Writing a wedding invitation
What to put on an invitation, in Arabic and in English: the opening line, who is inviting whom, how to name the ceremony, and how many people you can actually fit. Written for Egyptian weddings, Muslim and Coptic, and useful whether or not you ever make an invitation here.
Invitation wording generator
Pick the opening, the occasion and the tone, type your names, and get finished wording in Arabic and English.
How to word a wedding invitation in Arabic
The structure of an Arabic wedding invitation, with wording you can copy: the opening, who is inviting, the names, the date and venue, and the closing line. Formal and simple versions.
Updated August 2026
Muslim wedding invitation wording
How a Muslim wedding invitation is worded in Egypt: the opening, naming كتب كتاب or the فرح, who invites, and the closing line — with wording you can copy.
Updated August 2026
Christian wedding invitation wording
How a Christian wedding invitation is worded in Egypt: the opening, naming the الإكليل and the reception, who invites, and the closing line — with wording you can copy.
Updated August 2026
Bible verses for a Christian wedding invitation
Verses used on Christian wedding invitations in Egypt, in Arabic (Van Dyck) with the reference beside each one — where the verse goes, and how to shorten one without misquoting it.
Updated August 2026
Katb kitab invitation wording
How a كتب كتاب invitation is worded in Egypt: the opening, saying which occasion it is, who invites, the mosque and the time, and the closing — with wording you can copy.
Updated September 2026
Inviting guests who live abroad
How to invite family who live outside Egypt: how much notice they need, saying which clock you mean, and why their reply matters more than anyone else’s.
Updated September 2026
كتب كتاب and the wedding: what goes on the invitation
How to handle a katb ketab and a reception on one invitation, or two: who is invited to which, how to word it, and the mistake that generates every follow-up question.
Updated August 2026
How many guests can you actually invite?
Working out a realistic wedding guest count in Egypt: how the four lists add up, what each guest actually costs, and why the number you invite is not the number who come.
Updated August 2026
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