Destination Weddings in Sri Lanka

If you're looking for a unique way to say "I do" while surrounded by your closest friends and family members, a destination wedding in a romantically exotic locale is ideal. Having a destination wedding allows you to exchange vows in a stunning paradise. Whether you envision your ceremony on a white-sand beach, overlooking gorgeous mountain ranges or in a beautiful garden, the options for destination wedding locations are as limitless as your imagination. Destination weddings allow couples to have intimate celebrations with just a few guests or a larger wedding with as many as 200 friends and family members.

A destination wedding allows your guests to relax and visit with you leisurely in the perfect setting over three or four days. Your guests will warmly remember your wedding for years to come. Destination weddings are typically less expensive for couples than traditional celebrations. Guests usually pay for their own travel and accommodations, leaving the bride and groom only responsible for the cost of the ceremony, reception and their own travel costs. Destination weddings can be as lavish or simple as you desire and there are endless options to fit all budgets, from a luxurious reception in a ballroom to a casual beach party.

Sri Lanka is a fast growing paradise for young couples and those young at heart to celebrate their weddings, anniversaries and honeymoon. A paradise island with, a perfect beach, or a mountain range with a river side or a beautiful garden it has all the convenient spots if you are looking for ideal destination wedding in Asia. With exquisite comforts and an astounding tropical backdrop Srilanka is one of the most romantic places to make the best day of your lives a dream come true. Sri Lanka has been named among the top five destinations in Kuoni's annual poll of where UK and North American customers want to spend their holidays .Sri Lanka also retained the number one destination for weddings, according to the report. Whether you plan an intimate gathering or a large lavish banquet, you can have all your requirements.

While a destination wedding is a unique alternative to a traditional wedding, it is most successful when planned by an expert, as destination weddings require considerable planning and research. We work with all Hotels, Resorts and Villas to plan weddings for non Sri Lankans who wish to have their destination weddings planned in this Paradise Isle.

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Typical Srilankan Tamil Wedding Day

The main wedding day is like a typical Srilankan Tamil wedding and almost closer to the South-Indian Tamil weddings. The Bride wears a bright-red 'koorai' sari with heavily pleated pattern and a blouse embroidered in gold. The veil is put over her head and wrapped around her shoulders in such a way that her face is not hidden. The 'koorai' sari is the most elaborate attire the bride will wear. The Groom wears a traditional pattu vaetti and a white silk shirt with a turban. As a custom, the bride's younger brother will be the mappillai-tholan.He is like an escort for both Bride & Groom in the occasion of the marriage.

Mappilai Tholan escorts the groom to the hall in his wedding attire and is seated throughout the wedding ceremony. The bride is brought in after the “Rakshabhandanam” of the groom. This is when the veil plays its part; the bride and groom are not supposed to see each other during the ceremony until the bride goes in to change her “koorai”, which is handed by the groom himself to her. The ceremony is always held at the girl’s side because the groom comes over to the bride’s place to marry her in front of relatives and friends and ceremoniously takes her away. He sits, passes the “koorai” to her, telling her to tie the sari which he has gifted and when she comes back to the manavarai, he stands, respecting her and giving her the status of a wife, by tying the kodi and Thirumangalyam around her neck. This is when the veil is removed and he sees his glowing bride, now his wife. She then stands, and garlands her husband, in a symbol of respect and he while seated, garlands her to symbolize unity.

Hindu marriage symbolizes not only the wedding bond between a man and a woman, but it also symbolizes mutual love, care, affection, understanding, commitment, sacrifice, companionship, dedication and surrender by both the partners. Each and every ritual associated with the marriage has a meaning. One of such ritual is tying of "mangalyam" The groom ties the "mangalyam" around the bride’s neck with three knots, each knot representing three different aspects – the first knot represents her respect towards her husband; the second knot represents the respect towards his parents and her parents; and the third knot represents the respect to the God. It is not only the yellow thread or the gold chain that has the significance, but also the bond between two hearts and the protection assured by each other. Thaali contain Sivalingam on one side and Soolam with Thiruneeru on other side, but for Amman thali it contains Amman Logo. On either side of the Thaali, there are two coins with Goddess Lakshmi engraved on it, but nowadays old type of English coin is used for it.

Legend says that thaali was actually a tiger tooth that was tied around the bride’s neck by the bridegroom as a gift. The bridegroom himself defeats the tiger without any weapon and brings the tooth to tie in his girl’s neck as a token of bravery and courage, symbolizing that he can protect his wife throughout his lifetime from evils. Mangalyam holds a special place for married women, especially in the Tamil culture. When it is tied around her neck, it promotes her as a wife who looks after the welfare of a family. It is considered as one of the most important ornaments in a married woman’s life, which remains in her neck throughout her lifetime. All married women worship their mangalyam by keeping kumkum (holy red powder) on it and perform “Sumangali Poojai” for the long-life of their husbands. At the end of the evening, a procession escorts the couple to the wedding car and throws flower petals on the couple.

Manavarai (The Hindu Wedding Platform)

The Hindu wedding setting is quite unique, and most of the wedding the centre stage called Manavarai (the Hindu Wedding stage).Manavarai, where the bride and groom sites during the rituals. In the marriage ceremony, the bride and groom represent the Goddess Parvathi and the Lord Shiva, so they sit on the Manavarai which is elevated above the guests. The ceremonial area is holy ground; marriage is a step in the spiritual evolution of the human soul and for this ceremony heavenly hosts Shiva, Parvathi, Agni (the sacred fire) and the spirits of the ancestors are invoked as witnesses and sponsors. These Manavarai’s are comes in different shapes and styles but they represent the Hindu culture and traditions.

Here you can see some of the beautiful Manavarais from Vismaya Events & Entertainment.

If you want to Book their Beautiful  Manavarai, you can reach them in Srilanka:

Vismaya Events & Entertainment

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Srilanka.

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Wedding Planner

A wedding planner is a professional who assists with the design, planning and management of a client's wedding. Weddings are significant events in people's lives and as such, couples are often willing to spend considerable sums of money to ensure that their weddings are well-organized. Wedding planners are often used by couples who work long hours and have little spare time available for sourcing and managing wedding venues and wedding suppliers.Professional wedding planners are based worldwide but the industry is largest in the USA, the UK and Western Europe. Various wedding planning courses are available to those who wish to pursue the career. Planners generally charge either a percentage of the total wedding cost or a flat fee.

Planners are also popular with couples planning a destination wedding, where the documentation and paperwork can be complicated. Any country where a wedding is held requires different procedures depending on the nationality of each the bride and the groom. Some countries instead have agreements and the couple can get their No Impediment forms from their local registrar and have it translated by the consulate in the country of the wedding. A local wedding planner can take care of the different procedures.

The services of a wedding planner can include:

Interviewing the couple and the parents to identify their needs.

Budget preparation.

Planning detailed checklist (from about a year in advance to a few days after the wedding).

Attendee list preparation.

Identification of event venues (hotels, wedding manor etc.)

Identifying and hiring of wedding professionals and service providers (caterers, photographers, videographers, beautician, florists, bakers etc.), and preparation and execution of contracts.

Procurement of customized decorations such as a journey map

Coordination of deliveries/services on the wedding day.

Have a back-up plan in the event of a disaster.

Assist and prepare legal documentation and translations - especially for destination weddings.

Many planners also run their own wedding blog to help provide inspiration and creativity.In order to become a successful wedding planner, one must be highly self-motivated since it is their responsibility to build a client list and contact people to make a name in the market as well as beat competition. It is also important to make people comfortable and being able to reassure them that they have put the planning of their life’s biggest day in safe hands.