Bengali Wedding Invitation Wording Format

What goes on a Bengali wedding card

A Bengali biyer card is not a translated English invitation. It follows an order of its own, and getting that order wrong is the kind of thing relatives notice immediately.

The invocation: Hindu cards traditionally open with "Prajapataye Namah" or an "ওঁ"; Muslim cards open with the Bismillah.
The hosts: in Bengali tradition the bride's family is named first — unlike North Indian cards, where the groom's father usually leads.
The lagna: the auspicious time, printed precisely rather than rounded to the hour.
Both calendars: the Bengali date alongside the Gregorian one.
Each ceremony: Aashirbaad, Gaye Holud, Biye and Bou Bhat listed separately, because different guests are invited to different ones.

What is Gaye Holud?

Gaye Holud is the turmeric ceremony held before the wedding, where family members apply a turmeric paste to the bride and groom. Guests are usually asked to wear yellow, so the card is the right place to say so rather than leaving it to a separate message.

Who hosts the Bou Bhat?

The Bou Bhat is the bride's first meal at her new home, and the groom's family hosts it. The invitation is therefore issued in their name, not the bride's family's — which is the single most common mistake on a Bengali reception card.

Wording for each ceremony

Aashirbaad (blessing ceremony)

Prajapataye Namah
Sri and Srimati Basu request your presence at the Aashirbaad of their daughter...

Aiburo Bhat

The last meal eaten as an unmarried person, hosted by close family and usually invited by phone rather than card. If you do print one, keep it short and warm — it is the most informal event of the week.

Gaye Holud

Come in yellow, and bring your appetite for turmeric and drums.
Join us for the Gaye Holud of Ayesha and Tanvir...

Biye (the wedding)

Sri and Srimati Basu
request the honour of your presence at the Shubho Bibaho of their daughter
Lagna: 8:42 PM, Wednesday 14 December 2026...

Bou Bhat (reception)

Mr. and Mrs. Rahman
request the pleasure of your company at the Bou Bhat
in honour of their son and his bride...

Writing it in Bangla script

Two things matter more than the wording itself. Set the card in a typeface designed for Bangla — a Latin font stretched over the script breaks conjuncts and makes ligatures look wrong. And print the date in Bengali numerals, so the fourteenth of December reads ১৪ ডিসেম্বর rather than switching to Latin digits halfway through a Bangla sentence.

Our free Wedding Invitation Generator handles both: it sets Bangla in Hind Siliguri, formats the date and time in Bengali numerals automatically, and carries wording for the Gaye Holud, Biye, Bou Bhat and the rest. Export a print-ready PDF or a PNG for WhatsApp, with no watermark and no account.