Why Hiring a Service Makes Your Wedding Day Easier
As we all know, Desi Weddings of any kind whether they are a fusion or traditional, can be a whole production. The guest list is often larger than any other wedding, there's multiple days of events and there's a lot of moving parts. As someone who has been a bridesmaid almost as many times as Katherine Heigl from 27 Dresses, the chaos of a desi wedding can be exciting but is also super stressful.
People often think, "Why pay for something I can do myself?" That makes sense, but most folks don't have experience planning weddings. From my time in the wedding scene, here's a tip: hire service-based vendors to make your big day smoother. These pros not only save you time but can also save you money. Plus, they take the load off your maid of honor, mom, mother-in-law, or even the couple themselves.
Full Service Wedding Planners -
In my opinion, wedding planners are a must have for most weddings. They can be expensive for sure but just the overall value you get from having a team helping you with all the little details is unmatched. One of the biggest things I often hear from my bride friends are around how stressed they are planning their weddings and from the people who have a good wedding planning tram, they are so much more calm and actually enjoy the planning process. Wedding planners are almost like your accountability buddies in the process. Full service wedding planning can include the following:
helping you find and book all your vendors - they also have the inside scoop on which vendors are good and which are not so good
negotiating contracts - this is an area not talked about enough but wedding planners usually know how to appropriately negotiate your contracts so that they are ultimately saving you money in the long run with venues and other vendors
creating timelines and budgets and reminding you to stick with them
managing your friends and family during the process and the day of
and so much more!
If you're in the market for an exceptional planning team, check out our client A Panache Affair. Some images below of their work:
For Destination Weddings: Hiring a Travel Concierge
Weddings already involve multiple moving parts and then add a destination wedding on top of that. Travel concierge services help you scout venues that match everything you are looking for such as your guest count, special requirements for you or your guests, location / airport proximity, food and dining options, room block rates and more. A great travel concierge service can negotiate the following for you and your guests:
local tours
free honeymoons
free flight for the couple to the destination
free anniversary stays
surprises for your guests upon arrival
VIP check-in upon arrival
For a service like this for destination weddings check out our client Indian Destination Wedding and their work:
Wedding Shopping and Styling: For the Bride, Groom and Family
Once all the vendors are ironed out, I feel like a huge source of stress is finding the outfits and truth be told, the amount of variety here in the US is just not as effective as it is back in India. Our client, Styl by Meha offers wedding virtual shopping services for brides and grooms abroad where she and her team work with them to meticulously source and create their entire look from outfits to jewelry and accessories. Their process is super simple, through a series of moodboards and video calls they are able to show you a variety of options. If you decide to go in person, they are able to create your shopping itinerary and curate all your appointments in store. For most people between going to India or shopping online can be a huge headache so I feel like investing in a service like this takes a huge load off and increases the fun parts of wedding shopping!
Check out their work here:
Bridal Party Outfits
Finally, the dreaded group outfits - these can be equally as stressful as your own looks. Not only finding and picking the look but coordinating blouse styles, getting CORRECT measurements in from everyone, it just adds a whole other layer.
Our client Hey Saheli, takes care of designing, coordinating measurements and delivery for your besties on your big day. The outfits can come directly to their door and she can even be on site for styling them day of.
Check out her work here:
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