Make your D-day special with designers

Nov. 26: Wish to go for a Bollywood-type marriage with a limited budget?
Your dream may now just come true as there is an entire industry ready to be at your service.
Given the nod, the city’s wedding planners will be raring to go to make each and every moment of your D-day a unique and memorable experience and that too with all the grandeur and pyrotechnics for something as low as Rs 3 lakhs.
“It’s a myth that only the upper-urbanised class was keen on designer weddings. It’s not always about spending a million dollars,” says decor stylist and wedding planner, Ms Swati Pandya Sood. What is most important according to her is that “your style shows”.
“Weddings in India are lifestyle-oriented. Every-thing needs to be designer and contemporary. It’s about making a statement,” feels Ms Sood, owner of Bollywood Secrets.
The trend of hiring wedding planners is growing even among the middle class as these expert professionals give a personalised touch to a marriage ceremony by making it theme based as per the choice of bride and groom.
“What makes a designer wedding different from its traditional form is a theme-based arrangement as here we incorporate innovative ideas with the help of state-of-the-art techniques to make the biggest day of a couple’s life special and unique,” says Mr Manik Chopra of Mansha Wedding.
“The most popular theme weddings in the city are aqua marriage, Taj Mahal vivah, Ram vivah, Kundan vivah and Ganesha vivah,” says Mr Chopra.
Describing the process of arranging a theme wedding, Mr Pankaj Bindal from Showmakerz Wedding says, “In aqua marriage, we prepare a pandal using white and blue clothes and with the help of special lighting create an ambiance of an ocean, while in Kundan vivah the whole stage is made up of pearls and other colourful stones.”
Apart from decorating the venue, these experts plan right from the card designing, entertainment, catering, designer trousseau packing, jewellery, make up, mehendiwalas, photography and choreography.
“When we take charge of a wedding, we make sure that our clients do not face any difficulties. We not only decorate the venue and provide catering but also take care of other things like wedding dress, jewellery, make up and entertainment,” says Mr Chopra.
“Although there is no upper cost limit, on an average families of brides and grooms are ready to shell out Rs 20 to 30 lakh per marriage in the capital. However, we have arranged weddings for as low as Rs 3 lakh,” he says.