WhatsApp messages for your wedding invitation

For most guests, the wedding invitation now arrives on WhatsApp. The link to the invitation does most of the work, but the message above it matters: it’s the first thing they read, and it tells them whether the invitation is meant for them personally or was sent out in bulk.

Below you’ll find what makes a good message, examples for each kind of guest and a few rules of courtesy. They all work just as well on Messenger, by email or by text.

What makes a good message

A WhatsApp invitation message has three parts:

1. A greeting with the person’s name. “Dear Ioana” sounds completely different from “Hi everyone”.
2. The invitation itself, in a sentence or two: who is getting married, and when.
3. The link, with a short pointer: what they’ll find in the invitation and when to reply by.

Everything else (the schedule, the addresses, the map, the menu) lives in the invitation, not the message. A short message gets read to the end; a long one gets left “for later”.

Message examples

Swap in the names and the date, and keep the tone that suits you.

A short message, for anyone

Dear Ioana, we’re getting married on 11 September 2027 and we’d love you to be there with us! Everything you need is in the invitation:

A warm message, for friends

Andrei, it’s happening: we’re getting married! 🎉 On 11 September we’re throwing our biggest party yet and it won’t be the same without you. The schedule and venue are in the invitation, and replying takes a minute:

A formal message, for older relatives

Dear Aunt Elena, we are delighted to invite you to our wedding on Saturday, 11 September 2027. We’ve prepared an invitation with the whole schedule and the addresses; if you need any help, we’ll gladly give you a ring:

A message for colleagues

Hi Mihai! We’re getting married on 11 September and we’d love you to celebrate with us. The invitation has the schedule, the venue and the RSVP form. Please let us know by 15 August:

A message for a couple or a family

Dear Ana and Radu, we’re getting married on 11 September 2027 and we’d love to see you both there, with Sofia too! Everything you need is in the invitation:

When children are invited, name them in the message. When they aren’t, don’t mention them: the RSVP form asks how many people are coming anyway.

A message for guests in Romania

Dragă Ioana, ne căsătorim pe 11 septembrie 2027 și ne-am bucura mult să fii alături de noi! Toate detaliile sunt în invitație:

If many of your guests don’t speak English, you can make the invitation in Romanian instead.

A message for godparents

At a Romanian wedding, you don’t invite the godparents (nașii) by WhatsApp alone. You ask them in person to be your godparents, and the online invitation follows, so they have every detail to hand:

Dear godparents, as promised, here’s the invitation with the schedule and all the addresses. We can’t wait to be together on 11 September!

Messages after sending the invitation

A reminder before the RSVP deadline

Hi Ioana! Just checking you got the invitation. It would help us a lot to know by 15 August whether you can come, so we can give the venue our final numbers. You can reply here:

A message a week before the wedding

Just one week to go! 💛 The schedule and addresses are all in the invitation. See you on Saturday at 3 pm at St Nicholas Church.

A thank-you after the wedding

Thank you so much for being there with us! It was the most wonderful day, and a big part of the joy came from you.

A group message or individual ones?

A message to the family or friends’ group seems quicker, but it has two problems. Guests can’t be sure whether they’re invited or the whole family is, and replies get lost among the congratulations. Individual messages take longer, but everyone feels personally invited and replies sooner.

A good compromise: write the message once and change only the greeting for each person.

How the link looks on WhatsApp

When you paste the link to a Lovelle invitation, WhatsApp shows an image of the invitation below the message, with its title and a short description. Guests can see straight away that it’s your invitation, not just any link. Sometimes the image takes a few seconds to appear: wait for it before you send.

Once published, the invitation’s page has a “Send on WhatsApp” button and a ready-written message that you can rewrite. The link is added at the end on its own. There’s also a QR code, handy if you print a few cards for those who don’t use a smartphone.

When to send the message

Wedding invitations usually go out six to eight weeks before the day, and two to three months ahead for guests travelling from other cities or countries. The full timeline, with the RSVP deadline and reminders, is in the guide on when to send wedding invitations.

Don’t have the invitation yet? The steps are in the guide on how to make an online wedding invitation, and the templates are on the online wedding invitations page.

Frequently asked questions

Is it rude to send a wedding invitation on WhatsApp?

No, it has become the norm. What matters is the message: personal, with the person’s name, not a text pasted into a group. For godparents, grandparents and parents, a phone call first makes all the difference.

What if someone doesn’t use WhatsApp?

Send the same link by email, by text or on Messenger. For those who don’t use a smartphone at all, print an invitation with the QR code and ask someone in the family to help them reply.

Can I use emojis in the message?

Yes, if that’s how you usually write to that person. For older relatives or colleagues, a message without emojis is the safer choice.