an intimate family function.
Is the haldi ceremony only for family?
Traditionally yes: close family and a few close friends, sometimes separate functions for the bride’s and groom’s sides. Say in the invite who it is for so guests are not left guessing.
Can I send these invitations on WhatsApp with an RSVP?
Yes. Copy any template into WhatsApp as-is, or create a free Shaadify wedding website and send each guest a personalised link: it opens inside WhatsApp, shows every event with venue and timing, and lets guests RSVP per event (yes/no/maybe, plus-ones, meal preference) without installing anything.
Wording for other events
Wedding invitation messageFormal, casual, from-the-parents, Hindi and Hinglish wedding invitation messages ready to paste into WhatsApp.Mehendi invitationPlayful and traditional mehendi invites: from the bride, from the family, Hindi/Hinglish, with dress-code lines.Sangeet invitationSangeet night invites that set the mood, performances, dress code, both families, formal to fun, plus Hindi.Reception invitationReception-only and full-wedding reception invites, for colleagues, neighbours, extended family, formal to friendly, plus Hindi.Engagement invitationRing ceremony, roka and sagai invites, from the families or the couple, formal, friendly and in Hindi.Save the dateShort, early messages that lock the date, formal, fun, destination and Hindi, sent 2–3 months ahead of the invite.