Digital House Warming Invitations: A Modern Guide

A house warming is one of the happiest invitations to send — you're asking the people you love to step into a home you've worked hard for. Whether you call it a house warming, a griha pravesh, or a housewarming pooja, the details matter: the auspicious time, the exact address, and who's actually coming for the meal after.

A digital invitation carries all of that on a single link — and because a new house often means a new, unfamiliar address, the map is the part guests will thank you for most. Here's how to put one together in a few relaxed minutes.

What a house warming invite needs to say

• The hosts. One name or a couple — both work cleanly.
• The date and time. If there's a muhurtham or pooja start time, lead with it, and add when the meal follows.
• The new address. This is the big one. A written address plus a live map removes every "which building, which floor?" message.
• The plan. A short schedule if there's a pooja, lunch, or open-house window — so guests know when to arrive and how long to stay.
• How to reach you. A phone number for the day itself.

1. Choose an occasion and template

On Varumo, tap Start building, choose Other events, and pick House warming. You'll see designs suited to a warm, welcoming occasion rather than a wedding. The Hearth design, in particular, was made with a new home in mind. Tap Use this to open the builder.

2. Put the address front and centre

On the first step, paste a Google Maps share link into the map field. Open Google Maps → find your new home → Share → Copy link → paste. Your site then shows an interactive map, and guests can get directions in one tap. If you're standing in the new place while you build, tap Use my current location instead.

3. Set the mood with colour and words

Every template is fully colour-customisable — nudge the palette to match your invite's feel, from marigold-and-maroon traditional to soft modern neutrals, and the live preview updates as you go. You can also reword the section headings: turn a generic "Our Story" into "Our new beginning", or the RSVP heading into "Will you bless our home?". Small, honest touches that make the page feel personal.

4. Collect RSVPs so you can plan the catering

House warmings live or die by the head count for lunch. Switch on the RSVP form and every reply — name, number of guests, a warm message — collects in one dashboard you can export to a spreadsheet. No more guessing how much biryani to order.

5. Share it the way your family actually talks

Your invite lives at varumo.com/your-name and shares cleanly on WhatsApp, where most family invitations really happen. It works on every phone with no app to install — which matters when you're inviting relatives across generations and countries. Sending to family abroad? The map and the link work exactly the same in Kochi, Dubai, or Toronto.

Paper card and website — you can have both

Many hosts still print a small card for elders and put a QR code on it that opens the website. Guests who love paper get paper; everyone else taps through to the live map and RSVP. If you're weighing the two, our website-vs-paper comparison applies just as neatly to a house warming.

What it costs

Build and preview for free, publish on a short free trial to see it live, then keep it with a one-time payment — no subscription for a one-day celebration. The link stays live well past the day, so the photos and blessings guests leave don't disappear.

Ready to welcome everyone in?

Open Varumo, choose Other events → House warming, paste your map link, and switch on RSVPs. New to the builder? The tutorial walks through every step with real screenshots.