Most marriage biodatas in India now travel on WhatsApp. How you send it — the message, the order and the format — shapes the first impression as much as the biodata itself.
The right order
- A short, polite message introducing who you are and why you're writing.
- The biodata as a picture (JPG) — it opens instantly on any phone.
- The PDF, for printing or forwarding to elders.
- Optionally, a text version for those on slow internet.
In the biodata maker, the green "WhatsApp / Share" button sends the picture or PDF straight into a chat, and there is a ready text version too.
When you are the parent sending to a known family
1. Formal
Namaste ji. I am Ramesh Sharma from Pune. A common friend, Mr. Gupta, suggested your son's profile for our daughter Priya. I'm sharing her biodata below. We would be happy to talk at your convenience.
2. Warm
Namaste ji, hope you're well. Sharing our daughter Priya's biodata as discussed with Gupta ji. Looking forward to hearing from you whenever convenient.
3. Short
Namaste ji. Priya's biodata, as discussed. Thank you.
When sending to a relative who will forward it
4.
Namaste Mausi ji. Sharing Rohan's latest biodata. If you know any suitable family, please forward it. Thank you so much for your help.
5.
Bhaiya, please share Priya's biodata in your community group. Her photo is in the PDF; please don't post the photo separately.
When posting in a community group
6.
Proposal for our son: Rohan Sharma, 30, Software Engineer in Pune, 5'10", vegetarian. Biodata attached. Interested families may message me personally.
7.
Seeking a suitable match for our daughter (27, CA, Ahmedabad). Biodata attached. Please contact the number on the biodata.
Following up politely
8. After a week
Namaste ji. Just checking whether you had a chance to see Priya's biodata. No hurry — we'll wait to hear from you.
9. After two weeks
Namaste ji, hope all is well. Please let us know if you'd like to take things forward. If it isn't a fit, that's perfectly fine too.
Replying to a biodata you received
10. Interested
Namaste ji, thank you for sharing Rohan's biodata. We liked it and would be happy to speak this weekend. Sharing Priya's biodata too.
11. Need time
Thank you for the biodata, ji. We'll discuss it at home and get back to you within a few days.
12. Asking for details
Thank you ji. Could you please share his time of birth and place for the kundli? Everything else looks very good.
Asking to move to a call or meeting
13.
Namaste ji. We'd love to speak with your family. Would Saturday evening suit you for a short call?
14.
If both families agree, perhaps Priya and Rohan could also speak on a call before we meet. Please let us know.
Saying no
15.
Namaste ji, thank you for considering Priya. After discussing at home, we feel it may not be the right match. We wish Rohan all the very best.
More ways to decline kindly are in 12 ways to say no politely.
Etiquette
- Send between 9 am and 8 pm.
- Don't forward a biodata to large groups without the family's permission.
- Don't send repeated reminders; two follow-ups are enough.
- Never send a biodata as an editable Word file.