Walima invitation wording
What to write on a Walima invitation. The Walima is usually given by the groom’s family, after the Nikah; often it is the biggest gathering of the wedding.
Walima or Valima? Both are right. Walima follows the Arabic; Valima is closer to how many families say it in Urdu. Use the one your family says.
What goes on it, in order
- The Bismillah
- Who invites: usually the groom’s parents, or both families
- The request: “the pleasure of your company”
- The names, with each one’s parents
- The day, and the Islamic date
- The time and the place
- When to reply by, so you can tell the caterer
- Anything guests should know: seating, children, gifts
From the groom’s parents
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulYusuf and Khadija Rahmanrequest the pleasure of your companyat the Walima of their sonOmarwithAishadaughter of Tariq and Amina HussainSunday 18 July 202714 Safar 1449at 6:00 PMThe Orchard Hall, BirminghamKindly reply by 27 June 2027
From both families
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulThe Hussain and Rahman familiesinvite you to the Walima ofAisha and OmarSunday 18 July 202714 Safar 1449at 6:00 PMThe Orchard Hall, BirminghamPlease reply by 27 June 2027
From the two of you
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most MercifulAlhamdulillah, we are married.Aisha and Omarinvite you to their Walima.Sunday 18 July 202714 Safar 1449at 6:00 PMThe Orchard Hall, BirminghamPlease reply by 27 June 2027
Lines you may want to add
- Separate seating
- Seating will be separate for men and women.
- Photographs
- Please do not take photographs in the sisters’ hall.
- Children
- Children are very welcome.
- Who is invited
- Your invitation is for the guests named on it.
- Gifts
- Your duas and your company are the only gift we ask for.
- A donation instead
- If you would like to give something, we would be grateful for a donation to a charity close to our hearts.
A dua
بَارَكَ ٱللَّٰهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ
“May Allah bless you, send His blessings upon you, and bring you together in goodness.”
On Najm, the invitation writes the rest
Type the names and each one’s parents once, and choose who invites. The invitation sets the request line, the day with its Islamic date, the time and the place, and greets each family by name on its own link. Each family replies on it.
£129 for the whole wedding, every event and every family. Paid when you send it, after you have seen it exactly as your guests will.
Make yours