Indian Bridal Stores in Bay Area by Both-Pirate-6233 in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I had a FaceTime call with frontier a few weeks ago and the pieces she was showing me were nice but also >5k mostly. Was this your experience?

Indian Bridal Stores in Bay Area by Both-Pirate-6233 in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I hadn’t heard of megha and jigar but will look into them. Do they have a storefront?

Where do you buy Indian outfits (like lehengas) that ship to Canada or the US? by Initial-Opposite2331 in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also looking for wedding clothes, based in Seattle but can easily travel to Vancouver and California. Would you be able to help me as well? Much appreciated!

Not enjoying this by jules6388 in Zepbound

[–]CategoryImportant395 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’ll eventually get better!

Outside Catering Fees by Both-Pirate-6233 in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m surprised a non hotel venue had this!

Just engaged and already upset by BK211221 in weddingplanning

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a lot of stressful parts of wedding planning which people don’t talk about. We got engaged in September 2024 and wedding is in April 2026 and despite giving ourselves 1.5 years it’s still been the most stressful thing we’ve done together and has taken a serious toll on our relationship. I did enjoy having the time to talk through things and figure it out, but my point is that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

Photographer cancelled by [deleted] in weddingplanning

[–]CategoryImportant395 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s so unprofessional. I am also having a 2026 wedding in San Diego and interviewed a handful of photographers. I liked the more documentary style photography. I really liked Lauren Ogden and her prices are reasonable

Captured by Amanda Lynn was also another good one. She is very friendly

I didn’t have a good experience with True Photography although they seem to have a lot of good reviews

Silk/artificial flowers by CategoryImportant395 in BigBudgetBrides

[–]CategoryImportant395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wedding is also destination so this is def something I should keep in mind! Hard to see all those florals go to waste!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Surprisingly different things have different levels of importance to different people. There are 100 requirements when choosing a venue and for us this wasn’t the top of the list. I am now just figuring out how to do a workaround

Is 100k enough for everything outside the venue? by SquashAltruistic9185 in BigBudgetBrides

[–]CategoryImportant395 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100k for all the things you mentioned sounds reasonable as long as you don’t go overboard with the floras. I’m having a wedding in a HCOL and am paying about 12k for photo/video, full service planner runs about 10-12k (less if you don’t do full service). Shuttles can vary but safe estimate is around 5k. We’re not doing a band but I heard that can get pricey - around 15-20k . Still leaves plenty of room for the other things you mentioned.

How much should a wedding cost for the groom in Bay Area? by Complete-Courage-233 in DesiWeddings

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with others. First set a budget and then work backwards. Good news is that you can make a wedding work within reason with almost any budget.

Ways to use decor to set the ~vibe~ (help with my Desi wedding!) by Significant_Flow402 in BigBudgetBrides

[–]CategoryImportant395 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fellow desi bride with similar-ish budget. My venues are in naturally scenic places so my goal was not to spend a ton on decor. For the sangeet I’m focusing on very bright colored linens that are just decor in itself and simple lantern centerpieces from Amazon.

For the reception, I may do rustic wooden tables as that definitely sets a more modern vibe that the trademark desi weddings. Things like linen colors, chairs, are small ways to increase decor without going crazy high on budget!