Henna Cake

 
 
 


I was sent these cake photos by one of our Henna Artists, Sandy Patangay from HennaStudio, Inc. She is excellent and this design by her was made into a cake by one of my favorite NYC bakers...Cake Studio NYC.

I guess this email was met to be as I was walking down Park Ave. yesterday and who do I see.... Duff from Ace of Cakes!!! Love him!

July 4th and 5th Wedding

We were lucky enough to work with this amazing couple, Praju and Vatsal, for their three day wedding in Long Island.
The couple lives in Manhattan and we worked with them for about 10 months on all of their events (Mehendi, Garba, Wedding and Reception).

Here are some photos of us and the lovely bride... again, how one planner gets so lucky with all beautiful brides, I have no idea but we are very thankful!


 

Mehendi Setup

 


SJS Staff (Shital) helping the bride with her Sari... thanks Shital!



 

Me with the Praju

 

The very cute couple on Mehendi Day

Garba Setup and decor.. the room looked so colorful

 


 


 

One of thier engagement shots in Jersey City with Manhattan behind them..


 

Guests who walked into the Garba Venue looking at photos of the couple.. love the photos!

More From San Antonio, TX

I got some more photos from this wedding.

The bride looked awesome and she was so relaxed for her mehendi event. We fly in the world famous Ekta Kansara from Detroit to do her mehendi. Loved it!

There are also some great Garba decor photos. The decor was amazing and all the colors were so pretty.

We really consider ourselves lucky as we get all the pretty brides.. Binita looked amazing for the Satak event in the pink outfit she had on!




 
 
 
 

 

San Antonio Wedding

 
 
 
 


These photos do not represent how beautiful the wedding was a couple of weeks ago.
With the 800+ guests in attendance, it was really busy and I did not get to take as many photos. I want to take a moment and thank all the wonderful vendors that we worked with all week long to make this event possible. Melissa, the flowers looked great! The Grand Hyatt is by far one of the best hotels I have worked with. The staff is second to none.

Enjoy these and more to come.

"Maid" of Honor

Hi Sonal,

I just came across your website and wish I had done so months ago! I just finished helping my sister with her wedding and the entire experience has made me want to elope!!!! There are so many details and, although I thought I was fully capable of handling them all myself, when it came time for the wedding, I was a mess. Although things turned out relatively well, I was very sad (although I didn't show it) that I missed so many precious moments (including the entire cocktail reception) because I was too busy running around making sure everything was in order (Dj had the right order, music, slideshow, speeches). Now I understand why people hire you! So that they can actually ENJOY the wedding themselves!!! I love my sister and was more than happy to do this for her, but if I had to do things over, I would have insisted she hired a wedding planner...and after reviewing your work...I would have insisted she hired you!

If I am ever lucky enough to walk down the aisle...you're hired! I have read so much about you and the testimonials on your site show how much you care about your brides.

-Allison, a.k.a. "MAID" of Honor (now I know why they call it that!)

Steps for a Hindu Wedding

This list was made by one of our dear pandits... Pandit Sharma in Philly.
We get so many calls from couples where someone is non Indian about steps to the ceremony.. here it is..

1. Arrival of Baraat (Groom's Procession)
2. Chandlo Matli
3. Welcome Prayers By Priest
4. Var Puja by Mother of the Bride (Welcome Prayers for the groom)
5. Dulha Aagaman (Arrival of Groom)
6. Antarpat
7. Dulhan Aagaman (Arrival of Bride)
8. Jaimala (Exchanging of Garlands)
9. Madhuparka Vidhi (Nectar Offering)
10. Shuddhi (Purification) and Agni Puja (Prayers with Fire)
11. Paani Grahan
12. Hasta Milaap
13. Granthi Bandhan (Tying of Knots)
14. Mangal Phere (Circling of Sacred Fire)
15. Laja Hom (Bridge of Love)
16. Saptpadi (Seven Steps)
17. Ring Exchange
18. Sindoor & Mangal Sutra
19. Kansar Bhakshan (Exchange of Sweets)
20. Akhand Soubhagyawati (Blessings from Married Women)
21. Proclamation of Wedding & Blessings
22. Gath Chodi (Untie the knot)
23. Greetings and Announcment of the Newlywed

Pakistani Weddings

I just got called by The Knot about Pakistani Weddings...
I was great to be able to explain how a modern Pakistani Bride can involve her traditions wedding values into a modern wedding.

I explained that at most Pakistani Weddings, the couples get married at home and not a venue. The groom goes to the bride's home.

I also explained how the bride and the grooms sit in separate rooms but the bride and add a spin on this and have bridesmaids that welcome the groom to the home. The bride can buy matching sari's and line up outside to greet the groom.

Also, at most Pakistani weddings if not all, there is no alcohol served. The bride can have some interestingly names mocktails... some of the couple's favorite juices or flavors.

A great question was, how does the bridal party walk down the aisle if the couple is getting married at home and in two separate rooms? That made me think and I remembered how 3 years ago we did introduce the bridal party at the reception. So, they still got a moment to sign and be designated as the bridal party but at the reception not the ceremony.

The food at a Pakistani wedding is also very important and has to be Halal.

They play games such as finding the ring in milk to see who rules the home and the groom paying to get his stolen shoes back.

Interesting conversation and questions I was asked. It comes as second nature to us knowing all this but great to know that the people at The Knot want to know too =)

Select Event Rentals = Sale, Sale, Sale

Everyone knows that I am the bargain shopper and when our friends at Select Event Rentals told me about this... we had to post it. They specialize in table decor, accessories, napkins, chair rentals..

Their showrooms are everywhere..



June 2009 - 1/2 Price Tablecloths

July 2009 - Napkins at No Charge When Rented with Guest Table Linens

August 2009 - 2 for 1 Base Plates (Yes, chargers)

September 2009 - All China Priced at Classic White Prices

October 2009 - All Specialty Linens and Sheers are $19.69 - prices are rolled back to 1969 pricing!

November 2009 - All Table Accessories are 50% Off

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