A large part of our work is planning weddings for couples and families who don't live in India — settled in the US, UK, Canada, Gulf and beyond, marrying back home in Rajasthan. The distance changes how planning works, but it shouldn't change the outcome. Here's how we make it work.
1. Everything Starts on Video, Not In Person
The first several calls — understanding your vision, guest count, budget and must-haves — happen over video, scheduled around your time zone rather than ours. Most couples we work with are 80–90% planned before they ever set foot in Rajasthan.
2. Virtual Venue Walk-Throughs
We record and share detailed venue walk-through videos — courtyards, mandap spots, guest seating areas, lighting at different times of day — so you can shortlist and decide without flying in for a site visit. Final in-person confirmation, if you want it, can happen on your one trip before the wedding.
3. Vendor Payments & Currency
We handle vendor negotiation and payment scheduling in INR on your behalf, with a clear written summary of what's been paid and what's due — so you're not managing multiple international transfers to different vendors yourself.
What to Ask Any Planner About Payments
- Is the planning fee separate from vendor costs, in writing?
- Who holds vendor deposits, and what happens if a date changes?
- Can you get itemised receipts for every payment made on your behalf?
4. Guest Travel & Stay Logistics
Many of your guests will be flying in too — from other cities in India, or other countries entirely. We block hotel rooms in advance, arrange airport transfers, and send a simple guest-facing itinerary so nobody arrives unsure of what's happening when.
"The goal is that your first trip back to Rajasthan for the wedding feels like arriving to a celebration that's already built — not one you still need to assemble."
5. Rituals & Family Coordination Across Distance
We coordinate directly with pandits, purohits or priests ahead of time on rituals, muhurat timing and requirements, and loop in family members already in India to handle anything that truly needs a local, in-person hand — so nothing falls through the cracks between continents.
6. Your One Trip Before the Wedding
Most NRI couples plan a single trip to Rajasthan 1–2 weeks before the wedding — for final fittings, tastings, and walking the venue in person. By that point, every major decision has already been made remotely, so this trip is about confirmation and celebration, not last-minute scrambling.
