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Viral Video: The wedding season has begun! While outfits and playlists are being finalised, there is one other detail that has caught social media’s attention — wedding invitations! The idea of a unique wedding card is not new, but there have been some rather creative invites making the rounds on social media. Some are new, while others make a comeback every wedding season.
Some of us have seen our parents’ wedding invitations, but have you ever wondered what your grandparents’ wedding invitations looked like? An 89-year-old wedding invitation letter written in Urdu has gone viral on the internet. The wedding card was shared on the Microblogging site Twitter by a user named Sonal Battla. “My grandparents’ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi, reads the caption alongside the video.
The photograph of the card shows an old, coffee-brown shaded card with Urdu calligraphy. The person is writing the letter to invite for his son’s wedding scheduled on April 23, 1933. “I praise and pay gratitude to Prophet Muhammad. Respected Sir, Peace be upon You I am thankful to Almighty Allah for this blessed time. Wedding of my son, Hafiz Muhammad Yousaf is scheduled on 23 April 1933/27 Zil-Hajj 1351 on Sunday,” reads the card.
My grandparents’ wedding invitation circa #1933 #Delhi pic.twitter.com/WRcHQQULUX
— Sonya Battla (@SonyaBattla2) December 30, 2022
It is also stated that the bride’s residence is in Kishan Ganj. “I invite you to come to my house situated at Street Qasim Jaan, and then accompany us to the house of Bride situated in Kishan Ganj Locality, to become part of Nikkah (Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad) and eat a meal. Walima is on 24 April 1933 / 28 Zil-Hajj 1351.Come to my house at 10 am and become part of Walima and make me thankful to you,” the card further reads.
Till now, the post has received over 7,000 likes and more than 520.2k views. While many people have expressed their views in the comment section. “Amazing to have preserved this piece of history down the generations. 💜,” commented one user. “So beautifully written! Probably someone would go around the gullies with a register and the RSVP would be the letter suad written by the invitee in the register. The name of the bride is missing from the invitation,” added another user. “See the humbleness of our ancestors. They will continue to be the guiding torch for us and for many generations to come. May their souls rest in eternal peace,” added the third user.
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