For Mappila families across Kozhikode and the Malabar coast
Muslim wedding invitation cards online in Calicut
An invitation built around the Calicut wedding sequence — valakkappura, mehndi, nikah, walima.
Calicut weddings are quiet and long. They begin with valakkappura at the bride's home, move to a ladies-only mehndi night, then nikah at the masjid (often Juma Masjid Kuttichira for the older families), and end with a walima feast that runs from late afternoon into the evening. Each event has its own dress code, its own venue, and its own guest list. Zawaaj invitations are shaped for exactly that rhythm — one URL per couple, four events stacked inside it, and a personalized WhatsApp link per guest that opens to only the events they are personally invited to.
Cultural fit
The Muslim preset is the platform's default and the most heavily-used. Bismillah opens every Mappila invitation by default. The optional nasheed audio control lets hosts attach a recorded nasheed (the curated library leans Malayalam and Arabic). Hijri date renders alongside Gregorian date. Mehndi Green and Ivory & Gold are the most-picked templates for Calicut couples.
Venues we see often
- · Sea Palace Convention Centre, Beach Road
- · The Raviz Kollam (for destination weddings)
- · Hyatt Regency Calicut
- · Juma Masjid Kuttichira
- · Banyan Pavilion, Mararikulam
Templates that fit
Three that pair well
Mehndi Green
Deep emerald and cream, Kerala botanical patterns. A heritage look.
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Ivory & Gold
Warm ivory with gold calligraphy. Arabic Bismillah is the focal point.
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Geometric Manuscript
Photo-free typographic template. Mihrab arch hero, rosette-cradled initial monogram, manuscript-leaf event cards. Emerald, gold, cream.
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Questions
What people ask
- Does Zawaaj handle the valakkappura → walima sequence on a single card?
- Yes. All four events sit on one invitation. Each has its own date, time, venue, dress code, and RSVP track. Guests invited only to the walima see only the walima; family invited to every event sees every event.
- Is the invitation in Malayalam or English?
- Currently English with Arabic Bismillah and Hijri date. Malayalam-language rendering is on the roadmap; meanwhile most Calicut families prefer English for the invitation body because it travels well across the diaspora.
- Can I send only the walima invitation to extended family while keeping the nikah private?
- Yes. The per-guest visibility model is exactly this case. You create invitee groups (e.g., 'Close family — all events' and 'Walima only'), assign each guest, and Zawaaj generates a unique URL per guest that respects that visibility.
- How do I share — WhatsApp message, printed card, both?
- Most Calicut couples send a personalized WhatsApp link per guest. The preview that lands in the chat carries your couple names + the event-rich preview card. If you want a printed card too, the invitation can be exported as a PDF; many families do both.
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