Muslim Pakistani Invitation

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Hey ladies,

I am going to design my own wedding invitations. I wanted to know, what is a pakistani muslim wedding invitation supposed to say?

I need help with the text, quotes, etc.

Thanks ladies.

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How are u desiging your own?

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It usually starts with a verse from the Quran. The one that I have seen the most is the verse which states that Allah (swt) has created for you mates from amongst yourselves so that you may dwell in tranquility with them - look this verse up online, Im sure you can find it there.

Then it usually says something like:

Mr. & Mrs. Mohammad Khan (brides father) request the honor of your presense at the wedding of their beloved daughter

                                            YOUR FULL NAME
                                                   with (some people also use "&")
                                           Fiances Full Name

                            son of Mr. & Mrs. Ali Chaudry (grooms father)

                                                      at
                                               HALL NAME
                                               HALL ADDRESS
                                                      on
                                             Date of Wedding (first put it in the regular calendar way, then its usually follwed by the Islamic calendar date)
                                                    Time of Wedding

RSVP by: date
name of person to RSVP to - their phone number

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^ I always refrain from putting more than Bismillah on invites- most people simply toss them away and it doesn't seem right to have a verse on the Quran on them.
Most of the muslim invitations i've designed read as follows:

Bismillah-ar-Rahman-ar-Raheem (English or Arabic script/calligraphy)

and then it follows as any other invite would. For a valima, for example, it would then say:

Mr. and Mrs. Man and Woman LastName
request the pleasure of your company
at the Valima of their son
Son
and
Daughter
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Man and Woman LastName
on Saturday, the fifth of July
two thousand and ten

at half past seven o'clock in the evening

Venue Name
Venue Address, City

RSVP cards go out separately. I don't like putting RSVP info esp. phone numbers on wedding and valima invitations.

A couple of clients have requested something like:
Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. Sibling's Name if they want to include siblings in the invitation somehow which I always find a nice touch, esp on mehendi invitations.

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i made programs for a friends wedding, didn't want to use arabic script, so i had:

Ya Allah, protect our marriage from the whisperings of Shaitaan. Give us the strength to live together in justice, equity, love and mercy.

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What do you mean how?

I am going to purchase fancy folders that I can put my paper invitations in.

I am going to use photoshop to make the invitations, and than I will get them printed from a printing shop.

Another question ladies, do people usually put both their wedding and valima event on one invitation? If the barat is on a saturday, the walima on a sunday, and both events will take place at the same venue, is it ok to go ahead and put it on one invitation?

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I am all for DIY invites! :slight_smile: Best of Luck in making them! :bb:

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Thanks Mahi! :)

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ohhh do show us wen u have them done :D

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not a good idea to have it both on the same invite especially if there are some ppl u only want to invite to one function. it's better to do a separate small printed card for the walima that u can slip in with the main invite if u wish to invite someone to both events.

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^ i concur. putting both on the same is also not very formal, which your wedding invitations should be.

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spam

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i have found some new collection on
Zem Printers

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mine is probably going to say:

" Alongwith their parents, Sammii and Mr. Sammii, invite you to their wedding at BlahBlah on Deblahblah road at 8:00 p.m. Bring Good Cheer and lots of laughter."

It'll be a small simple invite and pretty much minimalistic with an artsy flower or something to a side.

Lets see what my parents think of that. ;)

I am quite serious. :) Oh and i live in Karachi, Pakistan. :)