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All I want for Christmas … is You! – A Christmas Wedding Tale!
Christmas is the season of togetherness and family. As December sets in, our hearts are filled with a sense of joy arising from the fact that Christmas is right around the corner! Open the windows and a chilled winter breeze wafts in! Take a walk by the church and listen to lively carols playing to the tune of your favorate Christmas rhymes! The streets are crowded with holiday shoppers in search if the best splurges of the season! Yes, Christmas cheer is in! Christmas season in itself offers the perfect theme for a wedding. Why so you ask? Christmas is a time when family from all over the world fly in to be with their loved ones. Their hearts are light, in mood for celebration. There is...
Wedding Shopping in Kochi
Brides and Grooms, welcome to Kochi, Kerala’s No.1 Shopping Destination! 44 kilometers from the Cochin International Airport, the city is nested comfortably between the districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Thrissur and offers a great mix of culture and tradition from all over Kerala. Literally, at the heart of Kerala, Kochi city is considered to be the epitome of modern living. This modern city hosts the best of venues and stops for the wedding shopper’s delight! Think of Kochi, think of long yards of silk, draped around my-fair-lady mannequins, or stacked up in cupboards in shades of deep red, maroon, orange and rose. Think Kochi, think of beautiful white embellished wedding gowns...
Kerala Marriage Traditions
Weddings are always the most joyous, perhaps, the most celebrated events in Kerala. It is the coming together of not just the bride and the bridegroom, but the knotting of two families, and the joy of this hymeneal knot being celebrated by a hundred others. Hindu Wedding Hindus, who make up for over half of the population of the state, form the largest religious community in Kerala. For Hindu weddings, an engagement function is held before the marriage. In this function there will be prayers from Vedas. Poojas will be conducted in front of a sacred fire. The bride will be gifted articles like silk and jewels and the invited guests are given a sadya. Another important custom is exchanging t...
The Cochin Carnival
Kochi is a beautiful city in the state of Kerala, South India. The port city has long been a favourate destination for explorers, traders and seafarers. From time to time, this region has witnessed successive waves of migration by the Arabs, British, Chinese, Dutch and Portuguese, who came here mainly for the purpose of trade. Their presence and influence on the Kochi of today called is not only visible in the numerous forts, churches and palaces dotting the city, but also in its lifestyle and demography. Major attractions in the city are the walkway of Marine Drive, the Mattacherry Synagogue, the streets of Fort Kochi, the Dutch Palace, the Hill Palace of Thripunithura, the pristine backwat...
Bride’s Guide to Wedding Flowers..!
“Your wedding is in bloom, like the garden in Spring! Cheering blossoms and water lilies, welcoming new life with their ever-lasting fragrance….” Flowers bring joy to any occasion. At a wedding, flowers are used to adorn everything present at the event! – From designs on table spreads to the intricate carvings on the furniture to silk prints on the wedding gown to real displays on the main stage! Picking the best flowers for the wedding celebration require a particular aesthetic skill to match the theme, mood and ambience of the event. While choosing the right flowers is important, it is even more important to ensure that the mix is according to the theme and décor. Weddings host opportu...
10 Things To Keep In Mind When Selecting The Wedding Venue!
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. You expect a fairy tale beginning for your relationship and strive to create the same on your big day. This magical event is to culminate on a platform filled with loving friends and family. The platform or venue is of prime importance on the wedding day, mainly because it is the wedding venue which gives the wedding its completeness. Wedding venues can range from various types of settings – from grand hotels to historic places and country houses to breezy outdoor locations such as courtyards, sandy stretches of beach to scenic hill stations. The venue’s main purpose is to create an ambiance apt for the wedding celebration an...
Why have a Wedding Planner?
Why have a Wedding Planner ? The wedding checklist is long and trailing off your table. Your eyes widen as you go over the to-do list and you sigh, visualizing the exhaustion you will face on the days before the wedding. Is this how you visualized your perfect day to be? No, right? Solution: Hire a Wedding Planner! A wedding planner is a professional who takes up the entire planning, coordination and execution of the wedding. Wedding planners know the wedding industry well and can suggest easy options for the to-be married couple. Why have a Wedding Planner at all? Personalization guaranteed! We understand that a wedding is a family-oriented affair and in most places,...
The Great Indian Wedding.
The Great Indian Wedding. God has created man and woman to live in harmony, their existence interwoven with fruits of joy by the commitment called ‘marriage’. He bestowed His highest blessing upon them by giving them a life together, forever. ‘Wedding’ is a word which arouses a multitude of emotions in an individual. It symbolizes commitment, truth, dreams, parting, but most of all, a sense of ultimate happiness. For the bride, it is a life anew – with a man by her side, to give her strength and courage. For the bridegroom, it is a new chapter – with a woman to touch everything in his life. They join their hands to create a new beginning – a celebration! The Great Indian Wedding is a c...
