The Easiest Wedding Invitation Card and Video Maker on the Planet

What is a wedding e-card, and which format should you send?

A wedding e-card is your invitation in digital form, made to be shared on WhatsApp and social media instead of, or alongside, a printed card. You can send it as a still image, a short looping GIF, or a full invitation video, and every one of them can carry your names, your wedding date and even your photo.

The four formats do different jobs, so it helps to know which one fits your plan.

An invitation video is the format most couples reach for now. It runs about thirty to sixty seconds, sets a mood with music and motion, and lands beautifully in a WhatsApp chat or on your Status. Some couples stretch it a little longer, up to about seventy seconds, but shorter tends to get watched all the way through.

An animated GIF is the lightweight cousin of the video. It loops silently, downloads instantly even on a weak signal, and works well as a teaser or a save-the-date nudge before the full invite goes out.

A static e-card is a single designed image or PDF. It reads perfectly on any phone, prints cleanly if a guest wants a copy, and is the easiest thing to forward. A PDF is also the tidy choice when you have a lot of detail to fit, like a multi-day programme.

A printable or physical card is the traditional route, and it still matters for close family and for the hand-delivered invite that carries real weight. On Pikaaso the digital design comes first, and print is an optional path once you have finalized a design you love. You can browse all wedding invitation cards to see the full range across both digital and print.

The styles inside those formats are yours to pick too. Beyond flat digital cards, the catalogue includes real printed formats: box model, royal textured, paper cutout and laser cut designs, alongside modern, traditional, cartoon, caricature and GIF styles.

How do you make a wedding invitation and send it on WhatsApp?

Pick a template, add your names and wedding details, choose your format, preview it, download it, and share it straight to WhatsApp. The whole thing takes minutes, and nothing needs to be printed unless you want it to.

1. Pick a template. Browse the wedding designs and open one that matches your style, culture and format. Filter by video, GIF or e-card, and by tradition or language, to narrow it down fast.
2. Add your details. Type in the couple’s names, the wedding date and start time, the venue name and full address, and any reception or sub-event details. Upload a photo or choose a couple illustration or caricature if the design supports it.
3. Choose your format. Decide whether you want a short video, a looping GIF, a static e-card or a print-ready file. You can create more than one from the same design.
4. Preview it. Play the video or open the card and check every name, date, spelling and address carefully before you go further. This is the moment to catch a typo.
5. Download your invite. Save the finished file to your phone or computer. For a video, keep the highest-quality version you are offered.
6. Share on WhatsApp or social. Send it into any chat or group, or post it to your WhatsApp Status, Instagram or Facebook. To keep a video at full quality, attach it as a document rather than as a gallery video. If you want physical cards, order prints of the same design instead.

Can you personalize the card with your names, photo, story and caricature?

Yes. Every wedding design can be personalized with the couple’s names and wedding details, and many go further with your own photo, a hand-style couple illustration, or a caricature of the two of you.

This is the heart of what a modern wedding invite is for, so there is real range here.

Couple illustration cards place a drawn version of the bride and groom at the centre of the design, often in traditional dress that matches your culture. Couple photo cards use your actual engagement or pre-wedding photo, framed with florals or elegant borders. Caricature and cartoon cards turn the two of you into a playful drawing, which is the format couples share most because it makes people smile. Themes go all the way to storytelling designs, like the couple riding a motorcycle with your love story marked along the road.

If choosing feels hard, there is a service that does the picking for you. Just submit your wedding details and we will create 100 wedding card designs with your names and details. You can finalize on a design you like. Customized e card download links will be sent to your email. You can also head straight to the 100-card maker to start that process.

Prefer to hand-pick and tweak one design yourself? Browse wedding e-cards by popularity and customize the wording, colours and layout to your taste. Our designers can also work on a fully custom project and deliver the final artwork.

Which regional, cultural and religious wedding cards can you make?

Cards and videos are available for Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Rajasthani or Marwari, and Bengali weddings, in a range of Indian languages and as video, GIF, e-card or print. The design filters mirror this, so what you can read about here is what you can actually pick on the page.

Wedding cards carry a lot of a community’s identity, from the opening invocation to the symbols and colours. Below is a card for each tradition the catalogue covers. Wording and customs vary between families and regions, so treat these as starting points and confirm the details with your own family or officiant.

Opening lines, symbols and customs differ from one community and family to the next. Please confirm the exact wording and spelling with a family elder or your officiant before you finalize. You can also browse Hindu-tagged wedding cards directly.

Can you send separate invites for Haldi, Mehndi, Sangeet, Baraat and the Reception?

Yes. An Indian wedding is a run of celebrations, and you can make a matching card or video for each one so every event gets its own invite.

Most designs on the page are customizable for Sangeet Ceremony, Mehndi Invitation, Baraat Prasthan, Vivah Muhurat and Wedding Reception. You can also invite people to the engagement first, with dedicated engagement invitations.

The running order of these events shifts from one region and community to another, so there is no single fixed sequence. As a common pattern, the Mehndi and Haldi often fall on the first day, the Sangeet on the evening before, and the Baraat, the wedding ceremony and the Reception on the main day. Many families reorder these to suit their own customs, and that is completely normal.

Matching cards help each event feel connected while still standing on its own. Two of the most-shared are the Haldi invitation videos and the Mehndi invitation cards, both easy to send on WhatsApp.

What should you write on your wedding invitation?

Every wedding invitation needs to answer five things clearly: who is getting married, when, where, whether the reception is elsewhere, and how to reply. Get those right and the rest is style.

The five things every invite should state:

1. The couple’s full names (and often the hosts’ or parents’ names).
2. The date and the start time of the ceremony.
3. The venue name and full address.
4. Reception details, if the reception is at a different place or time.
5. How and by when to RSVP.

Beyond those essentials, the opening line usually reflects the couple’s faith or culture. Here are sample conventions by tradition. These are common opening lines, not fixed rules, and transliterated spellings vary. Please check the exact wording and spelling with a family elder or your officiant before printing or sending.

Many Indian couples print the invite in two scripts, English alongside Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi or Bengali, so every guest can read it in their own language. Keep the names and the address identical across both to avoid confusion.

When should you send your digital wedding invitations, and how do guests RSVP?

As a good rule of thumb, send your main wedding invitation about six to eight weeks before the day. If you are skipping a separate save-the-date, send it earlier, around twelve weeks out, and set your RSVP cut-off roughly three to four weeks before the wedding.

Digital invites give you a little more freedom than paper, because there is no post to wait on, but the etiquette timing stays roughly the same so guests can plan.

A save-the-date video sent early, around four to six months ahead, is a friendly heads-up that lets people block the date and sort travel before the full invitation arrives. It is especially worth it if a lot of guests are travelling.

For a destination wedding or a date near a big holiday or peak travel weekend, add a buffer: send the invitation about twelve to sixteen weeks ahead and set the RSVP deadline a bit earlier, around five to six weeks before.

For RSVPs on a digital invite, guests can simply reply in the WhatsApp chat, or you can add an RSVP link or a small wedding website to your card and collect responses there. Whichever way you choose, put a clear “please reply by” date on the invite. A practical tip: work back from when your caterer or venue needs the final headcount, usually about two weeks before, and give yourself a few extra days to chase anyone who has not replied.

Wedding e-card and WhatsApp invitation FAQ