People want to feel normal again, they want to celebrate, connect & feel alive amidst an intimate gathering boasting of an exquisite setting. A pretty exclusive affaire, a room filled with only loved ones, giggling laughter and all the finest things in life!
The Westin Sohna Resort & Spa is a luxurious 5-star resort property spread over 37 acres of landscaped grounds offering spectacular views every way you look. With 97 rooms ranging from Premier Rooms and the Luxury Villas that overlook the lush green gardens to the presidential villa that comes with a private courtyard and a pool, letting you relax in the lap of ultimate luxury and comfort.
With a plethora of venues to choose from, you can truly get the best of both worlds from indoor to outdoor spaces.
The Westin Vatika Ballroom is the most apt venue for a Sangeet or Cocktail event. With ample space for a stage and backdrop boasting of double heighted ceilings, the ballroom is perfect for late night dancing soiree’s. Since the hotel is so widespread the distance between the venues is a little much but the overall look and feel of the hotel makes it feel very connected. Don’t forget to hire those extra golf carts for easy movement.
The Amphitheatre is a stunning masterpiece and the best place to have your pheras. Located centrally on the property and overlooking the grand staircase, it makes any moment look magical to say the least. With lush green lawns everywhere you see, every corner of the Amphitheatre is a moment in itself. The lawns are massive enough to easily accommodate 500-600 people at one go.
Planning our first wedding at Westin initially came with a few hesitations, since we didn’t know how the property would coordinate with us and our guest’s requirements and demands. But, to our surprise, the entire process of planning the wedding there was so smooth that we never felt it was our first.
To welcome all the guests, a beautifully curated welcome hamper, welcome letters and itineraries were placed carefully in all the rooms so all the guests felt right at home from the very first moment. Planning this wedding amidst a pandemic, we welcomed everyone with a mandatory kit of sanitizer, mask and a little bag where one could keep their masks safe.
The Entire team at Westin Sohna was extremely cooperative, they emptied out Myra, which is a small ballroom near their entrance for us to set up our hospitality desk so all the guests could have a comfortable and pleasant check in experience with a welcome drink and aarti waiting for them. The hotel also gave us the adjacent conference room for us to set up a break area for the team and also to have our little setup to work out of, which made all the difference in easing out our work for the wedding, A must have for all wedding planners.
Just two minutes across the Myra lawns is the stunning Poolside that is perfect for a Mehendi or Haldi function offering a rich vibrant vibe during the day. It boasts of lush green lawns along the poolside that seem perfect for an outdoor function.
The prompt service of the golf carts to take the guests from one point to the other was extremely beneficial and time saving, considering the vastness of the property. Also, please do not forget to book rooms for the drivers. The same are available within 500 metres from the property.
We were always cautioned about the food. Everyone always had mixed reviews about the food at Westin. But to our surprise, it was the best ever. The chef was personally involved from the start and ensured flawless service too. A butler was dedicated to the Presidential Villa to make sure all the demands of the family were met.
Our overall experience of working with the team of Westin Sohna was extremely enjoyable and memorable. If you have any queries regarding planning a wedding at Westin Sohna, please get in touch with our team.
Our overall experience of working with the team of Westin Sohna was extremely enjoyable and memorable. If you have any queries regarding planning a wedding at Westin Sohna, please get in touch with our team.
Wedding Planning is an art of making the most beautiful day of a couple’s lives play out in the smoothest way possible, almost like the notes of a calming song! We personally believe in telling every love story in its own special and unique way.
A personalized way of distributing rose petals by placing them in cute little doilies hung from every person’s chair waiting to shower their love on the couple. Everyone attending the wedding becomes a part of the couple’s special day so, at DEI we try to make all our guests feel like they belong to the larger picture in making the special day all more special!
The 7 sacred vows displayed in cute little cards for everyone to read and understand the true meaning and essence of each of them.
And Yes, we make our tea and coffee stations also stand out from the rest. The addition of florals can enhance even the tiniest corners and give it a whole new identity and character.
We strongly believe that true beauty lies in the tiniest details and which is why we make sure we personalize every little detail for all our lovely couples. A Haldi favors station with specially curated potlis and pocket squares in the most colorful patterns and combinations automatically becoming a treat to everyone’s eyes.
From displaying decorative Mehendi cones to signify the importance of a Mehendi function to curating a special corner for guests to leave advice and wishes for the newlyweds. What better and unique way to display kaleere than on a cute little charpai.
A specially curated Save the Date for our very own DEI Bride.
White mogra, a gold thaali and the prettiest candles to match her aura & create the most beautiful personalized save the date! Why be the usual when you can be different.
Weddings are undoubtedly the biggest and happiest affairs among all celebrations. Especially for us Indians, it is a beautiful moment when two families come together in the happy union of the bride and groom. Every parent dreams of their child’s wedding the day he or she is born. However, many such dreams came to a standstill when the Coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020. Weddings became something one could only daydream of, or watch wistfully on a screen. Thankfully, with lockdowns opening up, we are slowly returning to life as it once used to be, albeit with a few changes. The dream of a beautiful wedding with celebrations and fanfare galore is once again a reality, as long as one is mindful of Covid19 safety norms, such as limited guests.
One such wedding we did during the pandemic was for Mugdha and Nipun, or what we like to call them #FindingNIMU, which was their creative and innovative hashtag.
Mugdha Agarwal and Nipun Garg’s was an arranged marriage but it was almost like a match made in heaven, considering how understanding and comfortable they were around each other. A happy go lucky bride, with the joy of life radiating from her face, Mugdha was an absolute delight to work with. And so, we made it our goal to plan the most organized and hassle-free wedding for her, which resonated with her vibrant personality.
The Agarwal family treated us like their own, extending the warmth of their hearts and trusting us fully with the whole process. For ages, a long-standing tradition in the family is that everyone who gets married has the entire wedding organized at home. And we thought, what better time to plan a wedding at home. And so, from the Mehendi, Bhaat, Haldi and Sangeet to the Wedding and Dinner, everything took place at the house, in the presence of loved ones who showered their blessings on the lovely couple.
Since all the families stayed in individual houses on the same plot, which were interconnected with courtyards, walkways and common interactive zones, the wedding became an even more intimate affair. This meant everyone could be part of all the functions easily once the fun stuff began.
The Mehendi was a morning affair with all the family members coming together in the massive central courtyard to dance along to their favourite tunes in their best day wear. It was an occasion full of happy smiles and lovely times. This was followed by the most fun function of all, the Haldi, where all the family members got together to play with colours and haldi, almost like a mini version of Holi. The bride was the cynosure of all eyes, happily dancing to her favourite tunes and enjoying all the attention, love and blessings that was showered on her. This was a moment everyone, including us, will cherish for all times to come.
For the Sangeet & Cocktail night, the bride entered the venue, dancing energetically along with all her friends. A night of absolute merriment ensued, but in a musical manner! Everyone swayed and rocked to the soulful tunes of the music whilst enjoying the company of their loved ones, without a care in the world. The Sangeet night venue was the lawn of another family member’s house in the same plot. It was almost like having all the fun of a destination wedding from the comfort of one’s living rooms. By holding all functions in one place, the family saved precious time and enjoyed each other’s company at ease instead of spending it on travelling and organizing everything and solving last minute hassles at the venue.
The most special moment came when everyone got together post ceremony, to fly lanterns in the air, a majestic sight to witness in the company of all loved ones.
The Wedding was a splendid affair where everyone enjoyed the scrumptious, handcrafted delicacies and beverages by the always amazing Creative Cuisine Inc. The special occasion was attended by hyper excited families who rejoiced while witnessing the Bride and Groom’s union who were already lost in each other’s eyes. The bride then left her home during the Vidaai in the most unexpected way possible, dancing and laughing towards her happily ever after.
And this is how we managed to bring the “Big Fat Indian Wedding” alive from the comfortable homes of our guests, and if we can, so can you!
Photographer : Twogether Studios
Wedding Planning : Designer Events Inc.
Wedding Decor : Abhinav Bhagat
Caterer : Creative Cuisine Inc.
Make up : Pooja Rawat Artistry
Bridal Make up : Anu Kaushik
Musical Pheras : Hiral Khemani
Celebrity Artist : Suryaveer
Choreography : YSDC Wedding Choreography
A love that started in college, and travelled continents. From living in the same city to living in different countries. A love story going against the usual worldly belief of long-distance relationships not working out. Tanya and Anshuman absolutely made it work.
Both of them came back to Delhi to celebrate their love story with their nearest and dearest, in so to say the smallest and the most intimate wedding celebration (yes just 20 people). From a vibrant mehendi in their backyard where they have shared so many laughs and precious moments with their family to a subtle and classy wedding at The Oberoi, New Delhi. A fairytale truly having a super special place in our hearts.
The bride was certain that she didn’t want anything over the top, but she knew she wanted the décor simple with a lot of personalization and everything to have a touch of blue, being both of theirs most favourite colour.
The Mehendi was totally traditional, over flowing with yellow marigolds and white chrysanthemums, with touches of Blue and white ikat linen. We created a small and cozy bridal area for her mehendi and decorated her “BACHPAN” ka jhoola as a photo op. Since it was an afternoon mehendi, we planned a full-fledged Dilli ki chaat counter rather than the usual buffet spread.
The bar was surely the show stopper, wicker baskets with genda drops made the façade and a menu was personalized with cocktails which Tanya & Anshuman had shared over many of their dates. But what took our heart away was, Anshuman being so cute and taking care of Tanya, feeding her and sitting right next to her all through out when she was putting Mehendi.
The wedding was held two days later at the terrace of Oberoi New Delhi, oh! A breathtaking sight. The center of attraction was our all-white mandap with pink florals, a backdrop for the couple and the leave a wish corner which was a walk through their journey over the years. Tanya and Anshuman danced on a thousand years sung live by the very Talented – Stavya Kalia – the performer for the night, leaving all of us awe struck. Their families were not behind, and also planned a surprise dance for both of them leaving both of them teary eyed. Aren’t weddings such a heart touching occasion, where every emotion is lived and loved. The cherry on the cake was, a candid speech by Anshuman for Tanya, little did we ever feel it first hand – the raw ones are the most real ones. Words, which would have maybe made a little less sense if they had been scripted or pre-prepared for. But this was straight from the heart, and we all couldn’t help but fall in love with the both of them again.
Oh! Did we tell you, we had precisely 20 guests attending this wedding? Tanya and Anshuman wanted to be over cautious about the safety and only invited their super close family & friends. The terrace had so many pillars, that it was a challenge to fit all the pieces of décor together to make it look as one. But alas, that’s what experience makes us do, fit the right pieces at the right places to make it the most perfect setting to get married.
As Anshuman stood by the mandap, Tanya walked to “Main Nachdi Phira” with happiness shining through her eyes and the most adorable smile. The guests cheering for both and tossing rose petals from their personalized doileys hanging from their respective chairs as both exchanged rings & Jaimala just as the sun set. The most beautiful moment preserved for a lifetime.
The guests danced the night away and wholeheartedly enjoyed the delicacies made by the talented team at the Oberoi. And trust us when we say, the Oberoi Terrace looks absolutely stunning at night, as though you are amidst the twinkling stars right in the middle of the sky, with candles just enhancing the beauty of this dreamy setting, if only you are able to keep them lit throughout the windy night. It’s just as if the wind wanted to be a part of the exquisite night and stopped the candles from shining their true light. But, at the end of a stormy night comes a beautiful sunrise and that’s the happiness we truly strive for! A night to remember for generations to come!
Photographer : Rohit Lal & Rahul Lal Photography
Wedding Venue : The Oberoi, New delhi
The Bride & Groom wore : Anita Dongre
Wedding Planning & Décor : Designer Events Inc.
A sudden lockdown imposed in 2020, showed us a side of weddings, we couldn’t have imagined in a world like India. In a land of big fat Indian weddings, the guest list was restricted to only 50. And we saw so many weddings happening with this guest list, a statistic data we would surely want to divulge into. Questions like how do we even choose the fifty and plan an intimate wedding had been buzzing through our phones over and over again. Being boutique wedding planners & décor designers, we have always emphasized on the importance of cherishing the big day with the most important people.
Pre-Covid, we wouldn’t take projects of more than 300 people and now the government decides this number for us till we don’t know when. But is it fair enough to term it as a modern take to the Indian wedding or is it a forced mindset for the Indians to be accepting rules? We have always instituted that every person who has made the effort of coming to your wedding should be made to feel special just as the bride and groom are. As wedding planners, we are so involved with the bride and groom and their families, that we often forget to plan for the people who are attending the wedding. But with us, choosing to always concentrate on the smaller numbers, we have designed a way of super personalising every aspect of the wedding not only for the bride and groom but for every person attending the wedding, after all, in the land of ours, we truly believe in Athithi Devo Bhava – “guest is god”. It is an honour, when someone accepts the invite and comes to attend the wedding, then why not also put an equal amount of thought for that very person. Why have a guest list when you can’t even recall the names of the people you have called.? To us, intimate means magic, and it truly translates to a day filled with love and a treasure of memories waiting to unfold. Intimate weddings or rather Micro weddings also allow us to hyper personalise every detail. A sit-down dinner with your loved ones, speeches by your best friends and the first dance where everyone can’t take their eyes off the couple are truly sights, we have seen in weddings with a confined guest list. Taking inspiration from the western weddings, when have we ever seen a crowd and yet every wedding is so pristine and beautiful. We aren’t sure, this restriction will be an eye opener for Indians or just a forced law to trim their guest list.
A marriage between two souls should be experienced by people who truly matter to the two families. Every person present there having shared memorable moments with the bride & groom. The reason for destination weddings are so beautiful and soulful, is primarily a selective guest list which in turn allows you to choose the best exotic locations.
The Modern Wedding does see some new additions surely, a sanitizer in your fancy clutch and a fashionable mask to match your outfit. We are still getting used to this New Normal. Rules might have changed, but our dreams haven’t. Even with Budget cuts, couples still dream of fresh red roses hanging from the beautiful mandap under the moonlight. The only alternation that is needed is the change of thought and a solution will be right there across the lane, and if you don’t get it there – we are always here to solve the impossible. Seeing so many happily afters during lockdown, the faith in us was reborn. Hope floats above all and love conquers all are our takes from the year which was deemed to have been the most devastated. Last minute weddings to intimate destination weddings to home weddings, 2020 saw it all. It was a year, of living weddings the old-world style where people mattered a lot more than the entire satire, where food was selected keeping in mind the choices of people and not just a mere menu flaunting 1000 dishes, where we still resort to our mothers’ wardrobe to find the most suitable wedding lehenga, where the union of two souls was far more precious than throwing away money on concepts people would forget when they go back home. So, just like we have since the beginning of our inception, we shall continue to dedicate all our years to celebrate love and curate Soulful Weddings. Weddings which withstand the test of time, weddings where we know everything is just right, weddings which are meant to be and based on just true love. So, we would rephrase it to not call it a modern take on weddings but rather to celebrate a day which is just about you and has your loved ones around to fill your heart with memories to cherish for a lifetime. Here’s to living love stories and celebrating true love with every wedding.
A story, a journey, a meant to be, a wedding which was destined. From exchanging glances for the first time at a US Airport to deciding to spend a lifetime together, this story is their forever. Aakanksha & Sidhant dated for five years before deciding to spend their lives together.
To connect every thread of their story, our design inspiration for this wedding was a Royal Palace where you are the queen to your king. After stumbling upon so many ideas, the story of a Rajasthani Darbar hall stuck with us.
It is a place where food connected & comforted the souls of royalty, a place where love was spoken in different languages and still felt united. And so, we knew this would be the perfect setup to this story.
Our idea was getting our vision on paper, collecting essentials and drawing up a mood board from our daily inspiration. We wanted to create a day so magical and a night which will be remembered for generations to come. From brass elements, red roses, Rajnigandha, and a lot of Thikri work – our design revolved around a royal setting in a modern world. We wanted every element that would be visible to every person at a heritage palace to be a part of this special day of their union.
Wedding Planning & Decor : Designer Events Inc.
Wedding venue : ITC Grand Bharat
The Bride wore : Asiana Couture
Makeup : Leena Bhushan, Meera Sakhrani
Photography : Naman Verma, Udit Chetal
Every Wedding is a story and this is about a girl named Tanya! There was a need for home weddings post covid and the world was forced to choose it. But this story is not about a covid dictated wedding, but about a girl who wanted to live through her childhood on her wedding.
When we met Tanya, the only thing she knew was – she wanted the Mehendi to be something that was reminiscent of her childhood. She wanted everything to remind her of the cheerful laughter, the joyful conversations, her innocence, her transition into a young woman and her journey as she got ready to take steps into her new life. The venue for the Mehendi was already decided, it was a lawn at a five star hotel.
On understanding Tanya’s vision, we decided to convince the family to plan the mehendi in their own garden where Tanya actually grew up.
The décor was mixed with a lot of blue and yellow. Blue being Tanya’s favorite and summers being her favorite season. The mood board was a perfect amalgamation of Tanya’s heartbeat spread on the canvas of their lawn like a rainbow to her sky. Just with a tiny twist of her colours being the choice of the rainbow.
The very place she learnt to walk, where she planted her first sapling (she still recalls as magic), where she sipped lemonade and finally cocktails with her cousins.
A place she called home in her heart. On sharing this idea with Tanya, her eyes sparkled and that is exactly how it was supposed to be. Tanya was always a happy child as narrated to us by her parents, hence we decided to choose the happiest flower to adorn the décor – yellow genda.
We were also told about the tuberose essence being a prominent part of her childhood. So many of her friends would recollect how her home was filled with tube roses every time they visited. We took this as our cue and translated it to use a lot of Rajnigandha in the décor. And this is how we created her mehendi décor where every corner spoke to Tanya in its own way.
We decorated her childhood swing, a constant in that lawn to remind her that she shall never outgrow the affection of her first love. The trees in the lawn became strong warriors and protected our bride from the direct sunlight. The mehendi décor was infused with a lot of personal touches and a lot of detailing to plan something which felt just like pure love.
A day inspired by Tanya for Tanya with Tanya to create a story which felt just like home. A day she could merrily call her own.
The perfect blend of her favourite colours, the memories of her childhood so well lived and the closeness of all her loved ones right next to her made this Mehendi a spectacle to the eyes.
Even today, Tanya can beat anyone at a golgappa challenge and thus we decided to move away from the typical buffet setup we usually witness and have a Dilli-6 inspired chaat setup for lunch.
And so, It began with a girl named Tanya who had a dream for her special day and to make her dreams come to life was our vision. Here’s to living every day of this dreamy life trying to bring about a smile on the faces of our guests, a moment we treasure for years together.
Photographer : Rohit Lal & Rahul Lal Photography
Wedding Venue : Home Sweet Home
Wedding Planning & Décor : Designer Events Inc.