Thirty years ago, the majority of venues did not allow Indian weddings on property for two reasons: the open ceremony flame and outside catering. Today Indian weddings are one of the most sought after niche markets by hotels, resorts, … Continue reading Venue Topline Revenue vs. Bottomline Profit With Outside Catered Indian Weddings
Something you may not know about venues is that they track the booking window of events. The booking window is just how far in advance an event is booked. For most Indian weddings it’s between 10-12 months. This makes … Continue reading How Your Venue Booking Window Can Help You Reduce Costs For Indian Weddings
In Hinduism, women are considered embodiments of the Goddess of Prosperity, Lakshmi. And rice is a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Thus, throughout the Hindu and Jain ceremonies, rice is used to symbolize the creation and retention of prosperity, wealth, … Continue reading The Importance of Rice at Indian Weddings
I was talking to Catering Manager last week who told me that since their property is about to start a renovation that would be complete in 10 months from now, so next April, they wanted to wait to market their … Continue reading How To Continue Closing Indian Weddings While Your Venue Is Going Through a Renovation.
Shocked and saddened this morning with the news that yet another world renowned icon’s life has ended of their own volition, I felt that saying something about this was important. {Successful Yet Suffering} I cannot imagine the immense pressure on … Continue reading Indian Weddings And Keeping Things in Perspective
So the vast majority of couples cater Indian food for the actual wedding and reception but there’s a growing trend towards opting for in-house for their sangeet. The sangeet is the night before the wedding – usually on a Friday … Continue reading New Trend: In-House Catering at Indian Weddings = Higher RevPAS
Indian weddings are kind of on two extremes when it comes to booking windows. The larger weddings with 300+ guests range from 10-12 months and smaller weddings with 150-250 guests range from 2-5 months. More about smaller Indian weddings below. … Continue reading Indian Wedding Booking Windows and Ideas for Promotions
