NFC wedding invitation cards: how they work

TapStar guide · updated 2026-09-27

An NFC wedding invitation card is a small, beautifully printed card with an NFC chip inside and a QR code on the front. It sits inside your printed invitation. When a guest taps it with their phone — or scans the QR — your wedding e-invite opens: every function, the venues, directions, add to calendar and a one-tap RSVP on WhatsApp.

It combines the feel of a traditional printed invitation with everything guests actually need on their phones during a busy wedding week.

How it works for your guests

1. They receive your printed invitation with the NFC card inside.
2. They hold their phone near the card, or open the camera and scan the QR code.
3. Your e-invite opens in their browser — no app, no download.
4. They tap Directions for each venue, Add to calendar for each function, and RSVP to send a ready-written WhatsApp message to your family.

What goes on a wedding e-invite

• The couple and families — names, parents, and a few lines of your story.
• Every function — haldi, mehendi, sangeet, ubtan, baraat, pheras, nikah, anand karaj, walima, reception — each with date, time and venue.
• Directions to each venue on Google Maps.
• Add to calendar for every function.
• RSVP on WhatsApp to the family members you choose.
• A countdown, and verses, shlokas, duas or gurbani lines that matter to your family.

Why couples in India are choosing NFC invitations

Wedding weeks are chaotic. A PDF forwarded on WhatsApp gets buried under hundreds of messages, and guests end up calling to ask for the venue or the mehendi timing. With an NFC card, the details live with the invitation itself. And because the card opens a page that can be updated, a changed venue or timing reaches every guest without reprinting a single card.

It works for every generation, too: younger guests tap, and elders who prefer not to can scan the QR code with their camera.

Do they work on every phone?

NFC works on iPhone XR and newer and most recent Android phones. Phones without NFC, or with it switched off, scan the QR code printed on the same card — so every guest can open the invite. See how NFC and QR codes compare.

How much do NFC wedding invitations cost?

With TapStar, the e-invite web page is ₹10,000, one-time, designed for your wedding, and custom NFC + QR cards are ₹200 each. For 100 invitations that's ₹30,000 in total; for 200, ₹50,000. See wedding pricing.

Designs for every wedding

Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Bengali, South Indian — each card and e-invite is designed around your rituals, colours and language rather than a fixed template. Open our sample invitations — Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian — (opens in a new tab) to see how it feels on your phone.