Wedding invitations

Kankotri: the Gujarati wedding card

Kankotri (કંકોત્રી) is the Gujarati word for the wedding invitation. The name comes from kanku, the kumkum with which the first card is marked before it is offered to Ganesh or the family deity. Only after that are the kankotris sent out to family and guests.

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Film-grain stories typed out like a love letter — our photos, the date, the city, the countdown.

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You’ve been added to the bride squad’s WhatsApp group — chaos, voice notes, outfit rules, then RSVP.

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This page covers the traditional kankotri format and wording. For the full run of Gujarati wedding functions — pithi, mameru, raas-garba and the lagna — see the Gujarati wedding invitation page.

The traditional kankotri format

Many families still mark the first kankotri with kumkum and place it before Ganesh or at their temple. You can do this with a printed copy and use a digital kankotri for everyone else.

  • ॥ શ્રી ગણેશાય નમઃ ॥ and the kuldevi's name
  • The inviting elders — grandparents and parents — often with the family's native place
  • The bride or groom as "ચિ." with the other family's details
  • The lagna date and muhurat, then each function
  • Bhojan (meal) timing
  • "લિ." (likhitang) followed by the family members who send the invitation

Digital kankotri, same respect

The digital version keeps the invocation and the "li." list, but guests can tap each function for its time and map. If the jaan's arrival time changes on the day, update the invite and everyone sees it.

Wording

Wording you can copy

Change the names in brackets and paste into your invite or message. Every line on a funvite invite is editable, in any script.

Gujarati kankotri, full Gujarati

॥ શ્રી ગણેશાય નમઃ ॥ સ્નેહી શ્રી, અમારી સુપુત્રી ચિ. [કન્યાનું નામ] ના શુભ લગ્ન શ્રી [વરના પિતાનું નામ] ના સુપુત્ર ચિ. [વરનું નામ] સાથે [તારીખ] ના રોજ [સમય] ના શુભ મુહૂર્તે નિર્ધાર્યા છે. આ શુભ પ્રસંગે આપ સહકુટુંબ પધારી નવદંપતીને આશીર્વાદ આપશો એવી ભાવભરી વિનંતી. સ્થળ: [સ્થળ] લિ. [પરિવારના સભ્યોના નામ]

Short Gujarati WhatsApp message Gujarati

જય શ્રી કૃષ્ણ! [કન્યાનું નામ] અને [વરનું નામ] ની કંકોત્રી: [link] આપ જરૂર પધારજો.

English kankotri

Shri Ganeshaya Namah Dear [Guest's name], we are happy to invite you and your family to the wedding of our daughter [Bride's name] with [Groom's name], son of [Groom's parents' names], on [Date] at [Time]. [Venue], [City] With regards, [Family members' names]

Bhojan line Gujarati

ભોજન સમારંભ: [તારીખ], [સમય]

Raas-garba line

Raas-garba: [Date], from [Time], at [Venue]. Bring your dandiya.

English WhatsApp message

Jai Shri Krishna! Here is our kankotri for [Bride's name] and [Groom's name]'s wedding: [link] Every function, time and map is inside. Please RSVP so we can plan the bhojan.

Questions

Frequently asked

What does kankotri mean?

It is the Gujarati name for a wedding invitation, from kanku (kumkum), with which the first card is traditionally marked before being offered to Ganesh.

Who receives the first kankotri?

By custom, Ganesh or the family deity — often at home or the family temple — before any guest. Some families also send one early to the maternal uncle's home.

What does "li." mean at the end?

It is short for likhitang — "written by" — and introduces the names of the family members sending the invitation.

Can a digital kankotri replace the printed one?

For most guests, yes. Many families still print a small number for the temple, elders and close relatives.

Can the kankotri be fully in Gujarati?

Yes. Every field accepts Gujarati text, and the templates use Gujarati-capable fonts.

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