Planning your wedding from overseas? Discover 9 essential questions to ask a wedding planner before signing, from budget transparency and vendor commissions to on-ground coordination and handling unexpected challenges.
Planning a Wedding Around Elderly Parents and Grandparents: A Guide for NRI Families
Of all the conversations we have with NRI couples, this is often the quietest and the most important. Somewhere behind the excitement of planning a Luxury NRI wedding sits a genuine worry: will this be too much for my parents, or my grandparents, to manage? It is a fair worry, and it deserves a real …
Wedding Planner Packages in India: What’s Included and How Much Should You Budget?
Planning a wedding with the best wedding planner in India is less about choosing a package and more about making the right decisions with a fixed budget. Your guest count, venue location, accommodation needs, food preferences, décor expectations, entertainment, photography, and logistics can quickly change the final cost. A ₹50 lakh wedding and a ₹1 …
The Hidden Cost of Vendor Commissions: What Every Indian Wedding Couple Should Ask Before Signing
There’s a conversation that almost no one in the Indian wedding industry talks about openly, and it directly affects how much you pay for your wedding. It’s the question of vendor commissions. How Vendor Commissions Actually Work Most wedding planners, including several very good ones, earn a commission of 10 to 15 per cent from …
NRI Wedding Budgets: What ₹75 Lakhs to ₹3 Crore Actually Buys in India in 2026
If you are earning in pounds, dollars, or dirhams, an Indian wedding budget quoted in rupees can be genuinely difficult to make sense of. A number that sounds enormous on paper may buy less than you expect, or considerably more. This guide breaks down what different budget tiers actually deliver, based on our experience providing …
Marrying in Goa vs Marrying in Rajasthan: An Honest Comparison for NRI Couples
Goa and Rajasthan are the two destinations we are asked about most often by NRI couples, and they could not be more different from each other. This is not a listicle telling you both are wonderful. It is an honest comparison to help you actually decide your NRI destination wedding. Travel and Accessibility Goa has …
Planning an Indian Wedding From Abroad: The Complete NRI Timeline (12 Months to I Do)
If you are planning an Indian wedding from London, Toronto, Dubai or anywhere else outside India, the first question is rarely about décor or guest lists. It is simpler and more anxious than that: where do we even begin, and how far in advance? A wedding planned from abroad cannot follow the same rhythm as …
Questions Every Couple Should Ask Before Booking a Wedding Venue
Choosing a wedding venue is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make while planning your wedding. It sets the mood, influences your budget, impacts your guest experience, and determines many other wedding details, from décor to catering. While a venue may look stunning in photos, there are many practical aspects that couples often overlook before …
15 Wedding Planning Mistakes Every Couple Should Avoid
Planning a wedding is one of the most exciting experiences in a couple’s life, but it can also become overwhelming without proper preparation. From budgeting and venue selection to guest management and vendor coordination, every decision plays a crucial role in creating a memorable celebration. Unfortunately, many couples make avoidable mistakes that lead to unnecessary …
How to Create a Wedding Plan: A Step-by-Step Guide for Couples
Planning a wedding is exciting, emotional, and sometimes a little overwhelming. Between deciding the budget, choosing the venue, finalising guest lists, and coordinating multiple events, it is easy to feel lost without a clear plan. That is why creating a step-by-step wedding plan is one of the smartest things any couple can do. A proper …