Bengali Weddings are known for their traditional appeal, and that reflects in their wedding decor. Vivid colours, motif work in decorative fabric, handicrafts from the artisans of Bengal, and more leaves its eternal mark on Bengali Wedding Decor.
Be Venue Wise
You have got the perfect mood board for the wedding decor, but what’s gonna hold all of that together? Yes, the location, be extra mindful before locking the deposit on your wedding venue. Here is a small checklist that will take you a long way to while picking your wedding venue.
- Indoor or outdoor: Well, that depends a lot on the number of guest you will be hosting on the Big Day. For a 1000 people gathering you might want to go for an outdoor set up. For a 200-500 people guest list a specious indoor setting is a good pick.
- Weather- Is it a monsoon wedding? are your sure you want to reach the alter all drenched? NO, right? so, while booking wedding venue take the weather in consideration. Skip outdoors, during monsoon, summer wedding unless your decorator can give you a no flaw plan to avoid the mishaps.
- Lights.Camera.Wedding: Best photographer hired, best script for wedding video written, but wait, is your wedding venue going to compliment your wedding story or complicate? Even the best of indoor lighting will fail to give you the desired outcome if the venue you have picked is not well lit, shabby indoor lighting is going to be a joy kill for
Enclosed Venue
It is advised to book an old zamindar building style enclosure for the marriage day, as it brings out the culture and tradition according to the customers performed during the Bengali wedding! Most of the old buildings have an inner encircling porch where the ‘mandap’ can be set. It provides an ultimate frame to capture.
Open air ground
It is recommended that you go to an open ground venue for the reception where the special duo can sit on the stage with the grand view of guests and decorations. It will be a perfect frame for the photographers to capture group photographs.
Pick the correct Flower from the garden!
The essential thing about wedding decoration is flowers. Flowers are the most promising ingredient of a wedding. It is vital to choose the right flowers.
➔ You may go for the best traditional look with only yellow and orange marigolds. Marigolds have been the traditional flower in Bengali weddings for decades now. Marigolds are always budget-friendly and widely available in the morning Mallik Ghat flower market.
➔ You may also go for the flower of love – rose. Combine any two contrasting colours of roses for decorations.
➔ Orchids are also the new trending flower in Bengali wedding decorations. Preferably combine magenta and white orchids or blue and white orchids. It can be a colour coordinated theme wedding!
➔ Go for fresh flowers! It is easier to arrange for a whole lot of marigolds. Be it the wedding arch, entrance tunnel or ‘mandap’; you have the freedom to decorate with hanging marigold balls, rows of marigold strings or curtains of marigold.
Impressive Entrance
As well all know that the first impression is the last impression! Here are a few points to keep in mind while decorating the perfect entrance of your wedding venue.
● Introduce the Couple
Be very creative with the display of the couple’s name.
➔ You may use a blackboard stand with drawings and designs, or
➔ you may go for a made-up Scrabble piece.
➔ To keep it simple, you may go for a beautifully flower decorated nameplate.
● The Wedding Arch
Let the bride and groom walk in through a majestic wedding arch followed by a decorated tunnel. The arch or the gate can be decorated with two contrast colours of cloth or artwork with wood or thermocol. The best is to decorate with artificial flowers.
The tunnel can be decorated with any one of the following or a mixture of all-
➔ Curtain of flowers
➔ A canopy of dry or artificial tree branches with hanging crystal or glass balls
➔ a curtain of fairy lights
➔ a canopy of flowers, branches and bells with flowing ribbons.
➔ The tunnel can also be bordered with lamps or small fountains.
The perfect ‘Mandap’
This is the crucial part where the entire wedding ceremony will take place. The most important thing to keep in mind while decorating and putting up the mandap is ‘space’.
Keep an ample amount of space for ‘mala bodol’ (exchange of garlands), ‘saat paak’ (7 rounds of vows) and of course for the photographers. Always keep space for the photographer and priest to adjust so that you do not regret later on for missing or photobombed snaps!
3 points to note for instructing the right perfect ‘Mandap’
➔ The roof of the mandap must have a white surface for the flashlight to bounce properly.
➔ The backdrop of the bride and groom must have a curtain of fairy lights (preferably yellow lights) for a bokeh effect in photos which brings out candid couple photos of the entire ceremony.
➔ There must be a separate space arranged to safely keep the essentials of the ceremony so that it does not cause a shortage of space for the photographers, couple, priest and parents.
Staging a Grand Reception
Wedding reception decorations require a maximum emphasis on the sitting arrangement of the newlywed couple and the backdrop. It is preferred to go for an elevated stage with stairs. The sofa for the bride and groom can be of a vintage style to provide a royal touch to the couple shoots. The stage must have enough space for a big group of relatives to stand and click group photographs.
The backdrop must not have multi-coloured lights flashing as it disturbs the photographs. Preferably a single colour light would do or a curtain of fairy lights. The cloths used at the backdrop must not be too bright or fluorescent. The matte cloth is suitable with proper lights. Colours like bright green or orange can be avoided.
The all-purpose fairy lights!
Keep adding fairy lights all around the open or black spaces. Fairy lights never fail. Just make sure that it is one colour or two contrasting colours.
Photo Booth
The concept of a photo booth is on the top trending decor for any wedding, reception, haldi, mehendi or sangeet!
Choose from the numerous designs provided by the wedding decorator. Put in huge photo frames or a decorated retro cycle or a decorated rickshaw etc. Pinterest up your ideas.
Hosting your Guests
There must be enough provision of seats for the guests. Make sure that a comfortable sitting arrangement is made for the elderly. There must be chairs arranged at a proper distance surrounding the ‘mandap’ so that the guests can get a clear view of the ceremony. Always try to cover the chairs as it looks tidy.
Food court!
The tastiest part of the wedding! The food arrangement is the fundamental point of a full-fledged wedding! The dining area where the guests will be fed must be highly hygienic. There must be caterer attendees roaming around to offer help to the guests and do regular cleaning of the space.
The food stalls must have a Non-veg side and a veg side well segregated.
It is advisable not to place the snacks and drinks stall at the entrance of the wedding area. It disturbs the balance of the event decor. Hence, all the food arrangement must be in one space with proper segregation.
A buffet system is preferable as there are more socializing and open choices with less wastage of food. The food court must have ample amount of tables and chairs for the guests.
Blog Editor: Poulami
