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The Modern Desi Kitchen Wedding Registry from Bed Bath & Beyond

Hello my engaged lovelies! Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime? Wedding planning, trousseau, shaadi, marriage, life, kids, house, car, babies. It’s overwhelming and wonderful and beautiful. You know what we forgot though? The wedding registry! Yes, the wedding registry. It’s the...

The Top 7 Wedding Registries We LOVE- In Store & Online

Just engaged?! Congrats my lovely. Your life is about to change forever. I'm sure you already know that. But what you probably don't know, is that in the midst of all the chaotic planning, budgeting, and negotiating (with family, not vendors), you haven't thought much of your wedding...

5 Controversial Conversations We're Having Because of the Royal Wedding

Meghan and Prince Harry are hands-down one of the most appealing couples to come from royalty. They exude perfection, yet they seem just enough like real human beings to whom we can relate. Everything about their planning is fodder for big conversations, ones that we may not normally talk about...

An Indian Bride's Second Marriage

When it comes to your second marriage, especially as an Indian, there are plenty of taboos you're breaking. Especially when you have a child. That is why we love this Indian wedding from jewelry brand, Tanishq. Okay sure, they're advertising their jewelry, but they're also advertising the...

Why You Don't Need a Professional Wedding Photographer

Recently I read articles about how you don't really need a professional wedding photographer for your wedding. Or sometimes you can skip any sort of professional vendor at your wedding (planner, florist, baker, videographer...). The recommendation is thatIf you want to save a lot of money, use a...

A Video Interview with The Big Fat Indian Wedding

Have you ever wondered what we do here at The Big Fat Indian Wedding? And what inspires us to share and talk weddings all day?! Here's an interview with founder Preeti, talking about weddings, submissions, and our vendor guide. Thank you to Red Book members Mario and Fran Productions for...

California Wine Country Indian Wedding Inspiration {The Meritage}

Ohh we have inspiration in store for you today! Working together with our Red Book Preferred Vendor Guide Members, we created a series of interviews, styled shoots and more. Inspired by the saptapadi (the seven steps), our video series is The 7 Steps of South Asian {Wine Country} Wedding...

This Week on Instagram: Crystals to Tulle

Hello lovelies! Welcome to our first edition of This Week on Instagram. We have a problem, like a major problem. We are addicted to Instagram. And I'm pretty sure you are too. To fuel our insta love, each week we'll bring you the prettiest, most on fleek wedding pics from our Red Book preferred...

Why You Need to be WARY of Wedding Budget Tools

We all know The Knot. The massive industry wedding inspiration, planning, everything website for brides and friends and maybe grooms. They have planning tools and checklists and an extensive vendor database (which costs a lot of money for a vendor to advertise by the way). The are a lot of...

Luxury Wedding Trends for 2017

I'm so excited to have Kylie Carlson, of International Academy of Wedding & Event Planning, be a guest writer and give us the scoop on wedding trends for this year. Thanks Preeti! There is so much to look forward to in 2017 luxury weddings. We are looking forward to witnessing how it is applied...

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