Haldi, mehendi and sangeet invitation messages

The wedding card gets the formal words. The haldi invitation message, the mehendi note and the sangeet invite are where families relax, and where most of the confusion happens: guests turn up in white to a haldi, or an hour late to a mehendi that started at noon. A good pre-wedding invitation is short and practical. It says what, when, where and what to wear, then adds one line of fun.

• What these messages must say
• Haldi, mehendi and sangeet invitation messages
• Ladies sangeet and dholak night
• One message for every function, Hindi and Hinglish and dress code lines

What should a haldi, mehendi or sangeet invitation say?

Four things: the function, the date and start time, the venue (or the home address with a landmark) and the dress code. If it is at home, add whose home it is, because cousins often have three “Mama ji's house” in their heads.

Give a real start time. Haldi is usually in the morning, mehendi runs for hours, and a sangeet with performances needs people seated before the first dance. “From 11 am” tells guests when to arrive; “morning” does not.

Haldi invitation messages

Haldi is the messiest and most informal function. Tell people to wear yellow, and warn them that the clothes may not come back the same colour.

• Haldi, simple Copy

  Haldi ceremony of [Name] on [Date], from [Time] at [Venue]. Dress code: yellow. Please come early, it starts on time! 💛

• Haldi with a warning Copy

  You're invited to [Name]'s haldi on [Date], [Time], at [Venue]. Wear yellow, and wear something you won't miss. Nobody leaves clean.

• Haldi at home Copy

  Haldi at home on [Date] at [Time]. Address: [Address], near [Landmark]. Yellow kurtas and sarees welcome, white ones at your own risk.

• From the bride Copy

  Before I become a bride, I'll be a very yellow one 😄 Join my haldi on [Date] at [Time], [Venue]. Dress code: yellow and white.

• From the groom's side Copy

  [Groom]'s haldi is on [Date], [Time], at our home. Uncles, aunties, cousins: be ready to apply haldi and get some yourself. [Address]

• Joint haldi Copy

  One haldi, two families: [Bride] and [Groom] will have their haldi together on [Date] at [Venue], from [Time]. Wear yellow. [link]

• Haldi pool party Copy

  Haldi, then the pool. [Date], [Time] at [Venue]. Wear yellow, bring a change of clothes and a towel. 🌼

• Haldi, morning of the wedding Copy

  Haldi is on the wedding morning, [Date], at [Time] sharp, so the bride has time to get ready. Please be on time. [Venue]

Mehendi invitation messages

A mehendi runs long, so say when it starts and that guests can come and go. If a mehendi artist is booked for guests too, mention it; it is the first thing aunties ask.

• Mehendi, simple Copy

  Mehendi ceremony of [Bride] on [Date], from [Time] at [Venue]. Dress code: green. Come with empty hands, leave with full ones.

• Artists for guests Copy

  [Bride]'s mehendi is on [Date] from [Time] at [Venue]. Mehendi artists for everyone, so come early to get your turn! Dress code: shades of green.

• Mehendi lunch Copy

  Mehendi and lunch at [Venue] on [Date], [Time] onwards. Bright colours, comfortable clothes, and an appetite.

• From the bride to friends Copy

  Girls, my mehendi is on [Date] at [Time]. I need you there to sing badly and eat the snacks. Wear green! [Venue]

• Mehendi and music Copy

  Mehendi with dholak and old songs on [Date], [Time] onwards at [Venue]. Wear something bright and stay as long as you like.

• Mehendi for the groom's side Copy

  The groom's family is having a small mehendi on [Date], [Time], at home. Ladies, come for the mehendi; everyone, come for the food. [Address]

• Evening mehendi Copy

  Mehendi night under the lights: [Date], from [Time] at [Venue]. Dress code: green and gold.

Sangeet invitation messages

The sangeet is usually the biggest party before the wedding. Give the time the performances start, and warn the cousins who are dancing to come earlier for a rehearsal.

• Sangeet night Copy

  Sangeet night of [Bride] and [Groom] on [Date] at [Venue]. Performances start at [Time] sharp. Dress code: [colour/theme]. [link]

• Both families competing Copy

  Bride's side vs groom's side, on the dance floor. Sangeet on [Date] at [Venue], [Time]. Pick your team and practise. 💃🕺

• Performers, rehearsal call Copy

  Everyone dancing at the sangeet: final rehearsal at [Time] on [Date] at [Venue], before guests arrive at [Time].

• Sangeet with a theme Copy

  Sangeet on [Date], [Time], at [Venue]. Theme: Bollywood retro. Come as your favourite film character.

• Cocktail and sangeet Copy

  Sangeet and cocktails on [Date] from [Time] at [Venue]. Dress to dance. [link]

• From the groom Copy

  My sangeet is on [Date] at [Venue]. I've been promised there will be dancing; I've not been promised it will be good. Come anyway. [Time]

• Sangeet, short Copy

  Sangeet: [Date], [Time], [Venue]. Music, dance, dinner. See you there! [link]

Ladies sangeet and dholak night invitations

The ladies sangeet is the older, at-home version: a dholak, wedding songs, and the women of both families. Say clearly if it is ladies only, and send the address with a landmark.

• Ladies sangeet at home Copy

  Ladies sangeet at home on [Date], [Time] onwards. Dholak, geet and lots of gossip. Ladies only, please! [Address], near [Landmark].

• Dholak night Copy

  Dholak night for [Name]'s shaadi on [Date] at [Time]. Bring your voices and your old wedding songs. [Address]

• To aunties Copy

  Namaste Aunty ji, ladies sangeet for [Name] is on [Date] at [Time] at our house. Aapke bina geet adhure rahenge, zaroor aaiyega.

• Banna-banni geet Copy

  Banna-banni geet and dholak for [Name], [Date], [Time], at home. Please bring the songbook if you still have it!

• With dinner Copy

  Ladies sangeet and dinner on [Date] from [Time] at [Address]. Comfortable clothes, loud voices.

One invitation for all the pre-wedding functions

When every guest is invited to everything, one message with a short list saves everyone a scroll. Put each function on its own line.

• Three functions Copy

  Pre-wedding functions for [Bride] and [Groom]: Haldi: [Date], [Time], [Venue] Mehendi: [Date], [Time], [Venue] Sangeet: [Date], [Time], [Venue] Dress codes and maps: [link]

• With dress codes Copy

  Haldi [Date] (yellow), mehendi [Date] (green), sangeet [Date] (dress to dance). Every venue and time is on the invite: [link]

• Family group Copy

  Sab functions ki dates note kar lijiye 🙏 Haldi: [Date], [Time] Mehendi: [Date], [Time] Sangeet: [Date], [Time] Venue aur map: [link]

• Only some functions Copy

  You're invited to the mehendi on [Date] and the sangeet on [Date]. The haldi is a small family affair. Details: [link]

Haldi and sangeet invitation messages in Hindi and Hinglish

For family groups, Hinglish is easiest to read. Pure Hindi suits elders. More of both are in the Hindi invitation messages guide.

• हल्दी का निमंत्रण Copy

  [नाम] की हल्दी की रस्म [दिनांक] को सुबह [समय] बजे [स्थान] पर है। पीले कपड़े पहनकर आइएगा। आप सभी सादर आमंत्रित हैं।

• मेहंदी का निमंत्रण Copy

  [नाम] की मेहंदी [दिनांक] को [समय] से [स्थान] पर है। हरे रंग के कपड़े पहनें और हाथों पर मेहंदी लगवाने ज़रूर आएँ।

• संगीत संध्या Copy

  [वधू] और [वर] की संगीत संध्या [दिनांक] को [समय] बजे से [स्थान] पर है। नाच-गाने और भोजन के साथ आपका इंतज़ार रहेगा।

• Hinglish, haldi Copy

  Haldi [Date] ko subah [Time] baje hai, [Venue] par. Peela pehen ke aana, aur purane kapde, kyunki haldi sab par lagegi 😄

• Hinglish, sangeet Copy

  Sangeet night [Date] ko hai, [Venue], [Time]. Dance practice shuru kar do, family ki izzat ka sawaal hai! 💃

• Hinglish, mehendi Copy

  Mehendi [Date] ko [Time] se hai. Mehendi waali didi sabke liye aa rahi hain, toh jaldi aana. Green pehenna!

Dress code lines to add to any message

If you want guests in a colour, one plain line is enough. Add it at the end of the message so the time and venue stay at the top.

• Haldi Copy

  Dress code: yellow. Wear something you won't mind getting haldi on.

• Mehendi Copy

  Dress code: green, or any bright colour. Comfortable sleeves, please; the mehendi goes up to the elbow.

• Sangeet Copy

  Dress code: festive and dance-ready. Heels optional, energy compulsory.

• Colour theme Copy

  Dress code: pastels. Bride's side in pink, groom's side in blue.

• No dress code Copy

  No dress code. Come as you are, and come hungry.

One message can carry the words; a link carries the rest. On an Aaiyega invite, every function gets its own card with the date, time, dress code, a Maps button and an Add to calendar button, so the haldi time is on every guest's phone. For the main day, see the full set of wedding invitation messages and the reception messages.