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When you have plans to organize a big fat Indian wedding, you need to have a full grasp of what all are you going to include into your wedding planning checklist. Starting with the search for a perfect venue, whether it is a banquet in South Mumbai or Delhi or Kolkata, or whether this is about some exotic decorations, you have a lot to consider when perfection is what you are looking for in your wedding preparations.

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But, when the wedding is your event, you need to ponder a little with the wedding food menu as well. Food is the backbone of any wedding ceremony. And the truth is that the guests at the venue are equally enthusiastic about what new is going to be served for them.

While discussing food, let’s face the fact that starters are an integral part of any wedding catering. With vegetarian and non-vegetarian, herbs and fruits, caterers these days are preparing creative appetizers that can astonish you with its presentation and unique taste. Have a look at some of the most delectable Indian starters ideas that you should definitely add in your wedding menu.

Before planning out your starter list, keep some of the things in mind and finalize your list eventually.

• Always serve your starters on paper plates with a napkin for your guests. These should be easy to handle, so make them smaller in size. Keep the dips or sauces alongside while serving them to your guests.
• Do not make it only non-vegetarian starter list. Some of your guests might not be comfortable with a non-veg item. Thus, give equal preference to both the sides.
• Keep choice of hot or cold, high or low calorie, baked or fried to let your guests choose by themselves.

Vegetarian Starters

1. Paneer Tikka

Tandoor has a charm of its own. And when paired up with Paneer, you can definitely present the delicious Paneer Tikka for your guests. Marinated with spices and grilled till golden, this dish is the best alternative for any non-vegetarian starter.

1. Baked Samosa

You need to think about the health-conscious guests as well. Give your samosas a twist this time by baking them to perfection rather than frying them out in barrels of oil. You may have a filling of your choice and give your guests a delight to eat.

1. Cheesy sprout fondue

One of the most versatile and unique starter recipes, this food item made of cheese and bread tastes as good as it looks. Serving them for your guests will be a nice choice.

1. Dahi Puri

The crispy Papdi with chutney, curd, and coriander spread over it is sure to give a delicious edge to your starter menu. Mostly popular in North India, the tangy taste of the dish will be well-liked in every way.

1. Broccoli Mushroom soup

Another nice addition to Indian starters, this creamy soup made with pepper is a comfort for winter weddings. When served hot with a beautiful garnishing above, your guests cannot resist having a taste at any cost.

1. Cheese Balls

These cute round balls will burst with cheese when taken a bite of. An outstanding and crunchy dish, the cheese balls are easy to handle and quick to pop into your mouth. Pair them up with chilli sauce and add another layer of deliciousness to your appetizer list.

1. Sandwich Dhokla

Simply amazing! A famous Gujarati dish but with an exotic twist, this dhokla is a combination of Khaman and Rava dhokla. You may add a layer of cheese and chutney within the two and make a fine compact sandwich dhokla all ready to be served for your guests.

1. Dahi Kebab

Bring a treat for your only vegetarian guests with these tasty bits of kebab made in a simple recipe of yoghurt and besan. Add a bit of glory into your kabab starter with Pudina chutney.

Non-Vegetarian Starters

1. Stir-Fried Chili Chicken

An exotic appetizer, this stir-fried chicken with veggies like onion, capsicum, tomatoes will be a favourite when organising a cocktail party or wedding reception.

1. Chicken Wings

Marinated in spicy and sweet sauce, deep fried and garnished with white sesame seeds, this mouth-watering dish makes one of the delectable starter recipes to speak of.

Popular in weddings, these will uplift the gleeful mood of guests to another notch.

1. Tandoori Chicken Crostini

The power of three in one! A tandoori special garnished with Indian flavours and served in an Italian style, this appetizer is a combination of shredded chicken over bread. Make for a popular starter in today’s weddings.

1. Chicken Dimsums

Add a touch of oriental to your starter menu. Dimsums, popularly known as Momos when served with red chilli sauce or mayo and stuffed with chicken will surely please your guests to the core. Serve them steamed or fried and see how demanding it gets at the counter.

1. Creamy Cheese Chicken Bake

Sounds Delicious? Well, you won’t be disappointed when you get a taste of it. Made with chicken and parmesan cheese, these create a delectable picture that would just get impossible for your guests to resist.

1. Chicken Lollipop

This popular hors d’oeuvre is a popular Indian Chinese appetizer dish where the chicken is given the form of a lollipop for an easy eating. Made in different styles, the chicken lollipops will definitely create a buzz among your guests.

1. Fried Prawns

If not much of a chicken fan, you may add this prawn starter recipe in your menu. The crispy fried prawns coated with lime juice, fennel powder and dipped in a cheese dip or spicy sauce will give a divine feeling when eaten.

1. Kakori Kababs

A Lucknow speciality, this juicy and succulent meat dish when peppered with Garam masala and dipped in tomato sauce, will keep a grand impression on your guests.

With such a creative list of dishes to help you out, conjure up your starter menu in your own style and let your guests get a glimpse of your selection.

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Weddings are exciting and a big event in one’s life. But they are very hectic and stressful. Especially in today’s generation, where families mostly have single children with no siblings to help out, and corporate life hardly allows the time to even take care of one’s own health. In such a scenario, arranging and pulling off a wedding successfully becomes the job of a superhuman. We frantically keep searching for things like wedding halls in Mumbai with price, and best caterers in town, hoping to find a team of professionals that would understand the importance of perfection at a wedding and take responsibility to be there throughout the process.

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Detecting the Wrong Choices

A wedding is once in a lifetime event. We do not want to do anything wrong because there are no second chances. Unless, of course, you are Ross from the sitcom FRIENDS, then you have at least three chances to say the right name and get everything right. Otherwise, this one wedding coming up is your only chance. You need to get everything right, the bridal wear, the dupatta fabric for the flower Chaadar for the bride, the food menu, the decorations… the list is endless.

Do not worry. Stressing over things never helped. What you need is the right person for the job. In order to get to the right people, you need to know how to detect the wrong people and reject them until you reach your right team. So, here are some parameters to determine if the people you are talking to, at the moment are to be avoided:

• Crazy high prices: If you happen to have an idea about the prices of wedding halls with arrangements, you will know if a particular company is quoting too high. You deserve the best service but at a reasonable price. Just like you cannot afford to be a miser about this important event, the professional wedding planners and wedding hall management too, need to be reasonable about their quote.
• Poor behaviour: This is a no-brainer. The moment you see the unprofessional behaviour, you should want out. This can come in any form, rudeness or impatience when asked a series of questions, or hang up the phone on you, or not listen to you. The moment you see you are not comfortable talking to a person, you should know you wouldn’t be comfortable trusting them for one of the most important days of your life.
• Insincere attitude: Mere politeness and professional behaviour don’t vouch for a good choice either. Not showing interest in price negotiations, avoiding sharing the details of their workings, not showing up for meetings, all these are signs of insincerity. If you see these signs even after you have hired a team, it is not too late to cancel on them and ask for a refund of whatever advance you have made.
• Low track record: When you run a background check on the professionals you are going to hire for your wedding, you should come across real reviews, manually hunted down, so that you can get the real information behind the performance of the team. No matter what the reviews on their website say, you need real people to vouch for them. If you find no real person who has ever taken their service or been satisfied with it, it is time to check this name off the list.
• Poor website: Every banquet hall and wedding planner has an online presence nowadays. There could be a lot of flowery reviews and ‘About us’ page information. But you need to go to the interface and format of the website and the load speed. If these are not up to the mark, you should not trust them with something real. If they cannot manage their own website, they probably cannot pull off someone else’s wedding.
• Your gut feeling: Despite everything, even if you cannot put your finger on what is wrong, and feel like you cannot trust these people anyway, it is your gut feeling, or your subconscious experience talking. Always listen to it.

Once you have side-lined these people, you will be left with options where people offer you competitive pricing or at least reasonable charges, along with the freedom to choose what you want and demand what you must have.

The Littlest of Things

Once you have got the major things like budget, wedding hall, and wedding planners and caterers sorted, you can focus on the little things like flower Chaadars, dupatta material, couple entry styles. There are too many little things which are all important. So that you do not forget what they are, list them down in chronological order of the proceedings of a wedding.

Dupatta Use at a Wedding

Talking about little things, let us help you out with some dupatta tricks for a wedding. This little piece of fabric can work wonders in large numbers and with the right colour combinations at a wedding. Here are some of the uses of the dupatta fabric at a wedding.

• Wall Cover

Covering the walls of a big wedding hall with flowers gets too expensive and even tacky because they are eventually going to wither away and start falling apart. Covering the walls with bright colours of dupattas and sticking some contrasting colours of balloons on them is both, bright and cheap.

• Flower Chaadar

The bride walks under a flower chaadar to enter the mandap is a crucial part of a wedding. Usually, the dupatta used for the bridal flower chaadar is a family heirloom. If not, you get to choose from all the colours and types of dupattas to match or contrast your wedding outfit. Use tassels, sequins, zari work, or colourful lace borders in addition to the flowers in the chaadar to make it look as gorgeous as the bride herself.

• Tablecloth

The plain white tablecloths look boring. Adding contrasting colours of the dupatta fabric at regular intervals between plates is a good idea to brighten up the dinner table. You can use the fabric for the other tables too.

• Wedding Garment

When dupatta is being used for so many things that it wasn’t originally thought to be useful for, you must make sure that you give it a fresh twist for the original function too. Wear a kurti with Patiala pants and tie the dupatta around your neck like a scarf to make a statement. Wear it as a headband while entering the wedding hall with the bride or groom to throw some sass into the evening. The functions of a dupatta and the ways you can wear them in are innumerable!

• Sun scarf

Wear a dupatta as a scarf to protect your face from the sun rays at a daytime wedding, but wear it in style. You can also tie it just around your face to cover your nose from the pollution while travelling. This will protect your makeup. The bride’s dupatta material has to be comfortable and cool so that she can beat the heat despite wearing multiple layers.

• Mandap Decoration

Dupattas are used to brighten up a mandap. Do not go for too many colours for the same place, it looks tacky. Either go for fiery bright shades like red, pink, orange, and yellow. Or you could go for the cooler shades like sea green, turquoise, blue, brown, and violet.

• Lights

The lighting at a wedding has to be on point. The fairy lights on the outer walls of the wedding hall must be bright and all functional. The lights on the plants inside should be of complementary colour combinations. But there are white lights that look bland. Cover these ones up for a distance with dupattas to reflect their bright shades through the strong white lights. The dupatta can work as a very good lampshade; only, it needs to maintain a fair distance from the source of light. They will cost you way lesser than actual lampshades.

• Token Napkins

You can provide every guest with a token napkin made from the best quality dupatta fabric, at the dinner table. If the napkin is so delicately made, the food must be amazing. Set the bar high for yourself and enjoy the compliments you will receive for weeks after. When you get back to browsing wedding halls in Mumbai with price or wedding planners in Bangalore, make sure you do not forget to mention the little things to make it a perfect wedding.

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It’s no secret that the spring and summer months are among the most coveted times of year to tie the knot, but what you likely haven’t realized is that a cosy winter Christmas wedding can be as magical as an open-air ceremony and reception beneath the stars. Cool-weather celebrations offer the opportunity to plan a party with under-utilized and totally stylish seasonal details when you are planning a wedding in any of the wedding venues in Mumbai .

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We love how a winter wedding can look both chic and unexpected from snowy-white table’s capes to bold red flower arrangements. After months of blush-hued summer weddings, a moody winter celebration is a perfect way to make your big day stand out. A stylish cold-weather wedding will make you want to take the vows again and again during this magical season!

Let’s look at some winter wedding themes that would look apt for your wedding day. Have a look.

• Colour Wedding Themes

A colour-based theme wedding is also a trending wedding theme this season. This theme is considered very fashionable and if your family has no problem with such a theme then you can easily opt for colour-based wedding ideas. This theme is like a fresh splash of some interesting colour combination throughout the wedding décor. It will leave you dumbstruck with its aesthetic feel of different colours adorning different ceremonies of the wedding.

You can use some interesting combination of colours like aqua-blue, vermillion red, bright orange, green or even pastels set up the entire wedding venue perfectly. Some families even decorate the wedding venues in single shades which goes with the ceremony and they even match the colours with the flowers and the attire of the groom and the bride.

1. Soothing Snowdrift and Blue

How would you like a wedding straight out of dreams with fresh white snow all around? Winter is a season during which everything is pure and romantic as nature itself. This is what makes winter the most preferred wedding time. Snowflakes, artificial snow over the lights and pillars, lots of wooden pillar, blue chiffon curtains here and there along with snow hanging from the top panels would look good if you want a perfect snowy theme. Imagine your wedding day in a beautifully lit snowy ambience with your family around, enjoying some classical music.

1. An All-white Wedding

One of the easiest, least expensive and most effective wedding themes are all white. Basically, you’re looking for an absence of colour, it doesn’t have to be dazzling white – you could use ivory or creams here. One of the most preferred winter wedding themes, the overall effect is classic, simple and beautiful, and you won’t have to struggle to match everything to one particular shade!

Use lots of winter white posies here for that perfect touch. You could also get white confetti and scatter it on your wedding tables as decoration. Keep your stationery simple and monochromatic. At the reception, decorate your tables with white tablecloths along with subtle gold and for a really stunning effect have white chair backs too. We don’t want any pops of colour here so keep the candles and table centres in white, cream or ivory. Draw the line at the buffet – after all, we can’t imagine all white food would be very interesting, right?

1. Bollywood Wedding Themes

Indian society has always been influenced by Bollywood in every realm of life. Bollywood theme weddings are among the top Hindu wedding themes nowadays irrespective of the venue. If you have a liking for fun and quirky kind of wedding, then Bollywood theme is perfect for you when it comes to a summer wedding or a winter themed wedding. It is all about a rich display of bright hues, lots of songs and dance, a variety of eating options, attractive centre stage, and also elegant lighting & décor in such a theme. The entire décor speaks in bright colours and decoration that would give guests the feeling that they are on a film set.

1. Winter Wonderland Theme

How about you give winter wonderland a go if you’re looking for a fairytale theme wedding in pastel colours? Make use of a lot of foliage and candles to get that amazing and cosy feel! Twilight forest, is one foggy deal for wedding themes for winter! The enchanted lush green atmosphere in a dark beautiful night will set an unforgettable ambience for the wedding. The fairy tale effect and dim lighting could make it more mystique. Add wooden furniture and secret passages to turn it into a dream wedding location.

1. Scandinavian

Another theme we like is Scandinavian style. A lot of modern Indian weddings are opting for this chic theme option these days. Have tea lights in little glass vases or as table centres in hollowed out wooden containers over a red and white checked or striped tablecloths. Remember to keep things cosy, but also bring a touch of the outdoors inside by hanging branches painted white with tea light lanterns as decoration for a true Scandinavian feel. You could use heart decorations, which are red and white, in true Scandi winter style.

1. The Royal Wedding Themes

Rajasthan is called the land of the “Maharajas” and royalty. Thus, when it comes to organizing a wedding based on the royal theme, we always refer to the Rajasthan style of décor, as it emanates a complete sense of royalty and elegance in every form possible. If you are having a winter wedding then a royal theme would do a lot of justice.  And moreover, if you really want to feel like a prince and a princess on your wedding day, then the royal wedding theme is the perfect theme for you. The Rajasthani royal wedding theme means a touch of royalty in every aspect of your wedding. Thus, the wedding planner has to set up everything straight out of the royal palace. Start with a grand palace-like centre stage, a décor that is filled with lots of lights, flowers, antiques and some imprints of royal culture. The wedding planner should also display some mirror-work and some intricate designing on the walls, ceilings and floors that would reflect the royalty in your wedding. You can also bring in the flavour of local Rajasthani heritage like, colourful hand-stitched umbrellas, handmade hangings and puppets which would definitely add on to the look and feel of the wedding. Dark bold colours will look good here like red and gold, dark orange and fuschia, blues and mustard etc.

1. Heart-Stirring Vintage

One of the best wedding themes for winter is going vintage! Create an antique look to your wedding by going vintage in every nook and sense. You can easily create a retro look by choosing an old royal castle theme for your wedding. Choose the colours which go well with winter-like Marsala, white for snowy effect, gold, silver, dark greens, etc. Moreover, budgeting a castle based destination wedding wouldn’t be a problem if you and your groom are willing to share the expenses mutually for a dream wedding.

1. Neon-lit Decor

Neon-lit decor for the reception lawn or the courtyard comes right in time for winter weddings. The look is very mesmerizing and fantasy-like for sure, with waterfall flower arrangements on the circumference of the lawn. Spruce it up with dim lighting around and white fair lights draping the reception tables. Use a lot of blues here and you can also opt a lot of silver to give it that perfect look for a winter wedding.

1. Statement Floral Arrangements

The statement chandelier floral arrangement over the tables would be a very luxe affair to flaunt at your wedding. This is best for reception decor and for winter weddings, which denotes elegance and romance, feelings of togetherness and magical affairs.

Use giant flower arrangements, dark and bold colours for the flowers. You can mix and match the colours of the fabrics with the colours of the flowers.

1. Romantic Soft Lights

To create more romance with the ambience around, and if you are having an outdoor Mandap for the rituals to take place in, play with soft dim lanterns as lighting options. Have lots of dim lights to add that touch of warmness during the cold weather and to help add a lot of romantic touch.  Nothing speaks of more love and cosy mushy feelings than a couple of white paper lanterns spread across the lawn on a dusky wedding evening, right?

With such unique themes to choose from, let your wedding be the most romantic symphony ever created! An Indian wedding is an affair like no other. All of it is an experience in itself – the five-day long drama, the loud Sangeet competition, the overnight Phere, the numerous dresses to be worn, innumerable days full of Hungama and relatives you never knew existed!

It is all about the loud music, the games at the weddings or even the colourful fancy clothing and the delicious spread of food. We love the quirky ideas for decor and theme embellishments at Indian wedding venues that we see and witness. To make your wedding a very memorable one, you have got to do something outstanding and different. Sit and brainstorm the same with your wedding planner, and we are sure you would come up with mind-blowing ideas. Seek inspiration and come up with your own creative ways. Let your wedding be a fairytale in every sense!

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Since this is going to be your wedding, the glam factor is already touching the roof for you. While checking out for the wedding venues in Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Pune or anywhere you wish, you get highly absorbed in the process of organizing a jubilant celebration altogether, be it the caterers or the invitations, everything needs to be absolutely perfect.

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Then, why leave the dress out of this. When you are the bride, you get to be precise about what dress you are going to wear, in what colour, what would be your jewellery and what look you are going to put on. Most of the brides in northern India are inclined to wear lehenga and are always searching for some brand-new look to sport on their wedding day. When lehenga is your bridal wear, the dupatta is an essential part of it. If you are in a bit of pickle to wear your dupatta, coming up just for you is a list of bridal lehenga dupatta draping styles.

• Kamarband Style

Kamarbands are back with a bang! Though a style of past, it has garnered a lot of attention among the brides with ideas from Anita Dongre bridal lehengas. It flaunts the waist, sets the pleats and manages the dupatta in a tidier way.

Now, no need to make a fuss with dupatta, whether it is sweeping out the floor with its length or gets a little longer for your petite height. Drape the dupatta like a saree pallu. You may overlay the dupatta in the centre or keep at your shoulder side. Use it as a belt and tuck it inside your lehenga.

• Trail Style

This style is carried out by holding the dupatta from the back by both hands. The most commonly used style from the old times, this style is actually done when the brides want to show their lehenga design to the maximum. It can be paired up with any lehenga wearing style, whether a simple blouse or jacket. Now be confident and get ready to exhibit this style.

• Traditional Drape Overhead

Remember the style of Deepika Padukone in Baji Rao Mastani? Yes, this is the style where the dupatta is draped over the head of the bride in a Mughal style. This is a conservative yet elegant style in every sense. You may even drape the dupatta around your shoulders if you have opted for a demure looking style of blouse. Wrapping the dupatta around the shoulder would be a good idea if yours is a winter wedding. It could be paired up with a shawl on your shoulder as well in a contrasting hue.

• Cowl-Style

When you drape a single dupatta over your front and tie up them at shoulders, you get the cowl style. This is more of a stunner when the dupatta is of sheer fabric with lots of glitter and work on a net pattern. This is a nice way to flaunt your blouse designs. And what more, this is the most trending style on social media. Thus, you get to be a social queen in your pictures.

• Saree Drape

As the name says, in this dupatta wearing style, the bride has to pin up on one side of the shoulder while keeping the other side tucked inside the waistband of lehenga. This is a very lovely style of draping that actually plays a peek-a-boo with your blouse design. With no hassles and lots of glamour, you can surely pick the style and sport it on your wedding. This could even be worn with the conventional head drape or Ghoonghat.

• One Side Free

The very simple yet chic style, this dupatta style is actually pinned at one side and left free otherwise to roam around as you move. It depicts a sensuous style and an easy-breezy look. The style requires no effort at all. Just pick the side where you want to pin up the dupatta to give a fantastic outlook to your attire.

• Dupatta Veil

The trend of dupatta is continued for years. And this style has been adopted by many queens and princesses since generation. Within this, the bride drapes the dupatta over the head like a veil until the need to unveil it. A shimmery dupatta is what you require if you are using it as a veil. The bride’s face is visible but is still hidden from the outer world. Sound enchanting enough!

• Gujarati Style

While you are thinking about how to drape lehenga and dupatta, why not go with the traditional Gujarati style. This style would take a two-piece dupatta. One is draped over the head while the other is spread and tucked in front covering most of the blouse. This traditional style has a royalty of its own as the bride gets an imposing impression over the donned attire.

• U Front Style

A unique style indeed! In this style of dupatta draping, a single dupatta is draped in ‘U’ shape that is brought from behind and gets pinned to another shoulder with a triangle shape in front. An alluring style in every sense, this type of draping looks as beautiful as its intricate style of donning the shape is. The U shape style could also be draped by putting the dupatta on the head as well.

• Border Pleated Drape Style

Within this style, the dupatta is draped over the shoulder in a wafer style where several pleats are collected and tucked on. It displays only the border. Thus, to get a rightful look, your dupatta needs to have a broad border with work of Zari or other trinkets.

So, what did you choose? With lots of styles given above and lots of imagination on your side, you may DIY your dupatta draping pattern and bring out an individuality. Now have the best pick with quality, length and colour and wrap around the dupatta in whichever way you are comfortable.

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Marriage is a celebration of togetherness, a bond to enjoy each other’s company. Imagine your wedding day in one of the best banquet halls in Delhi, the rush of the crowd, the bright lights, and the beautiful distinctive aroma from the dining area. You suddenly realize that you want to cook such delicious food at your home as well. Though marriage is all about togetherness, you have to be quiet independent too and the first step towards this independence is learning to cook by yourself. So, here are some must-know recipes, that will help you to be a step ahead.

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• Aloo curry

This delicious dish is an all-rounder. Since Aloo is not so expensive and can be made very easily. This is one of the most widely made food items in Indian kitchens. The easy method of cooking is what makes it less time-consuming. All you need is potatoes, onions, garlic, ginger, vegetable masala, peas, turmeric powder and chillies. Here’s how you go about it:

• Boil the potatoes for 15 minutes.
• Chop onions, chillies, and other vegetables if you want to add.
• Then peel and chop the potatoes once it’s boiled and softened.
• Heat your wok and add vegetable oil to it, add the chopped onions, chillies, ginger garlic paste and peas and sauté it, until the onions turn orange.
• Then add the turmeric, chilli and vegetable masala powder, and sauté it well.
• Add some water in the end to make curry.

Voila! Your Aloo curry is ready.

• Paneer Butter Masala

We all love the aroma and the delicious taste of paneer. The softness combined with tangy butter masala is one of the greatest combinations when it comes to Indian wedding menu dishes. It is also easy to make and can be served to anyone who doesn’t have lactose intolerance. Be it any occasion or a family dinner, this is one dish that is loved by everyone. Here’s how you make it as a beginner:

• Chop some paneer into small squares and keep it aside.
• Chop onions, chillies, capsicum and tomatoes.
• Heat them up in the wok and fry them till they turn reddish. Then add the planner pieces and sauté it will.
• Add jeera masala, coriander powder, paneer masala, garam masala and lot of Kashmiri red chilli powder.
• Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté it well.
• Add water and stir the curry.
• At the end when the curry is thick and dense, add a bar of a butter and let it melt.

Your paneer butter masala is ready!

• Rice

Making rice sounds easy right? You’ll be surprised how difficult it can be to make rice perfectly. Sometimes after you cook rice, it seems you’ve done a good job but then while having lunch, you realise the rice is uncooked and there goes your lunch, you either toss it aside and have Maggi, or chew that semi-cooked rice. Sometimes you burn the rice or there’s too much water in it. The problem that people face with making rice is the measurement of the rice and water proportion. Here’s the trick to it:

• First, pour the rice into a bowl, wash and rinse it properly.
• Pour fresh water into it.
• Pour enough water to have an inch of water above the rice.
• Start boiling the rice.
• Once it boils, allow the rice to cook slowly over low heat.

After all, all good things take time. Rice is cheap and can be consumed with any kind of curry, it’s filling and gives you good sleep! Rice is the staple diet of many Indians. This is one of the first things you should learn to cook, as a new wife or husband.

• Dal

This is one Indian dish that is easy to make and can be consumed every day with almost anything. There are enough types of pulses for you to have a different dal every day of the week. Dal is nutritious and for the family, it serves as a great source of protein. Making dal can be a bit tricky but once you get the hang of it, you’ll face no problem. This is how you make the perfect dal:

• Add the mashed dal and double the amount of water.
• Take a frying pan, add oil or ghee in it.
• Then you take chopped onions, chillies, Hing, mustard, jeera, ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, and garam masala.
• Fry them together and add water. There will be a thick gravy-like substance.
• Add the mashed dal and water in the pressure cooker, along with the gravy you made and let it cook for 15 minutes.

You just made a delicious dal and proved that healthy food can be tasty.

• Cheese Omelette

This might come as a surprise but this is one dish kids love. Although this dish is not made in every Indian house, and most of the people didn’t even try it, but it is easy to make and is delicious. By learning this delicious recipe, you can surprise your guests and other family members. It can be made for breakfast, or as a side dish for dinner or lunch, or as an evening snack. Here’s the easy recipe for making cheese omelette:

• Heat up your frying pan, add vegetable oil.
• Chop onions, tomato, chilli, oregano and fry it well.
• Crack the eggs and put in a bowl and beat the egg well.
• Pour the yolky material over the chopped fried veggies and let it all fry.
• When the omelette is made, add two slices of cheese and let the cheese melt on the surface of the omelette.

If you have never cooked a cheese omelette before, you will realise the convenience of learning to make this dish.

• Poha

Poha is the perfect breakfast dish. It is easy to make, nutritious, and very filling. Having Poha for breakfast is the best meal of the day. Here’s how to make it:

• First, add some Poha in a funnel basket and rinse it properly and then throw the water.
• Take a frying pan and roast peanuts.
• Add oil in that same heated pan.
• Add cumin, jeera, and Hing.
• Then you can add onions, curry leaves, green chillies, and potatoes.
• Sauté for a few minutes.
• Add turmeric powder and sauté it well until your Poha is ready to eat.

This perfect breakfast or evening snack is not just tasty but can be healthy as well.

Learn cooking before getting married and must include in your wedding checklist too, so that you can take good care of your family and there will be no extra expenditure on a hired cook. If you don’t have the time to cook every day, you can at least make some of these food items for breakfast or for lunch on Sundays.

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Has that feeling of “Engaged Bliss” begun to morph into the “Now what?!” phase?

If so, rest assured that this is totally normal. As the proposal pops up, most newly engaged brides feel that they have to jump into planning their entire wedding right away. The initial excitement of wearing a beautiful ring can turn into stressful to-do lists like booking the best banquet halls in South Mumbai or any other location, searching for the best designer etc. in order to put together a gorgeous wedding. If you haven’t planned a party before, then a wedding can feel like an intimidating task. But when the event planning is broken up into a series of smaller and more manageable lists, it becomes less overwhelming and a fun process to enjoy with your fiancé and family!

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Whether you’ve been dreaming about your picture perfect wedding day since you were little, or couldn’t be bothered about trendy wedding decorations colour schemes and are just looking forward to marrying the person of your dreams…Wedding planning can be a daunting task! Especially if you’ve never been involved in any wedding planning before.

With a handy wedding planning checklist for your big day, you can make sure everything gets done with plenty of time to spare.

Six To Twelve Months before the Wedding

• Finalize the exact budget

How much to spend, where to spend, and when to spend are some of the questions that need your utmost attention in the initial phase of planning your wedding. Before you begin to tick off anything else off your wedding planning checklist, it’s important to close the budget!

So, break down the things you want to spend on, and things that would definitely require expenditure. Decide a ballpark figure for your wedding and select the essential expenses.

• Finalize Your Guest List

Before you start with the list, think of an approximate number of guests you would want to have at your wedding.  Categorise your list of office colleagues, close relatives and friends, mutual friends or acquaintances and neighbours. Make sure you include the names of the people in the final list whose absence on your wedding would definitely make a difference.

• Search and book the wedding venue

Getting the best venue these days is difficult since most of the wedding venues stay blocked for the month in advance, so make reservations in advance. Whilst keeping in mind the approximate number of guests attending the ceremony, consider the important factors such as location, ambience, space and the size of the venue. Check everything out at the venue inclusive of all the services provided by them with the cost involved so that there’s no glitch in planning.

• Get hold of a wedding planner

While most of us love planning our own wedding, some of us like to lie back and relax. In the latter case, it’s better to hire an experienced wedding planner who can do all the wedding planning, take care of the checklist for the wedding, and organize everything as per your convenience.

• Design your wedding invitation

It’s the best time to finalize the look and feel of your wedding invite as everything from the colour of your invitation card to its design and content matters. Make sure you’ve done enough research in the previous months so that you make the best decision at this time.

• Book Your Mehendi

Irrespective of how much you like Mehendi or not, don’t forget to book good artists since there would be no pictures your hands can escape. And obviously, there are kids and women. And they love Mehendi!

• Get hold of your Makeup artist

Book your makeup artist and your pre-bridal or groom package at the salon as this is really crucial. Remember, at this time, almost everyone might be getting married! If you’ve shortlisted a few good ones already, get their quotes, and book the best one as soon as you can.

• Book the Photographer and Videographer

Some of us still admire the traditional style of capturing memories even when candid photography has caught up the fancy of most people. Make sure that by now if you’ve taken a call if you want theme photography, candid, or the old-school style, then book the photographer and videographer as soon as possible.

• Finalize and book the entertainment bit

There is no wedding that is ever complete without good music and some entertainment. And there’s no better time than this to have a famous rock band at your wedding or any other artist whom you may want to invite. Get your hands down on the list and book one well in advance. If you want to go for a DJ, find the best one in your budget and book right away!

• Plan your Honeymoon

Look up for the destinations, finalize the ones that you really dream about going to, and check out the places and things to do there. Browse through some pictures to gain clarity and research if it’s really a place worth visiting on your honeymoon. Discuss with your spouse and make sure you book well in advance to enjoy the most beautiful days of your life in an exotic location.

• Finalize your wedding jewellery

This is certainly the best time to include this in your wedding checklist! One of the most important tasks on your marriage checklist is buying wedding rings and jewellery. You need time and patience for that. So, head out to the best jewellery stores, and look for the designs you wish to have in your collection or your spouse’s wedding ring. Find out the discounts running and make sure you buy the best!

• Get your Wedding Outfits Ready

To ensure you don’t end up with a stressed mind, head out for your D-Day outfit shopping well in time. It’s time taking but only worth if you could get what you have always dreamt of wearing on your special day! Finalize and get the outfits readied for all the ceremonies through your favourite Indian designers or scout the best bridal outfit stores. Take your time and then close on the final decision.

• Book Accommodation for your Guests

It’s time to book a good and comfortable accommodation for them. To assure your guests get the maximum comfort, find out good hotels and guest houses that provide friendly hospitality and amenities. It’s best to choose an accommodation which is in close proximity to the wedding venue to avoid any discomfort for the guests.

Two Months before the Wedding

• Trousseau Shopping

Take a break from everything else and head out on a shopping spree. We’re sure you want your new wardrobe to have something of every kind. Make sure you buy different colours and styles and shop for ethnic, western, and formal as per your requirement.

• Book Your Honeymoon

This is the best time to book everything from flights to hotels for your honeymoon with just two months to go for your wedding. Who knows, you might just get lucky and grab a deal that proves to be a real value for money. A major thing from your wedding checklist will be ticked off as you book your honeymoon!

• Schedule your Pre-wedding Shoot

With your pre-wedding pictures, remind everyone to save the date and make some lovely memories! An important task on your marriage checklist is undoubtedly getting a pre-wedding shoot done. Head out for your shoot during this period and share the pictures with your friends and family to catch everyone’s attention as soon as you get them from your photographer. Search your best options and get going!

• Send out your Wedding Invites

This is an ideal time to send out invites to your friends and family. Choose the card, get the respective names printed, and mail them to your guest list right away!

One Month before the Wedding:

• Follow Up With the Vendors

Get hold of everyone connected to the organization of your wedding and give a call to the management of your wedding venue, the DJ, the florist, the makeup and Mehendi artists, photographer and videographer etc. for the final time. Cross check the checklist for the wedding and check up if everything’s on point or not.

• Honeymoon shopping

Keep in mind the destination of your honeymoon and the weather there to shop for stuff that suits the place. Grab the stylish dresses, the shoes that you’ve been eyeing, and the sunglasses that make you look really chic, take help from your girl gang here. Be your best for your honeymoon! This is the most exciting part of wedding planning for a bride.

• Book a Special Stay

Know that this day won’t ever come again! So, look for luxury hotels or any place that you’ve been wanting to visit with your partner, and book it right away. To avoid any last minute hassle, request the hotel/resort to make special arrangements in advance like flowers, a wedding cake, or a private candlelight dinner.

• Hire a Choreographer

It’s to prep up for the wedding performances as well to make your sangeet a fun memory. By hiring a choreographer for the practice, make sure you make everyone from your aunts to nephews groove on the dance floor.

• Try your Wedding Attire

We’re sure you can’t wait to wear the special outfit on your special day, and you might have tried it a couple of times already, but no time is as risky as this one. To see if you need any alterations at all, wear your outfit and put on your shoes for a final trial. If not, you’re ready to turn heads! There is nothing else to do on the wedding day except going with the flow and thoroughly enjoying the celebrations with all the arrangements in place. Make your wedding an affair to remember as you make use of these essential tips!

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  Your wedding day is the occasion when you are going to be under the bright spotlight. And too bad, you cannot avoid it! Perfection is what you require to give a seamless end to your celebrations. From choosing the perfect banquet hall in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai or whichever city or location you want, to selecting the accurate dress style and colour, everything should be absolutely perfect from top to bottom. As we say that beauty is skin deep but when adorned with all the essentials, it highlights your beauty with radiance. Makeup is an undeniable part of wedding preparation. To put your best face forward, you need to be careful enough in drafting up your bridal makeup kit list. Every girl is aware of her skin type. And you need not be shy about it.

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Since, you are going to be all under the tutelage of your wedding makeup brands, professionals, you need not worry about any makeup disasters. But, for your own knowledge, we are putting together some of the bridal makeup kit essentials that you cannot ignore at any cost.

• Moisturizer

Inside this makeup kit of the bride, this should make the first entry. You cannot let your skin looking dry and chapped. A good moisturizer is a lifeline in carrying out a perfect makeup afterwards.  Moisturizers are of various types ranging from dry to oily skin.

Just choose the one that is in accord with your skin type. It would be better if choose the one that you are using for a long time. You need not worry about any breakout. For a better nourishment and supple look, begin your makeup with a nice moisturizer.

• Eyeliner

Eyes are the most expressive elements in your face, so take some eye makeup tips to keep yourself up to date all the time. For sleek and smoky eyes, Eyeliners are a must. You may choose liquid eyeliner or a gel-based to have a clean stretch with no scribbles left.Though most brides prefer a liquid foundation, a matte finish is also popular among the oily skin girls. So, for an unblemished look, consult your makeup artist and go for it.

• Concealer

Now, this is the day saver. When you need to hide any last minute pimple, dark patch, under eye bags or to even out complexion, concealer will help you out from these situations. Though you go for an all-around skin care before your marriage, it might not be possible to get absolute results. So, concealer is here to give you just that perfect look. Several concealers are available and you need to choose the one that complements your skin tone.

• Lipstick

No makeup milestone could be achieved without applying the dear lipsticks. You should carry 5 lipstick shades that you prefer the most. In the shades of pink, red, maroon or nude, apply the correct one. Do not try to experiment with this. It would look odd and you might not be even comfortable in sporting the look.

• Primer

Most underrated of the makeup essentials, Primers are a wonderful substance in binding your makeup for a long time. While in your wedding or reception, you are definitely going to get exposed for a long time, and a light makeup without a binder would make it vanish in the harsh sun, humid air or cold weather.

So, primer helps with all these singlehandedly. Invest in a good primer and use it appropriately before donning your makeup.

• Kohl/Kajal

To bold out the eyes and highlight the shape, you need a kohl to do that for you. There are different shades of kohl that are available. From jet black to mesmerizing green or electric blue, you may pick out the one that goes well with attire.

• Compact Powder

The application of applying makeup ends up with the compact powder to give a dried up appearance rather than Oily one. It keeps the makeup on the place and does not initiate in sweating it out. It is essential for the ones with oily skin to remove that look of stickiness that comes after applying foundation and concealer. Just swipe the powder puff over your face and get a flawless skin in return.

• Foundation

Undoubtedly, this is an integral part of bridal makeup. Available for different skin complexions, from dusky to fair, pick the right one. Moreover, they are of a different variety as well.

Though most brides prefer a liquid foundation, a matte finish is also popular among the oily skin girls. So, for an unblemished look, consult your makeup artist and go for it.

• Blush

For the rosy cheeks of yours, you definitely need a blush inside your vanity bag. Buy a blush brush and apply the powder evenly on the apple of your cheeks. This will bring out some liveliness in your cheeks.

• Mascara

Well, the makeup over eyes is what beauty professionals put the pressure on. Get a bright-eyed look and pair it up with kohl and liner. If you have decided to go for a nude look, then applying mascara would give the rightful look that you are looking for.

• Eye Shadow Palette

While creating your makeup kit for the bride, do not forget to include the eyeshadow. You might not use it in your daily life or some normal functions, but when this is the matter of your wedding, eyeshadow is a must. Since the glitter is all around you, why leave it out of your eyes. With subtle pinks and golden, you should carefully pick the shade that goes well with your skin complexion as well as your dress.

• Makeup Brushes

A good collection of makeup product will get worthless if you don’t know how to apply it to your skin. Thus inside a makeup kit for the bride, you cannot leave these out.

It is generally a set of 12 with various brush size given inside the box. Just understand the use of each and every applicator to get a flawless look on your wedding day.

• Nail Paint

A complete bridal look comes equipped with nail paints. With such a variety available in the market, why devoid yourselves to the same boring pink. Pick out a bright shade. You may go for a nail art if you feel courageous enough.

Just because makeup is an essential part of your look, no need to overspend on it. Try out familiar products to avoid any last minute breakout to spoil the look. But, before buying out a new one, ask the store guy or the brand specialist to have a clearer idea of what product to use.

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A wedding cake is one of the most important parts of the wedding function, now in Indian weddings as well. Traditionally, the wedding cakes were made to bring about good luck to all guests and the couple. They are not always served to the guests present at the ceremony but is now more of a centrepiece to the wedding especially at wedding halls in Delhi like city, where guests are more into leaving early because of the traffic-related issues.  Some cakes are built with the only single edible tier for the bride and groom to share, while others are built in various layers.

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Undoubtedly these days, the most fun part of the wedding planning is choosing an Indian wedding cake. But what’s “breathtaking” is your personal choice. Some couples opt not to have a cake (and substitute it with other desserts) while other couples opt for a grandeur style cake that gets the ooh’s and aahs.

Elaborated wedding cakes are becoming increasingly popular at most weddings these days. You can find beautifully decorated wedding cakes in every shape, colour and design you dream of, as cake-making is now an art.

Let us see some awesome varieties of Indian wedding cakes that you can adapt for your wedding.

• Brushstroke Cakes

One of the coolest 2018 wedding cake trends is brushstroke cakes. These art-inspired creations are also called Kalabasa feather cakes. The trend consists of melting chocolate on wax paper and using a paintbrush to create “feathers” that are placed on a cake once they get harden.

In Indian weddings, these are slowly occupying a prominent place by coordinating the colours on the cake with the attire of the bride and groom.

• Romantic Hand-Painted Wedding Cake with Watercolour Flowers

This romantic trend fits right in with spring wedding decor and garden wedding style or a beach wedding. Hand-painted floral details are one of the prettiest 2018 wedding cake trends, and this look is a new take on the watercolour wedding decoration trends that have been popular for the last few years. These days, red and gold colours are being prominently used for Indian wedding cakes within indoor set-ups as well.

• Gold Accents and Dark Red Colors

Is there anything more opulent than adorning your wedding cake with actual gold? Try and convince us otherwise. Gold leaf can be added to fondant or buttercream frosting for a gilded finish. As long as it’s at least 24 karats, you can even eat it, really! Breaking the gold leaf into pieces and scattering it around the cake is one option, or you can ask your baker to completely cover one or two tiers for a truly dazzling effect.

• Magnanimous Elephant

Elephants with their trunks intertwined to look like a heart which looks beautiful on the wedding cake. This cake will surely make the couple feel royal as elephants are a symbol of royalty in India. In royal weddings, the groom comes mounted on an elephant instead of a horse. What’s more? In many communities, the trumpet of an elephant is considered to be auspicious. To set the right mood for the big fat Indian wedding, all you need is an elephant-inspired design, really!

• Metallic Ombré

If you want to hop on the metallic cake trend without using gold leaf, this ombré design is a lovely alternative. Iridescent pigments are eye-catching when painted in abstract brushstrokes like this. Use pastel and neutral tones for an ethereal effect, or go with a bold colour scheme for something more glamorous.

• The bride and Groom Cake Toppers

An absolutely fabulous topper looking like the groom and bride in bridal finery is the best choice for Indian weddings. This is one of the most famous of all and looks absolutely gorgeous on the wedding cake. You can have cute poses replicated for this one, like the bride lifting the groom or the groom lifting the bride or both of them hugging each other, etc.

• Celestial wedding cake

From contemporary and celestial reception dresses to starry night reception decor, outer space was a major source of inspiration for wedding trends this year. In 2018, wedding cakes will continue the “out-of-this-world” trend. Expect to see blue, purple and metallic confections adorning the dessert tables everywhere. Blend blue, gold and purple petal dust onto white fondant to recreate this celestial look. Add gold leaf and greenery for a mythical effect.

• Crystal Toppers

These look sparkly and gorgeous on the wedding cake. Indians love their glimmer and shine which makes this the perfect cake topper for the Wedding Cake. Crystal toppers look elegant and add all the royal touch you need for your wedding or reception cake. White and silver crystal toppers are one of the most loved colours here.

• The Exotic Eternal Love

Some monuments only evoke love and then there is nothing left to be spoken. A wedding cake with the theme of Taj Mahal- the true epitome of love, or even Eiffel tower- where lovers become one, can surely make for a great wedding cake idea. What’s more? These cakes are also a great idea for globe-trotting couples, who love to visit the wonders of the world.

• Filmy Pose Cake Toppers

Filmy Pose toppers look quirky and perfect for Couples who love all things in Bollywood.  We must say, Bollywood just never goes out of fashion in Indian weddings. Inspiration from Bollywood always works.

These toppers are awesome and can be in different romantic poses, like the groom holding the bride in his arms etc.

• God Cake Toppers

Deities are held in high esteem in Indian culture, and what better way you want to celebrate your wedding day than to have a cake with an auspicious God adorning it? It is the best way to honour the Indian culture and tradition. You could have any God you believe in for this purpose, be it Ganesha or Goddess Lakshmi or any other God.

• Write It Out

Feeling romantic? Well, go all out and write your love out for each other on your wedding cake. Yes, you can add beautiful love quotes or get something interesting written on your cake. This would not only make your wedding cake unique and creative but also truly personalised. And, it would also lend a beautiful emotional touch to the celebration.

• Party with Peacock

Just like a peacock is known for its unparalleled beauty, so will be your wedding cake. Moreover, it’s the national bird of India. These days a lot of couples are going for peacock-themed wedding cakes. It not only looks beautiful but can charm anyone with its vibrancy. The colours and the design all make for an interesting theme. You can also choose a pair of peacocks as cake toppers for your Indian wedding cake. Also, there is a lot of scope for decoration with feathers. Well, peacocks look good with any background- white, golden or even blue. Surely, your guests will not forget your peacock inspired wedding cake.

• The Flower Power

As the saying goes, you can never go wrong with flowers. Flowers are an intricate part of every Indian wedding and are used for decorating the venue or beautifying a bride or simply welcoming the guests. You can keep flowers as a theme for your wedding cake. Whether you use a flower trail to decorate your cake or place bouquets of tulips or roses on each layer, it will look beautiful. Even a flower carving on the entire cake can look stunning.

• Go Out and Out Indian

If traditional is your theme, then there are so many options you can try, to make a perfect Indian cake. A wedding cake which looks like the Mehendi of a bride can also make a good theme. For a completely breathtaking look, even an ornamental cake with a design of bride’s saree flowing over it can be made. It will just be mind-blowing, take our words!

• A Gold Wedding Cake

This is another way to get heads turning. A bit of bling is what you need to add that oomph to a wedding. To make an event a lavish affair, in gaudy or more regal shades, all you need is a little gold.

Prepare your cake in contrast with a white-gold theme going with the rest of the theme of your wedding. Gold in any form just never goes out of fashion when it comes to Indian wedding cakes.

• Tell Your Story Cake

Art is a great way to express yourself. A tell-your-story cake is a great way to do that. You can do it simply in the form of tiered silhouettes, or you can go totally off the grid and have your cake tell your story like a comic book strip. Take your time with this one, you’ll want it to be unique.

The pleasure that sweets give us is considered divine, thus sweets are believed to be the food of the Gods. The good news of a wedding is always accompanied by a huge bite of something sweet to make it auspicious. Sweets, therefore, happen to be the most important part of the traditional Indian wedding after the bride and groom of course! And when that sweet something is a cake, it’s the perfect icing, right?

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 When you are invited to a cocktail party the first thing you think about is your dress. Be it wedding halls in Mumbaior a corporate affair, your dress defines your style, which reflects deeply on your personality. You can go for the totally western dresses which are pretty as they are. You can also go for a completely Indian outfit. But, what is in vogue is an array of Indo western cocktail dresses. Here are some tips for you to help you out with selecting the perfect cocktail dress.

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• Floor Length Maxis

The Indian haute couture scene includes cocktail dresses that manifest uniqueness by exposing the essence of the culture. Floor length gowns OR maxi with flamboyant embroidery and design are in vogue. The outfits possess an easy going yet elite vibe to it. The vast array of different necklines or unique blouse designs like halter necks, deep v-necks, U-necks, keyhole necks, wide round necks, and cowl necks indicates the experimentation and ideas implemented through design on the outfit. Though the length of the gown may vary from choices to comfort, there are varied styles of sleeves to be chosen from like sleeveless, cap-sleeves, transparent sleeves and spaghetti straps.

• Lehenga gowns

Glamour encompasses through the Indian culture in many forms and hues. A different approach to clothing customization is always a head turner. Some of the cast-out options one can try are lehenga gown, which looks more like a corset like a blouse, with a lehenga skirt and dupatta. Saree gowns are the next big thing that is trending, it’s becoming one of the fast pacing interest in the market.

• Sleeve Styles

At a cocktail party, everyone wants to look different. What makes the uniqueness more visible and noteworthy is the bold customization and application of design in the simplest of outfits. The sober yet exclusive look turns a lot of heads. The best way to customize an outfit is through the sleeves. The different structure, design, embroidery and alteration on the sleeves are the creative compass of the outfit. Sleeveless, cap-sleeves, transparent sleeves, V-sleeves, moon-sleeves and spaghetti straps are some of the designs one can apply to their outfits, in order to maintain the perfect blend of Indian and Western party wear.

• Back Designs

To leave a lasting impression, an impression that will be engraved in one’s memory for a longer time than just through the launch of an outfit is challenging. However, it is not impossible. Designs regarding back can be implemented in gowns, lehengas, dresses, and even sarees during attending or organising a cocktail party.

Some of the back designs are round Sweetheart design, high neck zipper blouse, cut out the pattern, Deep neck blouse netted back neck blouse, teardrop back neck, one shoulder blouse, and off-shoulder blouse. For a lasting impression choose a unique design.

• Layers

Layers in a dress, lehenga, or maxi, highlight and broaden the colour combination and style of the outfit. Different designs of layers overlapping on each other show the essence of the mixture. A layer of one colour can be overlapped on the layer of another to magnify the variance. Layers can be used on frocks, long maxis, Kurtis and even sarees.

• Colour Combinations

Even if the designs, structure, and embroidery of an outfit are flawless, the entire outfit can blow out of proportion if the colour combination is messed up. Color combination reflects the personality of the person in the dress. When it comes to fashion sense, it is one of the most important elements to be taken into consideration. There should be a colour palette for every outfit. It can be dark, bright, a mixture of both or it can be nude shades, or grey, whatever best defines your style.

• Accessories

These are the add-ons that help in brightening the essence of an outfit. A dress emphasizes the frame of the wearer. Accessories emphasize the aura around it. The right shade and design of an earring, nose ring, bangles, hairpin and even ring, can bring a lot of important contextual elements from an outfit. The accessories should be chosen by taking the colour combination of your outfit into consideration.

• Dhoti Sarees

Dhoti sarees are trendy, unique outfits which have become the new talk of the town. But as good as dhoti sarees look it can get complex when it comes to wearing it the right way. Check various tutorials on, how to wear a dhoti saree for a better understanding.

• Gowns with Desi Ruffles

Ruffles are beautiful add-ons to gowns. Poof is the extended silhouette of an outfit. A gown can look simplistic yet intricate with a Desi ruffle. It can have netted or just cotton embroidery. The Indo western gowns by Manish Malhotra are famous for its ruffles.

• Desi Prints

When it comes to adding an elaborate sense of culture to an outfit, desi prints work.  Make sure you wear a gown or a fancy French dress but has some desi designs depicting typical Indian style. Eastern prints on western fabric and design is a bold style statement.

• Salwar Jumpsuits

Another unique outfit on the market is salwar jumpsuits. The reason these outfits are widely preferred is that of the comfort it achieves. You don’t have to worry about wardrobe malfunction or complex handling of the outfit as these are extremely easy going and easy to handle. Add a ruffle or layers of different colour shades with it to make it even more vibrant.

• Skirt Chooridar

A skirt Chooridar makes you feel like you’re wearing a salwar and a skirt at the same time. A remarkable combination of these two styles gives an impression that is individualistic. One can do a lot of experimental customization with Skirt Chooridar such as desi embroidery on the skirt.

• Saree Skirt

The comfort of a skirt and the beauty of a saree is coiled in unison to create a beautiful design. A skirt that looks like a saree from the print, to the folds of the skirt is amazing if done right. It’s a fashion statement that says “I know my style and I know my roots as well”. Bright combinations are always best for saree skirts.

• Fabric

The fabric has to be comfortable. The best Indo western dresses can be ruined by the appearance of the fabric or the discomfort of the wearer. If it is winter and you have a lot of patience, go for any fabric you want.

• Neckline

The neckline is one of the first things people will notice about your dress. It is more prominent than the sleeves or the backline. The neckline is where you can add a lot of eastern essences to make a western gown turn into a perfect fusion.

These were some tips that will help you stand out in the crowd of beautiful ladies in wedding halls or cocktail parties. You will love the attention you get for your dress. Wear your hair right and have the right accessories, you will be the talk of the town after the party.

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Planning your wedding can be quite painstaking, but the venue selection and that too best banquets in Delhi amongst it, is surely one of the toughest. You just can’t go wrong with your wedding venue, because if it does go awry, neither the lehenga nor your glittering smoky eyes can make up for it. To avoid any last minute hassles or disappointments, you got to be quick and swoop in at the perfect moment.

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More than any other factor—your dress, your band, your food—your reception venue sets the tone for your wedding. It’s what your guests are going to be immersed in for the next four or five hours they’re celebrating with you and is also the first thing they see after their arrival.

Yes, it’s easy to pick the venue that’s prettiest when you first walk in, but that might wind up costing you a ton in the long run. Here are some wedding questions to ask, to ensure that you land at the best possible venue.

To get you started we’ve compiled a general list of wedding venue questions that cover all the various aspects. Before talking to any venue you’re interested in there are two primary questions you need to find out:

• Does the venue have enough seated capacity to accommodate your guest list?
• Is your date free?

Of course, there are a lot of big and small issues that need to be ironed out with your potential venue beyond those basic questions. These questions are designed to give you a broad overview of the kinds of things you should ask in order to minimise any surprises later down the line. You can simply skip over them when you’re chatting with the venue manager as some of these will apply to you; others may not.

• Food & Drinks

Start off with asking the venue people if they have an in-house caterer. If so, ask them if the wedding food menu and beverages are included in the venue rental fee. Ask them if you can hire your own caterer or if there is not an in-house caterer, do you have to choose from a list of approved options? Make a note of how much amount you will have to spend on the food and beverage at a minimum.

There will often be a food and beverage minimum that is required to meet as part of the contract. Almost every Venue for the wedding with in-house caterers will have that and it would be the minimum amount you ought to spend. Lastly, remember to inquire whether you can bring your own liquor or have to purchase from them? You may have to pay a service fee if you bring your own liquor so remember to be specific on that.

• Event Specifics

It should always begin with asking the venue’s capacity. To understand which decisions will help you maximize the space and your guest list, find out how many guests you can fit in the space with and without a dance floor. Also with a band vs. with a DJ (as a band will require more space), and with round vs. rectangular or square tables, how can you effectively use the venue space to make room enough for all the guests. Ask them if you can hire your own DJ in case the venue DJ is not suitable to your tastes? Be specific on the dimensions of the dance floor and how much that would cost. Will the sound equipment and speakers need to be rented? Or do they have their own sound equipment and speakers? Don’t forget to ask them of their backup plan for rain or inclement weather.

When it comes to the wedding decorator and caterer, do they let you hire your own wedding decorator and caterer? If yes, what restrictions will be imposed on them, in terms of space usage, storage and timings? Are there any décor restrictions and also when can vendors arrive for set-up? Lastly, ask them if their staff will be involved in setting up and breaking down the décor and in what capacity! There will usually be hotel staff available in order to help arrange and set the tables and pack up any rented glassware, flatware, and dishes at the end of the night if the venue selected is a hotel.

• Accommodation

These are an important set of questions – Is the bridal suite included in the price they are offering? Are rooms provided for the parents? Will there be discounted rates for guests at the wedding? What accommodation does the venue for wedding offer? Are there other hotels in the area for guests? Can they provide a list? Are there reliable taxi companies in the area? When is the checkout time? Can you block book rooms for guests? If so, how long can they be held for?

Ask all of these to be clear about their exact offerings and to avoid any discomfort later.

• Logistics

Logistics is important to plan a hassle-free movement. Here, ask the venue people if the site handicap is accessible and if there are any noise restrictions. Be clear to note it down if you need to rent additional portable restrooms? Also, how many bathrooms are there? When it comes to their parking space, is there enough parking available on-site? Ask them if your guests are charged for parking. Parking is included in the rental fee sometimes but some venues charge separately. Ask how much it would cost for you to pay for your guests’ parking for the evening if there is a fee at all.

• Mode of payment

Your entire conversation will conclude on this one and this is the most important part. Be very clear and specific here. Ask them how much deposit do you need to pay for booking? Can you make the payment in instalments? Do they prefer cheque or cash? Cheque payments are preferable since they avoid any element of fraud.

Ask them if the payment will include GST and service charges? Will there be additional costs? In case of any last moment glitch, what’s the cancellation policy? What’s the percentage of amount refundable? All these questions are an absolute must!

• Point of Contact

Find out who will be their point person as you plan your wedding? Who will be their point of contact on your wedding day? It’s always best if these two people are one and the same, but that’s not always the case. To ensure they have all the necessary details in order, make sure you get the contact information for whoever will be at the venue on your wedding day.

• Some Very Specific Questions

The last set of questions and all are highly important! Ask them specifically if there are any restrictions on the photographer? And if there are any additional costs-cleaning fees, insurance-fee waivers, etc.? Get it all in writing so there are no surprises. Always remember to ask them about how many weddings will be booked on your day? There should not be more than one event scheduled on your day if you’re booking a massive event space. Make sure that you’re getting the time you’ve been allotted and have paid for.

Make a note of the time you can get to the site for the set-up. Reception halls generally allow you ample time for this. But with some other kinds of venues, inquire early and often about how much time you have. Until the public hours of operation are over, they won’t permit a setup. You will face a severe time crunch, for instance, if a venue closes at 5 p.m. on a Saturday and your reception begins at 7 p.m. Lastly, ask them if a shuttle to and from the ceremony and reception be provided? To ensure that things run on time, make wedding-day transportation a no-brainer for your guests. Rent your own if the reception site does not make shuttles available.         

More Tips

• Make sure you get a proposal with all the pricing and policies—including the tax and service charge from the venue representative—so you have an idea of the basic cost if you really love the site.
• Use your cell phone (or a digital camera) to take photos or videos of the reception halls you visit, so that you have a record of what you liked or didn’t like about them.
• Pay attention to the venue as a whole: Check out everything, including the restrooms, the foyer, the dressing rooms, the outdoor lighting and other wedding decorations even the kitchen. You want to be sure; your vision can be realized at this location. To visit the venue when it’s set up for a wedding, get arrangements done with the site representative.

All the above questions are not just necessary but an absolute must if you want your wedding to happen without a glitch and leave no stone unturned to make it the best day of your life…Remember, there should be some key family members who are involved in the entire process and are overseeing all the details regarding the wedding – whether it’s planning, conceptualising or execution. Keep all your options open and book well in advance so that you can enjoy the pre-wedding days to the most and glow in the impending happiness you are about to encounter….!

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