Wedding Police ?!

What is it with celebrities and their understated weddings?!?!? Do they get too tired of wearing heavy clothes all the time, or maybe because every other person coming to their wedding would be wearing something stunning, they want to stand apart so they end up wearing something subdued.

Although Soha Ali Khan looked fabulous in her wedding day attire, I don't really think its the best she could have worn, I wish there was something more to it, something to aww us with :/

She does look like the 60's Heroine though...I dunno why I don't like this, maybe its the lack of color, because she does look stunning, just not 'Bridal'.

Look at this old photo of her for a jewelry brand :

Now that looks like a bride :/ , Anyways apart for the wedding, her Mehendi and reception outfit weren't too much to talk about :

Wedding's not on the Ground Floor?!

I have attended 2 weddings this season where the function was held at the top floor and the 1st floor. While having a terrace wedding or a closed banquet wedding has a charm of its own I felt that both of them lacked one thing :

The Grand Entry of the Baraat.

The whole visual looks great when the Baraat comes to the venue and they are dancing on the gate, the Bride's family is waiting impatiently for them to come in already! And then someone from the grooms side pulls someone from the Bride's side to dance and within minutes everyone is dancing! That feeling of pure joy and happiness is one of the great moments of a wedding.

Kalpanaa from Kalpanaawrites.com GIVES US THE ADVICE THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR!

Are weddings all about glitter, glamour and glow? Sometimes that’s all they seem to embody, with people carried away by fun, superficial but temporary matters - clothes, hairdos, venues and menus.

The truth is that a wedding isn't just a big party with a prince and princess playing ‘let’s dress up and have some fun’.

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

  ~ JRR Tolkien

Kalpanaa

A wedding is such a huge celebration because its about a couple starting a life together – an exciting life full of shared decisions, shared meals, a shared bed a home together.

How do you harness that glitter, glamour and glow and make it last through a long married life?  How do you ensure you don’t figure in the divorce statistics or worse still live in the confines of an unhappy marriage to the end of your days?

There are a few surprising things to work on to maintain the overall health of your marriage, and yourself. Some surprising and some so incredibly simple you may be tempted to gloss over them.

Be who you are to maintain the glow

When you met your partner you, hopefully, didn’t try to hide your authentic self in an attempt to make a good impression. You may have dressed it up a little with a clean shirt or some foundation but you didn’t wear a mask and pretend to be something you aren’t. It’s your true selves that attracted you to each other, that struck a chord and drew you together. Holding on to that person who you were before you married is important. This is particularly important in Indian culture where couples are exhorted to ‘adjust’. Specially women. Don’t mistake ‘adjust’ for ‘give up who you are because it’s inconvenient for others. ’

Is your wedding not what YOU wanted? (VIDEO)

Ok so this happens a LOT,
You want a pink backdrop at your wedding the guy says its too girly.
You want a candid photographer your dad says its too expensive.
You tell your mom to let you buy suits from Fab India  for your trousseau she says Kanjeevaram.

So the wedding all in all doesn't really turn out the way you had envisioned it, now I know it wasn't the boys fault that Europe is deep in snow during December, but hey I was ok with a late honeymoon! But nah that didn't happen :/ I had to 'settle' with South Africa, not that I am complaining it was the best honeymoon I could have ever asked for, but lets just say it wasn't part of my dream.

But I kind of realized in the end that it is ok to let other people come and make little changes in your dream plans, if I had stuck to say Europe I would have never discovered the wonders of South Africa, and truth be told it was my first choice as well but I never told the boy thinking he will think I am mad, I mean its not really 'romantic' is it.

We are getting a little off topic here, I was talking to my friend the other day and she is getting married soon and going through something similar, she is so frustrated that the wedding isn't the one she imagined, So here is a little advice I gave to her :

Click the Link and watch it on YouTube!

 http://youtu.be/ym_C1AbHuxM

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Dhoti Saree : What are your views?

I have a mixed view on Dhoti Saree, I love them and Hate them at the same time.

 Well mainly I hate them because I think a heavier frame girl, like me, won't really look all that good in them, after all it does highlight the thighs and your figure, and I would rather stick to a drape that hides more than it shows!

What are your views on them?

I really like Sonam Kapoor's Saree look, this would defiantly work for your best friends wedding.

I think the Dhoti Saree would also look really chic for Mehendi or cocktail, 

giving you a Modern-traditional Look.

By the way I found this awesome YouTuber (Makeup Guru) named Kaushal, and her makeup videos are to die for! Nobody is sponsoring me to do this, and that girl doesn't know either but I absolutely love her style! Check her out here :  https://www.youtube.com/BeautyFulfilled

Speaking of Youtube, the first Crazy Indian Wedding vlog is going to be out this Wednesday! Make sure you are subscribed here : https://www.youtube.com/crazyindianwedding

The Photographer you NEED at your wedding! Meet Morvi!

What got you interested in Photography?

If I remember correctly, it all happened rather early. Dad got a Kodak point and shoot camera home back in the 1980s. And I guess that was just the beginning. The progression to make Photography an important part of my life happened naturally. I would sit in the library and stare at images for hours. They don’t have to be relevant. Just about any imagery is enough to activate my brain cells. I don’t think in works I think visuals.

What is your favorite moment in a wedding?

Seeing the look on the groom’s face when a bride first walks in her untouched grandeur for the first time is priceless.


Which is one picture that every girl must have on her wedding day?

For every father, his daughter is his princess and for a bride her father is the first man she ever fell in love with the man whom she would secretly compare every other man with. No wedding is complete without pictures highlighting this beautiful bond.

If a girl doesn't really have a budget for a candid photographer or the parents insist on a traditional 'studio' guy, what suggestion would you give.

Knots and Hearts : The Wedding Planners YOU Need!

When I hear of Wedding Planners I always end up thinking of this creative group of people who sit together and decide a theme for your wedding and just take over everything, and they are basically just business people who take everything in a work-mode way, but then I read about Shyam and Kalash and I just really liked the fact that they just don't want to 'plan' a wedding they want you to experience it, and the best thing is that they understand that a wedding although centered towards the Bride and Groom is still a Family affair!

Two finance postgraduates, Shyam and Kalash met and love happened. What followed was a start of a beautiful love story which is still being written everyday.

With this knot that tied both their hearts together came the desire to share this happiness with every couple who wanted to make their wedding journey special. Hence was born Knots and hearts! Knots and Hearts, is geared up to make each day of your wedding a different experience. 

They believe that, wedding is special and has to be memorable not just for you but for your whole family. 

(and I totally agree on this!)

The end- to - end solutions for your entire wedding include venue, decor, entertainment, wedding trousseau, guest management to your honeymoon destination.

 A team of experts from various fields including wedding stylists, makeup artists, fashion designers, jewelers, choreographers, wedding photographers and video experts to name a few...that fit into every budget, work with them to realize the bride/groom vision. (Sounds good, doesn't it?!)

Now I know Budget can be tricky and I always thought that Wedding planners work only with high budget weddings (after all, having no money constrain has its positives! ) So I went ahead and asked them what their thoughts are on this :

As we have always said that weddings have the emotional ingredient in them, thus planning each wedding involves a lot of detailing. Whether it is a 10 lakh wedding or a crore wedding, we ensure that the creativity and exclusivity is always at the high.

Coming to the budget on weddings, 

We are getting FUN on Fridays!

PS: MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ON 11TH OCT, 2014 ....MAKE SURE TO LOG IN....

Crazy Indian Wedding's Facebook Page is getting exciting on Friday! 

Every Friday we are sharing with you

 Crazy/Weird/Strange and Aww-worthy Traditions that we follow all over India! 

So make sure you have 'Liked' the page to know about them!

Also do share any that YOU know!

You might get a shout out :D

 https://www.facebook.com/crazyindianwedding?ref=hl

Facebook Question : What color Wedding Lehenga are you going to wear/did you wear?

I went onto Facebook last week and asked you guys 

What color Wedding Lehenga are you going to wear/did you wear??
(or what you think looks best on a bride?)

Here are some of the replies :

We clearly have 2 strong Teams and one in between! :

1. Team Red

2. Team Pink and

3. Team Gold

#TeamRed

#TeamPink

A little chat with Lumos Films!

When I first heard of Lumos Films I was in love already, after all anybody who names their company after a Harry Potter Spell enters my list of favorite people!

I jumped onto their website and when I read 

" We capture the conversations you didn’t know we were recording, the flowers you had carefully picked but didn’t notice that day, your mother looking at you as you looked at each other.  We make a fim that reminds you of how it felt when you married him. Or her"

I read this and I was like "These girls KNOW a wedding", because yes you do pick out the flowers at your wedding and nobody really notices them, infact I completely forgot how much I agonized about which flower I wanted and completely forgot about them as the year passed!

Maybe that is an advantage of having an all girls team, they understand the fine workings of a Bride-to-be's mind ;) So I went ahead and we had a little chat :

1. I see that you have an amazing team, How did you guys come together ?

We have complimentary skills when it comes to film making and our wavelengths match. We'd already been making films on a variety of subjects before we decided to give our first wedding film a shot. There has been no looking back ever since!

2. What are each members favorite wedding moments!?

Shagun: I love seeing the reaction of the couple when they view the final wedding film.

Adhira: I like the baraat, because its full of energy and fun!

Namrata: I love the part where the panditji reads out the wedding vows. They are pretty hilarious, and he usually adds funny jokes that has everyone cracking up!       

Tanya: My favourite wedding moments are the short bytes that we take of the closest friends and family members and the quirky secretive insights of the couple that they share with us. 

YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS VIDEO!!

3. A lot of brides feel their wedding won't be 'fun' enough to be captured as an epic video, sometimes parents just say no to things like a photo booth or the bride not acting like a 'bride', and prefer the things to remain traditional. Have you faced such as issue?

Usually the couple getting married are enthusiastic about, and take a call on hiring a service like ours. Some parents take time in warming up to the concept of creative wedding films as its relatively new, though most are happy to go ahead with what their daughters/ sons want. 

All weddings, whether traditional or non-traditional, offer a wide range of emotions. A memorable film is one that reflects all these emotions, ranging from exhilaration to intimate bittersweet moments. 

Wedding related Exhibition October 2014

Like last month here is a little advice for you :

The advantage of going to an exhibition which is not a huge international event is that you get to meet smaller, younger designers who have a different and unique take on things, so if you are looking for something 'different' then visiting such exhibition can be beneficial!

Here is a list of few exhibition happening in Delhi, October, 2014 :


Aanann
Date: 1st October
Venue: The Lalit, CP


Exhibition by Ru Ba Ru
Date: 1st October
Venue: Eros Hotel, Nehru Place


The Pink Champagne Show
Date: 4th October
Venue: Eros, Nehru Place

Let's Talk! Wedding Madness, Bride-to-be HelpLine, and Random Stuff

Are you about to get married??
Are you a nervous wreak?
Are you excited?
or
You just don't know yet?

Well I didn't really realize what the whole 'marriage' stuff was or what that huge celebration that left a big dent in my dad's wallet really meant till much much later! I think even after almost 2 years there are days when I can't believe what just happened!

Well girly if the D-day is about to arrive I am sure you are experiencing so many emotions that you can't really embrace them all, and  if you are anything like me, you have pretty much gone numb because if you start paying attention to all those thoughts and emotions you would be crying, laughing and getting angry all at the same time; something like a million PMS at one moment kind off stuff.

WISHLIST : Winter 2014

Winter will soon be on our heads, and I have soooo many weddings and events to attend! (yay!!)

Here is a list of things I wish to have with me/things that inspire me. this winters!!

Makeup:

Nail Art :

That Body! :

 Big Bouncy Hair!

Indian Wear :

Jewelry : 

Shoes!!

Western Wear :

What are some of your favorites things this coming winters?? 

Want to share pictures?

 Send them to crazyindianwedding@gmail.com and get featured on the blog!

Indian wear Inspiration : Sonam Kapoor

Love her or Hate her, you have to admit she has style!

Here are some pictures of her which you can use as style inspiration for your own trousseau ! 

Do Notice the Makeup and Hair in each picture!!

^ You do know I make similar type of Saree's right!? Just saying.... #ShamelessPlugIn

(Attn Groom) Exclusive Ready-To-Wear A/W 2014 Collection from Grasim

Press Note

‘John’s Line’

Grasim launches John’s Line Autumn Winter 2014, the exclusive ready to wear collection from Grasim which is their most premium range of ready to wear garments.   

Like John Abraham, this collection exudes a superior sense of style and sophisticated taste.

A brand for the fashion forward, Grasim has created this collection keeping in mind preferences of the refined urban man.  From 100% cotton shirts and blended wool jackets in a variety of colours, casual Friday Blazer in shades of brown and deep blue & trousers in perfect navy, this collection is for the dressed up yet informal and relaxed look for the man of the season.   John’s Line from Grasim brings together these elegant styles in a palette of warm autumn colours.

Unusual Ways a Groom can Arrive at the Wedding!

We have discussed so much about the Bride, its about time the groom gets some time on this blog.

What happens when the Groom doesn't want to be traditional and come on a Ghoda (Horse). Here are some fun ways a groom can make his entrance!

1. Old Vintage Car : Will add such an amazing old world charm to your wedding, not to mention how amazing the pictures would come out!

Facebook Question : How Should a Bride Walk in on her Wedding Day??

I went onto Facebook last week and asked you guys how should a Bride walk in on her wedding day, 

and got some really good interesting advice!!

Here are they :

Me too!

That sounds really good!! Wish I had thought of that during my wedding! Love the idea!

Wedding File 3 : What will I wear to my Cousin's engagement, wedding and other functions!?

Here is what I am thinking for my cousin brother's engagement :

The same lehenga I wore for my own engagement except this time I will change the choli and get a navy blue brocade choli instead.  So it will be 3 colors. What do you think??

As for the Tilak, I am thinking my Vidai wali Saree :

It's like super heavy!

and for the wedding I plan to wear my phero-wali-saree :

Wedding File 3 : Cousin's Wedding!

I wrote a few weeks back in my 'OMG I am back' post that another one of my brother is getting married, well he is my first cousin, which means its a close family wedding!

We just had his Roka a month back in 'Awad', Ashoka. It was a small family event, everyone was dressed in not-so-heavy and yet not-so-light clothes, if that makes sense. This is what my mom, my nani and I wore :

I have also worn this saree lehenga-style before, for my Father-in-laws birthday :

MUST VISIT : Runway Bridal!

To those of you who go to exhibitions quite often you would have surly heard of Runway Rising organised by Ramola Bachchan, well this time she is out with RUNWAY BRIDAL!  An exhibition focused on all things bridal!

Make sure you visit!

When?
2–3 September, 2014

Where?

The Ashok Hotel, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi

What time?

11am to 8pm 

Entrepreneur Ramola Bachchan introduces a bridal extravaganza with the launch edition of ‘Runway Bridal’ where 70+ leading designers & jewellers will showcase this season’s best of bridalwear, couture, jewellery, accessories & more.

Says Ramola Bachchan, “The first season of Runway Bridal has been met with an overwhelming response from many of the top bridal couturiers! I am delighted that they are participating with us and look forward to taking the show out of Delhi next year.”

Leading couturiers include Rohit Bal, JJ Valaya, Suneet Varma, Raghavendra Rathore, Ashish Soni, Rohit Gandhi & Rahul Khanna, Varun Bahl, Neeta Lulla, Satya Paul, Patine by Shon Randhawa, Nikasha Tawadey and Dabiri. Jewellers include Nirav Modi, Farah Khan Ali, Maheep Kapoor, Varun D’Jani, Zoya and Diagold. Other participants include hair styling & bridal salon by B:Blunt, silverwear by Argentor, wedding invitations by Puneet, luxury scarves by Janavi, catering by Olive and Cavalli Chocolates by Infinite Luxury.

They have a huge list of participants!