Top 10 Planners in India
Indian weddings are held on a scale that most of the rest of the world doesn't attempt. They last for three days, have guest lists that span continents, and involve entire palaces being rented out for four days at a time. Seven-course dinners are prepared for five hundred people and have to be served like a live performance. The ten planners on this list have built their careers on managing this level of organisation while maintaining a personal touch. Some have backgrounds in computer engineering, film production or hospitality dynasties spanning several generations, while others have built their reputation on a single mother's vision or a shared belief that a wedding should reflect the family behind it rather than the planner who organised it. Operating everywhere from Rajasthan's heritage palaces and Goa's beaches to Mumbai's ballrooms and beyond, these ten planners are shaping some of the country's most talked-about celebrations.
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Shaadi Squad
Tina Tharwani and her team established Shaadi Squad drawing on their background in film production, a foundation that continues to influence the way the studio operates today. "Years on film sets taught us to stay calm amid chaos, think on our feet and pull together a hundred moving parts without anyone noticing the effort behind it," she says. Almost eleven years later, what began "almost organically, without a grand plan" has grown into one of Mumbai's most recognised event planning studios.
The studio's philosophy centres on genuine understanding: "the more we understand our clients, the better we can create something that truly feels like them." One of Shaadi Squad's most notable projects was the wedding of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma in Tuscany. Tina says this early booking "put Shaadi Squad on the map", but what she remembers most isn't the scale: "despite the scale and attention around it, the wedding remained incredibly rooted in the couple and what mattered to them." Her advice to couples currently planning their weddings is straightforward: "give yourselves the space to experience the process... your wedding should feel like your story, not a collection of everything you happened to see online."
KKings Weddings & Events
Monil Nimesh Shah founded KKings Weddings & Events in 2014, having been drawn into the industry by "the combination of people, scale, creativity, and the sheer unpredictability of it." His philosophy is deliberately simple: "the wedding should feel like the people getting married, not like the planner."
One of his most memorable projects was Nikhil and Elizabeth's wedding at The Oberoi Udaivilas, which brought together Indian and English traditions over the course of three days for guests from India, the UK, the US and Dubai. This included a seven-course dinner for over 500 people, which required the food, service, speeches and entertainment to come together as if they were part of a performance. His advice to couples starting to plan their wedding is straightforward: "don't start with Instagram and Pinterest; start with the basics: your guest list, your budget and your priorities." His dream venue would be the pyramids of Egypt, a place he would want to "use intelligently, to let the pyramids and the history of the place do some of the work rather than covering it up with production."
A New Knot
Ketan Sawant and Nitya Bagri Arya founded A New Knot in 2014 based on the idea that a wedding should reflect the family it belongs to rather than the planner who organised it. Twelve years and a team of more than forty later, they have planned celebrations across fourteen Indian cities and more than fifteen destinations abroad. "What drew us in was never the spectacle," they say. "It was watching a mother finally sit down at her daughter's sangeet because she trusted that everything was handled."
Their process starts with questions rather than a set style: "what does your grandmother love? What song does this family dance to? What do you want your guests to feel on the drive home? The design follows the answers." One wedding in Udaipur stood out to them, not for its size, but for its focus: ensuring that the bride's grandmother could travel comfortably to attend the wedding "without her feeling like a logistical problem." They advise couples to decide on a feeling before a look: "when couples begin with a mood board, they can spend months chasing an aesthetic and second-guessing their choices... but when they begin with a feeling, the decisions become remarkably instinctive."
Balaji Affairs
Dhruv Singh trained as a computer engineer before joining his mother's vision of building luxury weddings in India, a shift that's now defined nearly eight years of his career at BALAJI AFFAIRS. His first project, a royal destination wedding in Rajasthan, gave him the confidence "that we could create something truly special for couples and their families."
The studio's philosophy is clear: "quality over quantity." One of his most memorable weddings brought together an American bride from a Christian background and a groom from an Iyer family. The celebrations spanned a mehndi ceremony, a jungle-themed sangeet, a traditional Iyer ceremony, a polo experience, a Sufi night and a Christian ceremony finale. "It was more than just a wedding," he says. "It was a beautiful coming together of cultures, families, and people from across the world." His dream venue would be Villa d'Este on Lake Como, a place he associates with "timeless architecture, beautiful gardens, stunning views and an incredible sense of elegance."
Event Casa
Shobhit Jain founded Event Casa in 2017, building the studio around a conviction that he has held for over twelve years of his wedding planning career: "wedding planning transcends mere coordination; it is about crafting a masterpiece that mirrors the essence of the couple." "My journey began with enthusiasm, creativity, and a commitment to excellence," he says of the studio's early days.
Based in Mumbai and specialising in Hindu weddings, Event Casa has built its reputation by blending tradition with contemporary execution, work that has earned recognition among the region's top wedding planners. Shobhit's vision for the studio continues to grow: "elevating its brand to unparalleled levels of quality and creativity, ensuring that each wedding they undertake is an enchanting and unforgettable experience."
Devika Narain & Company
Devika Narain has built her Mumbai-based studio around one simple passion: "at Devika Narain & Company, we absolutely love weddings." Her team designs everything from mandaps to florals and favors in-house, treating décor as something that should be "as unique as you are," rather than something picked from a catalogue.
"We understand a wedding is a lot more than just décor, and we're here to help you with that too," she says, describing a studio that is built around full creative execution rather than just event styling. She adds that every detail is "painstakingly handcrafted and perfected before we put it out for you to see," a philosophy that has led to the studio being involved in some of Mumbai's most photographed celebrations.
Motwane Entertainment & Weddings
Aditya Motwane has spent 25 years working in the wedding and events industry. He opened his own studio, Motwane Entertainment & Weddings, in 2013. "We do not work on a package basis," explains his team. "Each celebration is curated to meet the needs of the families."
Most of their weddings take place outside India, particularly in Europe. One such wedding was held in Monaco, where "the Place du Casino square was closed for the first time in history and it was breathtaking." The team's motivation after 25 years is simple: "the relationships that are built during the process are treasured for a lifetime." Their advice to couples currently planning is practical: "give yourself enough time and work within a budget that you know is comfortable."
The Wedding Design Company
Vandana Mohan founded Backstage Productions in 1989, the parent company behind what's now known as The Wedding Design Company. More than three decades later, WDC has become one of India's most recognised names in wedding design. It has shaped celebrations for high-profile couples such as Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. "We don't just decorate spaces," says the studio. "We build worlds."
For WDC, design is treated as the emotional centre of a wedding rather than a finishing touch: "if project management is the heartbeat of a wedding, design is its soul." The studio's philosophy centres on what they call "theatrical intimacy," creating spaces that are "grand enough to take your breath away, yet personal enough to feel like home." The studio also runs The Wedding Atelier, an annual trend showcase founded in 2012 to explore "the wedding of tomorrow."
Tamarind Global Weddings
With over 40 years' experience in the hospitality and travel industry, Tamarind Global Weddings has a logistical backbone that few competitors can match. "Having been in the hospitality and travel industry for over 40 years, Tamarind Global has unified its services under one roof so we can operate on a turnkey basis for our clients," says the team, "and so you have a single point of contact for the entire wedding."
Their approach begins well before any design discussions take place: "before a single flower is chosen or a theme is discussed, your aspirations lay the cornerstone of our planning approach." The team fittingly describes itself as something that keeps growing: "Tamarind Global Weddings is like a fully-bloomed tree with branches that extend our endless services." Their work regularly spans India, the Middle East, Europe and beyond, and is built around thoughtful creativity and what they call "many personalized details."
Elite Wedding Planner
Since 2011, Sujay Pathak, Ruchita Pathak and Aloha Mehta have run Elite Wedding Planner together, planning and producing more than 220 weddings across Udaipur, Goa, Jaipur, Dubai and Thailand. "One of us is personally at every wedding," say the founders. "You will never be handed to a junior team."
They maintain a transparent business model: "one flat fee, vendors bill you directly, zero markups." The team's focus is divided according to their strengths: Sujay oversees planning and production standards, Ruchita leads on design and hospitality, and Aloha manages detail control and guest flow. However, the promise to couples remains unified: "if you want it extraordinary, we'll make it happen."
Palaces in Rajasthan are rented out in their entirety for four days; seven-course dinners are prepared for five hundred guests; and weddings unfold across three continents before the first toast is raised. India's wedding planning industry operates on a scale that would overwhelm almost anyone else, and the ten studios on this list have each found their own way to make that scale feel personal rather than like a production line. Some came from backgrounds in film, computer engineering or hospitality before ever working on a wedding, while others built their businesses from nothing more than a single family's trust and grew from there. What they all have in common is a refusal to let the size of an Indian wedding overshadow the people at the heart of it. Whether the celebration takes place in a heritage palace, a beach resort or somewhere entirely unexpected, these ten planners know how to make it all come together seamlessly. You can get to know wedding planners from across India on Wezoree and reach out to them directly to start the conversation.
