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The poetry of a Bengali wedding — free
Crimson sindoor on ivory white, sacred lotus reveals, and Cormorant Garamond's calligraphic warmth — Bengali Wedding is for the couple who brings literature to their love story.
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Colour Palette
Sindoor Red
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Antique Gold
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Ivory
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Warm Black
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Typography
Headings: Cormorant Garamond
Body: DM Sans
“Kolkata heritage · Sindoor red · Sacred lotus”
What makes this template special
Split-screen editorial hero
Your couple photo sits beside your names in a clean editorial layout — the visual grammar of a literary magazine, now a wedding invitation.
Lotus bloom entry
The invitation opens with a sacred lotus blooming — the most beloved symbol in Bengal, alive on every guest's phone screen.
Sindoor red palette
Deep crimson that evokes sindoor, sacred fire, and festival joy — the colour that has anchored Bengali weddings for centuries.
Cormorant Garamond warmth
Headings in Cormorant Garamond carry the warmth of handwritten wedding letters — every name feels like a poem.
Pullquote story layout
Your love story is presented as a beautifully typeset pullquote — the way Bengali literature has always told stories.
Free for all tiers
Bengali Wedding is available on the Free plan — every couple deserves this much beauty without spending a paisa.
Ceremonies included by default
Pre-populated ceremony event tiles — edit names, dates, venues, and dress codes.
Mehendi Ceremony
Haldi Ceremony
Sangeet Night
Baraat
Wedding Ceremony (Pheras)
Reception
You can add, remove, reorder, and rename any ceremony event in the builder.
Animations & motion
Lotus bloom reveal
Flower fade-in
Section reveal
RSVP, sharing & the guest experience
RSVP tracking
Guests tap RSVP directly on the invitation and submit yes/no/maybe, headcount, and meal preference. Responses land on your dashboard in real time — no manual tally-keeping.
Sharing options
Share the permanent link via WhatsApp, SMS, or email. Each guest can open it straight from a chat, no app install required, and the link stays live for as long as your plan is active.
Mobile experience
Built phone-first, since most guests open wedding invitations on mobile. Animations, fonts, and the RSVP form are all sized and paced for a smooth one-thumb experience.
How to customize Bengali Wedding
From picking this template to sending your first guest link.
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Choose this template
Start from this design — it comes pre-loaded with its palette, fonts, and default ceremony events.
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Add your details
Enter both families’ names, the wedding date, venue, and your love story. Upload your own photos to replace the placeholder gallery.
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Edit your events
Add, remove, rename, or reorder ceremony tiles — Haldi, Mehndi, Sangeet, Nikah, Walima, or any custom event with its own date, time, and dress code.
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Turn on RSVP & guests
Import your guest list or add guests one by one, then publish the RSVP form so replies land in your dashboard automatically.
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Preview and publish
Check how it looks on mobile and desktop, then publish to get your permanent wowzey.com/i/ link.
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Share with guests
Send the link via WhatsApp, SMS, or email — each guest can open it without installing anything.
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See it live before you commit
Our demo invitation uses this template with real content — couple names, ceremony events, RSVP section, and all animations active.
Open live demo invitationIs Bengali Wedding right for your wedding?
Bengali Wedding is built around the literary sensibility Bengali culture is known for — the pullquote story layout and the calligraphic heading style are meant for couples who want to open their invitation with a line of poetry, a favourite Tagore verse, or their own words about how they met, rather than jumping straight into ceremony logistics. It suits a wedding where the family plans to include an Ashirbad (a blessing ceremony) or Aiburo Bhaat (the bride's last unmarried meal with her family) alongside the more commonly listed events — both are easy to add as custom event cards even though they're not in the default list.
The sindoor-red and ivory palette is a deliberate nod to sindoor itself and to the red-and-white shakha-pola bangles worn during the ceremony, so it photographs consistently with the actual wedding-day colour story rather than clashing with it. Many Bengali weddings also include a Gaye Holud (the turmeric ritual, similar in spirit to Haldi) and a Bou Bhaat reception hosted by the groom's family a day or two after the wedding — renaming the default Haldi and Reception events to these terms takes a minute in the editor and makes the invitation feel specific to your family rather than generic.
Bengali Wedding is on the Free plan, and the lotus-bloom opening animation is worth keeping even if you customise everything else, since it's one of the more widely recognised Bengali cultural symbols among Wowzey's templates.
Frequently asked questions
What are the typical events in a Bengali Hindu wedding that we should list on the invitation?+
Beyond the pre-wedding Gaye Holud (turmeric) and the main wedding ceremony, many families also invite guests to Ashirbad (a blessing ceremony), Bor Jatri (the groom's procession), and Bou Bhaat (the reception hosted by the groom's family, usually a day or two after the wedding). Not every family includes all of these, so list only the ones you're actually holding rather than a generic full set.
Should the invitation be in Bengali, English, or both?+
Bilingual invitations are very common, especially when the guest list includes both Bengali-speaking relatives and colleagues or friends from elsewhere. A short Bengali greeting line at the top with the rest of the details in English is a widely used and comfortable format.
Is Bengali Wedding a free template?+
Yes, it's on Wowzey's Free plan, so you can publish it without any payment. You can still add custom sections or rename events without needing to upgrade.
Can we rename the default Haldi and Reception events to Bengali-specific names like Gaye Holud and Bou Bhaat?+
Yes — every event name on the invitation is editable text, so renaming Haldi to Gaye Holud or Reception to Bou Bhaat takes a moment in the editor and makes the invitation read correctly for your family's actual ceremony names.
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