Organizing any event can sometimes be overwhelming, but it might get really daunting while planning an Indian Wedding. Rich cultural traditions, long lists of guests, and several rituals make an Indian wedding a big affair.
But, with proper Indian wedding management and planning, it can turn out hassle-free and memorable. Here, we bring you Indian wedding tips to help you get through the process, from the very start till your special day is in place.
1. Finalize the Number of Wedding Events
Fixing the total number of wedding events and type of wedding has to be done first” before you get carried away choosing that perfect designer outfit or bridal lehenga. This should happen soon after you get engaged and at least six months before your wedding date. You can decide if you are going to host a mehndi party, a haldi ceremony, a sangeet ceremony, and even other cultural celebrations and traditions.
Here are some questions to get you started on planning your dream wedding:
- Will you want a destination wedding or a residential one?
- How many events would you like to have?
- Is one family, or are you both going to host all events or do you have different events?
After agreeing on these answers, you can move forward with the rest of your planning.
2. Set a Realistic Wedding Budget
Now, when you are confident that your wedding has to be this or that way, it’s time to create a budget to realize the wedding of your dreams; never being at risk of falling out of your financial comfort zone, it’s going to be mainly driven by the number of your guests and the size and destination of your wedding. However, general decor wishes, attire considerations, and personal preferences for entertainment will all have to fall within those parameters. This step should occur somewhere between six and eight months to keep your timeline in line.
3. Prepare the Guest List
Second, you need to plan and prepare a guest list. Knowing how many guests there will be is quite helpful in choosing the appropriate venues and negotiating the price with other vendors, which include caterers or even hotels. This needs to be done at least six months prior to the wedding so vendors can reserve their appointments.
4. Book the Venue
The following primary task will be booking the wedding ceremony and reception venue. This typically constitutes a big share of any wedding budget. It should be booked at least six months in advance, although the sooner you discuss potential wedding dates with your preferred venue, the more likely you are to get the one you want.
5. Hire Indian Wedding Planner
Because most Indian weddings can be very complicated, with many moving parts, a wedding planner or an Indian wedding coordinator are essential to make the events flow seamlessly. Book the wedding planner first, and then other vendors, because planners are very connected in the industry; they will help book the right person for your needs. One should do that about six months before the date, but there’s no reason to wait if you’ve got a date.
6. Create a Personal Wedding Planning Checklist with Deadlines
While an expert wedding planner will create the planning checklist and coordinate deadlines, if you have opted not to engage their services, then a written wedding checklist with hard deadlines is critical to staying on track. This is “the most important step” of wedding planning if you will pull off your event seamlessly and with the least stress.
7. Agree on the Decor Theme and Look for a Wedding Decorator
Get a mood board in place to communicate your vision to wedding decorators or designers easily. Now would be a great time to discuss what you want for your mandap, in case you have one. Once you have chosen the wedding theme, collaborate with a decorator to ensure that your decor stays on track without crossing your budget. These can be done as early as three months and as late as six months out, so long as your preferred decorator has space to fit you in.
8. Choose Wedding Outfits and Jewelry
While you would have no doubt browsed through numerous wedding outfits by now in the planning process, the next step is to “continue browsing wedding outfits and jewelry together” and to “select jewelry designs and outfits that go well with each other.” If you want designer attire, bring this step forward after you book “the venue because designers need at least two or three months to get the bridal lehengas and sherwanis customized.”
9. Interview and Book Primary Vendors
Sitting with vendors is such a huge part of wedding planning because you take time to communicate your vision, understand their techniques and offerings, and truly see who is within budget. The couple should check online portfolios and starting package prices of the photographers and makeup artists before contacting them. Most of the vendor contracts should be signed at least twelve weeks before the big day.
10. Finalize Invites and Send Save the Dates
Next would be finalizing the invites and sending out save-the-dates. You should take place at least three months prior to the wedding, but with destination weddings, giving more notice gives time for more people to plan on coming.
11. Book Secondary Vendors
The next step is “Entertainment vendors: choreographers, DJs, emcees, and folk singers must be booked.” Do not forget to book a mehendi artist for the big day. Another one would be Transport vendors like cabs and limos that will move family and guests to and from the airport and the venues throughout the wedding festivities. These details can happen in the final three months before your wedding.
12. Plan Performance Rehearsals and Send Outfit Details
Now, you are truly at the very end, just in that final stretch leading up to the wedding. About three weeks out, it’s time for a rehearsal schedule with the performers and outfit coordination with all alterations completed, if necessary. Ensure at this point that all guests, family, and bridal party members know their duties and what events they are to be present at during the wedding week.
Jannat Events: Your Dream Indian Wedding Planner
Indian weddings are known for their richness in culture and fun-filled festivities that go on for days at a stretch. It no doubt requires expertise, creativity, and a lot of attention to the smallest detail in order to plan such a large event. So, if you are looking for the best Indian wedding management in Dubai, Jannat Events is your leading wedding planner.
