Gulf wedding invitation wording
Wording is half the invitation. The first two lines tell the guest who is inviting, who is marrying, when and where. These are the phrasings Gulf families actually use, from the top of the card to the bottom, with notes to help you choose.
In short
Gulf wedding wording opens with the basmala or a verse, then the host line ("… has the honour of inviting you"), the couple's names as the family prefers, the Hijri and Gregorian date and the venue, and closes with a dua and the guest notes. Full examples below.
The host line
The ladies' invitation is usually in the name of the bride's father or family, the men's in the name of the groom's father. Common Arabic lines:
- «يتشرف محمد بن عبدالله بن سالم بدعوتكم لحضور حفل زواج كريمته» (… at the wedding of his daughter)
- «يتشرف خالد بن حمد بن عيسى بدعوتكم لحضور حفل زواج نجله» (… at the wedding of his son)
- «تتشرف أسرة آل … بدعوتكم» (the … family invites you)
- «بكل الحب والتقدير ندعوكم لمشاركتنا فرحتنا» (with love, we invite you to share our joy)
Names: son, daughter and the bride's name
«نجله» means his son and «كريمته» his daughter. Many families in Qatar and Saudi Arabia do not print the bride's name and write «the daughter of … »; others now write her first name. Both are right; what matters is that it is your choice.
The groom's name is usually written in full with his father's and family name. In a bilingual invitation we spell the English names as you write them.
Date and time
The classic line is «وذلك بمشيئة الله تعالى مساء يوم الخميس …» (God willing, on Thursday evening …) followed by the Hijri and Gregorian dates. For the time families write «after Isha prayer», «after Asr prayer» or a clock time. The men's and ladies' invitations each carry their own time.
The dua and the closing
The dua is written exactly as it is, without edits or ornament. We can set it in calligraphy on the invitation or in the calligraphy name film.
- «بارك الله لهما وبارك عليهما وجمع بينهما في خير» (may God bless them both and unite them in goodness)
- «وبحضوركم يتم الفرح والسرور» (your presence completes our joy)
- «حضوركم يسعدنا» (we are honoured by your presence)
- «دمتم بخير» (with our best wishes)
Notes, kindly
Notes matter, and so does their tone. Gracious phrasings in use:
- «نرجو عدم التصوير في قاعة النساء» (kindly no photography in the ladies' hall)
- «نعتذر عن اصطحاب الأطفال» / «جنة الأطفال في بيوتهم» (we regret we cannot receive children)
- «الدعوة خاصة» / «الدعوة شخصية» (a personal invitation)
- Dress: «للرجال: الزي القطري الرسمي» (men: formal Qatari dress), «للسيدات: نرجو ترك اللون الأبيض للعروس» (ladies: kindly leave white to the bride)
Words we avoid
In the Gulf we write «حفل الرجال / حفل النساء» (the men's / ladies' celebration), not «قسم الرجال» (men's section); «الملكة» (or «الملچة» in Kuwait and Bahrain) for the contract, not the Levantine «كتب الكتاب». «مجلس» is a real place: «مجلس أبو حمد، الوعب», «in the family majlis».
From our clients' orders
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Packages that fit
Prices in Qatari riyals, paid once, no subscription.
- CardQAR 350One design · One language · Two sizes: WhatsApp + storyDelivery: 48–72 hours
- Full card setQAR 550Arabic + English · 3 sizes incl. print file · QR code to the mapDelivery: 72 hours
- BasicQAR 650A THEEM collection design with your details · Arabic + English · Animated opening from the libraryDelivery: 5–7 days
- StandardQAR 1,800Design reworked around your occasion · Up to 3 languages · Separate men's and women's invitationsDelivery: 7–10 days
Questions we hear often
What is the difference between «نجله» and «كريمته»?
«نجله» means his son and «كريمته» his daughter. They follow the host's name: «the wedding of his son» on the groom's family invitation, «the wedding of his daughter» on the bride's.
Will you write the wording for us?
Yes. Give us the names, venue and time and we suggest Gulf wording; you edit it before approving.
Can the invitation be in Arabic and English?
Arabic and English from the Basic package (QAR 650), up to three languages from Standard. It opens in the guest's phone language with a switch.
Can I say «no children» without sounding harsh?
Yes: the usual «نعتذر عن اصطحاب الأطفال» or «جنة الأطفال في بيوتهم», set smaller at the end of the invitation.
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