Reception invitation video, and messages for everyone on the list

What should a reception invitation say?

The reception usually has the biggest and most mixed guest list of the whole shaadi: Papa's colleagues, the building society, school friends, the neighbours from the old house, people who skipped the pheras at 2 AM. Many of them do not know the other family at all. So the invite needs to be clear more than clever.

• Who is hosting. Often the groom's family hosts the reception after the bride comes home, but plenty of couples now host it themselves or with both families. Name the hosts in the family line so a colleague of the bride's father knows whose function it is.
• "7 PM onwards", not just "7 PM". Receptions are open windows. Guests come, meet the couple on stage, eat and leave. "Onwards" tells them that is fine.
• The venue with a maps link. Banquet halls with similar names sit on the same road in every city. Paste the Google Maps link for the exact hall.
• The gift line, if you want one. "Your blessings are the only gift we need" is common and polite. Leave it out if you would rather not say anything.
• Dress code, only if there is one. Most receptions are simply "Indian formal" and nobody needs telling.

The gift line or dress code goes in the closing line at the end of the video (up to 90 characters). The default closing line is "We can't wait to celebrate with you", or "आपके आगमन की प्रतीक्षा रहेगी" in Hindi.

Wedding reception invitation messages to copy

For the short line you send above the video and the gentle follow-up for people who have not replied, see the WhatsApp wedding invitation message guide. For the full Hindi card matter, see wedding card matter in Hindi.

Should the reception get its own invite?

Often, yes. Anyone who receives an invite sees every function on it. If your boss and the building secretary are only invited to the reception, a separate reception-only invite saves an awkward "so where is the sangeet?" conversation.

Each invite on Nimantran is paid for once, ₹499 for the video. A full invite and a reception-only invite are two invites. Switching design is free, so the reception one can match the main invite or look different.

How do you make a reception video in Modern Minimal?

Modern Minimal is ivory paper, one fine gold line and big quiet type, which suits a reception guest list that runs from Nani to the new manager. For a grander North Indian reception, Royal Maroon & Gold fits better.

1. Open Nimantran in your phone browser and pick a design. No app, no account.
2. Choose English, Hindi or bilingual. The reception scene reads "Reception" with "Dinner, dancing and your blessings" in English, and "प्रीतिभोज" with "आशीर्वाद समारोह एवं प्रीतिभोज" in Hindi.
3. Add the hosts in the family line, the couple's names and the reception with date, time, venue and address.
4. Add a wedding photo or two if the wedding has already happened. Up to 3 photos.
5. Add RSVP contacts and your closing line.
6. Preview free, then pay ₹499 for the HD video, or ₹999 for the video plus an invite website with RSVPs.

When should reception invites go out, and how do you get a headcount?

• With the main invite, 4 to 6 weeks before, for family and friends.
• 2 to 3 weeks before for office colleagues and neighbours. Earlier than that and people forget.
• A reminder the day before, with the location pin.

The caterer will want a plate count about a week before. With the ₹999 Video + invite website, guests open your invite page, RSVP to each function with the number of people coming, and you see a headcount per function. You can download every reply as a CSV spreadsheet and send it straight to the caterer. More on timing in when to send wedding invitations.

• Sangeet invitation videoFor the night before
• Nikah invitation videoWith Walima, the Muslim wedding feast
• South Indian wedding invitation videoMuhurtham and reception

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