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favours

The Story of Wedding Favours

Wedding favours are tokens of gratitude for guests who attended the event. Despite professional commitments and logistical difficulties, if your guests took time out to bless you, wedding favours are the perfect memento for thanking their gesture. Here are some delightfully unique and unforgettable wedding favours that you can gift your guests: Themed candle holders Themed candle holders symbolize stability in any relationship. The vibrant candle holders are made of glossy glass and shiny metals. The candle holders are engraved with designs using laser and hand-held tools. You can customize the name of the guests on the candle holders. Go an extra mile with candle votives that come with ...

intercultural wedding

East Meets West – Intercultural Wedding

Best ways to plan for an intercultural wedding Marriages are made in heaven. But then, the equations change if you are born in different communities, countries and continents. An intercultural wedding brings in a lot of positives with it. And with the whole package also comes the challenges of sharing traditions. If you are planning an intercultural wedding, here are some quick tips that will help you save time, money and effort: Time the Announcement Formally announcing the wedding is a big challenge. You can choose a special occasion to do it. Plan in advance as to how you wish to inform your family, friends and others. A simple intercultural engagement event will give enough hints as to h...

kumarakom

Backwater Reveries: Destination Weddings in Kerala – Kumarakom

Why Kumarakom? Tie the knot as you sail calmly through the green waters of placid lakes and rivulets of Kumarakom. Let the chirping of birds and gurgling waters set the backdrop music in between. And let the hissing breeze take your locks as well as fancies in its whirl! Yes, it’s more than a lifetime experience to tie the knot in God’s own country! Kumarakom is a tiny strip of green land with beautiful blue waters of Lake Vembanad surrounding it. Recently, it has become a hot-bed for Asian tourism as well as for destination weddings. The exclusive experience the place offers makes weddings in Kumarakom worth it. It may also be the most affordable option, as compared to places like Goa, B...

event manager

Role Of An Event Manager In a Traditional Wedding

Many traditions and rituals have fallen on the wayside with the passage of time. Most have been abandoned because of our inability to carry them forward. Many things have become unavailable or difficult to get hold on. A proper event manager can mitigate these losses with their professional expertise. Enter the wedding event manager! Here in lies the worth of a good wedding planner! Any event manager worth their salt would do the necessary to acquaint themselves with the rituals, customs, traditions and mores of a wedding. Often, NRIs and destination wedding parties have trouble laying their hands on certain traditional articles such as the Valkannadi (mirror made of metal) or paan (sweet ...

zuri kumarakom

Destination Wedding At The Zuri Kumarakom For Kapil & Neha

This is a story about a Dubai based Maharashtrian bride and her Sindhi groom who decided to have a wedding in Kerala. Since all their friends had destination weddings, Neha and Kapil wanted to do the same, yet be different. Their hunt for a perfect setting for the wedding led them to the backwaters of Kerala. With crucial inputs from the Tamarind team, they decided to hold their wedding celebrations at The Zuri Kumarakom. The Zuri Kumarakom is one of the most luxurious destination wedding venues in Kerala. Neha says, "We came across the Zuri Kumarakom, and it was love at first sight. The property on the backwaters seemed like the perfect place to make our vows. Also, the capacity of rooms, ...

Knanaya Wedding Ceremony

Knanaya Wedding Ceremony

The Knanaya wedding ceremony is extremely unique as their customs are very different from other Christian ceremonies. There are basically four main customs in a Knanaya wedding ceremony - the Othukalyanam, Mylanchi Ideel, Chantham Chaarthu, and then, finally the wedding ceremony. Anju and Stephen’s wedding ceremony was the perfect example of a complete Knanaya wedding. Othukalyanam Othukalyanam is the engagement ceremony in Knanaya custom. Anju and Stephen’s Othukalyanam took place at the Sacred Heart Church, followed by the reception at Chaithanya Auditorium, Kottayam on August 5th, 2014. The main ceremony was in the church, presided over by the priest and it involved clapping of hands by t...

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Anu Arabind – “All That A Wedding Planner Can Be!”

“Anu goes into the minutest detail to arrange a wonderful wedding. She makes sure that everything has a personal touch and is very supportive throughout the wedding. She made my daughter’s dream wedding come true," says Francis Joseph, a client of Anu Arabind, a premier wedding planner from Kochi. Every wedding is unique and personal to all couples. And they should be able to enjoy planning their special day, while working with experienced professionals who are as excited about it as the couple. The aim of every wedding planner is to create a day that is more than what the couple ever imagined it to be! They aim to make it one which leaves their guests talking about it for years to come. H...

wedding organizer

Things to Note Before You Finalize Your Wedding Organizer!

A wedding organizer or planner helps a bride and groom have the wedding they want. This could mean planning and organizing the whole wedding from start to finish or just sorting out certain aspects of the day. Before you decide on your wedding organizer, you need to know certain facts about them. In a growing industry like wedding planning, it is very easy to fall prey to scams. Here are a few points to remember before you finalize your wedding organizer: Check if Genuine Check if your wedding planner has an official website, a genuine Facebook page and an official e-mail id. This shows the authenticity of the planner to an extent. When you check the website, make sure that the photos a...

Wedding Gown Secrets – Wedding Gown Designers

  Every bride dreams of sashaying down the aisle in a gorgeous white wedding gown! Tamarind Weddings has networked with some of the best wedding gown designers in Kochi to find out what the young bride has to keep in mind when ordering her wedding dress! Saif Hamza, Director at La Tiara, Kochi, says, “Two main things that one should consider when designing a wedding gown is the height of the bride and the materials she uses to accentuate herself. The gown can create an illusion of height for the bride. For a woman who is short, lowering of the hipline work can make her look tall.” Materials vary vastly from gown to gown. Varieties of satin, such as magic satin, are common textures ...