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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n1) Welcome box<\/strong> 2) Unique performances<\/strong> 3) A Choreographed Bride and Groom Dance at the Sangeet<\/strong> 4) Spotlight on the Walls during the ceremony<\/strong> 5) Chandelier in Mandap<\/strong> 6) Hashtag in program<\/strong> Check out the Resources toolbox for how to create your own hashtag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7) Use posters for the seating arrangement<\/strong> 8) Unique Music<\/strong> 9) Multiple places to get food and drinks at the cocktail hour<\/strong> 10) Feeding your guests<\/strong> If you\u2019re planning to attend a wedding between now and your wedding, pay close attention!<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can get great Indian wedding ideas (to make your own) and you\u2019ll notice details you didn\u2019t know you had to plan for. And brides, tell your grooms to <\/em><\/strong>pay attention<\/em><\/strong>! Most guys don\u2019t pay attention to the detail at all, so give him a little side nudge during the ceremony so he can take note of the mandap style!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ilove Indian weddings. What\u2019s not to like \u2013 food, drinks, dancing, Aunties and catching up with family and friends. After you plan your own wedding, you start noticing things you never noticed before when you attend other weddings. Plus, you get ideas for other brides! Recently, I was at my cousin\u2019s wedding in Chicago […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1150,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1139\/revisions\/1150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vahospitality.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I love the concept of a welcome box or welcome bag. You\u2019re checking into the hotel for the wedding weekend and BAM, you get a gift at check in. You mean, I, the guest, gets a gift for attending? Nice! Here\u2019s a well-made box: water bottles, some snacks, a recovery kit, not to mention personalized labels and packaging to perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sangeet or pre-wedding event is the place for fun choreographed performances. As Indians, we all love Bollywood and Bhangra dancing. Although it\u2019s so fun to watch these dances, it\u2019s nice to see something different in the program other than just dancing. At this sangeet night, a young guy and girl (presumably in their 20\u2019s) sang a really nice song together. You don\u2019t have to be the next Lata Mangeshkar (aka the Indian Aretha Franklin) or the next Bruno Mars to perform. If you have the desire to do it, do it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indians love dancing and music. At this sangeet night, what stood out was the bride and groom doing a choreographed dance together. Not everyone has innate dancing abilities, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to try. The performance was so fun to watch, especially because it was the bride and groom. So cute!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the ceremony, a modern Ganesh design spotlighted on two walls. The vibe of the ceremony venue felt that much more intimate with mellow lighting, including spotlights. The idea is simple and unique and can even be used at any reception \u2013 just switch out the image to your liking (think: wedding monogram)<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/indianweddingtoolkit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10-Indian-wedding-ideas-from-a-guests-perspective_3-300x260.jpg\")
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It\u2019s 2016 and mandaps are evolving. This mandap had chandeliers inside the mandap. How awesome is that? Add that to draped fabric to make a modern mandap and you\u2019re good to go. #LOVE<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"10](\"https:\/\/indianweddingtoolkit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/10-Indian-wedding-ideas-from-a-guests-perspective_1-169x300.jpg\")
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Speaking of hashtags, this wedding had a wedding hashtag that guests could use across social media. Hashtags let guests document the wedding and then the couple can see all the photos afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Posters not only save paper but also take up less room in the cocktail hour area. I used posters at our wedding reception and I loved how easy it was to customize the posters. Create the posters in a PDF format, and take it to your local print shop to print out to the size of your liking. Choose large frames or smaller frames \u2013 it depends on what you like (and how many guests you\u2019ll have).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most weddings have good music, but this wedding had a saxophone player that accompanied the Dhol players at the Baraat (Groom\u2019s entrance) throughout the wedding, at the Vidaai (post-wedding ceremony) and at the cocktail hour\/reception. Talk about unique! Plus, a piano player played familiar [American] tunes at the cocktail hour, which added an extra touch of class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you have a few hundred people invited to your reception, it\u2019s key to have more than one area for your guests to get food and drinks. This wedding\u2019s cocktail hour was split between Indian food and other tables for cheeses, fruits, etc. Nobody had to wait in line, and all guests could happily eat and drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indian weddings require guests to have full bellies ALL THE TIME. That\u2019s Indian wedding 101, duh! They did an excellent job of keeping guests full and providing extra snacks in between events and in the welcome box.
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