Goa- the Perfect Wedding Destination
From the very beginning we had our hearts set on Goa. We have such fabulous memories from trips to Goa with all our friends and it gives your guests a chance to make a mini vacation out of your wedding at the same time. In fact we attended several weddings in Goa and were even more convinced each time that this was the perfect destination for us.

Both our venues were magical, Montego Bay Beach Village and Marbela Beach. Having two venues at close proximity makes the process of shuttling guests a lot easier! Also we had a great team on Sound, Lights, Music, Make Up, Hair, Camera Crew- you name it. See my recommendations below!

A Festive beach-y theme
I guess we had what you could call "A Big Fat (Fairy Tale) Indian Beach Wedding!" So the entire theme - from the message in-a-bottle invitations to flip flops, hats and sarongs for everyone in baskets as they arrived at the mehendi- incorporated a festive but beach-y theme. Marry Me- The Wedding Planners and Designwalla's (a fantastic design outfit based out of Delhi) worked together to create magical little touches like a beach-inspired M&N wedding logo, a hand-fan with details of the wedding rituals, a welcome booklet with event information, thank you tags on our welcome gift baskets/survival kits and even photo op signs scattered around the venue!

The Wedding Planners
Having Marry Me- The Wedding Planners on board was by far the most amazing decision we ever made. Candice and Jarret spent months putting together every detail without ever once stressing us out or saying "No, it can't be done." When I walked into my mehendi I was blown away by how beautifully it had been all put together and it was very evidently a labour of love (same for the sangeet and reception.) The reason I would recommend Marry Me to every bride and all my yet-to-be-married friends is because everyone always tells you that weddings are stressful & traumatic to put together, but if you have planners with impeccable taste and excellent execution skills you will actually be able to thoroughly enjoy your own wedding like we did ours. Our planners were so well organized and in tune with our vision throughout that the whole process was a delight and I want to do it all over again!

Gift Registry
With so many things to keep track of on your wedding day, Wishberry.in was a major convenience. Since they centralize everything in one place, we didn't have to worry about keeping track of gifts or shipping boxes home to Mumbai from Goa. Our guests were able to easily contribute towards things they knew we would use, which I think was especially convenient for our guests from overseas. Now that the wedding is over, Wishberry also makes it easy to send out our thank you notes, as all gifts and contributions are clearly listed on our page.

Getting Married? I recommend reaching out to these highly talented people (and tell them I sent you!)

Marry Me- The Wedding Planners. +919820028800, info@marrymeweddings.in
Wedding Invitations & More, Designwallas (Stefan). +91 11 40682000, info@designwallas.com
Montego Bay Beach Village (Alvin)- +919822150847, info@montegobaygoa.com
Sound & Light (Shaan) aka DJ FatBat - +919820723554, sb.elements@gmail.com
one of my closest friends in Mumbai and an excellent DJ!
Make- up (Ambareen Yusuf) - +919820998938, ambereen01@hotmail.com
Hair, Smashh The Salon (Sushil Charles) - +91 22 26488095/7, smashhthesalon@gmail.com
Mehendi (Simran) - +919763815971
Photographer, Tree Media & Extensions (Rahul) - +919833694352, treestok@gmail.com
Videographer Paper Tiger (Sunil & Ashley) - +919619888456/+919833311347, ashley@papertiger.cc
DJ Aqeel as our wedding gift played for our sangeet and rocked it! He is fabulous and can be contacted on 9892685336 (Tarun) or info@djaqeel.com

Photographs courtesy : Rahul de Cunha, +919833694352, treestok@gmail.com