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1) Roknaa (Marriage Fixed Ceremony)
Profile: In this ceremony there is
a formal visit between groom, bride and their parents. The meaning of this
ceremony is to stop looking for matches any further.
Date: This ceremony can
held several months before the wedding. Time: It is generally held in the
evening.
Venue: Usually at bride’s home
Organized By: bride’s family
Gifts:
No gifts
Puja: no puja
Banquet: light meal like snacks, sweets
2) Engagement
Profile: In this ceremony Bride and Groom exchange rings called the engagement ring.
Date: This ceremony can held several months before the wedding.
Time: It is generally held in the evening.
Venue: banquet hall, hotel, resort
Organized By: Usually by bride’s family
Gifts: No gifts Puja: no puja Banquet: luncheon / dinner
3) Tilak Ceremony
Profile: There are two Tilak ceremonies: one is of the bride and other is of the groom. In bride’s Tilak ceremony groom doesn’t come and in the groom’s Tilak ceremony bride doesn’t come. However parents and relatives of bride and groom are present in both ceremonies.
Date: This ceremony can held one day after the engagement or with the engagement.
Time: Morning / Evening.
Venue: Banquet hall, Hotel, Resort
Organized By: Bride and groom’s family
Gifts: In bride’s Tilak ceremony gifts are given to the groom’s relatives (this rite is known as Milnni) and Jewellery is received by bride from groom’s parents.
Puja: a pundit performs Puja Banquet: luncheon / Dinner
4) Ladies’ Sangeet
Profile: In this ceremony friends and other female relatives of bride and her parents sing and dance. There is a mehendi ceremony also in which an artist decorates the bride’s palm with mehendi. There can also be a DJ / DJ floor. Only friends and other female relatives of bride and her parents are invited in this ceremony.
Date: This ceremony held one day before the wedding.
Time: Morning / Evening. Venue: Banquet hall, Hotel, Resort
Organized By: bride’s family
Gifts: no gifts
Puja: no puja Banquet: light meal like snacks, sweets
5) Shaadi (Wedding)
Profile: In this ceremony bride and groom get married.
Date: decided by groom and bride ‘s parents with the help of an astrologer.
Time: Usually Evening.
Venue: Banquet hall, Hotel, Resort, Marriage hall, Marriage garden, ground or park.
Organized By: Usually by bride’s family Gifts: guest give gifts to bride and groom.
Puja: a pundit performs Puja. Bride and groom perform phera (moving in circle) in a mandap.
Banquet: multi-cuisine dinner
6) Reception
Profile: The purpose of this ceremony is to introduce bride with all the family members of groom.
Date: This ceremony held one day after the wedding.
Time: Usually Evening.
Venue: Banquet hall, Hotel, Resort
Organized By: Groom’s family
Gifts: Guests give gifts to bride and groom
Puja: no Puja
Banquet: multi-cuisine dinner
1) Florist
2) Floral theme
3) Flowers
4) Decorator
5) Venue (marriage hall, banquet hall, marriage garden, ground, park, home, hotel, resort)
6) Caterer
7) Food items, sweets, beverages, crockery, special dishes
8) Musicians (for shenai vadan)
9) Bride and groom’s album, extra prints, negatives, Photographer, camera
10) Videographer, video album (usually cassette / CD) with title and photo montage, extra copies of video album
11) Accommodation (like hotel, guest house, resort) and transportation (like rented cars, taxies, buses) for outstation guests.
12) Rented items like tent, wedding furniture, lighting and sound systems Etc.
13) Gifts (given to the groom and his family members).
14) Wedding consultant
15) Pundit (for performing religious rites)
16) Bride and groom’s dresses for engagement, wedding and Reception ceremonies
17) Boutique
18) Bridal Jewellery
19) Trousseau
20) Hairdresser, Makeup artist, manicurist, pedicurist, facial expert
21) Crackers (for fireworks display)
22) DJs / DJ floor
23) Professional / Pop singers
24) Security personals
25) Registrar (for issuing marriage certificate)
26) Mehendi artist
27) Engagement rings (for both bride and groom)
28) Varmala (wedding garland)
29) Mandap
30) Petal tossing girls
31) Bride, groom and their relatives and friends
32) Jewellery (given to the bride by groom’s parents in Bride’s Tilak ceremony)
33) Wedding Band (for barat)
34) Wedding car decorator
35) Wedding car driver
Interview with bride, groom and there parents
Ask following questions from bride, groom and their parents:
Q1) When they want the Pre-wedding ceremonies (engagement, Tilak and Ladies Sangeet) to take place? (I.e. there dates).
Q2) When they want the wedding to take place? (I.e. the wedding date).
Q3) When they want the reception to take place?
Q4) How much they are willing to spend on wedding, reception and pre-wedding Ceremonies?
Q5) Would they like to have engagement and Tilak on the same day or on different days?
Q6) What type of wedding they want: Traditional or contemporary? If traditional whether Punjabi, Gujarati, Maharashtrian or some Other type of wedding?
Q7) What will be the size of the Engagement, Tilak, Ladies Sangeet and Reception ceremonies: Small scale or large scale?
Q8) What will be the size of the Wedding ceremony: Small scale or large scale?
Q9) How they want their wedding should be: Simple, with fanfare, Splendid, spectacular or customized.
Definition of a simple wedding
1) Basic floral and interior decoration
2) Marriage venue (home, ground, park, banquet hall)
3) Catering service
4) Musicians for shenai vadan
5) Professional photographer
6) Professional Videographer (on demand)
7) Accommodation and transportation facilities for guest
Definition of a wedding with fanfare
1) Basic floral and interior decoration
2) Marriage venue (home, ground, park, banquet hall)
3) Catering service
4) Musicians for shenai vadan
5) Professional lights and sound systems
6) Fireworks display
7) DJs / DJ floor
8) Professional photographer and Videographer
9) Security personals
10) Accommodation and transportation facilities for guest.
Definition of a splendid Wedding
1) Elegant floral and interior decoration
2) Elegant Marriage venue (Marriage hall, marriage garden, 3 stars or 5 stars hotel/resort)
3) Catering service (with 5 star hotel cooks and chefs)
4) Musicians for shenai vadan
5) Professional lights and sound systems
6) Grand Fireworks display
7) DJs / DJ floor
8) Professional / pop singers
9) Professional photographer and Videographer
10) Security personals
11) Accommodation and transportation facilities for guest.
Definition of a Spectacular Wedding
1) Excellent floral and interior decoration
2) Top class marriage venue (Palaces, top-rated 5 stars or 7 stars Hotel / resort)
3) Catering service (with renowned 5 stars hotel cooks and chefs)
4) Famous musicians for shenai vadan
5) Sound and light systems of music concert level
6) Grand Fireworks display
7) Ceremony programs hosted by famous professional / pop singers, TV artists /anchors, Celebrities, DJs and VJs.
8) Media and press coverage
9) Professional photographer and Videographer
10) Security personals and police security
11) Accommodation and transportation facilities for guest
12) Doctors (for guest)
13) Famous Bollywood photographers
14) Famous Bollywood Cinematographers
15) Guest attendants and Ushers
16) Renowned fashion designers (for designing attire of bride and her family members.
Definition of a customized wedding
All wedding arrangements will be according to bride, groom and there Parents’ preferences. E.g.:
1) Elegant floral and interior decoration
2) Marriage venue (home, ground, park, banquet hall)
3) Catering service
4) Musicians for shenai vadan
5) Professional light and sound systems
6) Fireworks display
7) Professional photographer and Videographer.
8) Accommodation and transportation facilities for guest.
Q10) How many people will attend engagement ceremony?
Q11) How many people will attend Tilak ceremony?
Q12) How many people will attend Ladies Sangeet?
Q13) How many people will attend Wedding?
Q14) How many people will attend Reception?
Note: Ask bride, groom and their parents to create a list of the people With there addresses whom they would like to invite in their Engagement, Tilak, Ladies Sangeet, Wedding and Reception ceremonies. Also ask them to make certain that all guest names are spelled correctly and that all addresses are correct.
Q15) How many people will receive wedding gifts?
Note: Ask bride and her parents to create a list of people who will receive gifts.
Q16) How many guest will be outstation guests? Where they will stay (hotel, guest house, home, resort) and for how long?
Q17) Ask groom and his parents how many people will be in the barat And do they want fireworks display in there barat?
Budgeting
On the basis of the interview with bride, groom and there parents, create a handy checklist of expenses for estimating the budget of the wedding.
Eg of a handy checklist:
1) Floral delivery and setup fee (to the florist)
2) Decoration fee (to the decorator)
3) Engagement, Tilak, Ladies Sangeet, wedding and Reception site fee (to the venue manager)
4) Catering fee (to the caterer)
5) Musicians fee (for shenai vadan)
6) Photographer’s fee
7) Cost of: bride and groom’s album, extra prints, negatives
8) Videographer’s fee
9) Cost of: video album (usually cassette / CD) with title and photo montage, Extra copies of video album
10) Accommodation and transportation cost for guests and other wedding Related activities.
11) Cost of rented items like Tent, wedding furniture, lighting and sound systems, cars etc.
12) Cost of gifts given to the groom and family members.
13) Cost of Jewellery given to the bride by groom’s parents
14) Wedding consultant’s fee
15) Cost of bride and groom’s attires for engagement, Tilak, Ladies Sangeet wedding and Reception Ceremony.
16) Boutique fee (for making and designing bride and groom attires)
17) Cost of bridal Jewellery and trousseau.
18) Hairdresser’s fee
19) Bridal Makeup artist’s fee
20) Fee of Groom’s Makeup artist
21) Manicurist’s fee
22) Pedicurist’s fee
23) Facial fee
24) Expenditure on fireworks display
25) DJ’s fee
26) Rent of DJ floor
27) Professional/Pop singer’s fee
28) Security personals’ fee
29) Registrar fee (for issuing a marriage certificate)
30) Mehendi artist fee
31) Cost of bride and groom’s engagement rings
32) Cost of Var Malas
33) Cost of lighting and floral decoration at bride and groom’s homes
34) Mandap Setup fee
35) Petal tossing fee
36) Cost of wedding band (for barat)
37) Cost of fireworks display for barat
38) Cost of decorating a wedding car
39) Cost of hiring a wedding car
40) Fee of wedding car driver
To estimate the overall budget of the wedding conduct Risk Analysis And review historical data also.
. In risk analysis we identify, understand and manage uncertain situations like:
i) Large number of unexpected guest
ii) Unexpected rain or storm
iii) Power failure
iv) Mishap like fire or accident
v) Unexpected expenses
vi) Last minute arrangements
From the review of historical data (I.e. how much was spent in the similar weddings in the past) we can estimate the efforts and cost of the wedding.
Conduct feasibility study to find out whether the wedding is possible or not within the specified budget, preferences and arrangements specified by bride, groom and there parents. If the wedding is going out of the budget then inform bride, groom and there parents about it and ask them to either increase the budget or make changes to there preferences and arrangements.
1)
Selection and booking of a venue for engagement, Tilak ceremony,
Ladies Sangeet,
wedding and Reception
Select a venue according to the budget and preferences of bride, groom and there parents. Ask following questions from the venue manager before booking a venue:
Q1) What is the name and address of the marriage venue?
Q2) What is the name and phone no of my contact person?
Q3) What dates and time are available in the particular month (like December)?
Q4) What is the maximum number of guest allowed?
Q5) What is your ratio of servers to guest?
Q6) How much time will be allotted for engagement/Tilak/ladies Sangeet, Wedding and reception?
Q7) What music restrictions are there, if any?
Q8) What alcohol restrictions are there, if any?
Q9) What room and table decorations are available?
Q10) Is a changing room available?
Q11) Do you have power backup (like generators), fire extinguishers, Fire alarm system, burglar alarms system, CCTV etc.
Q12) Are outside caterers allowed?
Q13) Are kitchen facilities available for outside caterers?
Q14) How much parking space is available?
Q15) Are you licensed to serve alcohol?
Q16) How many years have you been in business?
Q17) How do your servers dress for ceremonies?
Q18) Is a pundit available and at what cost?
Q19) Is outside pundit allowed?
Q20) Are any musical instruments available for use? If so, what is the fee?
Q21) What photography and videography restrictions are there, if any?
Q22) Are candlelight ceremonies allowed?
Q23) What floral decorations are available?
Q24) What rental items are necessary?
Q25) What is the venue fee?
Q26) What is the price range for a seated/buffet lunch?
Q27) What is the price range for a seated/buffet dinner?
Q28) What is the corkage fee?
Q29) Is a dance floor included in the venue fee?
Q30) Are tables, chairs and linens included in the venue fee?
Q31) What special offers are available?
Q32) What is the cost for parking, if any?
Q33) What is the cost of sleeping rooms, if available?
Q34) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Q35) Do you accept credit cards?
Q36) What is your bartending fee?
Q37) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was their services and arrangements in the engagement/wedding)
2) Selection and booking of a caterer
Before selecting a caterer ask following questions from bride, groom and there parents:
Q1) What type of food, dishes, sweets and beverages should be served in engagement, Tilak, ladies Sangeet, wedding and reception ceremonies? Give them a menu to select food, dishes, sweets and Beverages for breakfast, luncheon, supper and dinner in various Ceremonies.
Q2) How the food should be served Buffet style or as a sit-down meal in various ceremonies (engagement, Tilak, ladies Sangeet, wedding and reception).
Q3) Do they want any specialty in their luncheon/dinner?
Q4) Do they want alcohol to be served? If yes, then of what type?
Q5) Would they like to have separate stalls for vegetarian food and dishes? (in case non-vegetarian food is to be served)
Before booking a catering service ask following questions from a caterer:
Q1) What is the name and address of your catering agency?
Q2) What is the name and address of my contact person?
Q3) What dates and times are available?
Q4) What are the maximum number of guests you can serve?
Q5) What is your food items range?
Q6) What is your ratio of servers to guest?
Q7) Are you licensed to serve alcohol?
Q8) How many years have you been in business?
Q9) How do your servers dress for ceremonies?
Q10) What is your specialty?
Q11) Do you have refrigeration and heating equipments?
Q12) What is your cost per food item?
Q13) What is your cost per person?
Q14) What is your price range for a seated/buffet lunch?
Q15) What is your price range for a seated/buffet dinner?
Q16) What is your corkage fee?
Q17) What special offers are available?
Q18) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Q19) Do you accept credit cards?
Q20) How many cooks, servers and bartenders do you have?
Note: Make sure your caterer has adequate staff of cooks, servers and bartenders.
Q21) What is your bartending and bar set up fees?
Q22) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was their services, food and arrangements in the engagement/wedding).
3) Choosing a Florist
Hire that florist who provides high quality flowers and range of floral themes at a reasonable rate. (For this first do market survey)
Before hiring a decorator ask following questions from him:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) Are you a qualified decorator? If yes, show your certificate/degree/diploma?
Q3) How many years of experience do you have as a decorator?
Q4) Approx in how many engagements/wedding ceremonies do you have done decorations?
Q5) Do you have any proofs of your work? If yes, show them?
Q6) How do you typically dress for a wedding?
Q7) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q8) Can you also decorate Wedding car? If yes, what is the fee?
Q9) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Q10) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was his work in the Engagement/wedding).
5) Choosing musicians for Shenai Vadan
Before hiring musicians first take their audition and then ask following questions from them:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q3) Approx how long you can play music?
Q4) How do you typically dress for an engagement/wedding?
Q5) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was his performance in the Engagement/wedding).
Before hiring a photographer ask following questions from him:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) Are you a qualified photographer? If yes, show your certificate / degree/ diploma?
Q3) How many years of experience do you have as a photographer?
Q4) Approx how many engagements/wedding ceremonies have you photographed?
Q5) Do you have any proofs of your work? If yes, show them?
Q6) How do you typically dress for a wedding?
Q7) Do you have a professional studio?
Q8) Do you bring backup equipments with you to wedding/engagement?
Q9) Can you take studio portraits?
Q10) Can you retouch negatives?
Q11) When will I get the album?
Q12) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q13) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Q14) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was his work in the Engagement/wedding).
Before hiring a Videographer ask following questions from him:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) Are you a qualified Videographer? If yes, show your certificate / degree/ diploma?
Q3) How many years of experience do you have as a Videographer?
Q4) Approx how many engagements/wedding ceremonies have you videotaped?
Q5) Do you have any proofs of your work? If yes, show them?
Q6) How do you typically dress for a wedding?
Q7) Do you have a professional studio?
Q8) Do you bring backup equipments with you to wedding/engagement?
Q9) Will you bring any assistance with you to the wedding/engagement?
Q10) Do you have a wireless microphone?
Q11) Do you edit the tape after an event?
Q12) Can you make a photomontage? If so, what is your price?
Q13) When will I receive the final product?
Q14) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q15) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
Q16) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was his work in the Engagement/wedding).
8) Selecting a wedding boutique
Before hiring services of a boutique ask following questions from a boutique manager/designer:
Q1) What is the name, address and phone number of the boutique?
Q2) What is the name and phone no of my contact person?
Q3) Do you have qualified dress designers? If yes, then give proof?
Q4) Do you design outfits for bride, groom and there parents for engagement Wedding and reception ceremonies?
Q5) Approx for how many engagement/wedding ceremonies do you have designed Clothes?
Q6) Do you have any proof of your work? If yes, show them.
Q7) What is your design and style range?
Q8) Can you imitate the designs of wedding attires worn by actresses/models In Hindi films/fashion shows?
Q9) Do you offer any discounts?
Q10) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q11) Do you give wedding attire on rent? If yes, what is the rental fee?
Q12) What you charge for alterations in a dress?
Q13) What is your payment and cancellation policy?
Q14) Do you carry bride and groom’s shoes? If yes, then what is their range?
Note: Select only a reputed Jewellery shop, which is specialized in designing and selling wedding Jewellery
Ask following questions from the shop manager before placing an order:
Q1) What is the name, address and phone number of the shop?
Q2) What is the name and phone no of my contact person?
Q3) Approx for how many engagement/wedding ceremonies do you have designed Jewellery?
Q4) Do you have any proof of your work? If yes, show them.
Q5) What is your design and style range?
Q6) Can you imitate the designs of Jewellery worn by actresses/models In Hindi films/fashion shows?
Q7) Do you offer any discounts?
Q8) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q9) Do you give wedding Jewellery on rent? If yes, what is the rental fee?
Q10) What you charge for alterations in Jewellery?
Q11) What is your payment and cancellation policy?
10) Selecting a DJ/Music Band
Before hiring a DJ/Music band first take their audition and then ask following questions:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) How many years of experience do you have as a DJ?
Q3) Approx in how many engagements/wedding ceremonies do you have worked?
Q4) Approx how long you can play music?
Q5) Do you have your own orchestra and microphone?
Q6) Do you provide DJ floor?
Q7) How many instruments you can play?
Q8) What is your range of musical themes?
Q9) Do you bring backup equipments with you to wedding/engagement?
Q10) How do you typically dress for a wedding?
Q11) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q12) What is your payment and cancellation policy?
Q13) Give me the name and phone number of the person who hired you recently for engagement/wedding ceremony? (to ask how was there performance in the Engagement/wedding).
11) Selecting a Henna Artist
Ask following questions from her before hiring her:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) How many years of experience do you have as a henna artist?
Q3) Approx in how many engagements/wedding ceremonies do you have worked?
Q4) Do you have any proof of your work? If yes, show them.
Q5) What is your design and style range?
Q6) How do you typically dress for an engagement?
Q7) What is your fee and how you charge?
12) Selecting a Beautician
Choose a beautician who is expert in bridal makeup and then ask following questions from her before hiring her:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) Are you a qualified beautician? If yes, then show your certificate/diploma/ Degree?
Q3) How many years of experience do you have as a bridal makeup artist?
Q4) Approx in how many engagements/wedding ceremonies do you have worked?
Q5) Do you have any proof of your work? If yes, show them.
Q6) Do you have your own parlor?
Q7) Are you specialized in:
i) Hairdressing
ii) Manicure
iii) Pedicure
iv) Facial
Q8) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q9) What is your payment and cancellation policy?
13) Selecting a Makeup artist for groom
Choose a makeup artist who is expert in groom’s makeup and then ask following questions from him before hiring him:
Q1) What is your name, address and phone number?
Q2) Are you a qualified makeup artist? If yes, then show your certificate /diploma/Degree?
Q3) How many years of experience do you have as a makeup artist?
Q4) Approx in how many engagements/wedding ceremonies do you have worked?
Q5) Do you have any proof of your work? If yes, show them.
Q6) Do you have your own parlor?
Q7) Are you specialized in: Hairdressing, Manicure, Pedicure, Facial.
Q8) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q9) What is your payment and cancellation policy?
14) Selecting a Tent House
Before booking a Tent House ask following questions from the tent house manager:
Q1) What is the name and address of the tent house?
Q2) What is the name and phone no of my contact person?
Q3) What dates and time are available in the particular month (like December)?
Q4) What is the maximum number of guest your tent can accommodate?
Q5) What is your style and price range of tents (like Swiss cottage tents, Kanat ornamental tents) and other tent house items (like furniture, Carpets, Shamiana, lighting arrangement, canopies, sidewalls, parda, Round pandal etc)?
Q6) Do you also provide power backup (like generators), fire extinguishers, Waterproofing facilities.
Q7) How much time will be allotted for engagement/Tilak/ladies Sangeet, And Wedding ceremonies?
Q8) How many years have you been in business?
Q9) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q10) What special offers are available?
Q11) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
15) Selecting a Wedding Band (for Barat)
Before booking a wedding band ask following questions from the band manager:
Q1) What is the name and address of the band?
Q2) What is the name and phone no of my contact person?
Q3) What dates and time are available in the particular month (like December)?
Q4) How many years have you been in business?
Q5) What is your fee and how you charge?
Q6) What are your payment and cancellation policies?
(At least 4 Months before the wedding)
1) Ask bride, groom and their parents to set budget for various ceremonies And how they will share expenses.
2) Ask bride, groom and there parents to divide responsibilities between Both families.
3) Interview bride, groom and there parents, review historical data, conduct risk analysis and feasibility study to estimate the overall budget of the wedding.
4) Take approval for the budget from bride, groom and there parents.
5) Interview following:
a. Venue manager
b. Tent house manager
c. Caterer
d. Florist
e. Decorator
f. Musicians (for shenai vadan)
g. Photographers
h. Videographers
i. Boutique managers
j. Jewellery shop managers
k. DJs
l. Music band managers
m. Henna artists
n. Beauticians
o. Hair Stylists
p. Wedding car driver
q. Wedding band manager (for Barat)
6) Book following:
a. Venue (for engagement, Tilak, ladies Sangeet, wedding and Reception)
b. Tent house
c. Caterer
d. Pundit
e. Florist
f. Decorator
g. Musicians (for shenai vadan)
h. Photographers
i. Videographers
j. Wedding Boutique
k. Wedding Jewellery shop
l. DJs
m. Music band
n. Henna artist
o. Beautician
p. Hair Stylist
q. Accommodation (hotel/guest house/resort/) for outstation guests according to bride, groom and there parents’ preferences.
r. Wedding car driver
s. Wedding band (For barat)
Note: Have all your booking confirmations in writing. Keep a record of every transaction.
7) Place an order for wedding invitation cards according to bride, groom and there parents’ preferences.
8) Place an order to the wedding boutique for making and designing engagement wedding and reception attires and trousseau according to bride, groom and there parents’ preferences.
9) Place an order to the Jewellery shop for making and designing wedding Jewellery according to bride, groom and there parents’ preferences.
10) Ask bride and groom to keep there passport and visa ready for honeymoon.
11) Filled an application for registering the marriage in the registry office.
(At least 2 Months before the wedding)
1) Ask bride and her parents to start shopping for wedding gifts.
2) Send wedding invitations to all the guests along with a map to help them in finding the venue.
3) Be sure the wedding attire and Jewellery are collected and ready to wear.
4) Book cars for transportation.
Note: Be in touch with all the service providers like venue manager, Caterer, pundit, florist, photographers etc
. (At least 1 month before the wedding)
1) Confirm all bookings and arrangements.
2) Hire 2 or 3 girls for petal tossing.
3) Confirm final guest list.
4) Book 3 or 4 security personals
5) Finalize shopping for wedding day.
6) Finalize your menu, beverages and alcohol order.
7) Plan wedding hall layout and seating arrangements with your venue manager And get an approval from bride, groom and there parents before finalizing.
(One week before the wedding)
1) Ask photographer to meet bride, groom and there parents to know what type of photos they want.
2) Ask Videographer to meet bride, groom and there parents to know which events or people they want to be videotaped.
3) Ask bride, groom and there parents to make sure that all the wedding dresses and outfits are ironed/dry cleaned and absolutely ready to use.
4) Confirm all bookings and arrangements once again.
(A day before the wedding)
1) Ask bride, groom and there family members to go to the parlor for pedicure, manicure, nails, facial etc.
(On the wedding day)
Onsite Management
1) Ask bride and groom to go to the parlor for final makeup.
2) Appoint three or four persons (preferably educated well mannered security Guards) and assign them following responsibilities:
i) Maintain a record of all gifts received during the wedding.
ii) Make sure that bride and groom’s outfit, Jewellery, presents, all rented items and other items are safe.
iii) Lookout for suspicious people like freebies and thieves.
iv) Make sure that guests do not face any problem.
v) Take care of all the kids. Keep them away from electrical appliances, heaters, burners etc.
vi) Transport gifts from the ceremony site to the bride’s suite or car.
vii) Make sure that everything is running smoothly and in case of a mishap or any problem contact the event manager.
viii) Switch on generators during a power failure.
ix) Use fire extinguishers in case of fire.
x) Handle the entire security of the wedding
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