How do you send a wedding invitation on WhatsApp?
The short answer
To send a wedding invitation on WhatsApp, message each family separately from your own number, greet them by name, and put the invitation below as an image, a short video or a link. Avoid broadcast lists for the main invitation: WhatsApp delivers a broadcast only to people who have saved your number.
In brief
- Send one chat per family, from a number they know, with their name in the first line.
- An image or PDF is enough for one function; a link suits several functions, replies and details that may change.
- A WhatsApp broadcast list holds up to 256 contacts and reaches only people who have saved your number.
- A real invitation never asks anyone to install a file. Say in the message that it opens in the browser.
- Send a Save the Date four to six months ahead and the invitation six to eight weeks ahead.
Which format should you send: image, video or link?
| Image or PDF | Video | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it opens | In the chat | Plays in the chat | In the phone’s browser |
| Needs internet to view again | No, once downloaded | No, once downloaded | Yes |
| Can be corrected after sending | No | No | Yes |
| Guests can reply on it | No | No | Yes, if it has an RSVP |
| Suits | One function at one venue | The announcement and status | Several functions, maps and replies |
If you are choosing between the last two, see wedding invitation video or a link.
What are the steps to send it?
- Make the guest list by household: one name, one phone number, and which functions they are invited to.
- Write a short message. Greet them by name, say who is inviting, give the date and city, then add the invitation.
- Send it yourself, one chat at a time. Parents send to relatives and their friends; the couple send to theirs.
- Call the elders after sending. For many of them the call is the invitation and the message is the reminder.
- A week before, send one reminder with the venue’s map pin.
What should the WhatsApp message say?
A message you can copy
Namaste Sharma ji, with our parents’ blessings we invite you and the family to Priya and Rahul’s wedding on 6 December in Jaipur. The invitation is below. It opens in your browser, there is nothing to download. Zaroor aana.
The names in that message are samples. Keep yours as short: who is inviting, whose wedding, the date, the city, and one line saying how the invitation opens.
Should you use a WhatsApp group or a broadcast list?
Not for the main invitation. WhatsApp’s own help page says only people who have added you to their phone’s contacts receive a broadcast, and each list holds up to 256 contacts. Everyone also gets the same words, so there is no name in the greeting.
A group shows every guest’s number to every other guest, replies bury the invitation within a day, and people invited to one function see the plans for all of them. Groups are useful later, for the families travelling together or the sangeet practice.
How do you make a wedding link feel safe?
Police in Rajasthan and other states have warned about fake wedding invitations on WhatsApp that ask the guest to install a file ending in .apk. A real invitation never asks anyone to install anything.
- Send it from a number your guests already know.
- Put the names and the date in the message itself, not only behind the link.
- Say plainly that it opens in the browser, with no app and no download.
- Tell elders they can call you if they are unsure. Nobody should feel silly for checking.
When should you send a wedding invitation?
A Save the Date can go four to six months ahead, which matters most for guests who need flights or leave. The invitation itself usually goes six to eight weeks before the wedding. Send one reminder a week before, not daily.
How does sending work with a Zaroor Aana invite?
You receive one main link, a separate link for each family that shows only their functions, and a ready message to go with it. The WhatsApp preview shows your names and says it opens in the browser. You send it from your own WhatsApp; your guests hear from you, not from us.
The preview is ready within 24 hours of your details form and the invite is live within 48 hours. See how ordering works.
Questions families ask
Can I send a wedding invitation to people who have not saved my number?
Yes, if you message them one by one. A broadcast list will not reach them: WhatsApp delivers broadcasts only to people who have your number saved.
Is a PDF or a link better for a WhatsApp wedding invitation?
A PDF or image is enough for one function at one venue. A link is better when there are several functions, when you want replies, or when details may change, because it can be corrected after it is sent.
How do guests know a wedding invitation link is not a scam?
It comes from a number they know, the message names the couple and the date, and it opens in the browser without asking to install anything. Zaroor Aana invites open on zarooraana.com with no app, no APK and no login.
Will a wedding invitation link open on every phone, and abroad?
A Zaroor Aana invite opens in the phone’s browser from the WhatsApp link, in India or abroad. It does need an internet connection.
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