How to make a biodata for marriage

Seven steps to a biodata your family will share

1. 1

   Pick a template

   Choose a design that suits your family: traditional, royal, modern or minimal. You can switch at any time without losing anything you’ve typed.

2. 2

   Add your name, photo and blessing

   Use your full name, a recent photo cropped to the shoulders and a blessing line for your community, such as ॥ श्री गणेशाय नमः ॥ or Jai Jinendra.

3. 3

   Fill in personal details

   Date, time and place of birth, height, religion and community, mother tongue and where you live now. Age is calculated from your date of birth.

4. 4

   Add education and career

   List degrees highest first. For career, give your role, company and city; income is optional and can read “Disclosed on request”.

5. 5

   Describe your family

   Parents’ names and occupations, siblings and their marital status, and a line about your family’s values or background.

6. 6

   Write about yourself and your expectations

   Three or four honest sentences about you, then what you hope for in a partner. Warm and specific beats a long list.

7. 7

   Preview and download

   Check the live A4 preview, turn on ‘Fit to one page’ if you want a single sheet, and download the PDF: print quality, or a lighter file for WhatsApp.

What to write in ‘About me’

Keep it short and personal. Mention what you do, two or three things you enjoy and what matters to you in family life. For example: “I am a calm, curious and family-oriented person who enjoys designing products that make everyday life simpler. I love long walks, Sunday cooking with my mother and planning trips with friends.”

Mistakes to avoid

• A blurry, heavily filtered or group photo.
• Tiny text squeezed onto one page. Two clear pages are better than one unreadable one.
• Missing contact details, or a number nobody answers.
• Exaggerated income or qualifications: they come up in the first conversation.
• Sharing an editable Word file: a PDF looks the same on every phone and printer.

Writing a biodata by hand, in a diary or on paper

Some families still write the first draft in a diary or on a sheet of paper, to show an elder or to copy out later. Follow the same order as a printed biodata, so it reads the way families expect.

• Write the blessing line at the top centre, with your full name in capitals below it.
• Leave a box in the top corner for a passport-size photo, and paste it rather than stapling it.
• Write one detail per line as Label : Value, in the order of the marriage biodata format.
• Use a blue or black pen and underline each section heading: Personal Details, Education, Family Details, Contact.
• Write on one side of the page only, so it photographs or photocopies cleanly.
• Once it’s final, type it into a template: it takes about ten minutes, and every relative can open the PDF.

Make it right for your family

See the full marriage biodata format, or the specific guides for a boy’s biodata and a girl’s biodata. Prefer Hindi? Read biodata kaise banaye.