MessagesShort invitation messages
A WhatsApp invitation needs the occasion, date, time, place and how to reply. These are friendly and complete. Replace the words in [brackets].
Birthday party
You are invited! [Name] turns [age] on [date]. Join us for cake and dinner at [time] at [place]. Please confirm by [date].
Come celebrate [Name]'s birthday with us this [day], [time], at our home. No gifts, only your company and your appetite.
It is a surprise party for [Name]! [Date], [time], [place]. Please arrive 15 minutes early, and not a word to the birthday person.
Dinner and get together
Dinner at our place this Saturday, 8 pm. Nothing fancy, just good food and long talk. Do come.
Old friends, new stories. Get together on [date], [time], at [place]. Reply IN or OUT.
Chai and pakoras at ours this Sunday evening, 5 pm. The rain is optional. You are not.
Housewarming and puja
With joy we invite you and your family to the griha pravesh of our new home on [date] at [time]. Address: [address]. Lunch will follow the puja.
We are having a Satyanarayan puja at home on [date] at [time]. Please join us with your family for the puja and prasad.
You are warmly invited to the Sukhmani Sahib path at our home on [date] at [time], followed by langar.
Kitty party, farewell and office
Kitty party this month at my place: [date], [time]. Theme: [theme]. Please be on time. The game starts at [time] sharp.
Farewell for [Name] on [date] at [time] in the conference room. Please join us to wish them well.
Annual day celebration on [date] at [time] in the school hall. Parents are warmly invited. Please be seated by [time].
हिन्दी में
आप सादर आमंत्रित हैं। [नाम] के जन्मदिन पर [तारीख] को शाम [समय] बजे हमारे घर पधारें। आपका आना ही सबसे बड़ा उपहार होगा।
हमारे नए घर के गृह प्रवेश पर [तारीख] को [समय] बजे सपरिवार पधारकर हमें अनुगृहीत करें। पूजा के बाद भोजन की व्यवस्था है।
इस शनिवार रात का खाना हमारे यहाँ। समय: 8 बजे। ज़रूर आइएगा।
[तारीख] को हमारे घर [पूजा का नाम] है। आप सपरिवार आमंत्रित हैं। प्रसाद ग्रहण करने अवश्य पधारें।
पुराने दोस्तों की महफ़िल: [तारीख], [समय], [जगह]। आना पक्का करो, बहाने नहीं चलेंगे।
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ
ਸਾਡੇ ਘਰ [ਮੌਕਾ] ਦੀ ਖ਼ੁਸ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ [ਦਿਨ, ਤਾਰੀਖ਼] ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮ [ਸਮਾਂ] ਵਜੇ ਰੋਟੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਹੈ। ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਆਇਓ। ਥਾਂ: [ਪਤਾ]।
[ਤਾਰੀਖ਼] ਨੂੰ ਸਾਡੇ ਨਵੇਂ ਘਰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਖੰਡ ਪਾਠ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੇ ਭੋਗ ਪੈਣਗੇ। ਆਪ ਜੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਸਮੇਤ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਹੈ। ਸਮਾਂ: [ਸਮਾਂ], ਥਾਂ: [ਪਤਾ]।
Nothing matches. Try a shorter word, or choose All.
The five things every invitation needs
- The occasion: whose birthday, which puja, what kind of dinner.
- The date, with the day: "Saturday, 14 [month]". The day catches mistakes in the date.
- The time: and for dinners, roughly when food will be served.
- The place: full address, a landmark and a location pin.
- The reply: by when, and to whom.
If any of the five is missing, your phone will ring twenty times with the same question.
Useful extras
- Whether the invitation is for the family, with children, or for one person.
- Dress or theme, if there is one.
- Parking, the gate to use, the floor.
- "No gifts, please", if you mean it.
- For formal functions, the names of the hosts at the end.
Phone invitation or card?
For close family and elders, the message is only a record. The real invitation is a visit or a call, and in many families the card must be delivered by hand. For friends, colleagues and neighbours, a well-written message is now normal and welcome. Send it personally to each guest where you can. A broadcast in a large group feels like a notice.
Timing
- Informal dinners: about a week ahead.
- Birthdays and housewarmings: two to three weeks.
- Weddings and big functions: a save-the-date early, the invitation a month or so before, and a reminder a few days ahead.
Wording for printed cards and a card maker are on our sister site, Invite.
Make it yours
- Send the location pin right after the invitation.
- Ask for a reply by a date if you are ordering food.
- For elders, follow the message with a phone call. A call is the real invitation.