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People go to any length to make sure that their wedding day should be memorable. No, not just to themselves. People want to make sure their wedding is memorable to their guests. After all, months, sometimes even years of planning and hard work go behind a wedding. The host will obviously want to reap the benefits in the form of unending compliments. As you browse through wedding resorts in Pune, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, or Delhi, think of some unique ideas to make your wedding special as well.

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An Indian pool party is one such unique idea that will fetch you eternal glory if you can pull it off right. Since it is the season of summer weddings we will elaborate some pool party ideas for a successful wedding pool party at the venue itself. For this, you will need to choose a venue that has a pool you can exclusively hire for the wedding day or before.

You can have the pool party a day before the wedding, just for the special guests, the closest ones. Or you can have the pool party for the entire guest list at the wedding. It is recommended to go for short exclusive wedding guest list for such events. But if you can pull it off, you can invite all 1000 wedding guests to the pool party. You can also make the party exclusive to kids and have some adults appointed to manage the pool party.

Whichever way you go with the pool party guest list, here are some cool pool party ideas to make it a success.

• Pool Noodles

This fun toy option is a must-have for a pool party. Get flower shaped or any designed pool noodles and cut them up in equal or varying sizes and put them in the water few minutes before the party starts. Buy the pool noodles from a good brand because this will go in the water that the children might end up swallowing while in the pool. In a summer wedding, this is the best way to keep the kids occupied.

• Baseball Strings

Balloons burst outdoors in the sun, so replace balloons with baseball. Tie them up in strings and make a beach party theme. This area of the wedding is dedicated to the cool people. You can have a men vs. women baseball match in the pool as well.

• Inflatable Toys

The kids can use some inflatable toys in and around the pool to practice their wrestling. Any child with too much energy needs to face these toys to get their energies channelized. If you are leaving your kids at a pool party at the wedding venue, so that you can enjoy your best friend’s wedding without worries, inflatable toys will make your child feel safe. They are neither breakable nor sharp around the edges. Your kids will be safe with these.

• Balloons

Some balloons are necessary no matter how many baseballs you tied to strings. Leave some balloons floating on the pool. The colours of the balloons should be in sync with the rest of the wedding decoration. The children and the grownups can enjoy playing with the balloons in the pool.

• Gummy Bear Smoothies

Poolside refreshments are mandatory. If you are serving refreshments at the wedding venue, you need to serve some at the poolside venue as well and they need to be different. Make some cold smoothies and add gummy bears on top to make the children happy.

• Summer Cupcakes

Get some summer special cupcakes baked for the poolside refreshments counter. They can be your usual chocolate and red velvet cupcakes, but with a fondant top of a smiley sun, or cool shades, or a soda drink, anything for summer.

• Photo Booth

A wedding photo booth is a must at the venue. If you have a separate pool party going on you need a separate photo booth for that. Keep props like cool swimsuits and shades for the people jumping into the pools. They will love to get some pictures with these props.

• Treasure Hunt

For the good swimmers, keep an under the pool treasure hunt game where the contestants need to go down to the floor of the pool to find the treasure that needs to be collected. This is a good excuse to return favours in the form of little gifts. Gift something to the winning team and something to the participating teams as well. This pool party will make the wedding unforgettable.

• Gift sets Sunblock, Shades, Towels

Keep gift sets ready to encourage more guests into your pool party. Keep cartoon themed towels for the children and sober coloured good quality towels for the grownups. Keep a good sunblock in the set and some cool pair of beach shades for all.

• Beachside

To add to the beach party effect, have an actual beach party theme and create a sand floor area to build forts in, near the pool area. This kind of arrangement is possible only at a big multi-star wedding venue at a destination wedding. Flaunt your lavish style with this beach pool party theme.

A pool party is still an unusual deal for an Indian wedding. But you can make it a thing by pulling it off perfectly. Your Indian pool party might as well set the yardstick for all wedding pool parties to follow.

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Weddings are beautiful; they are about the promise, commitment, and love. Weddings are about fun, panic, and a hell lot of expenditure. If you have already started looking for party halls in Chennai, Mumbai or any city that gives you engagement ceremony package deal with the wedding, then the next task befalls over ring hunting.

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Now, you need a wedding ring and engagement ring for your partner. If you don’t have it in the family already, you will have to find one. It is extra work, but you get to choose your partner’s engagement ring. That is fun. Browse through all the engagement ring pictures you can. Go through all the catalogues at the best jewellery shops. Take your time to come to a decision. To make your job easier, here are some engagement ring designs and related ideas that will help you find the perfect shape, size, and design of engagement ring for your partner.

• Vintage

When we hear ‘wedding ring’ or ‘engagement ring’, we always think about family heirlooms. After all these generations of changing customs and mixing of traditional practices from all over the world, you stand equal chances of having an engagement ring from your family heirloom. If you do have one, it will be a classic piece. You will have nothing to worry about. Do not take it out at the last moment though. It might need some polishing. If you don’t have an engagement ring in your family, you should start the tradition again. A princess cut or round diamond ring for the bride or a cushion cut for the groom, keep it classic so that it remains timeless when you pass it on to your child.

• Charm

A marriage can use all the luck and blessings it can have. So, why not put that luck in the engagement ring? Get the rings blessed from a temple you both or just you believe in. Many people are atheists now and even more, have inter-religion marriages. There are ways to keep a lucky charm alive even for them. Whatever stone you believe is lucky for your partner, go for that for your engagement ring, make him or her do the same.

• Self Designed

The wedding is about the bride and groom. If you both can design the engagement rings yourself, it will be the most personalised thing ever. Design your partner’s engagement ring yourself, you will love it. You will only have to imagine a shape and decide the number of stones, the colours, and the base material. It will be done by the professionals so do not worry about getting it right. You just need to give them your engagement ring ideas.

• Laurel

The laurel design of engagement ring or wedding band is trendy now and will be timeless 100 years from now. If you want to spend only a reasonable amount of money on the engagement ring but want it to be beautiful anyway, go for this design. The leaves and intricate detail on the bands will make you gawk at the ring time and again.

• Flower

A rose shaped engagement ring is beautiful and uncommon. If you find this design, do not go for anything else. You can find other singular flower shapes as well. This can be treated as a part of bridal jewellery too. The Laurel and flower engagement ring patterns are mostly both for the bride. For the groom, you need to go for a more solid design.

• Embossed/engraved

Get your engagement rings personalised by embossing a personal symbol of love on the top of it. You can get your names engraved on each other’s rings. You can get the wedding date engraved on the inside of the ring, or any date that you both think is the most significant one as far as the couple is concerned.

• Matching Wedding Band

Get matching wedding bands with each other. Engagement rings are more personalised and they have more design options and shapes. Wedding bands are however simpler. Get similar wedding bands for each other. Buy a set together. They usually do come in sets of wedding ring for bride and groom. You can also use it as a couple wedding gift.

• Replicas

If you are planning on wearing the engagement ring or wedding band as a symbol of commitment for the rest of your married life, do go for replicas. You cannot wear something expensive and of immense personal value all the time, and not expect to lose it. It can get stolen, it can fall off, the stone could become loose, the band can start losing colour, anything can happen. So, get a simple set of bands to represent both. If you lose this, you can always buy another set of simple bands.

• Wooden Ring

For those who do not want to conform to the “diamond is forever” business strategy, those who do not want to buy diamond just because it is the usual thing to do, there are many other options which will make you feel closer to nature. Wood is one such example. If you get the wooden bands covered with a waterproof and scratchproof coat you can wear it anytime anywhere. If you don’t think wooden rings are a thing, check out the collection of wooden engagement ring patterns and you will fall in love.

• Sneaky Measure

Sometimes engagements are public declarations only. But sometimes the real engagement happens long before people find out. If you are the type of couple who like to share intimate moments just between you two, you can surprise her or him with the engagement ring. To make sure you are getting the right size, tie a string around your partner’s finger while she is sleeping, put a mark on it, and take it off. This will mark the size of the ring. Ladies, if you know you are with someone who is as interested in marrying you as you are in marrying him, you can surprise him too.

These engagement ring ideas above will definitely help you to avoid common engagement ring mistakes like getting the wrong size or getting the wrong design for a male or female. The rest is your choice totally. We recommend going for a little bit of personalisation. Either self-designed or engraved engagement rings or wedding bands are perfect.

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Gifting someone is no easy task. You are somehow to get a little baffled on what to gift and whether it would be liked by your guests or not. But, when you are the bride and groom, you have far more important tasks that just looking out for caterers, DJ, planners or party halls in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata or any other location that you have decided upon. Zeroing on a gift is troublesome indeed. Since you are going to gift for the guests of varying age, you might want to consider something which is suitable for every one of them. Moreover, you cannot gift the men and women separately. It would put a strain on your budget. Thus, the wedding party has to decide on something gender-neutral. Though your guests might not expect anything extravagant for you a little of appreciation for their presence would not go unnoticed. Here’s a list of 12 return gifts for marriage that you would definitely love to present your friends and relatives with.

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• Customized Chocolates

It could be very well personalized by both of you. Gift your guests with a box of chocolates with your name written on the box cover. Your guests would definitely love this offering. You may imprint your name or photo on the chocolates as well and make the entire box more interesting to view from both inside and out. Moreover, chocolates are lovable. They make for an elegant gift idea whether yours is a small or a grand wedding ceremony.

• Mini Toiletries

This practical gift would definitely be loved by everyone. Box up a “him and her” face wash, body wash, shower gel, spa set, soap cakes and cover, scented sticks, shampoos, lotions, oils and fragrances and all these or just a few of them would definitely make for an ideal wedding return gift. Moreover, toiletries are a good choice if your friends or relatives love travelling. You can pack them up in some wicker basket or get a travel pouch. Several local gifting brands also provide with such pre-made boxes so you don’t have to put an effort in sorting out the products.

• Designer Cookies

If you want to gift something related to food items, then gifting these designer cookies would be the best choice. Personalize your cookies in your own style, flavour and colour to leave that awe-struck impression on your guests.Think of some particular shapes like groom’s Safa, wedding cake, wedding dress, Mehendi design, name initials or any other design that you have decided upon to make the cookies like it. The same could be done with cupcakes as well. The top of the cupcakes could be given the shape of cookies.

• Dry Fruits Tray or Box

Well, it’s not just the dry fruits that need to be gifted. Think out of the box! Gift your guests with some creative dry fruit boxes or trays. These could be ranging from some ethnic styled or brass structure. Just keep your budget in mind and choose the material of the box wisely.

• Creative Crockery

Why would it only be your guests gifting you crockery? Now return gifts for the wedding have taken up a creative turn. Couples today want to gift their guests with some useful gifts that would be in their memories for a lifetime. This is not just about the 6 ice-cream bowls. You may gift them a set of dinner plates, set of glassware, a designer set of spoons etc. An excellent selection in every way and with such a thoughtful gesture it would make your guests happy all the more. This can also be selected as a couple wedding gift.

• Key Holders

Both practical as well as beautiful, the key holders would make a perfect wedding return gift. These quirky gift items would undoubtedly impress your guests with your creativity. You may personalize the gifts with your name or a wedding photo. This is a useful gift that would be used in daily life.

• Candle Holders

An enchanting gift, these candle holders would prove to be exquisite in every way. Used more on the basis of decorative purpose, when used with scented candles, these would prove more useful. Gift the holder as a single gift or present the fragrant candles as well. Designs are in galore when you are looking for some extraordinary design.

• Plant or saplings

If you want to eco-friendly with your guests’ then gifting the plants would make for an ideal choice. A really great way to show your support to the environment as well as heighten up the reputation of your wedding, plants would look lovely everywhere.

• Pots/vases

The earthen pots and vases are also a superb choice for the couple who are looking for a contemporary yet rustic gift. This is a versatile option whether you want some plain yet self-designed pots to be gifted or get the pots painted as per your choice. You may even draw up your initials on them.

• Jewellery Box

For an Indian household, jewellery boxes would be the perfect return gift that could be given. Various wood crafting, kalamkari design, crystal or brass jewellery boxes are available. Remember these are jewellery boxes, so you are targeting the women only. If you are looking for something that is useful to all, then choose a box design that could have multiple uses.

• Vegan Gifts

Vegan is the word of the era. Vegan chocolates, cookies, organic teas, cashews are some of the good ideas that you might like to include in your return gifts list. Make a gourmet box to stock a little of everything and wrap them in a beautiful box.

• Shawls

Though used as a gift in bridal showers, shawls are getting a popular place in the name of return gifts for the wedding. Get shawls that are not gender specific and give a pair to all your guests.

Gifts are your vision and with the help of this list, you might get some help in choosing the one for your own. Just rack your brains and pick that particular gift for your guests.

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Wedding chairs fill up the entire hall. The wedding chairs for bride and groom will be the centre of attention on the stage. You know how important it is to decorate the wedding chairs well. Not to mention, one cannot just let the ideas emerge and take form. We need to think about the expenditure as well. Banquet halls are not cheap, at least, the good ones aren’t. So, spend wisely. Here are some ideas to decorate the wedding chairs, of both, the bride and the groom, and of the guests, at minimum expenditure.

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• Lace

Lace looks dainty on any fabric. The bride could be wearing a lacy veil or the chair of the bride and groom, or that of the guests could have lacy borders. A wedding is where one gets to flaunt creativity. Tell the decorators about your lace idea and incorporate it in the chairs.

• Wreath

Putting a floral or leafy wreath in the centre behind the chair, or on the side, makes the chair appear brighter at once. If sticking the wreath behind the chair has become too common an idea, let it hang a little sideways. This wedding chair decoration idea is hassle-free. It is not too creative or unique but simple and quick.

• Mason jar vases

Hang a little plant in a pretty mason jar from each chair. You can have a single coloured sapling for all of the chairs or different colours for different chairs. For the bride and groom’s chairs, make sure you have some perfectly red blossoms. If you are going for a Christian wedding theme, it can be white or peach.

• Pearls

Weddings aren’t just about the fun and frolic. To many, a wedding is an opportunity to flaunt their status symbol. If you are one of these people, leave no stone unturned. Use the wedding chairs to flaunt your riches too. Decorate them with a string of pearl each, or with a band of pearls. If you do not want to invest in too many pearls, take a mason jar and fill it up with flowers and leaves and leave a few genuine pearls at the bottom of the jar. This will make a pretty memorable return gift. If you just want to be creative with pearls but do not want to waste precious money on every detail of the wedding, go for real pearls with the decoration of the wedding chairs for bride and groom. The fake ones are to be left for the rest of the chairs. Make them colourful or arrange them in different shapes of strings. Do not try to pretend they are fake. They are just pearly decorations.

• Drapes

Taking the easy way. Satin drapes are cheap and simple decoration items. These props are overused in weddings. They look so boring. But, if you can be creative and choose the right knots and a good colour combination, they can brighten up the entire wedding hall. You can tie the drapes around the chairs in the form of a bow, or make snake-like patters, or cover the entire chair up and put some sequins on it. You can make the most ordinary chair look beautiful with drapes. The bride and groom’s chairs should be covered in velvet while the rest can be covered in satin.

• Flowers

No wreaths, no mason jars, no mini vases, just flowers. Arrange some assorted flowers to adorn the wedding chairs. Make sure that the colours of the flowers are bright and in clear contradiction to that of the chair so that the decoration is clearly visible. If the chairs are made of wood and bear the classic wooden texture, white lilies or a single light coloured orchid can be a very beautiful idea. If the chair is white, red roses are the way to go. Go bonkers with the bride and groom’s chairs. They are supposed to be entirely covered in decoration. Put as many flowers you want. Make sure they aren’t right on the seat or the handles though.

• Bride and Groom Tags

The bride and groom’s chairs can have funky ‘Mr. and Mrs’ or ‘Hubby and Wifey’ tags. They can also be decorated with something like the bride and the groom’s outfits. The groom’s chair can be made to wear a custom-made coat or pagdi. The bride’s chair can have a high rise veil. This way when the bride and groom actually sit in their chairs, they will look more prominent.

• Bouquet

A beautiful bouquet of flower placed in every seat with a personalised note for each guest, if the seating is arranged according to a seating chart, is a very meticulous wedding décor idea. A little card from the bouquet can confirm the seat for each guest. Leave a little vase tied to the back of the chair for the guests to put the bouquet in. Decorate the bride and groom’s chairs with multiple bouquets forming an arch behind the chair. This will make amazing wedding chair images.

• Vineyard

For an outdoor wedding, something more natural is what is required than carefully arranged bouquets. A very meticulously grown and put together vineyard that looks like it is stretching from one end of the chair to the other is a perfect natural decoration. The plants are real but they are creepers and do not add much to the weight of the chair. It is surprisingly beautiful.

• Fabric Braids

You can make braids out of drapes and put them in different shapes to give volume to the wedding chairs. Make use of the wooden or plastic bars at the back of the chair. Do not use a fully covered back or a back with minute gaps. Use one with just some bars so that you can play along with the drapes and braids any way you want.

• Ribbons

Tie the drapes in a ribbon or tie just a satin ribbon to the back of each chair. This isn’t a very new idea again, but the idea is simple and quick. You can make it unique by using three or five colours for the ribbons and using them at regular intervals to form a pattern that will be visible in the wedding chair images taken from the balcony.

• Origami

Hang different shapes of origami from the chairs. This is simple, cute, and affordable. Also, use colourful paper to make things bright.

These wedding chair decoration ideas will surely be helpful. You can add other elements like balloons too, but it makes the air stuffy. You could use battery powered lamps with lampshades handing from each chair but it would be dangerous. So, the ones mentioned are indeed the best options possible for you for making your wedding planning a complete hit.

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Weddings are a fusion of fun, happiness, sentiments and love. The bride is glowing in lieu of her impending nuptials while the groom is all set to shed his bachelorhood and take a leap into a more responsible zone. But, above all this comes lots and lots of planning. It is undeniably the colossal part of the wedding. Say, from choosing among the perfect banquet halls in South Kolkata to appointing your caterers, makeup artist, DJ etc., you have a lot on your plate.

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And amidst all these celebrations, comes your photos that are a remembrance of your beautiful day. Modern day couples are not just into giving a classic pose like their parents use to do. The hottest trends among today’s modern day weddings are the photo booths. With lots of swag and a whole bunch of creativity, photo booths are gaining a higher censure in the name of entertainment. And what a party is without photos? If you are looking forward setting up a cool photo booth station in your weddings, then check out some of these coolest Indian wedding decorations and set up one among them.

• Carnival Theme

Since this is an Indian wedding photo booth, you can definitely expect a lot of colour, flowers and extravaganza. And adopting a carnival would rightfully mould it into the spirit of the ceremony. You may decorate a cycle or scooty with some ethnic trinket, put on some pagdis, hang out hollow carved frames, or drape some satin dupattas and mirrors. All this would definitely make for a perfect carnival theme for your wedding.

• Floral Theme

Flowers and weddings go hand in hand. No weddings in the centuries gone have been concluded without the use of flowers. From roses to marigold, Indian weddings are brimmed with floral decoration all the way from the entrance to the Mandap. The same here goes with your photo booths. Prepare a fun loving backdrop with garlands draped over painted wooden frames. Floral hangings too make a romantic setting. Dangle the exotic ones and take a pose underneath them to add them to your albums.

• Bollywood Theme

Are both of you in love with Bollywood themes? Then, it is the right time to add a lively touch to your Indian wedding photo booth ideas with such kind of theme. Take up the Desi props that have been used in movies or copy the poses of your favourite actors within the booth. You may use some funny movie quotes to decorate the booth more creatively. How about using your favourite actors’ standing posture and giving a buddy click with him/her.

• Instagram Photobooth

Let Instagram frame up your wedding photo booth. Being the latest in trend, Instagram backdrops are wonderful in every way. You know how people love to flaunt their style on social media, then why not pick that social media platform for your photo booth? Write up some hashtags, and hang the props from a tree. You may settle it up as a canvas and click the photo with your spouse-to-be.

• Fairytale Theme

Now every girl dreams of her wedding in some majestic manner. Choose your favourite story of Cinderella or Snow White and settle up your photo booth accordingly. The colour theme would look really enticing in your albums. Since you have dreamt of your prince charming while you were a little girl, then this is the right time to get yourself clicked with him. Even your groom would love to pose as your knight in shining armour.

• Ride Theme

These are really fun loving poses where you get to sit in a rickshaw and your spouse-to-be is driving you out of the venue. This truly depicts an ethnic essence. With cycles, auto-rickshaws and rickshaws as the main props, you may decorate the vehicle with bright colours and flowers and give a picture perfect view to your guests.

• Frame Theme

Frames are in a height of fashion. You may DIY your theme as per your own creativity or can use the ones that your decorator is providing.  You may also fix up some colourful frames on cardboard walls and get your pictures dome with your buddies. Even the frames decorated with garlands or such are used for a single picture photographic moment. Stuck up some old photographs and walk down the memory lane if you have a story to tell your guests.

Cardboard Themes
Revive your childhood memories if this is your childhood sweetheart you are marrying! Well, nothing serious. If you both want to opt some simple yet creative theme, then go with the “cardboards”. Chalk out when you met, when he proposed and pose along the prop with your groom to get a perfect picture. It could be added to your pre-wedding photoshoot.

Umbrella Theme
The prop of the era-umbrella has taken a centre stage in the wedding decorations. From draping over the ceilings to giving a rustic Indian décor, various designer umbrellas have been used most of the time and again, to decorate the frame of the photo booth. If you are in a mood to go with a traditional theme, then use embroidered umbrellas on the wall.

• Graffiti Theme

If you are creative enough, then clicking a picture before a graffiti wall would make for a nice option. With vintage bicycles in the front and the graffiti wall in your backdrop, you both are definitely going to earn the title of a picture-perfect couple.

• Cut out Faces Theme

This theme has been in trend for a long time. You get to insert your faces into the cutout masks of the cardboard poster and give a cute picture. To give it a hilarious touch, try out the posters of some cartoon characters.

With lots of ideas buzzing your mind, fix yourself with one of them. DIY your photo booth stalls or make it up with some flowers and glitters. Just plan your photo booth station and give your guests a mode of entertainment.

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When you get married you want to look every bit of the beautiful dreamy bride you are. You do not want to miss out a single thing. You want to look perfect. You browsed through the best cities and wedding halls to narrow down on the top banquet halls in Chennai maybe. Or maybe you are getting married at your very own home. You are happy and you are content because you know you chose a loving partner for the marriage, and you are excited because you know you chose all the right jewellery and attire for the wedding.

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Even if you are not a jewellery lover otherwise, you will want every piece of jewellery in the rightful place, adorning your outfit and face. Even if you do not wear typical traditional clothes the rest of the year, on your wedding day, you will want to look every bit of the traditional person you are. You will want your roots to reflect in your style and dressing, and of course, in your bridal jewellery, which will be with you for the rest of your life.

Here are some must-have South Indian bridal jewellery items that a South Indian woman will definitely want to wear on her wedding day.

• Vaddanam

This is what we call the Kamarbandh in the northern parts of the country. Also pronounced as Vadiyanam, this waist jewellery in a beautiful shape is what you will see on every South Indian bride. Traditionally, the design included a Lakshmi design on a lotus. But today, the design options are much more flexible. Also, you get to use as much of gemstones you want.

• Nethi Chutti

This is the Mangtika, what you wear on your head along the partition in your hair. This is one of the most beautiful South Indian bridal jewellery. A Nethi Chutti fills up the bride’s forehead and gives the face definition. If you want an elaborate one you can go for one with multiple strands. The elaborate ones work as a beautiful jewellery for the hair as well.

The Nethi Chutti completes the bridal look. If you are wearing minimal jewellery but you have a Maangtika you automatically look 10 times more gorgeous. Try to make sure you have a Nethi Chutti in your wedding jewellery collection. You do not want to go without this one.

• Kasulaperu

When you look at this piece you will know it is from South India. This typical jewellery is made of coins. They are not ordinary coins but the Goddess Lakshmi coins. The coins are threaded in a chain or Maala. This is a symbol of prosperity and every South Indian bride must wear it. The Kasumaala is also studded with diamonds and other gemstones. The studding determines the value of the Kasulaperu. It is indeed a status symbol as it reflects the wealth of the family. This ranges from simple Kasumaala with pearls adorning it, or multilayered Kasulamaala with all sorts of gemstones.

• Manga Malai

This is the mango Maala, the traditional necklace of the South Indian bride. When you look at this necklace you will recognise it, even if you have never seen it before. This is shaped like a mango. You can go for a very elaborate manga malai that you will wear just on your wedding and keep away as a family heirloom, or go for a simpler one that you can wear to other people’s weddings as well.

• Bangles

The bangles for the wedding have different names in different parts of South India. The Tamil call it the Valayal, the Telugu speakers call it the Gajju, in Kannada it is called Bale. These traditional bangles can be teamed with regular bangles to accentuate the look of the wrist You can wear one such bangle on each wrist or more. If you are wearing just one, do keep some gold bangles to add dimension to it. Although, this traditional South Indian bridal jewellery is good enough on its own.

• Jada Billa

This is the jewellery that makes the South Indian bride stand apart from any other bride in the world. This hair accessory is what mandates the bride to wear her hair in a long braid. Sometimes wigs are used. In fact, more often than not, South Indian brides wear hair extensions to get the length required to flaunt the Jada Billa. There are other hair accessories like flowers and hairpins but the Jada Billa is indispensable in a typical South Indian wedding scene.

• Vanki

This is the Bajubandh, the jewellery you wear around your arms. Wear this jewellery only if you are wearing a short-sleeved wedding blouse. Some brides wear it on the sleeve of the blouse or wear it too low and both look shabby. Make sure you choose a design that has an adjustable hook with a chain so that you can wear it even years later when you gain or lose some weight. The Vanki is one South Indian wedding jewellery that doesn’t scream ‘wedding’ so you will want to wear it on any occasion even in the future.

• Jhumkas

The typical South Indian Jhumkas are elegant and gorgeous. They are not just for the wedding day. You can wear them to any special occasion. These usually come in Chaand Bali shapes or bell shapes. The designs are similar but the intricate patterns make them unique. There are various design patterns for the South Indian bride with the Jhumkas but the comfort factor must be considered as the elaborate designs can be very heavy.

These South Indian wedding jewellery make the bride look unique and recognisable in any corner of the world. Paired with a gorgeous Kanjeevaram saree, the bride will look beautiful in these unique pieces of jewellery. Even if the wedding attire is non-traditional, like more of a new age lehenga, these jewellery styles will make the bride look every bit South Indian she is.

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The thing we all look most forward to on the engagement day is, of course, the first look of the bride and the groom. Being one of the most special days of their lives, unknowingly the attention lies on these two even as the others start planning their own looks and attires some days before the ceremony. Everything that the bride wears and that the groom carries off is seen with utmost precision and as such their entire look is decided keeping in mind every single detail to make them look the best in their life.

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As times are changing and as everybody has different preferences, we see a lot of grooms and brides in colour coordinated dresses at their wedding and engagement ceremonies. Well, this is certainly not to assure each other of their feelings or a portrayal of their love to the world, but just a personal choice to get dressed in a common tone on a special day. Let’s look at some inspiring dress colour combinations for the bride and groom that are the best for this season. Have a look.

• Ivory Gold and Pista green

Such a beautiful colour combination isn’t it? With both being such muted, simple and divine colour tones, a couple wearing this heavenly colour combination is sure to set some temperatures soaring on their engagement day even with these two cool and subtle colour tones.

Even as the groom turns heads in a Pista green sherwani and the bride walks hand in hand in a gold and white sari or lehenga, we are sure they will set inspirations for many other couples!

• Bright on Bride and White on the Groom

Isn’t your thing? Well, try and see for yourself, a bright and a subtle colour combination does certainly look promising if you are sure you are using some good colour tones. A bride wearing yellow, pink or a blue dress and a groom dressed in a white Nehru kurta or sherwani with a colourful shawl will make for some delectable colour combination in our words. Just make sure, you always chose colours according to the time of the ceremony. Choose softer tones for afternoons and bright ones for the night.

• Contrasting Colours on Both

If you are willing to experiment, then let us tell you contrasts do work and look cool on engagement ceremonies. Some classic bride and groom dress combinations would be – the bride in red and groom in blue, the bride in yellow and groom in green, the bride in orange and groom in blue, the bride in blue and groom in a black suit.

• Gold on Bride and Off-white on the Groom

If you are a bride who’s dressed in a lovely gold ensemble throughout, then ask your groom to adorn an off-white kurta or sherwani! This dress colour combination is idealistic and just so charming that you will simply look like you are walking on stars as you walk down this journey together. One of the most preferred combinations in 2017; you will see a lot of couples opting for this colour combination in 2018 as well. It’s simply so melting, royal and absolutely trendy, as we say!

• Matching Hues

Well, we certainly don’t mind a couple who’s dressed in the same matching colour tones for their engagement or wedding ceremony. If you desperately want to coordinate but find coordination schemes very complicated and puzzling, then just coordinate like this conveniently. You can opt for some nice cool and rocking outfits keeping the same colours in mind for both of you.

• Bride with Coloured Embroidery and Groom in Pink

If you are a bride who chooses a nice cream outfit with beautiful Mughal embroidery in different colours (a trend much in season), then your groom will look dashing wearing any of the colours used in the embroidery to complement the look and to give a sense of belongingness. The groom can opt for pink, blues or greens keeping in mind the tones that will best go with the season and the time of the engagement.

• Baby Blue on the Bride and Powdered Pink on the Groom

Pink and blue go so well together, don’t you agree? The pastels just make everything so much dreamier, don’t they? If yours is a day ceremony or even a night one, then opt for a pastel blue or a mint blue dress and your groom dresses options would be a powdered pink sherwani or a pink sherwani. These two colours make such a twinning Indian bride and groom dress combination and we can’t take our eyes off a couple who wears this lovely combo!

• White and Gold on both

For a couple who loves to carry off the minimalistic look and love everything that’s divine and classy, there can be no other colour combination than white and gold that can do justice here. It is simply the most exotic colour combination for any kind of ceremony and something which looks equally impeccable whether it’s a day or a night engagement ceremony. It’s pristine, unmatchable and totally breath-taking as we say!

• Blue and Gold on Both

One of the most commonly used combinations; blue and gold never go out of fashion and many couples use different tones of the two colours according to their preferences. Opt for a mint blue and yellow gold, cobalt blue and brownish gold and rock in matching combinations at your engagement ceremony. Just remember, not to go overboard while using this combination. Make sure you look classy, vibrant and charming without being cheesy; after all, it’s one of the most important days of your life, right?

• Bride in Grey and Groom in Pale Blue

Grey and blue make for such a different and trendy colour combination. For a couple who loves to experiment, this is such a magical combination just out of a fairy-tale. And it will look the best when you wear it during a daytime engagement ceremony. A bride in a whimsical grey sari and a groom in a nice pale blue suit will look every bit of the classy and romantic couple we always dreamt of! Lovely and oh so lovely, isn’t it?

Even as you visit some well-known designers and other designer boutiques, you will find a whole lot of inspirational ideas and wonderful colour combinations for the bride and groom outfits. Other than going with the “in-thing” or listening to the people around you, wear a colour combination which you most relate to and feel comfortable in. Wear something which defines your personality the best way and enhances your appeal as you take the first step and walk towards the new journey of your life….be yourself because that’s where the beauty lies!

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Your D-day is getting nearer! Then you must be excited about your upcoming nuptials and the post-marital bliss. But, before that, you must be enormously busy in planning out the same. From searching for a perfect marriage hall in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, or any other location to booking your ideal caterer, DJ and Stylist, you have no time to spare at all. But, within this comes your decoration which you definitely aspire to be as grand as your dreams are.

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Decoration for a wedding is pivotal enough. And when it comes to centre stage, you need to consider a lot. A beautiful centre stage decoration shows off the essence of your wedding to the best. From the flowers to sparkles, you have lot many options to decorate your centre stage with. Here are few of the Indian wedding stage decoration ideas that you may adopt for your centre stage.

• Combination of Gold & White

This ethereal style of decoration is soothing to eyes and oozes a kind of delicacy that you won’t find with any other colour. Adorn your seating bench in gold and decorate the background with white flowers and golden satin drapes. A white seating with golden decorated pillar would also make for a picturesque décor.

• A Flower Decoration

Flowers are an intricate part of the Indian wedding decorations. We cannot even think of any wedding decoration without the use of flowers. Several types of flowers like roses, tulips, marigold or wildflowers are used in a centre stage décor. It lends a cosy atmosphere and brings out a romantic essence to it. Try to complement the colour of the flowers without draping and seat to exhibit a majestic view for your guests.

• Team up Lights & Flowers

Another way to decorate a centre stage is by using the right amount of flowers with light. Use a bouquet of flowers in combination with fairy light strings. This would be apt for a fairy-tale theme that you might be looking for. In addition to this, you might decorate the stage with drapes and curtains in some darker colour if you are using light coloured flowers.

• Royal Themed

Most brides dream of having a royal stage decoration for wedding. The golden hues paired up with burgundy, bottle green, or silver hues paired up with royal blue, all these make for a perfect royal-themed wedding centre stage décor. Set up a royal look with pillars and arches and these would definitely bring out the royalty from within.

• Satin Drapes Décor

Drapes are known to create a mythical aura. With the large flowy drapes in the background and a contrasting colour seat on the stage, all these make for a picture perfect moment. Drapes are an elegant choice and if you make an intelligent one in colours say pastels, then your style of décor will be the talk of the town. So, choose a glamorous look and make a perfect choice in drape colour.

• Pink Themed Centre Stage

Seems a bit girly? Not at all. While you are looking for subtle colours, pink is a nice one to go with. Pair up your drapes with white flowers and ferns to bring a rustic view within your centre stage. A combination of pink, white and mauve could also be considered. Just have a look at the colour of your seat and then start decorating the style of your background. Make an archway with the flowers or you may make a floral drape along with a satin one.

• Drapes & Hangings Duo

Go with some bright hangings made up of crystal or lights. These will look fabulous in your centre stage decoration. Hang a stain drape of lighter colour in the background so that the light from crystal hangings can reflect the colour at its best. You may use the crystal hanging by making an archway above your seat or let them hang in the background.

• Ethnic Style

An ethnic style comes equipped with lots of colours. Red, pink, orange, yellow and green comes in the colour palette that makes for an ethnic theme. What more? Add a swing for the couple in place of the seat and decorate the entire stage area with marigold or hibiscus. These would surely make for an ethnic-themed centre stage.  Go for this décor. It will bring out the warmth in the stage while keeping the exotic-ness intact. You may even add some traditional props to synchronize with your decoration.

• Umbrella Style

Umbrellas are the props of this era. You can show your creativity with the umbrella for wedding decorations. Umbrellas have taken the foremost position in the list of décor ideas. Use embroidered colourful umbrellas and dangle them in the background. Or you may use some regal colour like white and fill them up with flowers and climbers for a gorgeous look. You may make an archway with umbrellas tucked upon its bodice. You may also use some contrasting colour umbrellas for a more profound look.

• Pearly White

White is classic in every way. And when given to your backdrop it will elevate the sophistication level. And what more? The colourful attires of bride and groom would be well displayed with a pristine white background. Use transparent crystals, white roses, ivory satin drapes, and a pearly sheet with few bronze colour props to keep the look a little livelier.

• Red & Gold

Another of the magnetic combo, Red and Gold makes for a perfect colour scheme. Pick the drapes, flowers and lights and arrange them in a creative manner. Choose this colour combination and give your centre stage a stunning look.

With these many designs and load full of creativity, you are surely going to arrange a beautiful stage decoration for wedding. Opt for a style that you are excited about and if you are still confused then hire a pro to help you out with the decorations. Now get along this planning session and settle upon a particular style

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Wardrobe malfunction is indeed something that none of us likes to experience. And moreover, if it’s that D day when the bride is the connoisseur of all eyes, it’s the last thing she wants to go through as she ties the knot in any of the banquet halls in Kolkata. Bridal malfunctions can be embarrassing and hard to forget. And it’s certainly something that doesn’t fade away easily, after all its something which is totally unwanted and uninvited. These kinds of blunders are not something that can’t be fine-tuned right away; all you need is pre-planning and a big hearty acceptance with just a few funny laughs if you ever experience it during your wedding festivities.

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You won’t get perfection in everything. There are some things you can avoid to have a hassle free customary wedding routine, learning from other people’s experiences.

Just as the world moves on, this too will fade as just a terrible memory. Fret not! And take cues from the blow bridal mistakes if your wedding is just around the corner and you don’t want to be remembered as a bridal clown on your big day. Don’t guess! Have a look!

• Opting for the Wrong Lining

Not choosing the right lining can put you in a fix! Yes, literally! It’s not just that you will have a hard time trying to manage your walks and the flows of your lehenga but it can give you some really troubled times if the fabric is too rough or too silky or the lining is too short or too long. The lining should be just a few inches shorter than the length of your lehenga. Also, make sure its smooth and stitched well! Always keep in mind that the heavy embroidery on your lehenga can be difficult on the skin sometimes, so the right lining is not a choice, but a total must!

• The Matching-match Game

Don’t be that schoolgirl who wanted to be totally matched in one clear colour tone from head to toe. After all, your school days are over and now you are one grown-up tall bride, isn’t it? One of the biggest malfunctions and bridal mistakes that a bride can ever make to get herself dressed up in one tone of red, green or any other colour from the top to the bottom.

You will be nothing less than a funny idiot if you do that. Try different shades of the same colour or opt for two colours. Make it look more vibrant and add more character to it by adding a different coloured dupatta.

• Bad Neckline

You don’t want to have a breakdown by suffering from an Indian wedding wardrobe malfunction, right? Well, even we want you to be as away from it as you can on your wedding day. The right neckline is a must! A plunging neckline, a neckline too tight and ill-fitted or one that’s simply an odd-shape is certainly not something we want you to flaunt on your wedding day.

The styles that look the best with Indian outfits are – round, a leaf design or just a U-cut. Don’t keep the neckline too deep, you don’t want to reveal your chest, right? After all, you’ve got to flaunt that bridal necklace too!

• Not Going for a Makeup Trial

Now, this is one of the biggest mistakes brides make. You certainly don’t want to look like a glam doll on your big day, right? And we are certain, you don’t want to be that bride who looks at the wedding pictures later and feels what if the blusher had been a little light? Or that the mascara was a different colour? Well, to stay away from the biggest regret on your D day, it’s essential to do a professional make-up test so that you know the exact look that you will be carrying on your big day.

• An Ill-fitting Blouse

More than the lehenga, it’s the blouse which needs to be well-fitted as that will get the attention first when you walk in. It brings together your entire look even when it gets hidden under the dupatta. If it’s too tight on the chest or arms, plunging down or going up from the back, you will end up making the biggest mistake of your life. To ensure the sequins and studs don’t brush against your skin, it’s important to get a good lining inside your blouse.

• Not Pinning the Dupatta Right

Now, if this is not done the right way, we are sure you will end up having a terrible headache, losing our some hair strands or spoiling you wedding dupatta! This is something where most brides go wrong. Most brides go for a bun and pin their dupattas to it. Move your head around to adjust the dupatta so you can move around freely. You’ll end up looking a tad bit shabby with a dupatta that’s difficult to manage if this is not done the right way.

• Not Styling It Up For Each Event

It’s not like, your marriage date is fixed today and you are actually getting married tomorrow, right? Styling up beforehand is essential if you don’t want to suffer from a wardrobe malfunction at the various wedding ceremonies. Are you planning to do a big walk down the aisle or does your wedding have a party after the rituals? Keep all these factors in mind before you opt for the right outfit for each function of your wedding. You don’t want to dance at your mehndi in all ill-fitted straight palazzo, right? And we are sure you don’t want to dance on your reception wearing an outfit which is giving you a hard time to match steps with your partner!

• Not Keeping the Weather in Mind

Weather also is a big deciding factor when it comes to bridal lehenga selection. Don’t wear dark lehenga colour combinations like navy blues, bottle greens or maroons on your day wedding. Instead, try and opt for peaches, salmon pinks and even beige and coral reds. In the night, wear the darker shades and offset them with sparkling jewellery. For a summer wedding, you must choose cooler, lighter fabrics. In case you are getting married in the winters, you can go for velvets and crepes that look fab and will keep you warm too.

• Changing Outfits Between Two Functions

The biggest of blunders can be made if you need to have two different looks and two major outfit changes between two wedding functions. If your pheras end up happening late in the night and your reception is slated in the hotel soon after, you can be making some serious malfunction even if you think you are looking your best. It’s essential to have some breathing time so that you don’t end up with a wrong hairstyle or end up wearing the wrong set of slippers or saree pleats which are falling off before you set your foot on the stage, right?

• Not Wearing the Right Lingerie

Don’t experiment with your lingerie on the day of your wedding. Lingerie can make more difference than you ever thought. The right lingerie will always give you a good fit and will help you to avoid looking like an ill headed girl when you wear a tightly fitted gown on your reception or a fish-shaped dress for any of your wedding ceremonies.  You’ll need to sit through the ceremonies so make sure you wear comfortable lingerie. Also, do a full trial run with the lingerie you’ll be wearing so that you know how it will feels.

• Wrong Length of the Lehenga

This is one of the most common mistakes brides make and something that can seriously give you a nightmare if you don’t do the trials properly. It’s important to note that all or at least most bridal lehengas have can-can beneath them. It is this can-can which gives them the princess vibes. To ensure you don’t end up wearing a lehenga that has its inseams visible – move around, sit, stand and twirl if you like when you go for your lehenga fitting! Always remember, the can-can shouldn’t show when you sit. Also, make sure your lehenga doesn’t end up being too much in length or else you can end up being stuck below your heels and falling down at the altar where you are meant to take your wedding vows.

• Not Finalizing the Dupatta Drapes Beforehand

If there is a dupatta with any of your wedding outfit, make sure you do many trails beforehand of how you are going to carry it off and pin it up with each dress. Say you got a fabulous necklace for your lehenga on your sangeet, and it sits perfectly with your blouse.

But you decided that a certain drape works better for you. It is not certain that the drape may go well with your jewellery or blouse. Avoid ending up with this kind of malfunction if you want to highlight your dupattas, your dress, your jewellery and most of all, yourself!

Every bride has a vision for her wedding, which explains why they spend months trying to make that come true. But even after you get everything on your to-do list in place, there are some things that can, and will, go wrong on the big day. Worry not and take your cues from here which will help you a lot.

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A wedding could not be planned two months prior to the D day where you go for bridal shopping and arrange the catering etc. A wedding symbolizes the beginning of your new phase of life, the beginning of a journey of a lifetime. Hence, the wedding itself takes about a year to arrange if you want it all to be perfect. You get your wedding gown and wedding suit six months prior to the event and make sure you don’t lose or gain weight so that you can fit perfectly into it. You start checking out the marriage hall rates in Mumbai, Goa, Alleppey, Udaipur, or other beautiful destinations to find that perfect venue.

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The year you get married is the most eventful year of your personal life, at least, family gatherings wise. A wedding isn’t just about the wedding day, or the week of the wedding, reception, or Haldi and Mehendi functions. Your wedding is about all the hard work you and your family put in to ensure a series of perfect ceremonies. After all that, you deserve a break. Most of the people take it in the form of a honeymoon. But that is just for the bride and the groom. What about all the other people who worked so hard to make the wedding a success? You owe them a post-wedding shoot just as much as you owe yourself the luxury of capturing the first moments as a married couple and frame it away for a lifetime.

Here is a list of post-wedding photo shoot ideas that include your friends, family, and of course, some ideas for just the two of you.

• Just married

The classic ‘Just Married’ photo is a must for your post-wedding photography album. It will be a good idea to put it on the cover of your wedding album or separate post-wedding album. If you are planning to make a journal out of your post wedding pictures, put one in black and white on the cover and coloured on the very first page of the album. Imagine the nostalgia rush you will get when you open this album 40 years from now.

• The Rings

The rings must get a dedicated photograph either through a pre wedding photoshoot or post wedding. If you both as a couple are not about the rings, but more of the Mangalsutra or vermillion people, that’s okay too. Get a very artistic photo of the wedding bands. The typical idea, yet a very good one, is to take a black and white studio shot of the hands holding each other such that both the bands are in focus. The bands gold, diamond, or silver, need to shine brightly in the picture, so keep just the bands in colour.

• Don’t Let Her Feet Touch the Ground

Take a picture of the groom carrying the bride into their new home or their bedroom or just out on the lawn. This photo shows affection and brings out the youthful enthusiasm of a young married couple. Also, this photo will act as a reminder of your fitness sooner than you realize. If the bride is strong enough, you could totally reverse the role and have her carry the groom. It is still just as sweet.

• Missing the Parents

The family deserves to be in at least one of your post-wedding photos. The parents of the bride will always have a sad glimmer at the corner of their eyes even if they have a smile on their face. They miss their daughter and she misses them too. If you both are moving out after marriage, the same holds true for the groom’s parents as well. Take a photograph with your respective parents, with your respective parents in law, and one with all six of you together.

• Messing it Up

The first few days as a married couple will always have some rough patches. It doesn’t matter if you both know how to cook and clean, or if you have been living in for some time now. Mistakes will be made and silly follies will lead to some mess around the house. Instead of getting annoyed, take a picture of the mess and put it up on your Instagram with a caption along the lines of “Adulting as a Couple”.

• The Jealous Best Friend

If your best friend is not jealous of your husband or wife, he or she is not your best friend. Your best friend could be a childhood friend, or the closest friend you have, your sibling, or your dearest cousin. You need to understand that no matter how much you want to believe otherwise, it’s never the same after marriage. So, honour the bond that got you here, and dedicate at least one photo each to your respective best friend or best friends. If you have close common friends, have a picture together with them too. These are the bonds that were there before the wedding and will remain after it. Don’t forget this ‘forever’ bond because you just got a new ‘Forever’.

• Young Romance

Post wedding photography has to include exclusive couple shots that depict the young romance. Be it indoors or outdoors, your home,  park or any other pre wedding photoshoot locations, the giggling close-ups and the “We are so happy” faces are post wedding snaps that are worth framing and keeping on the bedside table to wake up to every morning. Even if you go to bed a little upset with your partner the night before, you will wake up to the reminder of a happy couple the next morning.

• Coy Smiles

The coy smile of the bride or the groom is a giveaway of the newness of the marriage. Irrespective of whether it is an arranged marriage and you have only known each other for a few months, or you are marrying your high school sweetheart, being a married couple will bring out a few shy moments. Capture it to keep the freshness of the relationship alive.

• Honeymooning

Add the best honeymoon photo in your post-wedding photo album. If you do not have a separate album for honeymoon and post-wedding pics, mark the distinction with the best honeymoon photograph.

Keep the post-wedding photos in your honeymoon album, or make a totally separate album exclusively for the first few days of your wedding, whatever you do, you must make sure that you have captured every moment of joy, every moment of fun, and every moment of utter confusion as a new couple. This post wedding photo album will be the best escape from the haunting memories of relentless hunting for the best caterers, comparing marriage hall rates in Mumbai, canceling on one priest and moving on to the next, and other such stressful and mundane tasks.

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