For desi weddings, wherever family is
South Asian & desi wedding website
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepali — desi weddings share a shape Western builders miss: several ceremonies across days, family scattered across continents, and guests who live on WhatsApp. Duva builds a site for all of it, free.
A South Asian wedding website is a multi-event site built for the way desi weddings actually run — several functions across multiple days, a guest list spread across countries, and different guests invited to different ceremonies. Duva works for Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Nepali celebrations and across faiths — Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, and Christian — letting you name each function what your community calls it (mehndi, mayun, gaye holud, sangeet, nikah, Anand Karaj, walima, poruwa, reception). It publishes a schedule and travel details per event, collects RSVPs per ceremony over SMS and WhatsApp, and can present the whole page in English, Hindi, or Gujarati. The website and RSVP tools are free.
What "desi wedding" means for a website builder
Desi weddings — across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the wider diaspora — are not single-ceremony affairs. They unfold over several days and several functions, blending regional custom, religion, and family tradition. The specific rituals differ, but the shape is shared: multiple events, a huge and far-flung guest list, and a real need for guests to know where to be, when, and what to wear.
Mainstream builders were designed for one Western ceremony and one reception. They have no natural home for a mayun, a gaye holud, or a next-day walima, and no concept of inviting different guests to different functions. Duva is built the other way around: it assumes your celebration is many events across many days, and it lets you describe it in your own community’s vocabulary rather than translating it into someone else’s template.
- Every desi culture. Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Nepali weddings, plus the wider diaspora.
- Multi-event by default. Add as many functions as your celebration has — each with its own date, venue, and details.
- Your own words. Name each ceremony what your family calls it — mayun, gaye holud, sangeet, poruwa, walima.
Every faith and every ceremony, named correctly
South Asian weddings span faiths, and the ceremonies are not interchangeable. A Hindu wedding centers on the pheras under the mandap; a Sikh wedding is the Anand Karaj in the gurdwara; a Muslim wedding is built around the Nikah, often followed by a walima; a Sri Lankan Buddhist wedding may include a poruwa ceremony; and Christian South Asian families blend a church service with desi functions. Many families are interfaith and weave two traditions together.
Duva does not flatten any of this. You add each function with its real name, its own time, venue, and dress code, and the site and RSVP treat it as its own event. Guests see exactly what they are attending — "Nikah, head covering requested" or "Gaye Holud, wear yellow" — and show up prepared, whichever tradition the day belongs to.
- Hindu & Sikh. Mehndi, sangeet, and the pheras or the Anand Karaj, each scheduled as its own event.
- Muslim. Mayun, mehndi, Nikah, and walima — the functions Pakistani and Bangladeshi families plan around.
- Christian, Buddhist & interfaith. A church service, a poruwa, or a blend of two traditions — described in your own terms.
WhatsApp-first, because your family is everywhere
The defining feature of a desi guest list is distance. Relatives are in Karachi, Dhaka, Colombo, Kathmandu, Mumbai, London, Toronto, and the Gulf, and the one thing they all share is WhatsApp. Email invitations from an unknown address go unread; a WhatsApp message is opened within minutes. Duva sends invitations and RSVP links over WhatsApp to international numbers automatically, and SMS to US numbers, so every guest is reached on the channel they actually check.
That reach is what turns a scattered list into an accurate headcount. Overseas family can RSVP from their phone in seconds, reminders reach them on the same thread, and you are not stuck calling three time zones the week before the wedding. No app to install, no account to create — guests just tap and reply.
- WhatsApp for family abroad. International guests get invites and RSVP links in the app they use daily.
- SMS for US guests. Domestic guests get a personalized text — no app, no login.
- Chosen automatically. Duva picks SMS or WhatsApp per phone number, so you never think about it.
One master list, different guests per function
On a desi guest list of several hundred, not everyone is invited to everything. The dholki or mehndi might be close family and friends; the reception might be everyone your parents have ever known. Duva keeps a single master guest list and lets you assign each guest to the specific functions they belong to, tracking a separate headcount for each — so your caterer’s number for the walima is not diluted by guests who only came to the reception.
Guests RSVP per event, accepting some functions and declining others, and can respond for their whole household in one tap. The result is a clean, per-ceremony picture across a list that would be impossible to manage in a spreadsheet or a group chat.
- Per-event guest lists. Invite different people to the mehndi, the Nikah, and the reception from one master list.
- Per-event headcounts. Live attending / pending / declined counts for every function.
- Household RSVP. One person confirms their whole family across the functions they are attending.
A full site: schedule, travel, and your story
Duva gives you a multi-page website — Home, Schedule, Travel, Gallery, Registry, FAQ, and Our Story — with a custom withduva.com address you share once across every invitation and save-the-date. The schedule auto-builds from the functions you add, complete with per-ceremony dress codes, maps, and add-to-calendar buttons, so out-of-town and overseas family can plan the whole weekend.
Because so many desi guests travel, the Travel page earns its keep: hotel room blocks, the nearest airport, shuttle details, and directions to each venue, all in one place instead of scattered across twenty WhatsApp threads. And if you would rather the site stay private, an optional password keeps it to invited guests only.
- Auto-built schedule. Every function with its own time, venue, dress code, and add-to-calendar.
- Travel page. Hotels, airports, and shuttles collected for guests flying in from abroad.
- Optional password. Keep the whole site private with a passcode you share only with guests.
In the language your elders read
A desi guest list spans generations, and not everyone reads English comfortably. Duva can present the entire public website — schedule, travel, and RSVP — in English, Hindi, or Gujarati, so grandparents and relatives abroad get every detail in a language they read easily. Fewer confused phone calls, more guests who actually respond.
Everything above is free: the website, the guest list, and RSVP collection cost nothing, with 50 message credits included. You only pay if you choose to send invitations and reminders by SMS or WhatsApp — pay-as-you-go credit packs that never expire, one credit per recipient, no subscription.
- Whole-page translation. The full public site renders in English, Hindi, or Gujarati.
- Free to build. Website, guest list, and RSVP are free; you only pay to send messages.
Made for the desi wedding, wherever your people are
Multi-event, multi-faith, multi-country — the way South Asian weddings really run.
Every tradition
Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Nepali celebrations.
Multi-event schedule
A schedule that auto-builds from every function you add.
WhatsApp-first
Reach overseas family in the app they check every day.
Guests per function
One master list; different guests for different events.
Multilingual
Publish the whole site in English, Hindi, or Gujarati.
Travel & venues
Hotels, airports, and a map for every ceremony.
Frequently asked questions
Does Duva work for Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Sri Lankan weddings?
Yes. Duva is built for South Asian celebrations across cultures — Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, and Nepali — and across faiths. You name each function what your community calls it, from a mayun or gaye holud to a Nikah, walima, or poruwa, and the schedule and RSVP treat each one as its own event.
What does "desi wedding website" mean?
A desi wedding website is a site built for the multi-day, multi-ceremony structure common to South Asian weddings, rather than a single Western ceremony and reception. It handles several functions across several days, a guest list spread across countries, and different guests invited to different events.
Can overseas family RSVP over WhatsApp?
Yes. Duva sends invitations and RSVP links over WhatsApp to international numbers and by SMS to US numbers, choosing the channel automatically per guest. Relatives in Pakistan, Bangladesh, the UK, the Gulf, or anywhere abroad can respond from the app they already use, with no download and no account.
Can I use the ceremony names from my own culture and faith?
Yes. You add each function with its real name — mehndi, mayun, sangeet, gaye holud, Nikah, Anand Karaj, walima, poruwa, or reception — and the site, dress codes, and RSVP all use those names. Interfaith and fusion weddings can weave two traditions together in one schedule.
Can different guests be invited to different functions?
Yes. You keep one master guest list and assign each guest to the specific ceremonies they are invited to, with a separate headcount for each. The mehndi can stay close family while everyone is invited to the reception.
Can the website be shown in Hindi or Gujarati?
Yes. The entire public site — schedule, travel, and RSVP — can be presented in English, Hindi, or Gujarati, so elders and relatives abroad can read every detail in their own language.
Is the South Asian wedding website free?
Yes. The website, guest list, and RSVP collection are free, with 50 message credits included. You only pay if you choose to send invitations and reminders by SMS or WhatsApp, using credit packs ($40, $99, or $165) that never expire. There is no subscription.
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Last updated July 14, 2026