January 7, 2021

How to Prepare Bio Data for Marriage

A bio data for marriage is, undoubtedly, a concise document which should be given the consideration and value it deserves. Just like a good resume helps you secure the right profession, a good bio data for marriage help you find a compatible life partner having the qualities that you’re looking for.

Here’s an easy, yet do it yourself approach in preparing a good bio-data for marriage. Follow the simple steps below, check each point and you’ll end up preparing a great yet lucid bio data for marriage. All you need is a computer/laptop and various photographs of yourself to start with.

Your Name and Contact Details

In the section of your bio data for marriage, say as much as possible, but within a few words as possible. Here are a couple of ideas on what you want to add:

  • Your full name 
  • House(or villa/flat) number 
  • Floor number
  • Name of the street, road
  • Name of the city 
  • Pin code 
  • Your email id
  • Mobile number
  • Landline number

There are some who create a separate email id, solely for the purpose of matrimonial matchmaking.

Include a Good Photograph

A photograph is worth a thousand words. Most of the times, people mind looking first at the photograph, before even going through the bio data for marriage. But if your photograph is missing or if it’s a passable photo, then most likely expect your bio data for marriage to be quickly passed over as well. Owing to that, you need to add a good photograph of yours.

Don’t have a nice photograph? Get it taken by a Photographer

Never be tempted to make use of your mobile phone’s camera and add a number of filters on your photo. Steer clear of adding any sort of editing or special effects to your photo. It doesn’t just look bad, but also make the person who views your bio data for marriage think that you have enhanced your image a lot.

Certainly, it must be a recent colour photograph. But suppose if it’s a photograph taken 4 years ago, then forget about it. And to add multiple photographs- is completely up to you but include it in the later sections or in a separate attachment.

Don’t Use a Group Photo

Just don’t add a group photo with your family or friends- it’s all about you. Make sure that you’re wearing appropriate clothes/accessories and you’re smiling.

A Photograph Which Merely Shows Your Face Isn’t Perfect

The photograph needn't to be a full shot, from your head to toe. But instead, a head and shoulder shot or a medium shot showing your head to the waist will do.

Wow the Reader in the “About Yourself” Section

Typically after going through your name, contact details and photograph the person now wants to know more about you. Owing to that, this section comes prior to the other sections and the about your family section. The “About Yourself” section should include almost all about you, but use as few words as possible. You may begin this section by adding particulars regarding your physical appearance and look. Therefore the titles for this section of your bio data for marriage must be something like the following:

  • Age and DOB(Date of birth)
  • Weight 
  • Height 
  • Physical disability(only if it’s applicable)
  • Status(Only if divorced, widow/widower, annulled)

Professional Status

In this section within a few sentences, convey the person who is reading your bio data for marriage about

  • Your company
  • Current work title
  • Place of posting
  • Date when you commenced work
  • Your income per year

Mentioning your exact income has views on both the sides and owing to that to be on the safe side, you can mention your approx. salary plus perks. 
Certainly, the self-employed, such as Doctors, Chartered accountants, Lawyers can cite details on similar lines.

Add Educational and Professional Detail

Add details regarding your academics in connection with your institutional and professional qualifications. As opposed to the CV for job applications wherein more attention is given to higher qualifications, in a bio data for marriage, the schooling part score a lot. Since the period of study at school is a developmental period, owing to that, include the school’s name as well as your college, university.

Certainly, you can add, remove or alter any of the headings according to your personal needs and liking. But be mindful that the details and specifications furnished in this section are enough to describe you.

Show How Glad You Are of Your Family Background

As mentioned previously at the start, information regarding your family is as important as you are. Owing to that you need to add complete details here, about those in the immediate family, which means your parents, siblings and their spouses. Ensure that you approach the family details area with much care and attention. 

As a checklist, the details regarding your family should be something like this:

  • Father’s name and his occupation
  • Mother’s name and her occupation
  • Siblings, mentioning the youngest/eldest and their occupation. 
  • Family Structure: Joint or nuclear family
  • Your religion and belief system
  • Your caste and sub-caste
  • Include an additional paragraph characterising your family in short.

It’s voluntary to add details regarding the extended family members as well. There are some people who love to mention their extended family members precisely if they’re holding a respectable position in society or have an enviable career.

Mention Personality- Hobbies and Interests in Your Marriage Biodata

The personality section is completely optional. But these details will be of advantage to the reader. If you wish to attract someone who has similar choices and tastes, you need to include these details.

There are a lot of things which you can communicate here, to convey your personality, style, taste and your attitude towards life. You can mention details such as:

Eating preferences- If you are a vegetarian or non-vegetarian

Also, state whether you’re a smoker or non-smoker and teetotaler or not.

Also sharing the below-mentioned details, which will go a long way in giving the reader an idea of what kind of individual you are and will help get someone with similar interests, such as:

  • Hobbies
  • Opinion on life
  • Knowledge of languages 
  • Your type of reading 
  • Countries you have travelled to
  • Special practices like teaching the impoverished and helping the poor.

Mentioning mutual hobbies and interests will go a long way to achieve this, and by revealing these details, its more likely that you’ll attract the right person.

Be Clear About Your Partner Expectations

This is that section of your bio data for marriage where the person who’s reading will see if they stand any chances. You need to ensure that you don’t miss out anything you deem important, in your future partner. It’s a good idea to curate a bullet point list of the qualities you look for. Then cut it short and let the vital details remain.

  • Your list of partner expectations could look something like this:
  • Professionally stable
  • Financially independent 
  • Self-confident
  • Polite and mannerly
  • Love to spend time outdoors
  • Loves animals 
  • Loves sports
  • Then combine all these together and create a crisp description.

Neither you need to be a writer nor a poet to describe your preferences and desires. It’s as simple as expressing that you would like to have someone who is open to relocation since you have a job which is transferable.

Likewise, make it clear whether or not you have or don’t have a problem with the bride working even after the wedding.

One thing which is often a cause of argument after the wedding is eating habits. So if you prefer your partner to be a good cook or vegetarian, then mention that as well.

The world is evolving and most of them are becoming open-minded. Owing to that, if your family don’t have a problem with getting you married outside of your caste, then you need to specify that as well clearly so that you can get alliances from other communities too.

You’re in the lookout for a person with whom you would like to spend the rest of the life with and not an easy friend. Owing to that, give the partner expectations section all the attention it deserves.

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If You’re a Believer Match up Via Horoscope

Not all believe in horoscope matching. If you’re someone who doesn’t, then you need to mention it soon after the section- partner expectations. A crisp sentence like this will do: "I’m not someone who believe in horoscope matching”. But it’s wise to add: “I can provide the horoscope if needed.” With that, you stay respectful and express your opinion.

Whereas if you’re a person who does believe in horoscope, matching and all, then you can include a brief section to your bio data for marriage at the end. You need to stick to this simple format, like:

  • Place of birth 
  • Date of birth
  • Time of birth
  • Nakshatra
  • Rasi

Once you’re done with adding everything, make sure you format the document. Also, see to it that you've highlighted the titles of each section in bold. 

An attractively framed bio data for marriage says it all. But make sure that you accentuate “who you are”, instead of “who you aren’t”.

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Author Nest Matrimony