Haldi ceremony invitation video, with messages you can copy

What should a haldi invitation say?

A haldi invite is smaller and more casual than the wedding card. Most of the people on it are family, neighbours and close friends, and most of them already know the couple. So skip the long formal paragraph and answer the questions people will otherwise ask on the family WhatsApp group the night before.

• Whose haldi it is. In many families the bride and groom have separate haldis at their own homes on the same morning. Say "Neha's haldi" rather than just "Haldi" so the groom's Mausi does not land up at the wrong house.
• Date and a real start time. Haldi is usually in the morning, often 9 to 11 AM, because the bride needs time to bathe and rest before the evening. If the pandit ji has given a muhurat, put that time.
• The venue with a landmark. Most haldis happen at home, on the terrace or in the society lawn. "Srivastava Niwas, Gomti Nagar" works for the family, but the new in-laws need "behind the Patrakarpuram crossing" or a Google Maps link.
• What to wear. Yellow is the norm, with orange, mustard and light green close behind. Add one honest line: wear something you do not mind ruining. Turmeric on a white chikankari kurta does not wash out.
• What comes next. If mehendi follows the same afternoon, say so, so guests plan to stay or come back.

The video has one scene per function with the date, time, venue and address. There is no separate dress code field, so put it in the closing line (up to 90 characters), for example "Wear yellow. Old clothes advised, the haldi is serious."

Haldi invitation messages to copy

Send one of these as the WhatsApp text with the video. The video carries the details; the message is what people read in the notification preview, so keep the date and time in the first two lines. For mehendi and sangeet wordings in the same style, see our haldi, mehendi and sangeet wording guide.

More short messages for sending video invites, including the polite follow-up for people who have not replied, are in the WhatsApp wedding invitation message guide.

Who gets a haldi invite, and when should it go out?

The haldi list is usually a fraction of the wedding list. The 400-member family group does not all need a haldi invite, and the groom's office friends almost never come. Most families either put haldi on the main invite for close family only, or make a small separate haldi invite and send that just to the people who will actually be there with the turmeric bowl.

For the full timeline, from save the date to the last reminder, see when to send wedding invitations.

How do you make a haldi invitation video on Nimantran?

1. Open Nimantran in your phone browser. No app, no account.
2. Pick Marigold Haldi: sunny yellow, marigold torans and mango leaves. It opens with Shri Ganesh by default; you can change the blessing or remove it.
3. Choose English, Hindi or bilingual. In Hindi the date is written the way families write it, "गुरुवार, 21 जनवरी 2027", and the haldi scene reads "हल्दी की रस्म, हँसी-ठिठोली के संग". In English the built-in line is "A little turmeric, a lot of laughter".
4. Add the haldi with its date, time, venue and address. Add mehendi or the wedding too if you want one invite for the whole family.
5. Add up to 3 photos, a hashtag, RSVP contacts (Papa and one cousin who picks up the phone) and your dress code line at the end.
6. Pick music: a built-in veena track, no music, or a song from your own phone, which never leaves your phone.
7. Preview free with a watermark. When it looks right, pay ₹499 for the full HD video and an e-card image, then share it to WhatsApp.

A haldi-only invite runs about 25 seconds. Add mehendi and the wedding and it grows a little with each function, up to about 50 seconds for six or more.

What small things make a haldi invite actually useful?

• Say if it is a wet haldi. Some families end with buckets of water and colour, almost like Holi. If yours does, tell people to bring a change of clothes and leave phones inside.
• Put the start time you mean. Haldi that says 10 AM tends to start at 11 anyway. If the bride has a parlour slot at 1 PM, write 9:30 and mean it.
• Check spellings with the person. Bua's name spelt wrong on the RSVP contact will be discussed for longer than the haldi itself.
• Use the regional name if your family does. Punjabi families may call it maiyan or vatna. Pick "Something else" as the function and type the name your family uses.
• Keep it light. Haldi is the one function where a little teasing is welcome. "A little turmeric, a lot of laughter" is the built-in line for a reason.

• Mehendi invitation videoOften the same day as haldi
• Sangeet invitation videoFor the dance night
• Marigold Haldi designYellow, marigold, mango leaves

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