Mayun invitation card: wording, yellow design and how to send it

Mayun (also written Maiyun or Mayoon) is the bride's quiet stretch before the wedding: she stays home, wears yellow, and the women of the family apply ubtan, the turmeric and sandalwood paste, with songs and a little teasing. It can be one evening or several days. A Mayun invitation card is small and almost always ladies only, so this guide is short: what to write, the yellow card, five wordings in Urdu, Roman Urdu and English, and how to send the card to only the women on your list. The louder nights are covered in Dholki invitation card and Mehndi card design.

Mayun kya hai

• Mayun shadi se chand din pehle shuru hoti hai; dulhan ghar par rehti hai, peela pehanti hai aur bahar nahi jati.
• Ubtan ki rasm: khandan ki khawateen baari baari dulhan ke haathon aur chehre par ubtan lagati hain, geet gaati hain aur mithai baanti jati hai.
• Kuch khandan Mayun aur Mehndi ko ek hi raat mein kar lete hain; kuch Mayun ko alag chhoti mehfil rakhte hain, aksar dopahar ya shaam ko.
• Doolha ki taraf bhi ubtan ki rasm hoti hai, magar 'Mayun' ka lafz zyada tar dulhan ke liye bola jata hai.

What the Mayun card says

• The bride's name and that it is her Mayun or Ubtan.
• The day, or the first and last day if it runs for several.
• Time; Mayun is often an afternoon or early evening.
• The house, with a landmark and a map pin.
• Ladies only, written plainly.
• 'Wear yellow' and, if you like, 'bring a song'.
• A number to confirm.

The yellow card

Mayun cards are yellow, and that is the whole brief: a soft turmeric or marigold ground, a thin gold or green border, small florals, the bride's name large. Avoid the heavy maroon and gold of the Baraat card; this is a daytime, at-home, women-only card. On a digital card choose a yellow palette, set the Mayun as its own function and tick it only for the ladies; the men's links never show it. Jashan-e-Bahara in yellow and Elegant Wedding with its sage or yellow palette both work; try Jashan-e-Bahara free with the bride's name.

Mayun invitation wording

1. اردو، رسمی: مایوں — ہماری صاحبزادی [دلہن کا نام] کی مایوں اور رسمِ ابٹن [دن، تاریخ] کو [وقت] بجے [گھر کا پتہ] پر ہوگی۔ صرف خواتین۔ آپ کی شرکت اور دعائیں ہمارے لیے باعثِ مسرت ہوں گی۔ منجانب: [خاندان کا نام]

2. اردو، کئی دن: [دلہن کا نام] کی مایوں [پہلی تاریخ] سے [آخری تاریخ] تک ہے۔ ابٹن کی رسم [تاریخ] کو [وقت] بجے۔ پیلا پہن کر آئیں اور ایک گیت ساتھ لائیں۔ پتہ اور نقشہ: [لنک]

3. Roman Urdu: [Dulhan] ki Mayun hai! Ubtan ki rasm [din, tareekh] ko [waqt] baje, [ghar ka pata]. Sirf khawateen, peela lazmi. Map aur card: [link]. – [Naam]

4. English: You are warmly invited to [Bride]'s Mayun and Ubtan on [Day, Date] at [Time], [House address]. Ladies only; wear yellow. Map and details: [link]. – [Name]

5. WhatsApp group: Mayun kal se shuru! Ubtan [din] ko [waqt] baje [Naam] ke ghar. Peela pehno, geet yaad karo. Map: [link]

Mayun as a function on one card

You do not need a separate Mayun card. Add Mayun as a function on the wedding card beside the Dholki, Mehndi, Baraat and Walima, give it its own date and the home address, and tick it only for the women who are invited. Each guest's card shows only their functions, so the men's and the office guests' cards stay clean. If the ubtan moves to another afternoon, change it once and every link updates. How to decide what to list is in how many functions to list, and the per-guest links are explained in what a private guest link is.

Aam sawalat

• Mayun ya Maiyun? Dono likhe jate hain; Urdu mein مایوں hai. Card par ek hi spelling rakhein.
• Mayun aur Mehndi ek saath hain to? Ek hi function likhein, 'Mayun aur Mehndi', ek tareekh aur waqt ke saath; wording Mehndi invitation message se lein.
• Mardon ko bhi bulana hai? Phir 'ladies only' ki line hata dein aur sab ko tick karein; card wahi rehta hai.
• Alag card ki qeemat? Kuch nahi; Mayun usi card ka ek function hai jo Rs. 1,999 mein ek baar aata hai. Qeemat pricing par.

Open Jashan-e-Bahara, pick the yellow palette, add Mayun as a function and paste a wording from above; the card goes to the ladies on WhatsApp the same afternoon. Next in the week: Dholki invitation card and Mehndi card design.

Mayoon kya hai aur kaise hoti hai: rasm-e-mayoon meaning in Urdu.