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March152021NOCOMMENTS

WEDDING RITUALS FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF INDIA.

Mehndi, Haldi, Sangeet, Baarat, Vidaai. These are some very important rituals or festivals that we practice during our weddings. And also we know that these rituals happen in all weddings across India.

But India, as we all know is a diverse nation. Different states have different cultures and practices. So apart from these main functions which are common across the country, different states have many different practices, which, again varies from region to region.

So to make your wedding more unique and fun, to let the guests inspired and bring back some old and different cultures, you can add some of these practices to your wedding.

Here are some practices from different regions that you can easily add to your wedding.

1. Mangala Snanam (Purifying Bath) from Tamil Naadu:

As the name suggests, this is a ritual where the bride and the groom are bathed and then get ready for the wedding. Before the bath, Haldi, Kumkum, and oil are applied to them. Such a great way to start that auspicious day, isn’t it?

2. Subho Drishti (Bengal)

This is a beautiful practice in Bengali marriage where the bride removes Betel leaves in front of her face and looks at the groom in front of the guests and relatives. This exchange of glance is considered to be the beginning of their togetherness. This is Lovely right?

3. Talambralu (Tamil naadu and Kerala)

This is an important ritual in Tamil Naadu and Kerala, where the relatives and guests come and put sacred rice on the bride’s and groom’s heads. This is considered as blessing the couple using sacred rice.

4. Bouquet Toss

This is one of the most famous and common fun practices in a Christian wedding, which now people started doing in every wedding. Here, the bride tosses her bouquet backward at the crowd and it is said that whoever catches that bouquet will be the one to get married next!! Who doesn’t get happy to hear about their marriage, isn’t it?

5. The ring game

This is a fun game performed mostly in Telugu weddings, where the priest drops two rings, in which one is gold and the other is silver, in a pot filled with water or milk. The bride and groom put their right hand into the pot to find the rings three times. Whoever finds the gold ring twice is considered the winner and is said to have an upper hand in the marriage.

6. Sirguthi (Rajasthan)

Sirguthi is an old practice in Maarwari weddings that has less relevance today. In this, the mother or some elderly woman would comb the bride’s hair and apply fresh makeup so that she could get some relief from the day’s stress. Even though this is not required now because of professional stylists and heavy makeup, a little touch of care from a mother can definitely help you to get through the day.

So now that you are aware of different games and rituals, what are you waiting for! Decide which one you want to add to your wedding. Also, you can ask your grandparents or other elders about their wedding day. They may have some great ideas which we, who consider ourselves as ‘new gen’, may have forgotten.

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March92021NOCOMMENTS

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Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planner

Exotic Bollywood Celeb Marriage Trivia.

Here are some amusing facts about Bollywood celeb marriages!

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh’s marriage was a generous and huge affair in authentic Kapoor style with the celebrations lasting for nearly 20 days. It’s also said that both Rishi and Neetu experienced fainting spells on the marriage day owing to the huge crowd turned up for the festivities and the heavy outfits they wore.

No one can forget the much-hyped marriage of Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai the most expensive and much-awaited marriage was rumored to have hired few choppers just to drop petals over the gathering that had an extensive guest list of over 5000 people.

Shilpa Shetty-Raj Kundra’s marriage was the most famous big fat Bollywood marriage in 2009. While Shilpa’s Swarovski crystal-embellished marriage outfit is said to have cost Rs 50 lakh, her marriage jewels are assessed to be worth Rs 3crore. That’s 35 million worth of bride! Another dose of trivia is that the Shetty–Kundra marriage cake was 9 rows and measured 80kgs.

The marriage invite of Vivek Oberoi and Priyanka Alva was lavish in itself. The invitation consisted of a jewel box which held a Mughal Ganjifaart, chocolates, a car pass, exclusive invitations to the different celebrations, routes to the venue from all five-star inns in Bangalore, essential data for outstation guests on whom to reach alighting in Bangalore, phone numbers, car details, accommodation details, etc. The invites were completely handcrafted and eco-friendly costing about 7000 Indian Rupees each.

Everyone seeks to give or receive the most novel gifts on the marriage day. One such novel gift was given by famous filmmaker Satyajit Ray to Sharmila Tagore when she wedded the famous cricketer and Nawab of Pataudi, Mansur AliKhan.

According to his biography, written by his wife, Sharmila got a 16 mm print of the feature film Apur Sansar starring her as her marriage present. His son, Sandip Ray had quite a backache after bringing so many cans of films.

Sunil Shetty’s marriage gift to his wife Mana was a BMW car with the words “’BMW ‘. BE MY WIFE.” inscribed on the back.

Bollywood director Anurag Kashyap and his actor date Kalki Koechlin tied the knot in April 2011 in Ooty where the marriage ritual took place under a 100-year old mango tree, the one that Kalki used to climb on, as a kid.

The guests attending the marriage of acclaimed Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and Renu Namboodri in 2003 had never received any printed marriage invite from the couple. Interestingly, Madhur beckoned everyone through phone calls and text messages and a few cases, with private invites.

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March22021NOCOMMENTS

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Fashion & Beauty, Wedding Ceremony

THE AUSPICIOUS DAY OF MEHNDI AND ITS SIGNIFIANCE.

Mehndi laga ke rakhna, Doli saja ke rakhna,

Lene tuje o gori, Aayenge tere sajnaa….

Who doesn’t love Mehndi isn’t it? That dark red colour with lovely designs will certainly add more beauty to your hands.

The Mehndi ceremony that is conducted one or two days before the wedding day, is considered one of the most important and auspicious ceremonies in the pre-wedding celebration. Just imagine that day when the air is filled with the aura of green Mehndi, kids running, girls groups with all of your close relatives applying mehndi and dancing to your favourite old Bollywood songs. Everyone finding their favourite designs many days prior, then there will be professional henna artists who come to apply mehndi to the guests. Everyone sits together in rounds, singing and joking.

Have you ever asked someone why do we practice this ceremony?

Well, as per the tradition, mehndi or henna is considered as a paste that attracts positivity. So deeper the colour of the bride’s mehndi, the happier the bride and groom’s marriage will be. And the different designs symbolize blessings, joy, love and prosperity. It is also a way of wishing the bride good health and prosperity as she begins her journey to a new life. You can also apply the first letter of the groom and ask him to find and this is considered as an indication of love.

Scientifically, mehndi is made from a herb, so when it is applied on the hands and feet, it helps to cool the body, keeps the nerves from being tense and also prevents headaches and fever. It is also used to prevent stress in the bride before the wedding.

Now let’s look at the dress during the ceremony. Since mehndi is done in the day, you can go for more bright colours. Bright green, which matches the idea of mehndi can be a great choice. You can also go for orange, sky blue, peach, pink etc. People often wear salwar or lehenga during this function, but always remember to keep the sleeves short and more exposing so that you can apply henna on all your hands and legs. What about everyone wearing goggles? Sure that will make you look cool!!

The next important aspect to look for is the venue. Since this is mostly done outdoors, you can keep sofas, beds, cushions and all outside. You can decorate with flowers, colour papers and balloons. DIY is something that is trending nowadays. You can hang origami birds, flowers, lamps etc up there. If you have a large tree, then what are you looking at! Decorate that with all those things and you will get the best place to enjoy the henna at perfect comfort and beauty!! Don’t forget to have a small place for the guests to take photos because any function is incomplete without photo sessions.

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February152021NOCOMMENTS

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FOOD TRENDS AMONG THE WEDDINGS.

What do people attend weddings for? FOOD. People might forget the wedding decor or your wedding invitation, but what they will not forget is the food at your wedding. Yummy, mouth-watering delicacies, so rich and so decadent that they can only be served at a wedding, with aplomb. But on the other hand, you are seriously bored of the same old Butter Chicken and the boring old Dahi puri in plastic cups. No siree, you want your wedding to be a spectacle and that means, awesome food and guests going yummmm.

What if we say we have discovered the most innovative and upcoming food trends in 2021 which will definitely spice up your wedding catering services. After all, it’s another dazzling year ahead with lots of surprises and fun!

VEGAN MENU – The plant-based menu trend continues to be a hit so look for a caterer who offers creative vegan and vegetarian menus along with an ability to accommodate any special diet needs. Many people are not necessarily living a vegan lifestyle, but they are just excited to try something new.

MASALA CHAI /KULHAD CHAI STALL – Who doesn’t like tea? Isn’t it such a cute idea! You can get a chaiwala and serve it in kullads!

EDIBLE FLOWERS – If you are a floral lover, you may love to include flowers in your food along with your flowery decor and dress. Frozen in ice cubes, topped over salads, and for cake decorations, edible florals would make a lot of sense. Not only will they look colorful but will also infuse those perfect romantic vibes in your wedding menu!

SELF SERVE DRINK REMIX – The personalization of cocktails gives guests the opportunity to create their own concoction. For example, at a Gin & Tonic bar, the bartender gives the guest a glass with ice and gin in it. Guests then go to a self-service station to build their own cocktail with an assortment of flavored tonic waters and accouterments. Gin & Tonics are the DIY bar cocktail of choice because they are almost impossible to screw up!

COCONUT WATER STALLS – Coconut water may sound a little ethnic but isn’t it too cool for a beach wedding?

FOOD TRUCK- it’s that late afternoon at the wedding and everyone’s looking for some yummy eats and some friendly banter. The only thing you want will be a food truck. Some trendy food trucks are Ice Cream Food Truck, dosa truck, chat, and pav bhaji truck, rolls and wraps, sweets, pakoras, masala soda, kebabs, coffee, and tea

CANDY AND POPCORN STALLS – You can definitely add a stall for fancy candies and flavored popcorns if you are somebody who is planning to have a lot of kids for the wedding, plus even adults are fascinated by these things. Nostalgia!

LIVE FOOD STATIONS – Live food is always a great idea for your wedding because it stimulates many senses. It smells good, looks good, and tastes good. The bonus of having a live food station is that you pay for your menu prize, but it includes in your decor and also adds to your entertainment value. Food and a show!

These might be just a few trendy ideas for your wedding, but you can surely look out for more by contacting caterers and food specialists around you. Add on the exotic flavor with artistic desserts and boom!

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September92019NOCOMMENTS

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Wedding Planner

Best high-profile venues in Delhi NCR

If you are planning to organize a wedding event and money is not a big issue for you, then you have a range of options available to organize a memorable wedding event. However, we suggest that instead of organizing an event of such importance and scale on your own, you should hire the services of the best wedding planner in India. An organizer of such a reputation will ensure that you don’t have to worry about anything related to the planning and executing such a huge event. The wedding planner will definitely ask for your opinion on a range of subjects including wedding venues, guest lists, kind of decoration you wish to have, food menu and so on. However, the nitty-gritty of planning and organizing the event rests on the shoulder of the wedding planners.

When you organize a five-star wedding event, then one of the most important things to decide upon is the wedding venue. When you hire the services of the best wedding planners in Delhi NCR, then you don’t have to worry about these issues. However, you can look through our suggestions given below and if any of these catches your fancy then you can suggest to your wedding planner the likely venue to organize your wedding ceremony.

1). The Leela Palace Hotel, Chanakyapuri: If you are looking for one of the most exclusive destination in Delhi NCR, then nothing beats the Leela Palace Hotel situated at the posh environments of Chanakyapuri. This beautiful five-star hotel with extensive grounds is very near the diplomatic enclave. You can organize your wedding event in its main hall or even on the lawns outside.

2). Hyat Regency, New Delhi: Hyatt Regency is a reputable five-star chain of hotels that is well-known for its beautiful architecture, ultra-luxurious interiors and superior services. The Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Delhi, it is the perfect place to organize a lavish wedding. It has a beautiful marriage hall as well as cool looking outdoors. You can book the marriage hall of this beautiful hotel and organize a memorable marriage ceremony in its premises.

3). The Lalit: When we talk about some of the best five-star venues in Delhi, then we cannot forget the Lalit. This five-star hotel situated right at the center of Delhi is a hot favorite of people who love to organize lavish parties for the rich and famous. This beautiful looking hotel has an amazing crystal ballroom, Regency hall and the Plaza terrace Garden. These places allow you to organizes uber-cool wedding ceremony impress your guests. The highly specialized service of the hotel staff, its amazing kitchen and its location makes it one of the top contenders for hosting five-star wedding in Delhi.

4). Taj Palace: Taj hotels are known for their ultra-luxury looks and high service quality. The Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi provides you all the elements; a great location, fantastic venue, amazing services, great food. This beautiful hotel has several ballrooms which can hold more than a thousand people. All these things make the Taj Palace Hotel an ideal venue to organize a five-star wedding event. Read here: Wedding Blog

June102019NOCOMMENTS

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Wedding Ceremony

Some top luxury wedding venues in India

In India, there are many luxurious venues to organise astar-studded wedding, some of these are mentioned here:

If you are interested in hosting a lavish wedding ceremony and money is not a big issue for you, then you can go through the list of some of the top wedding venues in India. To organise an extravagant looking wedding ceremony that will dazzle all your guests, we suggest that you take the services of an experienced wedding planner. There are several luxury-wedding planners in Delhi and after looking at their past work and comparing their packages; you can select one that provides you with the best bang for your bucks.

Here we will like to share with you some of the amazing venues that will allow you to create a big impression on your guests. When you hire the wedding planning services in India, then they will guide you to select the right wedding venue that fits into your requirements and budget. However, you can still share some of these options with them and get their point of view on the availability and logistical necessity that you might face if you went ahead and select any one of these.

1). ITC Kohenur, Hyderabad: This beautiful place sits at the heart of the Hyderabad’s business district. This lovely looking hotel right beside the DurgamChervuLakeand is patterned on the geometric design of a diamond. It has 244 suites and 24 serviced residences. This hall has two beautiful banquet halls and two outdoor venues where you can host your wedding celebrations. If you wish to have a destination wedding in Hyderabad, then this is a perfect place for it.

2). ITC Grand Goa: If you are looking for a beautiful beachside wedding in Goa, then you can book the ITC Grand Goa. This superbly designed hotel is situated right on the beach of Arossim. It has several indoor and outdoor venues; one of them can house 40 guests and then there is a big one that can easily house 400 guests. It has 250 beautifully decorated rooms where you can house your outstation guests.

3). Rambagh Palace: If you are dreaming about organising a wedding event in a fairy tale setting, then you can look at the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur.The beautiful Palace that was earlier used to house the royalty of the Jaipur is now renovated and acts as a super luxury hotel of the Taj group. This beautiful hotel has 78 uber cool residences fitted with the best possible conveniences that money could buy. It has few tastefully decorated banquet halls and a beautiful outdoor arena where you can organise a huge event.

4). Jal Mahal Palace: If you want to splurge heavily on your wedding then nothing beats, then the chance to hold the event at the Jal Mahal Palace hotel in Jaipur. This super luxury hotel surrounding by a beautiful Mughal garden provides a bewitching backdrop that is perfect for hosting a fabulous wedding party and impress your guests. This hotel has 94 rooms and 6 suits that allow you and your guests to enjoy their stay here fully.So come hereand treated like royalty.

These are some of the top wedding venues in India that offeran amazing setting where you can organise a memorable wedding event party.

April122019NOCOMMENTS

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Wedding Planner

What tools will help you to streamline your business as a wedding planner?

If you are awedding planner, then you can use a variety of tools to ensure that your business runs smoothly. In this article, we have taken the suggestion of top wedding planners in Delhito collate a list of very useful tools that are used by many business that provide their services as wedding planner.

1). Aisle planner: When you are looking to streamline your business related to wedding planning, then there are a host of tools available online that can help you a great deal. One such tool is known aisle planner. This extremely useful wedding planning tool gives you a range of options. These options include sketching the overall picture of what you intend to do, information regarding your customer, the venue and all other elements that are integral to wedding planning. This will give you a systemized way of focusing your effort in such a manner that the wedding event goes smoothly and the people who have come to the event enjoy it fully. One of the important features of this tool is that it allows you to invite the wedding party and include them in the planning process. This will make them better informed of what to expect on their eventful day andalso allow them to share their own ideas to make the day even more beautiful.

2).Clickup: This is also a great wedding management tool like the Aisle planner and is used by some of the best wedding planners in Delhi and other part of the country as well. The main USP of this tool is that it is very flexible in nature and you can use it in multiple ways to plan a wedding event successfully. It is a very well designed comprehensive wedding planning tool that helps you to keep track of all the ‘to do list’ for your wedding planning project. The range of features available on this planning tool makes it a popular choice for wedding planners not only in India but across the world also.

3). Smart Street: As a wedding planner, you need a very powerful management tool that will give you the systems and processes to help you to plan different wedding events successfully. When you are trying to establish your business in wedding planning, then you will face the issue of how to organizing your tasks so that the right thing is done at the right time in the right way. To do this you can use the Smart Street program prioritize your work. This will help you to keep track of all the tasks.

4).Wave: This tool allows you to keep track of your financial goals and make sure that there is enough provision for your taxes, emergency requirements as well as any legal fees. It also gives you the option to invoice, make payroll for your employees and a variety of other financial tasks. If you are looking for a program that will help you to keep a sharp eye on your expenses related to your business in wedding planning, then this is the right tool for you.

These are just some of the tools that will make your job in managing your business as a wedding planner easier. Read more about Wedding Blogs

February12019NOCOMMENTS

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Wedding Planner

TIPS TO PLAN A ROYAL WEDDING

Do you remember Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding? So many people all around the world got charmed by the fantastic services at the wedding. It was a genuine royal wedding event undoubtedly. Who might not have any desire to have such a wedding? On the off chance that you trust that such weddings are only intended for regal or super-rich families, then you have to reconsider. Indeed, there is no need to have billions in your bank account to have an illustrious royal wedding of your own. With a little planning and a pre planned arrangement, you can easily have a royal wedding of your own and what’s more is the fact that it will be nothing short of a grand affair. Given below are some of the brilliant tips and tricks that will help you plan your royal wedding with much needed ease.

1. Location: The location of the wedding should be nothing less than a dream come true. To make your wedding an extravagant event, it’s essential to choose a location that could be changed into something amazing. It requires not really be a mansion or a royal residence, but rather can be a stupendous lobby too. Location is vital in setting the tone of a wedding, so the decision of choosing a location is vital to plan the entire wedding. While choosing, think about a place which is exceptional to you and your significant other. Why not plan your wedding there? Rather than going the traditional path by getting hitched in wedding corridors and costly hotels inside the city, you can pick a farmhouse or a retreat on the outskirts of a city. It’ll be a progressively serene and private issue.

2. Timing: Usually, autumn and winter time is considered to be the most significant wedding seasons in India. However, the costs of wedding necessities shoot up amid this period. Furthermore, you may even wind up attempting to discover a venue or a good caterer. Be that as it may, this can stay away from in the event that you thoroughly think about going off season. What about getting hitched in spring or summer? Off-season enables you to deal with all the arrangements in a much better way to finish the wedding. It is certain that you will be pleased.

3. Right decor: After choosing the location, now comes the time to include the components that will make the wedding look imperial. You can experiment with the decor based on your preferences and imagination. Many bunches of white roses and pink roses, lakes with swans, gold and silver shades, precious stones and outlandish flame with stunning candelabras or metal lights, can help make a beautiful royal space to host a wedding. Any normal place can be suitably changed into a royal space just with the correct sort of imperial decorations.

4. Invitation cards: You are prepared to set the imperial state of mind at your wedding and you’re kicking the bucket to shout out to the world that you are getting married. Make sure you choose the invitation cards as royally as possible under the best circumstances. The initial step is to begin your wedding celebration is to send out royal invites. Pick an invitation card that is all about royalty. From perfumed to melodic – there is a wide range of wedding invitation cards out there. Be that as it may, paying for these costly wedding cards may make you need to cut down your guest list. Choose customized invites only for special ones and tackle the majority of your guests with e-invites. This is likewise a decent method to invite people.

5. Plan it well: Royal weddings are anything flawless in one word. The reason why this is because there is careful planning involved in arranging everything. We state, half a year is a decent time to carefully plan a wedding. In the event that yours will be an increasingly private issue, you can maybe manage in a shorter time span. Your wedding planner is a crucial person at the time of planning. All then courses of actions involved in planning the wedding should focus around coordinating the scale of your royal wedding. In the event that proper planning doesn’t take place then things can get messy at the right time. Arranging a wedding admirably early gives you more opportunity to investigate your alternatives and get all things at the best cost. You will be able to estimate the costs in a better way and arrange for money way before the actual bookings. You can also go for a wedding loan with famous banks to handle your expenses in an organized manner. Too short a time period removes the dealing power from you. Simply the venue will cost you a lot, and afterward there are different costs.

6. Wedding dresses: Nothing delineates eminence superior to the wedding trousseau of the couple, so choose the best. Directly from the couture to the gem pieces, shoes and cosmetics, everything will characterize how royal you will look on your wedding. You can go about this smartly by keenly hiring a nearby diamond setter to etch out conspicuous gem pieces with lesser quality material so that it doesn’t cost you much.

7. Hire a good wedding planner: You must hire a good wedding planner who has had a functional involvement in overseeing royal weddings. Thus, as opposed to contributing hours on phone approaches making all the distinctive courses of action from miles away, you will have a professional who will manage it only for you. Wedding planners come with skills, knowledge and past experience of planning the best possible royal weddings. You will be surprised at how easily everything will be handled once you hire a wedding planner.

An illustrious royal wedding is a fantasy for some, which can work out with brilliant planning. Simply pursue a shrewd spending plan and the previously mentioned tips, and you will be good to go to charm your guests and well wishers on the huge day.

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