Anand Karaj
An invitation that opens with Ik Onkar.
A Sikh wedding centres on the Anand Karaj at the gurdwara, usually in the morning, with the celebrations around it — the Mehendi, the Jaggo, the Sangeet, the Reception — spread over the days either side. The invitation opens with ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ, and names the ceremony as the Anand Karaj from the start.
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ
Ik Onkar Satgur Prasad
One Creator, realised by the grace of the Guru.
The gurdwara, and everything around it
Every celebration has its own venue, time and map. The Anand Karaj can be at the gurdwara at ten in the morning, and the Reception at a banquet hall that evening, each with directions a guest opens in one tap.
A dress line on each celebration is the place to ask guests to come with their heads covered for the gurdwara.
The Jaggo, the Chooda, by their own names
Every celebration can be named what your family calls it. The Jaggo, the Chooda ceremony and the Chunni can each have their own time and place, and appear only on the invitations of the guests invited to them.
Phulkari, if you want it loud
One of the fourteen card styles is drawn from phulkari embroidery — darned zigzags in silk thread, bright and unmistakably Punjabi. The others are there too, if the family would rather something quieter.
What choosing Sikh sets up
The starting point when you create your invitation. Every line of it can be changed.
- Opens with
- Ik Onkar Satgur Prasad
- The ceremony
- Anand Karaj
- The reception
- Reception
What families ask
Does the invitation call the ceremony the Anand Karaj?
Yes. Choose the Sikh tradition when you create it and the ceremony is named the Anand Karaj, opening with Ik Onkar. Both can be changed.
Can we add the Jaggo and the Chooda ceremony?
Yes. Add any celebration, name it what your family calls it, and invite the guests who should be there.
Can relatives abroad see the times in their own timezone?
Times are shown in the wedding's local time, and adding a celebration to their calendar converts it to theirs.