WhatsApp guide
How to share your wedding invitation on WhatsApp
In Malaysia a wedding invitation travels on WhatsApp: you send it to family groups, aunties forward it to their friends, and guests open it on their phones. This guide explains how your Wishes2Vows card is shared, what the ready-made message says, how to write your own, and what guests see in the chat before they tap.
By the Wishes2Vows team Updated: 5 min read
1. Your card is a link
Once you publish, your card lives at its own web address. That one link is the whole invitation: guests open it in their phone's browser, with no app to install and no account to create, and everything they need is on the card, from the event times and the map buttons to the RSVP form.
You can share the link any way you like. Copy it from your browser and paste it into a chat, a family group, a broadcast list, an email or a text message. Because it is the same link for everyone, a guest who forwards it to their spouse sends exactly the card you sent them.
- Send it to the main family groups first, so the elders hear it from you.
- Send close friends and VIPs a personal message with the link, not only a group post.
- Pin the message in big groups so the link is easy to find again nearer the day.
3. The ready-made message
Unless you write your own, the button shares a warm English invitation. It fills in your card's link and your names, adds an RSVP-by line when your card has a deadline that has not passed, and tells guests how to reply: the main guest gives a phone number, and the others are named only.
We're getting married! 🎉💍
📩 View Invitation & RSVP:
https://… (your card's link)
📅 RSVP by 1st December 2026
🔐 When you RSVP: enter your full name, add your phone number for the main guest, and name the others
With love, Aina & Hakim ✨
Once the deadline has passed, the RSVP-by line is left out automatically, so a late share never tells someone to reply by a date that is already over.
4. Write your own share message
In the editor, open WhatsApp messages and find Share invitation message. Whatever you type there replaces the ready-made text for everyone who taps the button. You can write it in Malay, English, Tamil, Chinese or a mix, and keep it as short or as formal as your families expect.
Do not type your names, date or link by hand. Use the placeholders below, and the card fills them in from its own details when someone shares it. If you later fix a typo in your names or move the date, the message follows.
| Placeholder | Becomes |
|---|---|
| {bride} | The bride's name from the card |
| {groom} | The groom's name from the card |
| {inviteUrl} | The card's web link |
| {date} | The wedding date, e.g. 11th December 2026 |
| {deadline} | The RSVP deadline, e.g. 1st November 2026 |
| {deadlineLine} | A full RSVP-by line, or nothing when there is no open deadline |
| {eventTitle} | The title on your card |
Details and RSVP: {inviteUrl}
{deadlineLine}Terima kasih 🤍
A misspelled placeholder, such as {brid}, is left showing in the message on purpose, so you notice it when you test the button instead of guests receiving a message with a gap in it. The same panel holds the messages guests send you from the RSVP and wishes buttons, and the number those messages go to.
5. What guests see in the chat
When a link is pasted into WhatsApp, the app shows a small preview card under it with a title, a line of text and a picture. By default your card's link shows a general Wishes2Vows preview. If you would like the preview to carry your own names, date and venue, message us and we set up a preview for your card.
Your card is not listed by search engines. Guests reach it through the link you share, which is why the message around the link matters so much: it is what tells a relative scrolling a busy family group that this one is your invitation.
Test it before the big send
- Open your published card on your own phone.
- Tap Share Our Invitation and send it to yourself or your partner.
- Check the names, the date, the link and the RSVP-by line in the message.
- Tap the link from the chat and make sure the card opens.
Common questions
Can I change the WhatsApp message my guests share?
Yes. In the editor, open WhatsApp messages and edit Share invitation message. Use placeholders such as {bride}, {groom}, {date} and {inviteUrl} so the card fills in its own details.
Does Wishes2Vows send the invitation to my guests?
No. You share the link yourself, from your own WhatsApp, and guests can pass it on with the Share Our Invitation button on the card.
Why does my link show a general preview in WhatsApp?
Every card starts with the general Wishes2Vows preview. Message us if you want a preview with your own names, date and venue, and we set it up for your card.
Do guests need WhatsApp to open the card?
No. The card is a web page. WhatsApp is only how most people send the link; it opens in any phone browser.