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Wedding Planner
It
would be an understatement to state that planning and organising a wedding in
India is a mammoth task. Shopping for apparels, jewellery and gifts; finalizing
the dates and venues from a host of options; printing and distributing wedding
cards to a large number of friends and acquaintances; procuring the special
items, services needed for the Big day......the list is endless.
You are about to
embark on a time of great happiness, and of probably great stress. Melap Lagna Kendra
has designed a wedding planner for you to help you organise certain aspects of
your wedding.
Check out our latest offering in customer service (Vendors
to Assist you in planning that perfect wedding)
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The wedding planner consists of
following Planning :
1.Wedding Planner 2.Budgeting 3.Tips |
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| Wedding Planner |
| Below is an organized index of tasks to guide you through the mosaic of traditions and customs in Indian weddings thus enabling you to take best decisions. Some need to be taken care of immediately while other tasks can wait till the wedding date draws closer |
| After the marriage is Fixed .... (Audition of Musicians) |
| Decide the size of the wedding and the number of functions. |
| Divide responsibilities between both families. |
| Draw up a guest list. |
| Visit possible venue(s) to discuss availability. |
| Interview caterers, hotels and restaurants and discuss sample menus. |
| Order wedding invitations. |
| Book a professional photographer and/or videographer |
| Choose florist and a floral theme for your wedding. |
| Audition musicians/make music arrangements for the Sangeet. |
| Decide upon you lighting requirements |
| Start purchasing your trousseau, wedding, and reception outfits. |
| Speak to travel agents about honeymoon destinations. |
| Plan your wedding budget, collect estimate from all your wedding professionals. |
| Set dates for pre-wedding celebrations. |
| 2-3 months to go....(Invite Pandit for Wedding) |
| Have all your bookings confirmed in writing. |
| Invite pandit/granthi for the ceremony. |
| Maintain good contacts with your all your wedding professionals: caterers, florist, musicians etc. |
| Send out invitations. |
| Choose wedding rings. |
| Shop for tikka gifts. |
| Keep a record of acceptances and refusals. |
| Finalize your honeymoon plans, make sure your passports and vaccinations are upto date and you have applied for all necessary visas. |
| Book accomodation for out of town guests. |
| Plan your menu and any special requirements with the caterers. |
| 1 month to go ....(Arrangement of various commodities necessary for Puja) |
| Be sure your wedding clothes are collected and ready to wear. |
| Make appointments with hair-dresser and beautician. |
| Organize Mehendi artist. |
| Order mithai and related items. |
| Finalize plans for the Sangeet. |
| Book your hotel for your wedding night if required. |
| Make sure that you and the groom have luggage for the honeymoon, think about what you want to pack. |
| Book wedding cars. |
| 2 weeks to go ....(Confirm all the details) |
| After having finalized the number of guests, inform the caterers in writing, keep a record of this |
| Arrange for all your salwars and saris or suits and other outfits to be ironed and packed |
| Make and confirm exact arrangements for collection or delivery of all the flowers, of course with the florist |
| Make final checks on all your bookings. |
| Send all the invitations, check the list and see to it that nobody is left |
| 1 week to go .... |
| Confirm all bookings. |
| Confirm final guest list. |
| Confirm menu with caterers |
| Arrange for the delivery of all the drinks decided upon |
| Confirm arrangements for hired crockery, cutlery, glassware or table linen |
| The wedding clothes should be absolutely ready, try on outfits. |
| A Day before Wedding .... |
| Your florist should prepare and soak all flowers and foliage and have them ready. |
| Make sure wedding cars are clean. |
| Pack your honeymoon suitcase, ready for delivery to the reception. Make sure your fiancé has packed his. |
| Visit the hairdresser and beautician. |
| Try to relax and have an early night. |
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| Tips |
| # There are several ways to cut costs at a wedding without compromising on the quality and class of your wedding. |
| # Decide beforehand who invites the Photographer. Sometimes both the bride's and the groom's families end up hiring professional photographers to capture the wedding. A complete waste of money. |
| # Serve exotic mocktails instead of the usual cocktails. You save a bundle on the liquor. If you must serve alcohol, try serving a greater variety of cocktails instead of hard liquor. |
| # Print only one set of wedding cards for the bride's and the groom's families. Use inserts to invite a select number of guests for the other wedding functions. |
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| Weddings are expensive affairs. A budget plan is a MUST for any wedding so that only that money is spent which you can afford to. Listed below are a number of items that you need to budget for. For each of these you must decide on the approximate estimated costs. Then as the wedding preparations get executed it is imperative to note down the actual costs that have been incurred. |
| As a general reference, the following chart can be followed for the split-up of expenditure for conducting the wedding from the side of the bride: |
| CEREMONIES | BRIDAL ATTIRE |
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| PHOTOGRAPHY | STATIONARY |
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| RECEPTION | DECOR |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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