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Indian
Wedding Services in Canada: For South Asians, Indians and
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Indians,
South Asians and others in Canada are increasingly
looking to add distinct ethnic touch and flavors
to their weddings. In this section of GaramChai.com,
we present you a comprehensive listing of wedding
planners, service providers and others in Canada.
For such service providers in the US and North
Amercia, visit GaramChai.com's
main Wedding services section.
Wedding
Planners // DJ,
Photographers and others
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Wedding
& Event Planners
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Indian
Wedding Services
- Tel: (416) 725 7051 or
Email
Indian Wedding Services in Canada
- Phone: (604) 351-9488 or
Email
Dr.
Freedom and Leela
Lead
traditional Sikh weddings with a bilingual touch in
English. and Punjabi. Based in Vancouver, BC Canada; Telephone: (604)759-0989
Email:
Dr. Freedom and Leela
Mybindi.com
- North America's largest South Asian
Wedding services provider.
Email:info@mybindi.com
Magical Moments
-Specializes in organizing all types of events; including
showers, parties, business conferences and receptions.
Location: Suite 1016, 500 Murray Ross Parkway,Toronto,
ON M3J-2Z3. Contact :(416) 739-9051 or Email:inquiries@mmoments.ca
Mahurat
Promotions, Toronto, Canada: Providing professional
dancers, singers, models, DJ's for pageants, weddings,
corporate events and all occasions. Meenu Narwani(Director)
e-mail:
mahurat1@hotmail.com
Subhvivaah.com
- A marriage web-site exclusively devoted
to Indian brides and grooms. Email:info@subhvivaah.com
Suhaag
'The Shaadi Depot' -
A House of traditional wedding
accessories. Loccation: 1154, Albion Road, Etobicoke,
ON. Toll free phone : 1- 866- 740- 4511 or email :
sales@suhaagindia.com
Samuna
- a small firm of Event Planning Professionals specializing
in the planning and management of events. They provide
solutions to your event planning challenges, enhance
and plan for every aspect of your event.
Wedding
Guru - a team that brings professionalism,
passion, creativity, and a unique international flair
to the art of planning a wedding. Location :752 Yonge
Street, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2B6. Phone:
416.920.2444,email
inquiries@weddingguru.com.
Wedding
Cakes
Essence Cakes offers Eggless cakes for weddings
and engagements. Our cakes are always fresh. We are
located in Brampton, and serve the Greater Toronto Area.
Contact us today for cakes that capture the essence
of your events. Contact : Rose. Phone: 416 821 6924
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DJ,
Photographers and others
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DJs
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DJ
Jiten-Specializes
in live- Old School, 80's, Funk, RnB, Reggae, Hip-Hop,
Classic House- as well as Hindi and Bhangra. Phone:
(416)-991-7205 or email
contact@dj-jiten.com
DIGITAL
DJs
One of Toronto Fastest Growing DJ companies catering
to Indo, Canadian, American, Fuzion weddings of Mixed
Cultures... from DESI to MIXED DESI Weddings... Mainstream
Top 40, Bollywood, Latino, R&B, hip Hop, Reggae,
Dance, Disco... whatever you can think of to play at
your Event!! Phone: 416-996-2328 or Email: djarif@djarif.com
First
Class Entertainment
Specializes in East Indian, West Indian and Mixed marriages.
"Our specialty is, Bhangra, Hindi remixes, Soca,
& House music". Contact :(416)-854-4150/(416)-617-9287
or Email :fce@rogers.com
New
Culture DJ Services-Professional
and dedicated Wedding DJ Services for the discerning
couple. Contact: Neil Vaid; Phone: 416-357-2900 or Email:
info@newculture.ca
Sunshine
Entertainment Inc
811 Constellation Drive,
Mississauga, ON L5R 2V6
Tel. : 905-282-0655
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Photographers
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Alfa
Weddings.com
Email:shany@alfaweddings.com
Phone :(416)-631-6982
Andrew
Adams Photography
Email:info@andrewadamsphotography.com
Phone:(416)-599-3662
Babylon
Productions
Video & Photography Services based in Toronto, Canada.
Email:info@videobabylon.ca
Phone & Fax: (416) 663-4784
IMAGES
- the photo people
Jessie Dillon is the only east Indian photographer in
the GTA area who is educated/trained and certified by
ADOBE and NYIP as a fully digital photographer. Services
offered include but not limited to traditional and contemporary
style wedding coverage, customized modeling portfolios,
social/corporate events & portraiture. Digital photo
makeover and restoration is a speciality. Email:info@imagesthephotopeople.com
or Phone: Toll free (866) 449 - 4404
Mansa Photography - Studio: 2733 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Unit 112, Toronto - M8V 1G9
Contact: Phone: 416-268-3150 or Toll Free: 1-877-420-0934 or
E-mail
:manpreet@mansaphotography.com
Musaniphoto.com
- Romantic, elegant and contemporary wedding photography
accross Canada and USA by Phil Musani. "Willing
to travel anywhere in North America". Email
:phil@musaniphoto.com
or Phone :(780)-405-3870.
Nisha
Photography -Specializes
in providing all types of photography services to the
South Asian community in Vancouver BC area. We photograph
weddings, family portraits, children, fashion, glamour,
maternal, seniors and etc.
Contact: Nisha Kalsi ; E-Mail:
nisha@nishaphotography.com
or Ph: (604) 773-7376
Nasir Studio - Specializes in wedding, indoor/outdoor
parties, birthday and all occassions.
3001, Finch Ave., West, No.603
North York ON
Phone : (416) 742-5020
Ranjit: RB Photography.ca - Special $999 - Complete wedding package with 40 page Digital Storybook album and enlargements. If you are looking for a photographer who will capture the beauty of your special day with vibrant, colourful images that explode with character and emotions, you've come to the right place! With our magical and stunning photos, we can create an album that will bring back happy memories every time you look at it. We help you customize your own package to suit your budget. Call today to get the best service that you deserve... Ranjit
Contact: 416-821-0474 or 905-453-7818 (Brampton/Mississauga/GTA) or info@rbphotography.ca
Sundip Video & Photography - Specializes
in wedding, birthday, anniversary and all parties photography.
DJ service also available. Phone:(647) 294-4948
Video
Chakra - With Video Chakra you have the opportunity
to get involved in video productions, with limitless
customization. Contact Phone #: 416 573 4221 or E Mail:
info@thechakra.ca
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Other
Services
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Accu
Prints-
Specializes in elegant collection of traditional and
contemporary invitaions in every price range for weddings,
engagements and all other occassions. Location: 151
Esna Park Drive,Unit # 24.Markham, ON L3R 3B1. Phone
(905) 479-5177 or Email:
info@accuprintscanada.com
Asiyans
- 3601, Lawrence Avenue, East, Unit 23, Scarborough,
ON. Phone: 416-438-6568.
Bombay
Fashion - All kinds of Jewellery, children clothing
and much more. Location: 1610 B, Gerrad Street, E,
Toronto,
ON M4L 2A5. Phone :416-466-6185
Chunri
Creations - Specialist in Lehnga choli,
sarees, suit dupatta, pure woo shawls, pashmina shawls,
artificial jewellery, all kinds of accessories, men's
wear (sherwanis, kurta pajama). Location: 80 Pertosa
Dr, No 12, Brampton ON, L6X 5E9, Phone : 905-453-6600.
Contact:Pinki Gulati/Madhu Gulati.
Chandan
Fashion Centre Inc. -Specialized in Wedding Lehengas,
Bridal Suits, Heavy Wedding Sarees, Gents Sherwanis
& Jodhpuri Suits, Gents 3 pcs. Kurta – Pyjama –
Stols, Turbans, Shoes. Also we have Reception Sarees
& Lehengas, Regular Salwar Kameez, Trouser &
Lehenga South & North Indian Sarees. All kind of
Material for making Suits and much more. All Types of
Wedding Jewellery. Location: 1439 Gerrard Street East,
Toronto, ON. M4L 1Z5. Contact - Jatinder Pal Singh (Kuki),
Phone 416 – 462 - 0277 or E-mail Sanjeev_modella@hotmail.com
Design
Hut - Punjabi Suits, Lehngas, Sarees, Sequence
dresses, children clothing, Silver and custom jewellery,
sherwanis, kurta pajamas, pathani suits, jharoka's &
pictures (Traditional Indian Art). Location : 2575 Steeles
Ave, East, Unit11, Brampton, ON. E-mail : p_malik@hotmail.com
Fine
Fabrics - Specialist in Lehnga Choli, Salwar Suits,
Sarees, Artificial Jewellery etc. Location: 2655, Islington
Ave., Rexdale. Phone : 416-740-3729.
Guru Productions-
Specializes in providing the best in sound and light
for special occasion. "Serving customers across
Canada, we cater to upscale events; from corporate functions
to weddings and everything in between."Located
at Brampton, Ontario. Phone : (416)-569-9463 or Email:info@guruproductions.ca
GNS Party Rentals- A full service rental
company dedicated to providing quality equipment at
an affordable price. They provide a vast array of products
ranging from tables, chairs, linen, dishes, glasses,
flatware, staging, tents and much more. We always keep
on adding the newest and latest items to our inventory.
Location:1782A Midland Ave.
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Banquet
Halls
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Chandni
Banquet Hall
125 Chrysler Drive,
Brampton, ON L6S 6L1
Phone : 905-458-8888
Grand Taj Banquet & Convention Centre
6915, Dixie Road, Unit#20
Mississauga, ON L5T2G2
Phone : (905)-670-8313
Payal
Banquets & Convention Center
3410 Semenyk Court,
Mississauga, Ontario, L5C 4P9
Phone:(905) 281-8800
Royal Banquet Hall
185 Statesman Dr,
Mississauga,Ontario L5S 1X4
Phone:(905) 564-7895
Royal Paan Home 7136 Airport Rd Mississauga
Phone: (905)-673-7226
Sangam
Banquet Hall 6991 Millcreek Dr # 3,
Mississauga,Ontario L5N 6B9
Phone:(905) 821-9688
Sagan
(Convention Centre & Banquet Hall) 7180 Edwards Blvd (Derry & Hurontario st)
Mississauga, ON L5S1Z1
Tel: (905) 670 5220
Taj
Banquet Hall 4611 Steeles Ave West,
Toronto, M9L 1X2 Ontario
Phone:(416) 742-9787
Westwood
Banquet Hall
289 Rutherford Road South
Brampton, Ontario
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Interesting
article on Wedding and Trends
The
great Indian wedding tamasha - by
Jasmeen Dugal
Unorganised
for decades, the wedding industry is finally getting
its act together — a trend that is reflected in
the plethora of wedding exhibitions like ‘Celebrating
Vivaha’, ‘Bride and Groom’, and ‘Bridal
Asia’. “The wedding business is a lucrative
business, especially in India where marriages are the
most awaited event in anyone's life. In India, people
don’t think twice before spending on marriages.
There is a lot of money involved in a wedding; right
from the shagun to the reception, a wedding is a big
celebration where families spend huge amounts of money
on the decor, apparels and accessories. The wedding
industry in India is worth Rs 50 billion, and is currently
growing at a rate of 25–30 per cent,” says
Divya Gurwara, CEO, Bridal Asia
Bridal Asia 2005 will
showcase 85 participants and will encompass categories
like bridal apparel, accessories (jewellery, bags and
watches) and assortments like chocolates, and will showcase
the collections of renowned Pakistani designers. In
addition, this year’s show also brings in Patchi
chocolates from Lebanon and jewellery from Thailand.
“Bridal Asia started off with 40 participants in
1999, had 75 participants in 2002 and this year the
number has risen to 85, with an increase in the number
of participants from Pakistan and Bangladesh,”
says Gurware
It’s not just wedding
exhibitions but there has been a spurt of wedding planners
too. And now a wedding mall. Says Kolkata-based wedding
planner Damini Kapur, “Many working, urban couples
– who previously thought they would be able to
organise their own weddings – are now realising
that they simply do not have the time or proficiency
to do so. This is especially so as the big day approaches,
when such details as the sending out invitations, floral
decorations, food, etc all demand attention at once.
That is why a wedding planner is gaining importance.”
Real estate developer
Omaxe is setting up India’s first wedding mall
in Delhi. Spread over 1,75,000 sq ft, the estimated
Rs 70-crore mall will be a one-stop shop catering to
all wedding-related needs from wedding planners, honeymoon
tour operators, marriage bureaus, trousseau and footwear
designers, jewellery brands, footwear, apparel, F&B,
entertainment provisions, henna, floral arrangement,
card designers to beauty and slimming centres. The niche
mall aims to take away the hassles of frequent market
visits by providing complimentary products under one
roof.
The ripple effect of
the wedding industry boom is been felt elsewhere too.
Couples are living out incredible fantasies when it
comes to their wedding venues. Setting the precedent
are celebrity weddings like that of actor Raveena Tandon
who made headlines with a pricey nuptial in Udaipur.
Her wedding was held at Jag Mandir Palace which stands
in the centre of Pichola Lake, Udaipur. “I love
Udaipur, with its beautiful lakes and palaces. The place
is so charming that I could not think of any other place
as my marriage venue,” says the actress. Actor-turned-director
Pooja Bhatt wed at a Shiva temple in Goa, and frolicked
on the beaches thereafter; in keeping with her casual
image, she wore a white linen skirt with a blue top
and hubby Munna wore a simple churidar-kurta.
However,
if wedding planners are to be believed, an exotic wedding
locale is no longer an A-list fixation; it’s fast
becoming a middle-class reality. “More and more
people from the upper middle class bracket are approaching
us to organise destination weddings; the only difference
is that the middle class set are selective on services
as they have budget constraints, whereas the A-list
go all the way,” confirms Sunny Singh, director,
Wedding Blitz, a Mumbai-based wedding solutions company.
“We have organised destination weddings in Mussoorie,
Jaipur and Udaipur and have recently got a requirement
for Dubai. Contrary to the misconception, it is not
just affluent people from the metros who approach us
for destination weddings; a lot of our clients are from
smaller towns like Ludhiana,” says Vikaas Gutgutia,
managing director of FnP Events.
Have money, will spend
With the trend toward more elaborate weddings these
days, the Indian wedding industry is on a high. Wedding
planners, hired for Rs 35,000, transformed 22-year-old
Nisha Sarin’s sangeet venue (a farmhouse in Delhi)
into a Rajasthani village – for a staggering price
of Rs 35 lakh. The music, especially composed for the
occasion, entertained the guests while folk artists
performed traditional dances. Keeping the theme in view,
the guests had been requested to dress in Rajasthani
gear, and the bride-to-be looked radiant in a designer
lehenga and coordinated jewellery custom-made for the
sangeet – for a sum of Rs 7 lakh.
“The themes may span from being purely floral for
low budgets to havelis, Mughal palaces and even drapes
with ethnic fabric like zardosi, brocade or jamawar
for relaxed budgets. Our complete services range from
Rs 20 lakh upwards,” says Gutgutia.
There are cheaper options too. Dia Nag, director of
a small-scale event organiser, provides a complete wedding
package for a quarter of the market rate. The package
includes wedding cards, decorations, catering and a
rented room at the local community centre. And instead
of lobsters you’re likely to have chicken satay
for dinner. “The profit may not be big, but the
volume is good,” she says.
Saying it with flowers
Fashion house Valaya recently joined hands with FnP
to launch their new label of luxury flowers, Valaya
FnP Fleur at their flagship store in Delhi. “We
have tied up with designer JJ Valaya to provide luxury
flowers. As a special service, Valaya FnP Fleur will
regularly fly in leading international floral designers
to design and showcase commissioned lines of floral
art. We have received a tremendous response and most
orders are custom-made for theme weddings,” says
Gutgutia. “In October, we are launching a wedding
company restricted to the elite set in the Capital.”
Even though the wedding business fails to throw up clear
figures, it is an industry on an upswing. Only a few
years ago, wedding planners were unheard of in India,
but today the percentage of couples using planners indicates
that that trend has changed. “Everyone makes money.
It goes right down to the grassroot level. The artisans
make money; the services industry makes money; and the
client saves money. People feel wedding planners are
costly but, in fact, approaching us makes financial
sense. Since we give the vendors regular business, they
give us better prices, so in spite of our commission,
the client ends up paying less,” explains wedding
planner Gaurav Kapur.
Originally publised in
Indiatimes.com
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