advice from the biggest names in the trousseau and wedding planning culled from a new book to make your dday legendary want to plan your wed ding in style but dont know how fret not the recently launched the great indian wedding book by 100 communications incorporates ideas and tips from the countrys top trousseau and jewellery designers wedding planners and wedding photographers and cinematographers here are a few tips to help you plan your big daykeep it personal in earlier times families used to personally visit and invite guests to weddings as technology dominates todays lifestyle accompanied by a serious dearth of time the wedding invitations have gained significance as the first portrayal of the wedding and the accompanying gifts reflect the concern for the guests making them feel special this year hand embroidered silk boxes are in vogue which not only carry the invite but can also be used to store jewels or bangles by the guests later meaningful additions like layered effect a bow ribbon feather or a sparkling swarovski crystal make the invites even more attractive it is best to go traditional with gifts like condiments send the alltime beloved kesar kashmir kahva or cardamoms with these invites each invitation should be packaged in a way that it looks like an ingenious piece of art and makes the guests feel loved and ready to have a good time gurpinder balcon runs a firm that designs wedding invitesplan your shoot curated styled photo shoots are extremely in vogue and many couples are opting for specially stylized shoots akin to fashion shoots with a stylist set designer makeup artist and hairstylist to make their story eternal i recently did a gorgeous shoot for a young couple in udaipur inspired by the maharanis of yesteryears the bride wanted a quirky retake on royalty dressed in fun harem pants and a bold colorful jacket we recaptured the iconic basanti in the frame along with her fiance the couple should reserve some special time for their portrait shoot brides put so much effort planning the wedding but allocate such little time to capture and immortalize it even during the wedding specific time should be designated so that the photographer can capture the couple at their best usbased mili ghosh a wedding photographer and videographerbrides its okay to experiment red is a very debatable colour choice for a wedding outfit for the modern bride light hues like that of peach and smoked salmon find solace in a sareegown or a structured jacket and skirt combo the entire appeal always aims at making an everlasting statement on your big day our most adventurous wedding creation has been the gothic inspired outfit we fashioned for the avantikaimran khan wedding in phuket crafted out of black satin organza and net it was one of the most edgy and innovative trousseau creations the bride shouldnt weigh herself down with oodles of embroidery and embellishments the fabric has to be flowing and easy on her and the