Anyone here planning an Indian wedding

Hi, Indian bride here. My cousin had a traditional Hindu cermony and still had her bridesmaid and little flower girl. She got her bridesmaid matching saris and they walked in before she did carrying dias and stood along the aisle. It looked so beautiful with the candel light as she came in. You can try that. Also, you dont have to get them any gifts since you are supplying the outfits. I hope that helps. Its your wedding, you can be as creative as you like.

HI Kamii

Thanks for your response.

The bridesmaids standing along the aisle with dias is a great idea!

Are you going to have an Indian ceremony yourself? Please feel free to share any tips and feel free to ask me any questions if you like.

I am assuming that if its an Indian wedding then your parents are probably paying for it (just like mine).

How much involvement did your parents have in the planning process? My parents are completely involved in it...to the extent that most of the times, my opinion doesn't even matter. I was wondering if you had a similar experience and if so, how did you deal with it?

Thanks

Back India, we have the luxury of getting our friends and family realyl involved in the weddings. Here in the US, it's not so easy. It's great the you want them involved and having them as bridesmaids is perfect. Some of our Indian clients will follow western traditions and carry flowers. I like to take fusion approach and have each one carry something of significance for hte cermony. For example, one carries the jaymalas, another the aarti, another the cocount. It all can be arranged to go along with the colors of your wedding. As for the gifts, it's your call. In our (Indian) culture we tend to shower everyone with gifts. It doesn't have to be big, just a "Thank you" for being a part of my special day. Perhaps necklaces that they all can wear in photos. Good luck with the planning.

Thank god there are some indian couples on here!.. We just got engaged and the pressure is on to have a fun and fabulous indian wedding!.. My fiancee is getting really into it too! The dias idea is beautiful, I bet that would me a beautiful entrance.

My FH and I have decided to bear most of the financial burden for the wedding - how does a 30 K budget sound? too extravagant? Too short? I really dont know how much an Indian wedding will cost in India - we're leaning towards doing it in India. Please let me know if you guys have any other suggestions - I thought about a Doli entrance but eh, dont feel like making people carry me in!

Well I can understand your situation but I can suggest you one good option that can fulfill your dream of having groomsmen and bridesmaid in your wedding. Now in India there are lots of wedding planners who are organizing everything as per your choice and requirements, whom you can find at Compalog . Definitely you can give bridesmaid whatever gift you want. There is no such bondage in the Indian rituals that you cannot give gifts to maids that manage everything in your wedding.