Muslim weddings
Nikah and walima on one invitation
Two ceremonies, often two hosts and two guest lists, on a single link — with prayer-relative timings, the Bismillah where it belongs, and a design drawn without figures.
A nikah invitation has a structure most invitation tools do not account for. The nikah and the walima are separate occasions, customarily hosted by different families, frequently on different days and with different guest lists. The timing is often given relative to prayers rather than only by the clock. And the card opens with the Bismillah, above everything else.
These designs handle all of that as normal rather than as an exception, and the artwork for the one drawn for this tradition is geometric — jaali lattice and eight-point stars — with no figurative imagery.
The occasions, and what each card needs
| Occasion | Usually hosted by | What the card needs |
|---|---|---|
| Mehendi | The bride's family | Time, venue, and that it is generally for the women of both families |
| Nikah | The bride's family | The masjid or venue, the time — often relative to a prayer — and a clock time for guests travelling |
| Walima | The groom's family | Date, time, venue. Usually the widest invitation of the three |
| Reception | Either family, where held | Time and venue, stated as separate from the walima if it is |
The Bismillah at the head
In Arabic, with transliteration beneath if you want it, above the invitation itself — where it belongs and where a generic template will not put it.
Prayer-relative timings
Write "after Zuhr, at 1:30 p.m." Guests nearby go by the prayer; guests flying in need the clock. Give both.
Geometric, not figurative
Noor is built from jaali lattice, eight-point stars and crescent hairlines. No figures anywhere in the design.
Separate counts for nikah and walima
The walima list is usually much longer than the nikah list. Two headcounts, collected separately.
Urdu, Malayalam and ten more
Including right-to-left layout for Urdu — the page mirrors properly rather than reflowing awkwardly.
Directions to the masjid and the hall
A map link for each, since they are rarely the same building or the same day.
A nikah and walima card, as it reads
Copy this and change the names. Fuller wording, including the Ar-Rum verse most often printed, is in our guide.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Alhaj Abdul Rahman & Mrs. Fathima Rahman
request the honour of your presence at the
NIKAH
of their daughter AYESHA
with IMRAN
son of Mr. Mohammed Yusuf & Mrs. Zainab Yusuf, Kozhikode
Saturday, 14th March 2026
after Zuhr prayers, at 1:30 in the afternoon
Juma Masjid, Kuttichira, Kozhikode
WALIMA
Sunday, 15th March, from 12:00 noon
Hotel Malabar Palace, Kozhikode
Your presence and duas would honour us.
Designs that suit a nikah
Noor was drawn for this tradition. Aurora is the unfigured modern alternative if you want something plainer.
NoorThe Garden of LightA moonlit Hyderabadi invitation alive with silk, jasmine, lanterns and shifting jaali light. The celebrations orbit a celestial dial turned by your scroll.Open the preview
AuroraMoonlight over Lake PicholaA single cinematic invitation layered with a painted lake, glowing island palace, pearl silk and moonlit botanicals. Every layer moves at its own depth.Open the preview
Points worth getting right
- Honorifics matter: Alhaj or Hajji for an elder who has performed Hajj, Janab and Mohtarma on formal Urdu cards, Marhoom or Marhooma for a parent who has passed away.
- Say who is hosting which occasion. Where the nikah and walima have different hosts, both families are named and the card should make clear which is which.
- Give both the prayer and the clock time. Guests travelling from another city cannot plan around "after Zuhr" alone.
- The walima is generally the wide invitation. If a guest is invited to that and not the nikah, the card should be warm about it rather than silent.
- A bilingual card — Urdu or Malayalam alongside English — costs nothing digitally and is what many families print anyway.
What it costs
| Price | What it includes | |
|---|---|---|
| Build and preview | Free | Any design, your own details, previewed as guests will see it |
| Publish | ₹499 one-time | No watermark, unlimited guests, RSVP and guest list |
| Custom link | ₹100 one-time | Your names in the address instead of a code |
Questions
- Can the nikah and walima have separate guest lists?
- Yes. Each is its own card with its own RSVP and its own headcount.
- Is there a design without figures or images of people?
- Noor is entirely geometric — jaali lattice, stars and lanterns, no figures. Aurora is typographic and also unfigured.
- Does it support Urdu?
- Yes, including right-to-left layout. The page mirrors rather than simply translating.
- Can I include a Quranic verse?
- Yes. Surah Ar-Rum 30:21 is the one most often printed on nikah cards, and there is space for it below the Bismillah.
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Try it with your own details
Open Noor, add the nikah and the walima, and see the finished invitation before deciding.