Mehndi card design: Mehndi invitation card ideas, colours and format

A Mehndi card has one job: to make the guest feel the night before they arrive. Marigolds, dhol, yellow dupattas, henna on the bride's hands, songs on the stairs. This guide is about the design side of a Mehndi (also written Mehendi) invitation card: palettes, motifs, what to write where, the Rasm-e-Hina version for the bride's side, and what a digital Mehndi card adds, like a song that plays when the card opens. For the words themselves see Mehndi invitation message; for the night's colours, music and ideas see Mehndi and Dholki invitation ideas.

Colour palettes that work on a Mehndi card

• Marigold yellow and orange: the default, and still the best. Yellow ground, orange flowers, a little deep green. It reads as Mehndi the moment the card opens on a phone.
• Green with gold: for a Rasm-e-Hina that is a little more formal, or when the bride wears green. Pair it with ivory text.
• Pink and orange: louder and younger; good for a joint Mehndi with a dance floor.
• Pastel yellow and blush: for a daytime or home Mehndi with elders, when the bright palette feels too much.
• Rule of thumb: two colours and one accent. If every colour on the dupatta rack is on the card, the names disappear.

Motifs

• Henna and paisley borders: the obvious choice, and it works; keep the pattern on the edges and the centre clean for text.
• Marigold strings hanging from the top edge, the way they hang at the venue.
• A dhol, ghungroo or a pair of bangles as a small corner mark, not the whole card.
• The bride's hands with henna, drawn, never a real photo; faces and photos on an invitation age badly and elders dislike them.
• Lanterns and a night sky for a late Mehndi on a rooftop or lawn.

What a Mehndi invitation card must say

• Whose Mehndi: the bride's (Rasm-e-Hina), the groom's, or a joint Mehndi of both families.
• Who is hosting: the parents, or the siblings and cousins if they are throwing it.
• Day, date and the real start time. Mehndi runs late everywhere; write the time you actually want people to arrive.
• Venue with a map pin; for a home Mehndi, the street, a landmark and where to park.
• Dress code: 'yellow or green, please' saves a hundred questions.
• Ladies only, or families; and whether dinner is served.
• A contact number or an RSVP tap, so the caterer gets a count.

Rasm-e-Hina invitation: the bride's side

'Rasm-e-Hina' (رسمِ حنا) is the formal name for the bride's Mehndi and the heading most families use on the card. It is usually from the bride's parents, often ladies only, and the wording stays soft. Urdu: رسمِ حنا — ہماری صاحبزادی [دلہن کا نام] کی رسمِ حنا کے موقع پر آپ کی شرکت ہمارے لیے باعثِ مسرت ہوگی۔ [دن، تاریخ]، [وقت]، [جگہ]۔ منجانب: [خاندان کا نام]۔ English: You are warmly invited to the Rasm-e-Hina of our daughter [Bride] on [Day, Date] at [Time], [Venue]. Ladies only. Colours: yellow and green.

The groom's Mehndi is simply 'Mehndi' on the card, hosted by his parents, and is often joint with a dinner for both families. Twelve more wordings, from formal Urdu to a WhatsApp group line, are in Mehndi invitation message.

What a digital Mehndi card adds

• A song: the Mehndi track starts when the guest taps to open the card and stops when they leave. It never plays on its own.
• A map pin for the house or lawn, with the parking note under it.
• The Dholki as its own function: tick it only for the close circle, and nobody else's card shows it.
• Changes: if the Mehndi moves from the lawn to the hall because of rain, change it once and every link already sent shows the new venue.
• RSVP: each family's yes, no and headcount arrives in your panel.
• Urdu and English on the same card; the guest switches with one tap. See the Mehndi card page for what the card looks like.

Mehndi card format: the order that reads well

• Heading: Mehndi, رسمِ حنا, or 'Mehndi Night'.
• The names, largest on the card.
• 'With the blessings of' or the hosts' names.
• Day, date and time; then the venue and map.
• One line for dress code and one for 'ladies only' or 'families welcome'.
• RSVP or contact number last.

Designs to try

• Jashan-e-Bahara: marigold and spring, the natural Mehndi design; try it free.
• Elegant Wedding: switch its palette to yellow or sage for a softer Mehndi; try it with your names.
• Chandni: night sky and lanterns for a late Mehndi on a rooftop.
• Sehra: flowers falling from the top edge, if the Mehndi and the Baraat share one card.
• Each design is Rs. 1,999 paid once with every palette included, and the Mehndi can be one function on the same card as the Baraat and Walima; see how many functions to list.

Aam sawalat

• Mehndi ya Mehendi? Pakistan mein 'Mehndi', India mein 'Mehendi' zyada likha jata hai; Urdu میں مہندی ek hi lafz hai.
• Mehndi card alag banayein ya shadi card ke saath? Agar mehman alag hain (sirf khawateen ya sirf qareebi log) to Mehndi ko alag function bana kar sirf un ko tick karein; card ek hi rehta hai.
• Card par gana kaun sa lagayein? Koi bhi Mehndi song ya dhol ka clip; mehman tap kare to chalta hai, khud se nahi.
• Ghar par Mehndi hai, address kaise likhein? Gali aur landmark likhein aur map pin lagayein; parking ka note alag line mein.
• Dholki aur Mayun ke card bhi chahiye? Dholki invitation card aur Mayun invitation card alag guides hain.

Open Jashan-e-Bahara with your names, choose the yellow palette and add the song, and the Mehndi card is ready to send on WhatsApp tonight. Prices are on pricing. The Baraat card that follows the Mehndi is in barat card design.