The Highest Happiness on Earth is the Happiness of Marriage

The moment when two people in love come together with the best of all things for one happy reason, that beautiful occasion is what we call as “a perfect wedding”. To pull off a perfect wedding is not a piece of cake, with precaution and advance planning, sometimes something runs out of our hand, but we don’t want you to get pressurized at the peak moments, so here we got you the seven important things to keep in mind while planning a wedding as an NRI.

Plan your budget:

A study states Indian families spend 20% of their wealth in their children’s wedding, but if you plan wisely or join hands with a trusted wedding planner, you can save a lot of money.  How to plan your budget, as a first step segregate the major and minor concerns. For instance : list down the major concerns like venue, jewelry, catering and the minor concerns like travel, outfits, flowers etc., now breakdown the concerns with expenses so that you can have an idea on where to shell out a little more and where to cut down, with a wedding planner it’s even more feasible.

Pick a venue:

NRI’s have a hard time picking up the venue because sometimes it’s the distance or the facilities available over there, wedding planners provide a perfect catalog where you just have to sit back and tick down the checklist. If you are going solo on picking up the venue, try to pick a venue more convenient to your guests and other service providers without consoling on the basic facilities.

Tip: make sure the dates are fixed with the venue partner and book them in advance.

Hire a wedding planner:

Living abroad and handling all the pre-wedding works single-handedly sometimes goes haywire, so the hero here to rescue you is a wedding planner. Do you know if you are an NRI and planning your wedding in India you should register the wedding within a week and if you are a foreigner, according to the special wedding act, 1954 you have to show a 30 day residency in India with passport copies and other legal documents, so why trouble yourself, hire a wedding planner and let them do the work for you.

 Wedding theme:

Most of the NRI weddings are inspired by the extravagant Bollywood star weddings, some go for a seaside wedding or a royal wedding or a fantasy-themed wedding like Cinderella. Pick the right theme and make sure you make the required arrangements for them.

Tip: pick the outfit and have a pre-wedding session, if you are planning on a fantasy-themed wedding.

Traditions:

When it comes to an Indian wedding, traditions and cultures go hand in hand, though the wedding is of people from the same religion, each has different traditions and ethics to follow. Some of the common functions like mehndi, sangeet are the heart of all fun and in uniting families together, so sit down months before the wedding and decide what traditions should take place.

Guest list:

Families, friends supply joy to any wedding, so you better don’t miss any of them. Make a proper guest list and once you are done with the invitation printing, it’s time to call your friends, colleagues and relations from both sides of the family.

Travel Arrangements:

Weddings happen with people coming from different places and if you are planning on making travel (air/bus/train) and accommodation arrangements, make sure you book them all in advance. Apart from these make prior arrangements with photography, music, catering, florist, priest, and beauticians. If you don’t want to get caught up in all these storm, hire a professional wedding planner to make the job easier.

Weddings do happen in heaven, if you consider making the couple feel special with the best of things happen for them filled with surprises, for a joyous and hassle-free wedding follow the above and for further information on wedding plans contact sulekha.com