Essential Shopping list Guide to Indian Weddings

Indian weddings are popular for its traditions ,rituals , customs and values which are performed before and after the marriage. Shopping for an Indian wedding is a big task for the bride and groom families and it implicates a lot of money. Women are crazy about shopping specially when it comes to their wedding. To ensure everything , plan your budget first for the shopping and prepare a checklist which should involve all the things to be bought for the wedding.

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1. Venue and Decoration

This is the first and most significant part of wedding. Book your venue and decor according to your own budget. Wedding options in India are places like clubs, parks , banquet halls, farmhouses , hotels, temples, etc. Decoration plays a prime role in setting the mood of the wedding.

2. Catering

Once your venue will be final, you need to book your caterers. Food plays significant role in India when it comes to celebrations. Don’t forget to taste the food before booking. Remember to choose the best caterer within your budget. Catering includes your appetizers, mock tails , main course meal and desserts.

3. Wedding Invitations

After booking catering, select some unique and different wedding invitation cards to invite your friends and family.Don’t forget to miss anyone in your wedding.

4. Wedding Lehenga

Everyone wants to look perfect in their wedding. Start looking for your wedding attire initially only if you want to look perfect and best. Wedding lehengas are available in a wide variety , varying from traditional to contemporary lehengas available in different colours.

5. Clothes

Start exploring all markets and buy gorgeous suits and sarees for yourself and for others too. In sarees you will get plenty of variety like silk sarees, georgette sarees , chiffon sarees, etc. In suits you will get varieties like anarkali suits, sharara suits, Palazzo suits, salwar suits , etc. There are many brands in markets offering different variety of suits and sarees.

6. Jewellery and others

No wedding is complete without jewellery and ornaments. Go and buy gold and diamond jewellery depending on your budget for yourself. After that you need to buy or take it on rent your bridal jewellery to match up with your bridal attire. Your Bridal jewellery includes maangtika, necklace, nose ring, earrings, bangles, arm bands , waist band and anklets. Foot wears, handbags , cosmetics, household items, gifts you should also keep in mind.

7. Mehndi Wala

Don’t forget to book your mehndi wala, a wedding is incomplete without mehndi for the bride specially. Mehendi ceremony takes place before the wedding and is a private affair with family , friends and relatives.

8. DJ

Indians are born to dance it doesn’t matter if you are a punjabi, south Indian, gujarati or bengali. Everyone loves to dance, family and friends expresses their love in the form of dance .Book your DJ and band now.

9. Photographer

Everyone loves to pose , when it comes to women they are crazy about it. Photos capture your moments which comes in different options like candid photography, prewedding photo shoot, wedding cinematography, traditional photography, etc. Book your wedding photographer now to capture your happiness.

10. Dance performances

If you know dancing or not, it doesn’t matter. Make your partner feel special by dedicating a dance performance to him/her. You can also hire a choreographer and learn some new moves.