Welcome to Mumbai Matrimony by iMarriages, a free matrimony portal for those living in Mumbai.
Mumbai being a dream city of India acts as a melting pot due to all of the migrants that relocate to the city for employment opportunities. Mumbai is the most populous city in India and the 4th most populous city in the world. People of various caste, religion, and region live together at this place. Thus, when we talk about having a matrimonial alliance in Mumbai, it's truly gone 'be a celebrated occasion.
So, let's discuss various aspects of organizing a wedding knot at this fabulous city.
When it comes to marriage, the first and foremost thing is the venue. During earlier times, people use to complete all the ceremonies at their house itself but nowadays the trends have been changed to have lavish venues with magnificent decorations.
Mumbai is a paradise of wedding venues large enough to cater any style, size, and budget. Whether you’re looking for a traditional banquet and community halls, grand 5-star hotels and ballrooms, outdoor lawns or beach facing gazebos this place has no shortage of wedding venues.
A wedding in Mumbai can range anywhere between Rs 2,50,000 (normally in a community or banquet hall) and go up to Rs 50 lakhs in a luxurious 5-star hotel or for a fancy lake side wedding. Here are some lists of venues:-
Renaissance (Powai), Novotel (Juhu), Juhu Hotel (Juhu), Dariya Mahal, Taj Mahal Palace – all are perfect for that beach look in your wedding.
Westin, Trident BKC, Sofitel, The Leela, ITC Grand Maratha, Grand Hyatt and Sahara Star- all fit for a big banquet style 5-star wedding.
Grand Sarovar Premier, Blue sea Banquets, All Seasons Banquets, Mayfair Banquets- good options for an average cost wedding.
Community halls- Juhu and Vile Parle areas have many Gujarati and Marwadi community halls, while South Indian community halls and temples are mostly located in Mahim and Chembur, while at Dadar you will find many well-known Maharashtrian community halls.
Shopping is another most important must to do for any kind of marriage. You can start with setting a realistic budget for your main wedding clothes and other trousseau items. For this, you first have to draw up a list of things that you want to purchase and then you can allocate your shopping budget accordingly. Three most important thing is your wedding trousseau, jewelry and, footwear.
In Mumbai with so many bridal wear designers, couture stores, and boutiques the choices are endless and one may confuse and end up in a mess. Whether you like your things high street or haute couture, custom made or part, it's important to have a good decision about the place of shopping. So here are some worth visiting places in Mumbai.
Most of the wedding shopping in Mumbai can be done from Juhu Tara Road, Santa Cruz (West), Colaba, Kemps Corner, Lokhandwala complex or Dadar. Here is a concise list of some stores.
Wedding Dresses
▪ Friendship Sarees at Santacruz
▪ Seasons at Santacruz
▪ Benzer at Breach Candy
▪ Aishwarya Design studio, linking road
▪ Silk India, Masid Galli, Dadar
▪ Ritu Kumar at Lower Parel
▪ Rohit Bal at Palladium, Lower Parel
▪ Satya Paul at Juhu Tara Road
For Footwear
▪ Metro
▪ City Walk
▪ Regal
▪ Hide Sign, Kemp road
▪ Pasta Lane, Colaba
▪ Cheemu
For Jewellery
▪ Tanishq at Linking Road
▪ Zaveri Bazar
▪ Amprapali at Oberoi Towers
▪ Naqsh at Panch Ratna, Opera House
▪ Anmol at Turner Road, Bandra
For that lifetime click, to remember that soulful moment you must need a good photographer to make it as lively as your relationship. He will seize such moments at the right time in the right frame. For this, a professional is needed who is well versed in all types of Indian weddings. So, just scroll down to find some of the best wedding photographers in Mumbai.
▪ Jitesh Studio, R.T. Road Mulund
▪ Rich Digital Color Labs, Ghatkopar
▪ Javed Sheikh Photography, Vasai West
▪ Nidhi Creations, S.V. Road, Borivali
▪ Shot Knot Films, Andheri West
▪ Clickpal Photography, Andheri West.
▪ Blue Star Studio, Malad East.
Finding a perfect makeup artist to reveal your best look on your big day is not an easy task. Every bride doesn't want to look too made up nor she wishes to be like all the others in the crowd. Therefore, to add that extra oooh factor to your look you need a great makeup artist, to enhance your natural beauty. Makeup is obviously the essential part of the wedding nowadays, and it all depends on the bridal makeup artist right? So, here is the list of best makeup artists in Mumbai.
▪ Ojas Rajani
▪ Recinda Martis
▪ Daniel Bauer
▪ Jharna Shah
▪ Shamita Gogia
▪ Amrita Shangvi
▪ Cherag Bamboat
▪ Nahush Pise
▪ Meghna Butani