Discussions by akshali2000

So, it's pretty well known that the average South Asian wedding (Indian/Pakistani-American) costs a lot more than a conventional American wedding due to larger guest size and multiple day events. For...

How important is it to book a venue a year in advance for large weddings (250-300 guests)? We are recently engaged, but because of a number of recent events as well as long distance, we cannot go...

For people who hired a separate Day of Coordinator (not the person who comes free with the venue, someone separate you hire on your own), when in the planning timeline did you hire them? And what...

Random etiquette question - A lot of wedding highlight/trailer videos I've seen showcase an intimate personal moment when the bride and groom individually open gifts they got for each other and read a...

I've never been to a rehearsal dinner, but after some googling, it seems like a nice, small dinner of both immediate families and the bridal party. Usually consisting of toasts and small speeches,...

From previous threads, it seems like providing late night snacks and great cocktail hour snacks are the way to go. Does anyone know how much these usually run (if you get them from the official...

Hi, 3 girls and I are planning a destination bachelorette weekend to New Orleans this July for our friend, and I am in charge of planning a mini shower the next day. So far, I'm thinking some gift...

I know it's too early to be thinking about this, but the topic randomly came up the other day with my partner and we really do not see eye to eye. What do you do when one person wants a bridal party...

We are having an Indian Hindu wedding. Due to religious and cultural reasons, both of our families do not drink alcohol (and to be totally honest, the two of us barely ever drink either). Since the...

My partner and I are having a South Asian wedding (in the US), but his customs and mine are very different. In particular, he and his family are very adament about the ceremony. in his...

I recently came across this thread from last year (https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/moving-in-together-after-wedding/039b884b013ce61c.html?page=2) and it made me think of a similar topic....

Hi, Are there any forum threads on WW or separate online forums to discuss planning South Asian weddings (in the US)? While WW is great, there are so many differences in traditions that it's hard to...

Most of my bridal party and friends are scattered all over the country. I know that Flights and travel are expensive/time consuming, but I was really looking forward to celebrating an engagement...