They say beautiful matches are made in heaven, but beautiful weddings are definitely created on earth! Weddings today have such an interesting appeal associated with them that the very concept of two people deciding to spend their lives together has taken a whole new meaning.
Call it the growing influence of the west or the sudden increase in the wealth of the Indian upper middle class, people are ready to dole out millions of rupees to have the perfect wedding! The trend that essentially started from the metropolitan cities of our country like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore etc has quickly caught up with the smaller towns of the country too like Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammu, Dehradun, Ambala etc.
People have heard of the profession of being a Hindu wedding planner, a person who organizes and arranges all the aspects of a Hindu wedding. However, the new concept of a destination wedding planner is something that has caught up over the span of the last few years.
Destination weddings are usually characterized by a foreign location that is different from the bride or the groom’s hometown. The destination chosen may be one within the country or may even be outside the country.
The most famous destinations within the country are Goa and Kerala, with both the places known for their interesting geographical locations and, needless to say, beautiful physical beauty! Another destination that is now catching p in India is Kashmir as the threat of militancy is going down in the state and more and more investments are being made in the hospitality sector in J&K.
The most famous destinations outside the country are Thailand, Malaysia, Bangkok and Phuket. These cities are particularly popular amongst the wedding planners due to various reasons, for instance, their proximity to India is one of the major factors. Since other famous cities like London or New York are geographically far from India, hence these are usually chosen as locations for destination weddings only by the financially powerful families of the country. Especially now as the value of the Indian rupee has fallen down drastically, most of the families prefer closer locations.
However, with the economy slowing down, the best alternative in such a scenario is to hire a destination wedding planner or a Hindu wedding planner (depending upon your needs). This will not only save you excessive costs of hiring multiple staff members for different tasks but will drastically ease out the task of managing the various functions adroitly.
In the end it doesn’t matter whether locations are based inside or outside the country, the wedding planner ensures that it is the most memorable day of the bride and the groom’s life!
