Punjabi Roka / Chunni Chadhai Invitation Wording.
The formal betrothal, where the families commit and often fix the date.
- Who invites
- Both families invite. Punjabi invitations tend to be warmer and less formal in register than South Indian ones.
- How it opens
- Ik Onkar for Sikh families, or a Ganesha invocation for Hindu Punjabi families
- Register
- Generous and celebratory. The card usually carries the whole week, not just the ceremony.
Sample wording
Written as common practice, not prescription. Take whichever is closest and change the parts that are not you — that is what these are for.
The families of Simran and Arjun invite you to the Roka ceremony Saturday, 4 September 2027, 11 am followed by lunch Hotel Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar