West African wedding invitations
An adire invitation for the traditional engagement and the white wedding
Many Nigerian American and Ghanaian American couples celebrate twice: a traditional engagement and a white wedding, often on consecutive days. Adire Indigo puts both under one link. Guests swipe to unfold a length of indigo adire tied with a gold ribbon, the dye pattern blooms and your names appear in gold.
Each ceremony day has its own tab. Write the colors in an event’s attire note and an aso ebi swatch card shows guests what to wear. Every event has directions, add-to-calendar buttons and its own RSVP.
Designs for a West African wedding
Adire Indigo
Indigo and gold on cotton, or Owambe, a dark mode for the party.
Tips for your West African invitation
- Name the aso ebi colors in the attire note, such as “gold and teal”, and say where to get the fabric and by when.
- Explain the traditional engagement in one line for guests who have not been to one.
- If there will be spraying at the reception, a line in the FAQ tells guests to bring small bills.
Questions couples ask
How does the aso ebi card work?
Write the colors in the event’s attire note, for example “aso ebi in gold and teal”. The design reads the color names, or hex codes, and shows them as swatches next to your note, up to four per event.
Can both ceremonies be on one invitation?
Yes. Add the traditional engagement and the white wedding as separate events, each with its own time, venue, attire and RSVP. Guests see both under one link and reply to each.
Is there a dark version?
Yes. Adire Indigo has two color modes: Cotton, deep indigo and gold on cream, and Owambe, indigo with gold on a dark ground for an evening party.
What music plays with it?
An original highlife-style piece: two interlocking guitars, bass, bell, shaker and congas, with a trumpet tune answered by marimba, in a 90-second loop. It starts after a guest opens the invitation, with a mute button on every screen.
Guides that help
Dress code wording
What each dress code means and the one-line wording to put under your invitation and on your website.
Invitation text messages
Sample texts for iMessage, WhatsApp and group chats, with reminders and a thank-you after the wedding.
RSVP wording
Formal and casual reply lines, the three-to-six-week rule, and how an online RSVP replaces the M-line card.
Make this invitation
Pick the design, add your names and events, and watch it open before you pay.