Changing Indian wedding scene - From loud-n-lavish to up close and personal

Indian weddings are known to be a bizarre and lavish affair. With dream destination weddings are latest vogue, time is not far when they will be a passe.
Tired of opulent Indian weddings, brides and grooms prefer moving to a holiday spot with a selective guest list. Serene locales of Kasuali, silver-sand beaches of Goa or a farm house in a retro-rural setup make a few popular choice. The idea is, instead of spending fat amount on unending guest-list, why not enjoy every penny with up close and personal near and dear ones. Recently Kasauli, a renowned hill station in India witnessed a pompous wedding bash. A Delhi-based Sanwarian came all the way from to Kasauli with 250 affluent guests to get married. Entire Kasuali was booked to make guests comfortable. Indian wedding planner, Saguna Jain says, “People had enough of extravagant marriages. Escaping to an exotic destination with a caravan of up close and personal ones for solemnizing a wedding is the trend of the day.”
Ajit Tejpal of Kuoni Travel confirms, “Actually, some prefer wedding to be kept as a personal affair. So, taking niche crowd to regaling hotspot for a wedding is catching up.”
Once you book a hotel, just chill! While you take a stroll up and down the vales or enjoy a beach volley-ball, the hotel staff along with wedding planners take care of all arrangements: mehendi, catering, videography, parlour, entertainment of guest and even souvenirs for guest.
But don’t forget to fly with necessary traditional stuff like puja samagari. And, do take along your family pandit to the wedding trip.
Besides exotic hillocks of Kasauli, tranquil and relaxing lawns overlooking the seaside five star property of Goa is a rage. people go ga-ga over getting married amidst the best of nature. A decent gathering of 100 invitees amounts to INR 6-7 lakh for the grand five-star wedding coupled with refreshing holiday. Just a perfect deal!
Director of Wedding Planners Goa, Ranjan quips, “Goa is a hot wedding destination. Missing the natural beauty, lots of north-Indians come down to the city of sun-n-sand. As far as business is concerned, this season is happening and hectic.”