Wedding at the eco beautiful Marrakesh House in LA

Chet & Shivani's Wedding - Marrakesh House from David Zentz on Vimeo.

Indian Wedding

When Jodi married Vipul twice on one day, celebrating a Christian and an Indian ceremony at the Inn of the Seventh Ray a couple of years ago, she was one of my first brides to go green.


We transformed one of the patios into an Indian temple and one of the Inn's rooms into a cozy lounge. We bought all materials for the overlays, pillows and drapes and had them sewn in a little downtown shop - to last until today. One of my other brides rented them from Jodi shortly after - we didn't know how trend setting we were at the time as re-using other couples' decor or buying it together is now la derniere cri: Brides share... and not only save money but cut down on unnecessary production of stuff.


The vases were rented and filled with recycled glass bits and their dry branches were beautified by a few orchids, grown without pesticides, and rechargeable led lights.




The menu was organic and, following the Indian custom, mostly vegetarian then matched by the organic drinks and wedding cake.


I will have to call Jodi as yet another bride loves her colors and would like to rent drapes and linens. Let's go up to the attic...

Indian Weddings

I had the best experience with Indian food catered by India sweets&spices on Los Feliz Boulevard. We had both, contemporary American and Indian cuisine, and Jodi, the bride was
thriving on all the compliments about the wedding from her new Indian in laws - which of course made me look good as the planner too. After a couple years of wedding coordination in California I learned to appreciate the excellence of my vendors and associates. Luckily I have only a few on the "never again" list.

Indian culture and colors serve as inspiration for many brides in 2009/2010, where the trend goes to vibrancy versus white.


Jo and Ed, who will celebrate their wedding at the Malibu Nature Preserve on May 23, 2009 were inspired by the site of Ed's proposal: a boat on the river Ganges in India and the amazing, in beautiful bowls floating flowers everywhere.


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Indian Wedding Bliss

Eco conscious photographer Jihan Abdalla shot Caitlin and Vikrant's wedding last week in Delhi, India. Typical Indian weddings usually last 4-5 days, but they were able to condense theirs into 3 days, and Jihan reports that there wasn't a dull moment.




What I love about Indian weddings are their amazing color schemes and the many meaningful and fun rituals integrated before, after and during the wedding. Jihan's blog