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Reception invitation videos

The reception almost always goes to a different list from the ceremony — wider, more professional, less family — and trying to serve both lists from one card is why so many invitations end up saying too much.

We issue it as its own card in the same artwork. One wedding, two invitations, two lists.

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Lavender Blush Simple — Reception invitation design, Pan-Indian

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Getting it right

Who hosts it, and what that changes

A Bengali bou bhaat is hosted by the groom’s family and is a meal before it is a party; the wording is issued in their name. A walima is likewise the groom’s family’s event. A general reception may be hosted jointly.

Getting the host wrong on the card is a real social error, and it is the most common mistake we correct on drafts that families bring us from elsewhere.

When to send it

Three to four weeks ahead is enough for a local reception list. Send it after the ceremony invitation, not with it, so the two do not compete.

If a substantial share of the reception list is colleagues rather than family, keep the card in English and keep the cultural ornament lighter — that is a legitimate design choice, not a compromise.

The head-count problem

Receptions are catered against a head count, and a hundred families replying into a WhatsApp group do not produce one. Put a single name, a single number and a date by which you need to know on the invitation itself — the itinerary card add-on (₹1,200) is the natural place for it, alongside the venue and the timings.

It is the add-on we recommend most often and the one families most often skip and then regret.

Questions

The ones families actually ask

How much does a reception invitation video cost?
From ₹3,300 as a standalone card. Added to an existing wedding order in the same artwork it is ₹1,200.
Should the reception be invited separately from the wedding?
Usually yes. The lists are different — the reception list is wider and more professional — and one card trying to serve both ends up saying too much to everyone.
Whose name should the bou bhaat invitation be in?
The groom’s family hosts the bou bhaat, and the wording is issued in their name. The same applies to a walima. It is the error we most often find on drafts families bring us from elsewhere.
How do we collect replies?
To one number, not to a group. Name one person, give their number and a cut-off date, and put all three on the invitation — the itinerary card (₹1,200) carries that line along with the venue, the timings and the travel.

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₹1,900 – ₹6,000

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from ₹25,000

A concept meeting, a storyboard, original illustration and an original score. Typically three to four weeks, and typically for weddings where the invitation is part of a wider identity — cards, signage, stationery, monogram.

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  • 3–4 weeks, planned around your dates
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