Colorful, vibrant and recherché are the splendors of the Indian wedding decorations.

Traditional Indian weddings are a grand affair. The planning for the grand day starts several days before the main wedding ceremony and lasts one week well after the wedding. The Indian wedding decorations are elaborately done with each day having a theme of its own.

The wedding functions are generally divided into three parts the pre wedding functions, main day functions and post wedding functions. All the wedding functions include the entire family, friends and relatives with a display of bright and colorful dresses. The bride and the groom are treated equally to that of a king and a queen. Showered with gifts, sweets and lots of attention they become the heart and soul of the wedding.

Wedding Day Decorations

The main wedding day is nothing less than a fairytale. The wedding ceremony can take place from a grand hotel to an outdoor location. The decorations vary from place to place. Yet some things form the basics of the Indian wedding decorations. The elaborate lighting, use of bright and colorful fragrant flowers, and the different hues of décor all combine together to make the wedding day grand in itself.

The main wedding rituals are performed in a mandap that is decorated with different types of flowers.

Modern Day Wedding Decorations

Today the Indian wedding decorations are generally theme based with a blend of Indian ethnicity, richness and a tinge of the western influence. The mandaps are decorated with a red colored cloth, as this color is considered to be auspicious for the wedding occasion. The flowers remain a very important part of the wedding decorations with roses, jasmine and other colors filling the ambience with its fragrance.

There is also an extensive use of decorative tents or shamianas that are especially rented for this occasion. These wedding tents also come in different wedding themes like bandhani print, Gujarati work and ethnic mirror work and satin cloth depending on the taste and theme of the wedding.

If one is going for an outdoors wedding then these shamianas form an excellent form of decorations. The complete wedding decoration is never complete without the red carpets spread out to welcome the guests in a royal way.

Wedding Decoration Colors

Colors play a very important role in the Indian wedding decorations. The two colors without which no Indian wedding is complete are red and gold. A combination of these two auspicious colors gives a grand look to the wedding decorations. Candles are also a very important part of the modern wedding decorations. Along with the lanterns and diyas, candles add a soft romantic glow to the whole setting.

So come and become a part of this beautiful Indian culture, tradition and custom and encompass the essence of the age-old cultures.