Entwined in Movie Magic by The Wedding Filmer

18 May

I was going to put up the Reception post today, but while I was going through my Facebook feed, this video caught my eye.

A creation of The Wedding Filmer, this video will tug at little strings in your heart you didn’t even know existed. It’s the trailer of a wedding video, of two sisters who got married on the same day. And how the story of their life led them to this – their wedding day.

I don’t want to give away any spoilers, so watch the video first. And keep some tissues in hand before you hit “play”.

Wait, do you have tissues in hand? I’m serious! You *will* cry.

Go on, get the tissues.

Done? Ok. Now you can watch.

Damn. I tear up every single time. Damn you, Vishal Punjabi! How do you make such tear-jerking bursting-at-the-seams-with-love wedding videos?

And this wedding video in particular – Entwined – is just so perfect. Firstly, imagine the amount of love between the two sisters. Two women, who are close to each other, and are getting married on the same day, would generally spell disaster. Would you want to share the limelight? But they both look beautiful. And just. so. happy.

And their husbands! So much love pouring out of the words they say. In every single magical scene of this wedding film.

And their father. Imagine the pain and joy he must have felt. Both his girls are getting married. And they’re both going away. On the same day. That could not have been easy.

And yes, Vishal Punjabi and his team at the Wedding Filmer – they’re magic makers. I think this film summarizes pretty much everything they’ve ever done right. You see how they select a song and then add meaning to it by adding scenes that go with the lyrics? And how the interviews they do show real behind-the-scenes emotions? And finally, they wrap it up neatly by not just showing you the events as they happened at the wedding, but also tie it back up with the love story of the bride and groom and the emotions flowing all over the wedding days. It’s all just so God damn perfect. And I’m sure it takes them weeks (or maybe even months) of hard work to put such amazing, gorgeous, heart-breaking (and may I add, award-winning) wedding films together. These guys put in the hard work, and it shows.

Here’s to many more beautiful Wedding Filmer videos – this is just the beginning.

You can find all about The Wedding Filmer on their website, and watch all their wedding film trailers on Vimeo. Cost of hiring The Wedding Filmer team begins at INR 5 lakh typically. If you give them your requirements, they will get back with a quote (the more detailed your explanation, the more accurate their quote will be – and they can even cut down the cost a bit by getting only the equipment that will be needed). Vishal is an absolute delight to talk to – he’s such a gentleman, a professional and absolutely great human being. If you can afford it, hire them without batting an eyelid. They will not disappoint you.

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The Ultimate Wedding Makeup Guide: Part 1

15 May

When I was researching makeup artists before my wedding, I wish someone had given me a guide on how to handle the whole Wedding Makeup situation. A lot of us are complete novices when it comes to makeup, and the only resource we have to learn all about it is Google. While there are plenty of makeup blogs out there (I highly recommend all brides learn the basics of makeup through these websites), I wanted a go-to guide tailor-made for brides, with pointers on how to navigate through the world of makeup artists and draping and facials.

Well, you know I won’t let you suffer the same fate as I did. So I put together everything I learnt from my own wedding, and did a very special guest post on IndianRoots.com - The Ultimate Wedding Makeup Guide: Pre-Wedding Homework. This is part 1 of the series.

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thedelhibride Asks…Meenakshi vs Ambika Artists

14 May

Sonal, a bride who is set to get married this December, sent in this query on which makeup artist to choose:

Meenakshi Dutt or Senior/junior artists of Ambika Pillai at Rajouri?

Blog readers, can you help her out? Any reviews, or if you’ve seen any brides with makeup done by any of these MUAs?

thedelhibells: Reception Preview

13 May

The Reception post will be up by the end of this week. In the meantime, I thought it was only fair to share some getting ready shots that were taken at the parlor. Click on the thumbnails to view in full screen:

 

Photographs by Tarun Chawla Photography

You can read the whole thedelhibells series here:

  1. Prologue
  2. Mata Ki Chowki
  3. Pre-Wedding Week
  4. Pre-Wedding Shoot
  5. Haldi
  6. Mehendi
  7. Sagan
  8. Sangeet
  9. Wedding
  10. Reception (coming up soon)

Trousseau Destination: JADE

7 May

JADE. The word makes me feel light-headed and dreamy. Because every time I hear it, I think of JADE, the store that I discovered shortly after my own wedding (my parents must be thanking their stars because if I had found it earlier, I would’ve spent what some might consider “a bomb” on my trousseau). And since I pinned that first JADE anarkali onto my Indian Suits board, I’ve been in constant love.

That’s the thing about JADE – constant. They’re consistently coming up with suit after suit that I absolutely love. And I am verrry picky like that. I’ll walk into one store and maybe like a single anarkali after rummaging through the entire place. So you can imagine my surprise when I couldn’t stop pinning pretty much every anarkali JADE put a picture of online. Could this be IT? The store I had always imagined, but never found? The place where I can walk in knowing I will be spoilt for choice?

To find the answer to my own question, I visited JADE this weekend. I was in Mumbai for a few days, and took along a few friends to see if JADE could live up to its reputation. Read on to find out if they did…

JADE by Monica & Karishma is located on Peddar Road in Mumbai, right next to Jaslok Hospital. I walked in with my friends, and after receiving a very warm welcome from the staff (one of whom turned out to be a college friend!) we entered the bridal lehenga section.

And just as I had imagined, I was spoilt for choice. There was lehenga after lehenga that I fell in love with, and I wanted to try on literally all of them! Which I kind of almost did.

The lehengas are, of course, priced upwards of 1 lakh (the average lehenga costs INR 2 – 2.5 lakh). And some of them are almost waist-breaking heavy – my friend and I found it hard to remain in a few for more than 10 minutes. But then again, these are Indian wedding lehengas – don’t a lot of brides anyway wear extremely heavy ones?

Leaving the weight aside, every single lehenga in there was beautiful. Many had heavy duty work on them (some would call it bling), but it was the most subtle and sophisticated bling I have ever laid my eyes upon. The colour palette of pale blues and blush pinks added a unique dimension to the whole collection – while the dense embroidery made them fit for a bride, the dreamy colours would ensure that the bride stood out amidst the wedding crowd.

Even the blouses were gorgeous, with an equally great range of colours and cuts – from a blush pink high collar one to a heavily embroidered white one with a boat neck cut.

Towards the end of my visit, there was very little I was left wanting for, except time. My friend and I were not able to try on many anarkalis, but we’ll keep that for another visit. In the meantime, feast your eyes on all the pretty clothes we tried. You will walk away in love. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

You can get in touch with JADE through phone (+91-22-23533635, +91-9833002000), email (jade@jadecouture.com) or head on over to their website. They’re constantly pinning the latest JADE designs on their Pinterest boards, but you’ll usually find them first on their Facebook page.

Photographer: Brian D’Costa

Models: Aastha Maheshwari & Yours Truly – thedelhibride!

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