 "Weddings have always been important in our country. But they are getting bigger and glitzier.")
Marketing professional Rahul Wahi is taking two months off from work to plan his wedding in November in New Delhi. He and his fiancée Kanika, an interior designer, are “micro-managing” as they plan to invite 150 friends and relatives for the wedding that will have a qawwali night followed by cocktails.
The 2024 wedding season is shaping up to be one of the strongest, with a 20-25 per cent annual increase in bookings for services and venues, said Vikaas Gutgutia, founder and managing director of Ferns N Petals (FNP), which provides wedding services. Costs in 2024 are “undeniably higher than
