Shop opening

Shop opening invitation message: 25 messages for a new shop, office or business

3 October 2026 · 5 min read

Opening a shop or office is the start of something you have worked hard for, and the first people through the door matter: family for the blessings, and customers, suppliers and neighbours for the business. Here are 25 invitation messages for a shop, showroom, clinic, restaurant or office opening, plus lines for the puja and ribbon cutting.

Traditional shop opening invitation messages

Formal wording suits a printed-style card for relatives, elders and the trade. Change the names, date and address.

• Classic

  With the blessings of Lord Ganesha and our elders, we are happy to announce the opening of our new shop, Agarwal Saree Emporium. We cordially invite you to the inauguration on Thursday, 11 February 2027, at 10 am, at Shop No. 14, Johari Bazaar, Jaipur.

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• With puja

  On the auspicious occasion of the opening of Patel Hardware, we request your gracious presence at the Lakshmi-Ganesh puja followed by the inauguration and refreshments.

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• Family business, new branch

  With the blessings of our founder, Late Shri Govindbhai Shah, Shah Jewellers is opening its second showroom. Your presence will make the day memorable.

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• Inauguration by an elder

  The shop will be inaugurated by our respected father, Shri Ramesh Agarwal. We request you to join us and bless our new beginning.

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• Short and formal

  We request the pleasure of your company at the grand opening of Sai Medicals on Monday, 1 March 2027, at 11 am.

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Short WhatsApp messages for a shop opening

A WhatsApp message sits just above the invitation link, so keep it to two or three lines.

• Namaste Mehta ji! Our new shop, Agarwal Sarees, opens this Thursday at 10 am with a small puja. It would be a blessing to have you there. Address and map in this link.

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• Big day for us! Kavya's Bakehouse opens on Saturday, 6 March. Come for the ribbon cutting at 5 pm and the first slice of cake. Details here.

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• After years of planning, our dream is opening its doors. Please join us at the inauguration of Rohan Electronics on Sunday at 11 am.

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• Reminder: our shop opening is tomorrow at 10 am. The map and parking are in your invitation link. See you there!

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• Thank you for coming to our opening and for your blessings. We hope to see you at the shop often!

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Hinglish dukaan uddhatan messages

• Namaste! Bhagwan ki kripa se humari nayi dukaan ka uddhatan Thursday, 11 February ko subah 10 baje hai. Aap sapariwar zaroor padharein.

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• Nayi dukaan, naya safar! Shubh muhurat mein puja aur uddhatan hai. Aapka aashirwad chahiye. Address aur map link mein hai.

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• Humari bakery ka opening Saturday ko hai! Aao, cake kaato aur pehle customer bano. Please RSVP kar dena.

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Office and new business inauguration wording

For an office, a clinic or a company, the wording is a little more formal, and guests are often clients and colleagues.

• Office

  We are pleased to invite you to the inauguration of our new office at 5th Floor, Orbit Tower, Andheri East, Mumbai, on Friday, 12 March 2027, at 11 am. A puja will be followed by lunch.

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• Startup

  New office, same team, bigger dreams. Join us as we open the doors of our new workspace in Koramangala on Friday evening. Snacks and a tour included.

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• Clinic

  Dr. Neha Kulkarni is happy to invite you to the opening of Kulkarni Dental Care. Inauguration and puja on Sunday, 7 February, at 10 am.

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• Restaurant

  Our kitchen is ready! Please be our first guests at the opening of Annapurna Thali House, with the inauguration at 7 pm and dinner after.

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• To clients

  As a valued client, you are invited to the inauguration of our new branch. We look forward to serving you better from our new address.

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Puja, ribbon cutting and timing lines

If the puja is in a muhurat early in the morning, tell guests when they should actually arrive.

• Lakshmi-Ganesh puja: 9 am. Ribbon cutting and inauguration: 10.30 am. Refreshments to follow.

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• Puja in the shubh muhurat with family at 7 am; doors open to all guests from 10 am.

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• Inauguration at 5 pm, followed by high tea. Opening offers for everyone who visits on the first day.

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Closing lines

• Your presence and good wishes are our greatest strength.

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• With warm regards from the Agarwal family and the entire team.

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• No gifts please; come with your blessings and good wishes.

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• Please reply by 5 February so we can plan the refreshments.

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Whom to invite and when to send

• Family and elders for the puja, two weeks before, with a call to the most senior ones.
• Neighbouring shopkeepers and the market association: they become your daily neighbours.
• Suppliers, distributors and regular clients, about a week before.
• Friends and colleagues, a week before, with a reminder the day before.
• After the opening, a thank-you message with a photo of the ribbon cutting.

Making a shop opening invitation on Shubh

• Add the puja and the public opening as separate functions with their own times, and invite family to the puja and customers only to the opening.
• Put a map pin on the shop, with a parking note for the market or the building.
• Guests open the link in their phone's browser without any app, and tap RSVP with how many are coming, so you can plan the refreshments.
• Import a guest list from your phone contacts or an Excel sheet of clients, and send each person their own link that greets them by name.
• The Celebration and Grand packages add a video of the invitation for WhatsApp Status and Instagram Reels.

It is free to make and share an invitation with one function. See shop opening invitation designs, or launch invitation designs for a product or company launch. For a home, read griha pravesh invitation messages, and for a katha at the shop see Satyanarayan puja invitation messages.