Plan your wedding in India from abroad
If you live outside India and are marrying in Bangalore, Goa or Kerala, you should not have to take anyone's word for how the plan is going. Panigrahana plans the wedding and designs and builds its decor with its own teams in all three, with a weekly video check-in at a time set for your time zone and vendor payments itemised in your private portal. About 300 of Panigrahana's 500+ weddings since 2018 were for couples living abroad. Panigrahana's planning starts at ₹2 lakh per day for two events, and decor at ₹5 lakh, both plus GST.
By Panigrahana Weddings · Updated
What you can check from where you live
One team designs your decor, builds it and runs your plan, with weekly check-ins and vendor payments itemised in your private portal. That is what hand-holding looks like from another country: you can see how things stand without having to ask.
- You get a weekly video check-in with your planning team, at a time set for your time zone. Weekly updates and published meeting notes stay in your portal between calls.
- Your payment schedule is itemised by vendor: each amount, its due date and its paid date, as recorded by your planning team.
- Your portal lists the named people on your wedding and what each one handles.
- Our own carpenters, welders and florists build your decor from our production warehouses in Bangalore, Goa and Kerala, alongside our designers. Anything we hire is itemised in your proposal.
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Plan the decisions before the trip
Panigrahana provides wedding planning and decor in Bangalore and surrounding Karnataka, Goa and Kerala. Start with your destination, the people coming and the work you want help with. Your country of residence does not determine your budget or ceremony choices.
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Planning from your country: from the UK · from the US · from the UAE · from Canada · from Australia or Singapore · a Kerala wedding from the Gulf, US or UK · a Goa wedding for families flying from the UK
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What your proposal covers
Planning starts at ₹2 lakh per day for two events; decor starts at ₹5 lakh. Both exclude GST. Decor production depends on the design and is itemised in the decor proposal. Venue, accommodation, food and other suppliers are separate. Zero vendor commission does not mean in-house services are supplied without margin.
The agreed written proposal specifies payment amounts, due dates and delivery or approval milestones. No universal percentage split is promised.
Zero vendor commissions; clients pay vendors directly. Company facts and original review sources
What do Panigrahana's planning and decor fees come to in US dollars, pounds, dirhams and Canadian or Australian dollars?
Planning is ₹2 lakh a day for 150 to 200 guests and ₹3 lakh a day above 400 guests, about US$2,090 or US$3,130, £1,580 or £2,360 and AED 7,660 or AED 11,500, and decor starts at ₹5 lakh, about US$5,210, £3,940 or AED 19,100, all before GST, at the 26 September 2026 exchange rate (fees confirmed by the founder on 8 October 2026).
A planning day covers two events, so four events over two days come to ₹4 to ₹6 lakh (about US$4,170 to US$6,260, or £3,150 to £4,730). Between 200 and 400 guests the day rate sits between ₹2 and ₹3 lakh, set by the guest count. Decor is priced from the approved design and itemised in the decor proposal.
The venue, rooms, food, bar, transport and licences sit outside both fees: those suppliers quote you and you pay them directly, with no commission to us. Contracts stay in rupees, so only the amount you transfer moves with the exchange rate.
| Fee | ₹ | US$ | £ | AED | C$ and A$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning per day (two events), 150 to 200 guests | ₹2 lakh | US$2,090 | £1,580 | AED 7,660 | C$2,950, A$2,970 |
| Planning per day, above 400 guests | ₹3 lakh | US$3,130 | £2,360 | AED 11,500 | C$4,430, A$4,450 |
| Planning, four events over two days | ₹4 to ₹6 lakh | US$4,170 to US$6,260 | £3,150 to £4,730 | AED 15,300 to AED 23,000 | C$5,900 to C$8,860, A$5,940 to A$8,910 |
| Decor, starting price | ₹5 lakh | US$5,210 | £3,940 | AED 19,100 | C$7,380, A$7,420 |
Sources: Panigrahana founder, insider answers, confirmed ; Panigrahana company policy: planning from ₹2 lakh a day for two events, decor from ₹5 lakh, plus GST; zero vendor commission, confirmed ; Exchange rates: open.er-api.com mid-market rates (contracts stay in rupees), checked .
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Plan a call across time zones
Choose a proposed time in your own zone. The result shows the date and time in India too. This checks the clocks; it does not book availability.
Keep the contract in INR
Your quote is in rupees, and a figure in your home currency is only an estimate. Use a rate from your payment provider to view an approximate amount, with its timestamp and direction. Nothing here fetches a live rate or includes transfer fees.
Planning, decor and responsibility
Do we need full planning, decor, or both for our India wedding?
Planning covers coordination tasks agreed in your contract; decor covers the design and production you commission. Choose planning if you need help organising suppliers and the event, decor if you need a designed setting, or both when you need the two coordinated. Ask for separate scope and pricing.
What does a venue's wedding coordinator cover?
A venue coordinator's responsibilities depend on the venue agreement. Ask who manages rooms, catering, access and venue staff, then identify who handles external suppliers, family decisions, transport and the event schedule. Do not assume either team covers an unassigned task.
Can we hire Panigrahana for decor after booking our own venue?
Yes, Panigrahana offers design and decor as a service. Share the booked venue, spaces, date, event schedule and references. Venue restrictions, installation access and the intended design must be checked before the studio confirms a production scope and quote.
What remains our responsibility with a full-service planning contract?
You still need to approve the budget, scope, guest information and personal choices. Decide who can authorise changes and provide family or ceremony requirements. A planning contract should name the team's responsibilities and the decisions that remain with you.
Are RSVP, rooming, airport transfers and hospitality included?
These are distinct services. Ask the proposal to specify RSVP collection, room allocation, transfer scheduling, welcome desks and support hours individually. Include guest counts, deadlines, languages and escalation responsibility so an omitted task does not become an assumption.
Who coordinates artists, ritual requirements and other vendors?
List each supplier and ceremony requirement with an owner, arrival time and contact. Confirm who books and pays artists, who communicates ritual requirements and who resolves schedule conflicts. The couple or family should approve the ceremony requirements with the relevant officiant.
What is the difference between a design fee and decor production cost?
A design fee pays for the agreed design work. Production pricing covers the specified materials, fabrication or hire, labour and installation. Request inclusions for each, including revisions, transport, lighting and dismantling, so the same item is not charged or assumed twice.
Can a single team manage celebrations at two different venues?
Ask for a venue-by-venue staffing and movement plan. Shared equipment, travel time, loading access and overlapping functions can require separate crews. Confirm feasibility and the additional scope before treating a second venue as a simple extension of the first.
Planning across countries and time zones
How do we schedule planning calls from the US East or West Coast?
Choose the actual IANA zone, such as America/New_York or America/Los_Angeles, and the proposed date. The call tool shows that date in your selected zone and India, including midnight changes. Recheck recurring calls when either participant's clock rules change.
How does UK daylight saving affect our regular India planning call?
Use Europe/London with the proposed date instead of a fixed GMT label. The offset from India changes when the UK changes clocks. Confirm each scheduled date and share both local dates and times, particularly around the clock-change weekends.
How should Canadian couples use a limited India planning visit?
Choose visit dates, a short venue list and the decisions that need your presence. Confirm appointments before travel and use the remaining work for remote review. Your Canadian city matters for call scheduling; it does not determine your wedding preferences or budget.
How do we choose call windows across different Australian states?
Choose the actual city zone, such as Australia/Sydney, Australia/Perth or Australia/Adelaide. Their offsets and clock-change rules differ. Enter the intended date in the call tool and compare it with Asia/Kolkata rather than using one label for Australia.
Can UAE-based couples organize a useful long-weekend planning visit?
A short visit can work for a focused shortlist when travel and appointments leave enough time. Confirm venue access, sample readiness and the decisions you can make before booking. Use Asia/Dubai for proposed calls if that is your selected local zone.
How do Singapore-based couples involve relatives in the US and India?
Choose each participant's actual time zone and the date, then circulate the resulting times. Agree who needs to attend each decision rather than requiring every relative on every call. Written decisions can be reviewed asynchronously by family members who cannot attend.
How do we budget in our home currency while contracts remain in INR?
Keep the supplier's INR obligation as the contract value. Enter a rate from your provider with its direction and timestamp for a home-currency estimate. Track transfer fees separately and refresh the rate before payment; the calculator does not fetch or guarantee a market rate.
How do we plan an Indian wedding when one partner or family is unfamiliar with the rituals?
Ask both families which rituals they want, what each involves and who can explain them. Prepare a readable schedule and discuss participation, language and dress without assumptions. The couple and relevant officiants should approve ceremony choices, with the planner coordinating the agreed arrangements.
Choose the destination through the guest plan
Compare Bangalore, Goa and Kerala using the same dates, functions and guest list. Separate local attendees from people staying overnight. Check how guests reach the chosen property, how many room nights they need and which spaces can support your ceremony and indoor alternative.
For an international celebration, add entry requirements, flight connections and the destination team’s responsibilities to the brief. Verify traveller-specific requirements through official sources; a venue booking does not settle them.
Compare destinations · Help guests travelling from abroad · A hospitality desk for guests flying in from abroad · Bali · Europe · Thailand
Which wedding venues in India suit couples living abroad best?
Panigrahana has planned about 300 weddings for couples living abroad, and rooms on site with a short airport run come first: Grand Hyatt Goa has 313 rooms 25 km from Dabolim, The Leela Kovalam 188 rooms 15 km from Thiruvananthapuram airport, and JW Marriott Bengaluru 281 rooms 35 km from the airport (hotel and listing sources, checked 25 to 27 October 2026).
For a palace setting, The Leela Palace Bengaluru has 357 rooms in a Mysore-inspired building, with the airport 45 km away. With that many rooms on one site, your family stays where the functions happen and the airport run happens once. Hold the room block early: at Grand Hyatt Goa, 10 to 14 months ahead for December. If you cannot visit first, ask for a live video walk-through showing an ordinary day, the washrooms and kitchens, and the staff on the floor. Compare that with the listing photos.
Sources: Panigrahana company facts, confirmed ; Grand Hyatt Goa record, Hyatt and Cvent, checked ; The Leela Kovalam record, resort factsheet, checked ; JW Marriott Bengaluru record, hotel site, checked ; The Leela Palace record, hotel factsheet, checked ; Panigrahana founding team, confirmed .
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Keep the brief, approvals and showflow connected
Your brief explains what matters to you. The design review translates it into layouts, materials and included production work. The event showflow puts the agreed functions, people and supplier timings in order. Review these as connected documents rather than separate messages.
Name the people who approve design and budget changes. Ask the planner how final versions reach the venue, production team and suppliers, particularly when the couple is flying or attending a ceremony.
See the couple portal · Our planning method · A weekly planning update
Start with your country and the question you need answered
Use the country guides to organise calls, an India visit and guest communications. Use the separate budget and contract guides for the scope you are comparing. This keeps a travel decision from becoming an assumed price or an unconfirmed supplier commitment.
Planning from the USA · Planning from the UK · Indian weddings for American couples · Build a scoped budget · What a wedding in India costs in US dollars · Before signing a proposal · Choose the vendor team
Ask a wedding planner, free
Our free wedding Q&A community on Discord has threads on costs, venues in Bangalore, Goa and Kerala, rituals, decor and planning from abroad. Ask our planners there; most questions get an answer within a day.
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- Approximately 300 weddings planned for couples living abroad
- Zero vendor commissions; clients pay vendors directly.
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