5 wedding planning apps that will give you ideas, help you bargain

Weddings are surely made in heaven but organising one may or may not be a heavenly process. While planning weddings, families of both bride and groom side have to undergo a lot of thought process.

From deciding on a number of cuisines to what bottle of wine to keep to what should be the colour theme, there are many decisions they have to take as it involves a lot of money and bargain.

The wedding industry in India is flourishing and statistics corroborate the fact. Currently, the industry is over Rs 100,000 crore and is growing at 25-30% annually. The estimated cost of a wedding with no expenses spared could be between Rs 5 lakh to Rs 5 crore, in India. A person, in India, spends one fifth of the wealth accumulated in a lifetime on a wedding ceremony.

As the choices increase, the confusions also creep in as each and every family member has a choice of his/her own.

That settled, the next debate is about wedding attires and colour combinations. Everyone wants a Manish Malhotra or Sabyasachi lehenga. From bindi to footwear, options are galore and this gives birth to bridezilla!

But before your tempers soar, just look at your smartphone, it can solve a lot of problems for you. Nowadays, there are many wedding planners who have created mobile applications to get everything under one roof.

You can choose vendors, flower decorators, make-up artists, even create a guest list and send a wedding invite through them. You just need to download an app that suites your requirement.

Here are few options you can choose from.

1. WhatAshaadi: This app is available on Google Play as well as iOS and offers one-stop solution to all your wedding needs. They have a wide range of vendors, make-up artists, caterers etc and you can analyse what fits your pocket.

2. Shaadisaga: This app brings everyone closer. If you are a tech freak and don’t want to spend much on wedding invites, this app is for you. You can create a guest list on this app and send your wedding invites to them. You can post photos and other information can interact with your near and dear ones.

3. The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner: This app assembles a team of photographers, cake bakers, floral designers etc for you to turn your dream wedding into a reality. You can scan through lot of vendors and zero on one.

4. Wedmegood: You can browse through thousands of photos and vendors. There are many portfolios and can get ideas for your wedding too.

5. Indian Wedding Planner: You can keep an account of your expenses, this app will also tell you about Indian wedding rituals.