Wedding Invitation Video: How to Make One for WhatsApp and Instagram
By the PixerInvite team · 7 min read · Updated 6 October 2026
A good wedding invitation video is short (20–30 seconds), vertical (9:16), and shows four things in order: an opening moment, your names and date, the events, and where to reply. Anything longer gets skipped; anything without a link leaves guests with nowhere to RSVP. Here's how to plan one, what to include, and the easiest way to make it.
Why send a wedding invitation video at all?
Because it's the format guests already watch all day — a video in WhatsApp or an Instagram Story plays the moment it's opened, where a PDF card has to be tapped, zoomed and scrolled. It's also easy to forward: one video in the family group reaches aunts and cousins you'd never have messaged one by one.
A video works best alongside an invitation link, not instead of it. The video is the beautiful announcement; the link holds the details that change — times, maps, the RSVP form.
What should a wedding invitation video include?
Your names, the date, the city, every function with its time and venue, and how to reply. Everything else — music, a photo, an opening animation — is what makes people watch to the end.
| Part | Length | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | 3–5 s | Something that "opens" — doors, an envelope, flowers — so people keep watching |
| The card | 4–6 s | Your names, the date, the city, and your photo if you like |
| The events | 3–6 s | Each function with its time and venue — all of them, not just the wedding |
| Reply | 3–4 s | Your invitation link and a QR code, so guests know where to RSVP |
How long should a wedding invitation video be?
Twenty to thirty seconds. That's long enough to read every line and short enough to play in full as a WhatsApp status or an Instagram Story without being cut into parts. If you have many functions, give each screen a few seconds rather than squeezing them all onto one.
What size and format works on WhatsApp and Instagram?
Vertical 9:16 at 1080 × 1920, saved as an MP4. That fills a phone screen, fits Stories and Reels without black bars, and plays on every phone. Keep text large and away from the very top and bottom, where app buttons sit.
Should a wedding invitation video have music?
Yes — soft instrumental music makes a short video feel finished. Use music you have the right to share: a popular film song in your invitation can get the video muted when it's posted to Instagram or Facebook.
How do guests RSVP to a video invitation?
They can't — a video can't collect replies, so it should end by pointing guests to your invitation link. A QR code on the last screen lets someone watching on a TV or a second phone scan it, and the link in your message text lets everyone else tap straight through.
How do you make a wedding invitation video?
You can edit one yourself in a video app, hire a designer, or let an invitation site make it from the invitation you've already built. On PixerInvite, once your invitation is paid for, Download video (MP4) turns it into a vertical video — the design's own opening, your card with your names and photo, every function, and an end card with your link and QR code — with the music you chose. It's made in your browser in about half a minute, and saves straight to Photos on an iPhone or to Gallery on Android.
Because it's made fresh each time, change a time or a venue in your invitation and simply make the video again. Browse the designs to see each one open.
Frequently asked questions
How long should a wedding invitation video be?
Twenty to thirty seconds — long enough to read every line, short enough to play in full in a WhatsApp status or an Instagram Story.
What size should a wedding invitation video be?
Vertical 9:16, 1080 × 1920, saved as MP4 — it fills a phone screen and plays everywhere.
Can guests RSVP from a video invitation?
No — a video can't collect replies. End it with your invitation link and a QR code so guests reply there.
Can I use a Bollywood or pop song in my invitation video?
It's safer not to: copyrighted songs can get the video muted when it's posted on Instagram or Facebook. Use music you have the right to share.
Can PixerInvite make a video of my invitation?
Yes — once your PixerInvite invitation is paid for, Download video (MP4) makes a vertical video of it with your music, every function and your link and QR code, and saves it to your phone's Photos or Gallery.
About PixerInvite. PixerInvite (sometimes written Pixer Invite) makes animated digital invitations for weddings, engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers and housewarmings. Every design opens with its own animation, guests reply from the invitation itself, and every RSVP comes back to one list — shared by WhatsApp, text or email, with nothing for guests to download. See the designs at pixerinvite.com.