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The Muslims all over the world are known to put a great importance to the designing of their wedding cards, which are also termed as ‘Nikah nama’ or ‘Walima cards’, as per the Arabic language, which is the official language of Islam.

Hence, there are some common features that are seen in most of the Muslim wedding invitation cards, which are now blended with modern innovative ideas of designing. All the stationers and the online portals, who deal with the wedding cards of the Muslims, are aware of all these desired featured and they create the designs accordingly.

As in case of all wedding cards, the Muslims too lay a great stress on the designing of their wedding cards, which they send to invite their honored guests. But many Muslims prefer to have the traditional touch in these designs and styles, combined with the essence of royalty of the medieval Muslim rule.

Paisley designs are widely used in many traditional Muslim wedding invitation cards, due to the simplicity of this tear-drop like design and its uniqueness of blending perfectly in every background and texture of the wedding cards. Usually, golden or silver colored paisleys are widely used in the designs of wedding cards, due to the royal look of these colors. The paisleys of any size can be used, according to the shape and the size of the wedding invitation cards.

It was the tradition of the royal Muslims to send letters in gorgeous scrolls; which is now lovingly followed by many rich Muslims. Hence, they want to have scroll styled wedding cards during the marriages in their families. Generally, this type of cards are made of costly handmade paper of metal or silk finish; often velvet paper or vellum paper are also found to be in use; though sometimes real silk or satin is also used for making the Muslim wedding cards of highly affluent people. The scrolls are decorated with gorgeous designs or patterns and the letters are tied with shiny silk ribbons or tussles.

As per the culture of the Mughal period, many Muslims prefer the pictures of the dancing peacocks or running deer to be imprinted as the designs of the cover page of their wedding cards. The common art of the large sketches of leaves and feathers are also used now as the designs of some Muslim marriage invitations. These designs are adorned with bright colors, sparkles and even shining jewels, in case of the wedding cards of the rich Muslims.

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The pictures of various ancient Muslim architectures, like the royal domes and the minarets of the mosques are often used as the background scenes of the wedding cards.

Some literature-loving Muslims may like to imprint any famous Urdu or Arabic poetry over the cover page of their wedding cards, which were written in the light of wedding or any similar joyous occasion.

Dark green is considered as the most auspicious color in Muslim religion and thus, it is mostly used as the background color of the Muslim wedding invitation cards. But red is also included in the designs of these wedding cards, due to its grandeur and red is also considered as a lucky color in the weddings. Sometimes, blue and white are also used in the designs, though they are rarely used as background colors. Golden and silver colors are used to impart the royal feeling into the designs and the decorations of the wedding cards.

Usually, the symbols of crescent moon and stars are considered as auspicious, as per the dictations of the Muslim religion. Hence, these symbols are widely used not only in the designing of the Muslim wedding invitation cards, but also before starting the wordings of the invitation letters. The word ‘Bismillah’ also precedes the invitation letter, which literally means ‘in the name of Allah’, showing that the new couple is seeking the grace of God Almighty for their new life. These symbols can instantly identify a wedding card as that of a Muslim couple.