Few Do's & Don'ts! Organizing A Wedding

• Planning of wedding is a tough task. There are numerous things that you need to take care of to successfully pull off the event. Let us take a look at some of the prominent do’s and don’ts of organizing a wedding and arranging for a wedding supplier.

 

          Do's:

• Decide the budget. Take it into account the financial support you are going to get from your family members & friends. 

• Next decide on the kind of wedding. Whether you would like to tie the nuptial in traditional way or would like to go with an exciting theme or destination wedding.

•  Make list of guests. Cross check the list along with family member to make sure you have not missed any one.

•  Book a venue according to the number of guests. Make sure the venue is comfortable to reach for both parties. If you have made staying arrangement for the guests then it would be better if the venue is nearby. It will save time and transportation cost.

• Next comes giving orders for wedding invitation cards. You can get it from local shop in the city. If you are looking for variety then opt for online Indian wedding card stores. 

 

•  Next come vendor and suppliers. Make a list of vendors & suppliers needed for marriage.

•  Ask friends, relatives and acquaintances to furnish names of some good vendors. You can also take help of social networking sites like Facebook and Orkut to get hold of some reliable vendors. You can also check in local newspapers.

•  Short list 3 to 5 suppliers for the job then fix an appointment with them. A face to face meeting will better then a telephonic conversation or email. In person meeting will help you to better explain your needs and see how they can fulfill it.

•  Keep a record of the wedding suppliers you met. Make it a point to note down how you felt after meeting them. You can write positive and negative points of each of them. It will make the selection process easy. Also ask them to give a quote. 

• Once you feel that you have fond the suitable wedding vendor then go ahead and get into a return contract. 

• On the wedding day there are numerous task, so decide in advance what work you will allot to whom, don’t take everything on yourself.

• Appoint someone with good interpersonal skills as the head. It would be his job to ensure that everyone is doing their job correctly.

      Don’ts:

• Don’t trust anyone blindly. When it comes to vendors always make it a point to do thorough background check. Ask for references. A good suppliers will happily give you contact of his loyal customers.

• Don’t hire suppliers who exceed your budget.

•  Don’t be impatient and jump on the first option that comes on the way. If you like some vendor but he is not agreeing on your terms and condition then don’t worry, and let him go. Keep searching till you come across a good vendor.

• Don’t sign the contract in a hurry. Take your own time, do some market research, read testimonials and check quote, if you find all the these reasonable and most importantly it is within your budget then only think about getting into a contract.

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Most Celebrated Tradition Of Hindu wedding cards

The Hindu weddings are absolutely unique in many aspects as compared to any other religion in the world, and same is the case with Hindu wedding cards. While most of other religions ignore the fact that a wedding card is the representative of their culture and religions, Hindu families have always been considering the invitation cards highly sacred and auspicious. The first invitation is always sent to the highly worshipped god Ganesha, who is an elephant-headed god of wealth and wisdom. It is believed that after receiving invitation, lord Ganesha comes to the home of hosting family and stays there for more than a week, till the all events and programs get complete without any trouble. The first invited gets a special place on each printed invitation through his sacred worship mantras and a fascinating image on the front page, in most of the cards.

The traditional types of wedding cards are the most popular in Hindu families, which carry an impression of their culture and beliefs. Especially, the handcrafted cards are highly preferred, considering their personalized layout and design. In most of the wealthy families, the wedding card is distributed coupled with a small pack of sweets to spread cheers among friends and family members.

On the information front, these wedding cards somewhat similar to the cards of other parts of the world, containing detail like a wedding venue, family and profile of bride and groom etc. Some families also prefer to mention the names of their enterprises along with contact details to create a further impact. However, unlike the western cultured marriages, guests are not asked to carry cards along with them as an entry pass to the ceremonies. The family members of groom are invited with garland and tilak, which further enhances the uniqueness of this occasion.

However modern the society has become and whatever progress technology has made in the field of printing, still the scroll invitations are one of the most preferred invitations for marriage. Though modern means such as email, social networking sites, SMS and WhatsApp have to an extent helped people remind about the marriage but the invitations are still the most sought means of inviting guests. These alternate means or popularly called as secondary means are apt for the sake of reminders only and as the wedding cards are part of the tradition so these cannot be avoided in any marriage.

Also, with the new innovations in printing, the cards have not only become more affordable and bulk printing is ultra-affordable, these have also become too myriad in terms of color, design and patterns. Earlier when card printing was painstaking, these days it is all digital and multiple designed cards can be printed instantly. In addition to this, card printing has also taken a next step with the advent of digital printing and now these are more affordable than ever. Indian tradition and wedding cards have very close connection and this is the reason why these have only evolved to a better footing than fading in use.

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