Wedding Guide Asia

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India has long been regarded as a treasure trove of rich culture and it remains one of the most colourful locations on the planet. No surprise then for this Bollywood-style wedding video from Keng’s Cinematography to be one of the coolest I’ve seen this year, and an instant favourite!

Video courtesy of WGA vendor Keng’s Cinematography.

The wedding was held at The Oberoi, one of the most luxurious hotels in New Delhi. Get this: the grandeur of the event made this the wedding of the year for Keng’s videographers!

Congratulations, Pooja and Karan! (more…)

Who doesn’t love a colourful, traditional Indian wedding? This wedding album shot by WGA vendor Crossroads rather makes me wanna say “Jai Ho!” ^_^

All pictures courtesy of Crossroads.

The childhood photographs on the walls are just darling!

This little girl’s all grown up now :’)

“With this thali, I thee wed…” Or something to that effect ;)

“Bommaayi… Bommaayi… oru umma umma… thaayen bommaayi…” (My doll, give me a kiss!)

Well, she is as pretty as a doll, wouldn’t you agree? (more…)

So I was racking my brain thinking – what should WGA do for Deepavali?! While having a brainstorming sesh with our editor Evanna last month, we thought we’d recap on our fave Indian Weddings (Aishwarya Rai, Vanisha Mittal, Liz Hurley etc) but then again that’s all kinda ‘old’ news. Then I had the bright idea (well, I seem to think so!) to showcase designer saris.

And what better source is there then the fashion bible that rules above all, Vogue. And guess what? It just so happens that the November issue for Vogue India is all about the Sari..!

Great minds think alike? Haha, again, I’d ‘like’ to think so. Happy Deepavali everyone! xx

Aamby Valley India Bridal Week 2010: Neeta Lulla

Neeta Lulla is well-known in India as a fashion stylist and costume designer. She’s also one of the prominent names to showcase at the Aamby Valley India Bridal Week in 2010, making the frontpage of Vogue India’s portal. For this fashion week, Neeta designed a collection that was inspired by the Nawabi ambience. It is “Bollywood glamour at its best”. Using rich fabrics such as silk, tulle, brocade, lace & velvet, these saris are set to dazzle and are perfect for the traditional bride or pre-wedding events such as mehendi & sangeet.

Love the textures & cut of these saris. Not only are they fit for the bride, but her entourage and guests as well. After all, Indian weddings are colourful affairs and everyone gets to look their best.

Where to buy? Try Avalon Saris online.

Aamby Valley India Bridal Week 2010: Manish Malhotra (more…)

To be honest, one of my favourite types of weddings are cultural ones because of the colour and vibrancy of it all. This is the first time we’ve showcased a Sri Lankan wedding on WGA and I am pleased to say it looks fab. Enjoy :)

Couple: Ganendra & Malini

Photographers: Grace & Andrew C from Stories by Integricity

Ceremony: Kalamandapam Hall, Brickfields

Malini looking beautiful in her sari…

A few words from Grace, one of the photographers: “When I first met Ganendra & Malini for the first time, they told me that they wanted to hire a photographer who could capture the moments and come up with creative shots. They said that they didn’t want a ‘traditional’ photographer for their wedding day. Of course, the difficult part was convincing their slightly more ‘traditional’ families that they are making the right decision. (more…)

As promised here is part 2 of photographer Andy Lim’s post! We continue to cover Davinder and Shahlini’s five-day wedding:

And it begins! Here are shots from the early morning. For the bride she’s busy getting ready and dressed into her traditional sari, while the baraatis (groom’s party) are received by the bride’s family at the entrance to the wedding venue. Here, the bride’s mother welcomes the groom by performing the aarti (traditional Indian welcome ritual with a lamp or diya placed on a thali) to welcome her son-in-law and places a tilak on his forehead.

What do Hindu and Chinese weddings have in common? Both seek consultation to find out which dates are considered the ‘best wedding days’ with the most ‘muhurta’ (auspicious timing). However in Hinduism, this is decided by the vedic calendar known as Panchang.

I wonder what happens if you have a Chinese/ Hindu marriage!

The last event for the day is the Saptapadi, which is considered the most important rite where the bride and groom recite specific vows that touch on love, respect, commitment, fidelity and their eternal union.

I think every religion and culture more or less say similar things. Just be good to your wife! And husband, hehe. (more…)