How to make a wedding invitation video on your mobile (step by step)

Most families now send the shaadi card on WhatsApp first — sometimes along with a printed card, sometimes instead of it. A short wedding invitation video does that job well: it plays right inside the chat, shows every function with its date and venue, and carries your photos and a bit of shehnai.

You don’t need a laptop, video software or a designer to make one. If you can fill a form on your phone, you can make a good invitation video. This guide walks through the whole process using the Easy edit screen of the Prasang Invites app as the example. The same steps apply to most template-based invitation video makers.

Before you start: collect your details in one note

Most of the time goes into collecting details, not into making the video. Write everything in one note (WhatsApp “message yourself” works well) and check spellings with the family before you start. A spelling mistake found after the video went to 300 guests is the most common regret.

• Names exactly as they should appear, with the prefixes your family uses (Chi., Sau. Kan., Ku.).
• Parents’ names on both sides, and the names of the family members who are inviting (nimantrak, swagat utsuk).
• Every function with day, date, time and venue. For example:

Function	Day and date	Time	Venue
Ganesh sthapana & mandap muhurat	Thursday, 10 December 2026	9:00 am	Home
Haldi & mehndi	Friday, 11 December 2026	4:00 pm onwards	Home
Lagna (wedding)	Saturday, 12 December 2026	7:30 pm	Shree Banquet, Rajkot
Reception	Sunday, 13 December 2026	8:00 pm onwards	Shree Banquet, Rajkot

• Google Maps links for every venue. They don’t go into the video; they go into the message you send with it.
• One to four photos of the couple, if you want photos at all. Clear faces, good light, no heavy filters.
• A contact number for guests with questions.
• The language: Gujarati, Hindi, English, or a mix (for example, Gujarati for the family names and English for the function list).

Step 1: Pick a template that fits your functions

Open the wedding category and play a few templates with the sound on. Look at three things:

1. Number of scenes. A template with one scene per function is easiest to fill. If you have five functions, a five- or six-scene template fits better than a three-scene one. Extra scenes can stay generic (blessings, a photo, the closing line).
2. Style. Traditional (Ganesh, kalash, toran, shehnai), royal, floral or modern. Pick what your family will be comfortable forwarding to the elders’ group.
3. Vertical format. A tall 9:16 video fills the phone screen in WhatsApp; that is how most guests will watch it.

Step 2: Open it in Easy edit and type your details

Tap the template, then Easy edit. The design sits at the top of the screen and a simple form sits below it. Every text in the design is a field in the form.

• Tap a text on the design and the form jumps to its field. Tap the field itself to type.
• The same text in several scenes is one field. Change the couple’s names once and every scene that shows them changes too.
• Long texts wrap onto the next line at the same size, like a venue name with the area. If a line looks too big or small, use A− / A+ under the field.
• Move or resize a text by dragging it on the design; the side handle changes its width.
• Don’t need a line? Tap Remove (for example, if there is no sangeet). Changed your mind? ↺ Original brings back the template’s words.
• Need one more line, like a dress code or “Bhojan: 8 pm onwards”? Use + Add text in that scene.

Typing in Gujarati or Hindi: on Google’s Gboard keyboard, add the Gujarati or Hindi language with the “abc → script” layout. You type shubh lagna in English letters and it suggests શુભ લગ્ન or शुभ लग्न. Need help with the words themselves? See our wedding invitation wording in Hindi, Gujarati and English.

A few writing tips that help guests:

• Write the day name with the date: “Saturday, 12 December 2026”. People check the day first.
• Use am / pm or “savare / saanje” (morning / evening) so nobody comes at the wrong time.
• In the video, keep the venue short (hall name + area + city). The full address and map link go in the WhatsApp message.

Step 3: Replace the photos

Tap a photo in the design. Your phone’s photo picker opens; choose a photo and it appears inside the template’s frame. Drag it to move it and pinch to zoom until both faces sit well inside the frame, then tap Done. Tap the photo again later to adjust it once more.

Tips: a portrait photo works best in tall frames; a wide group photo will be cropped at the sides. If your family prefers no photos in the invite, choose a traditional template without photo frames — many are made that way.

Step 4: Choose the music

Pick a track from the music list and listen to it with the video. Shehnai or soft instrumental suits traditional invites; light piano or acoustic suits modern ones. A word of caution about film songs: they are copyrighted, and if you also post the video on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube it can get muted or blocked there.

Step 5: Preview the whole video once, with sound

Tap Preview and watch from start to end. Check:

• every name and spelling, especially the parents’ names;
• that each date matches its day name (12 December 2026 is a Saturday);
• am / pm and the venue for every function;
• that every scene stays on screen long enough to read;
• that no face is cut by a frame edge.

Show the preview to one person in the family before you send it anywhere. Two pairs of eyes catch more mistakes.

Step 6: Download and share on WhatsApp

Download the video as an HD MP4. It plays inside WhatsApp without any app, and also on Instagram and Facebook. Send it to yourself or a small family group first and watch it on a phone once more.

Then send it with a short message that holds the things a video can’t: the Google Maps link of every venue, the contact number and an RSVP line if you need numbers for catering. Our guide on how to send an invitation video on WhatsApp has a ready message format and tips for sending to many people. Not sure how early to send? See when to send wedding invitations.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Too much text on one scene. Guests read on a small screen while the video plays. One function per scene.
• Forgetting the year or the day. “12/12” is not enough; write “Saturday, 12 December 2026”.
• Map link inside the video. A link in a video can’t be tapped — put it in the message.
• Different versions going round. If you fix a mistake, send the new video with a clear line (“corrected date”) so guests don’t follow the old one.
• A very long video. Beyond about 75 seconds, many guests stop watching before the reception details.

Short on time?

If you would rather not make it yourself, send us the details from the checklist above on WhatsApp and we will make the wedding invitation video for you from the same templates.