Marathi wedding card wording
Ready-to-copy Marathi wording for your lagna patrika: a traditional card from the groom's family, one from the bride's family, a short modern one, the list of events and the message to send with your invitation link on WhatsApp.
Replace the words in [brackets] with your own.
Traditional card (groom's family)
The classic lagna patrika, opening with Shri Ganeshay Namah.
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ वक्रतुंड महाकाय सूर्यकोटी समप्रभ। निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा॥ सप्रेम निमंत्रण श्री. [वडिलांचे नाव] व सौ. [आईचे नाव] यांचे सुपुत्र चि. [वराचे नाव] यांचा शुभविवाह चि. सौ. कां. [वधूचे नाव] (श्री. [वधूच्या वडिलांचे नाव] व सौ. [वधूच्या आईचे नाव] यांची कन्या) हिच्याशी [तारीख, वार] रोजी [वेळ] या शुभमुहूर्तावर करण्याचे योजिले आहे. तरी या मंगलप्रसंगी आपण सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार उपस्थित राहून वधूवरांस शुभाशीर्वाद द्यावेत, ही नम्र विनंती. विवाहस्थळ: [पत्ता] निमंत्रक [कुटुंबाचे नाव]
Traditional card (bride's family)
The same card when the bride's parents invite.
॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ सप्रेम निमंत्रण श्री. [वडिलांचे नाव] व सौ. [आईचे नाव] यांची कन्या चि. सौ. कां. [वधूचे नाव] हिचा शुभविवाह चि. [वराचे नाव] (श्री. [वराच्या वडिलांचे नाव] व सौ. [वराच्या आईचे नाव] यांचे सुपुत्र) यांच्याशी [तारीख, वार] रोजी [वेळ] या शुभमुहूर्तावर करण्याचे योजिले आहे. आपली उपस्थिती व आशीर्वाद हेच आमच्यासाठी मोलाचे आहेत. विवाहस्थळ: [पत्ता] स्वागतोत्सुक [कुटुंबातील सदस्यांची नावे]
Short and modern
When the couple invite, in a few warm lines.
[वधूचे नाव] आणि [वराचे नाव] आम्ही लग्न करतोय! [तारीख] · [ठिकाण] आपल्या उपस्थितीने आमचा हा दिवस अधिक खास होईल.
List of events
Under the main card, one line per event.
कार्यक्रम साखरपुडा: [तारीख], [वेळ] हळद: [तारीख], [वेळ] मेहंदी व संगीत: [तारीख], [वेळ] शुभविवाह (मुहूर्त): [तारीख], [वेळ] स्वागत समारंभ: [तारीख], [वेळ]
WhatsApp message with your invitation link
What to write when you send the link.
नमस्कार! [वधूचे नाव] आणि [वराचे नाव] यांच्या लग्नाचे निमंत्रण इथे पाहा: [लिंक] येणार असल्यास याच लिंकवर कळवा. आपली वाट पाहत आहोत!
See Marathi wedding designs
Each one comes worded in this language. Add your names and share one link.
Words used on Marathi cards
- चि. (चिरंजीव)
- Written before the groom's name: “may he live long”.
- चि. सौ. कां. (चिरंजीव सौभाग्यकांक्षिणी)
- Written before the bride's name: “wishing her a long and fortunate married life”.
- सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार
- With your whole family: everyone at home is invited.
- शुभमुहूर्त
- The auspicious time fixed for the wedding.
- निमंत्रक
- The family who invites, at the end of the card.
- स्वागतोत्सुक
- Relatives who look forward to welcoming you, listed at the end.
Questions and answers
- What is a lagna patrika?
- It's the Marathi wedding card: the blessing at the top, who invites, the couple's names, the muhurat, date and place, and the family's names at the end. Copy one of the cards above and fill in your details.
- How are the names written on a Marathi lagna patrika?
- The groom's name gets चि. (chiranjeev) before it and the bride's name चि. सौ. कां. Parents are written as श्री. and सौ. with their names.
- Does a Marathi lagna patrika have to start with Shri Ganeshay Namah?
- No. Many families open with it, or with their family deity's name. You can leave it out, or start with a line of your own.
- Can I use this wording in a WishWoven design?
- Yes. Our Marathi designs already come worded in Marathi, and you can change any line in the editor, so paste the lines you like. You get one link to share on WhatsApp, and guests reply on it.