17 Yummy Finger Foods to have at your Wedding!

Indian weddings are all about the food. Families and close friends gather for days to celebrate and make merry!

When the festivities are in full swing, guests like to munch on tiny bites of deliciousness to satisfy hunger pangs or pair with their drinks. We are all aware of the kebabs and fish fingers which do not usually make it past the first 2 rows of the crowd, but what other fun and finger licking stuff can you have?

Read on to find out!

Mini Curried Egg Tacos

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Canapes Chaat!

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Fried Chicken on Mini Waffles:D

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Black bean patties with chipotle sauce and diced tomatoes.

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Crispy Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks with Mango Chutney

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Bread Pinwheels with Pesto and Cheese!

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Tomato soup shots with grilled cheese bites

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Sweet Potato Bites

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Spinach artichoke mushrooms

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Meatballs with spaghetti tops

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Pizza Rolls

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Tiny Pancake Bites with assorted toppings

Mini Mac and Cheese Bites

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Lamb Meatballs

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Lemon Caper Parmesan Potato Salad Bites!

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Dahi Papdi Chaat in Glasses

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Jalapeno Cheese Poppers! ( Personal Favourite )

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Maan! Don’t these look amazing? Which one is your favorite? and from how we see it, you don’t need to wait for a Wedding to eat these!

7 Fun Attractions to have at your Wedding!

The wedding landscape has evolved and with that has evolved a number of experiences that you can offer guests to make your wedding even more memorable than it already is!

Newlyweds focus their attention on all the major things of course, but also have these little titbits that they offer to their guests which go a long way in shaping the overall experience.

These 7 ideas can be fun and cost effective too and can go well with your wedding decor.

Popcorn Bar

You can offer different flavours for guests to munch on with their cocktails!

Candy Station

This is such a fun experience and it works wonders with kids and adults alike!

Chocolate Bar

Who doesn’t like Chocolate! These can be an amazing mood setter!

Fruit Bar

Make organic fruits interesting by setting them up attractively accompanied by fresh cream and toppings!

Chaat Bar

These are so much fun to just munch on!

Gola Counter – for the outdoor summer weddings!

I don’t think I need to mention what these can do! They work wonders in the summer heat and even otherwise can be a great attraction for your guests to enjoy!

Sushi Bar 

Sushi Bars are great fun, but experience and quality would need to be looked at very carefully. Once that is done, these can be great fun, A lot of clients are also experimenting with Fruit Sushi, a vegetarian dessert item.

 

 

 

 

 

This interactive and unique concept for weddings will blow your mind!

We all love weddings, with innovation at its peak in today’s day and age, happily-weds-to-be, and guests are always expecting to do and experience something unique when they attend a wedding.

Started in 2016,‘The Perfume Bar’ is one such unique concept, where you get to entertain and engage your guests in a way that helps them create their own fragrance!

The concept stems from the idea that the fragrance someone wears is an extension of their personality and it offers a very unique experience when you can customize and make it yourself.

Their scents are designed for everyone and are made with the finest ingredients and blended to perfection with minute attention to detail paid to the elegant packaging of the product which BTW, can be totally customized as per your specifications 🙂

It is set-up as a live counter at any venue: indoors or outdoors and is an amazing activity for guests at a Mehendi function which also doubles up as a counter for wedding favors or at any wedding function. You can also organize a Perfume Party or a workshop where people can get together and try their hand at creating their own fragrance.

Says Apeksheet Pednekar from The Wedding Co.,”We worked with the Perfume Bar for a Mehendi function at JW Marriott, Mumbai. It was on a beautiful summer evening and guests were left amazed at how easy and creative the idea was, I personally received at least 3 more inquiries!”

The person to reach for the above goodness is Hussain and the number you can reach him on +91-9820044787.

We definitely like the idea, what do you think?

Sinful Alternatives to Mithai for the Indian Sweet Tooth!

When we think of sweets at Indian weddings, be it the favours gifted with the invitation, or during the wedding days itself, probably the first one that comes to mind is the delicious motichoor laddoo. The huge dried motichoor laddoo is synonymous with weddings, with halwais offering beautiful packaging for individual laddoos specially to be given to guests. But with changing times, couples are progressively looking for newer alternatives for sweets, away from the desi-ghee laden sweets that can be quite difficult on the tummy. Here are our top picks for replacements for mithais, that will leave your guests impressed and talking!

Cupcakes

These tiny cakes have been all the rage for the last few years, so who says they can’t be a part of your wedding as well? Wow your guests with an assorted box full of exotic cupcakes ranging from dark chocolate, mocha to red velvet with cream cheese frosting, and no one will be missing that kaju katli! Cupcakes also make for beautiful displays at the wedding itself, with tiered cake stands and multiple colours standing out among all food items.

Gems / M&Ms

Several customs at weddings involve guests meeting the couple to give gifts or blessings, and then feeding them a mithai as shagun. While this is a heart-warming tradition, after being fed 5-10 pieces of heavy sweets, it can be a pretty taxing experience for the bride and groom. Gems or M&Ms offer a nice reprieve from the sweet overload as they’re small in size, add colour to the ceremony, and present a pleasant novelty for the guests!

Flavoured marshmallows

Another item that is not too sweet, and adds colour without adding heaviness is marshmallows. You can couple them with other candies to create an interesting assortment box or display. And if you’d like to really go fancy at your venue, add a fondue! Choose the candy of your choice to dip, coat it with the fondue, add sprinkles to make it pretty and pop it in your mouth for a burst of flavours! Pretty and delightful!

Chocolate coated dry fruits

Dry fruits are traditional gifts at weddings. But add a dash of chocolate coating, and you have innovative sweets that are sure to be a favourite! Chocolate coated dry fruits are available in the market, and can also be made-to-order from a chocolatier. Easy to make and so much healthier, you just can’t go wrong with these!

Macaroons

Nothing says sophisticated like a macaroon. These delicious Italian-French delicacies are full of subtle flavours not available in any other traditional sweet, be it lavender, rose or apricot-black tea! These small pastel coloured desserts aren’t just tasty to eat, but also add classiness to any décor with beautiful macaroon towers from which guests can pluck out the macaroon of their choice to taste!

Fruit arrangement

Last, and by far the most classic is a fruit arrangement. Go healthy and stylish by carefully designed and manicured fruit arrangements at your venue from small singular bowls to entire towers and sculptures made of fruits! With centrepieces and buffet displays so beautiful, you’ll almost feel bad digging into them to eat!

With so many unique options, why go with the same old mithai when you can be trendy and different? Believe us, a lot of tummys and taste buds will be thanking you!

Molecular Gastronomy at Weddings: A new trend catching up in India

 

With every wedding we help plan, the one common request has always been to do something different, something that the guests will remember and talk about for years to come. And we love introducing our clients to new trends that bring a smile to their faces.

One of our favourite wow-factors is the new trend currently making inroads in India, of molecular gastronomy. Molecular gastronomy is a culinary innovation, where food scientists study the chemicals and reactions that go into cooking, and come up with unique new ways of mixing ingredients with experimental and never seen before dishes. They work with equipment that might look right out of a chemistry lab, and produce food that is a new experience in itself, a burst of visuals, flavours and drama appealing to all your senses!

With the cult following obtained by Master Chef, the Indian culinary scene is soon becoming more and more about presentation followed by unique flavour and texture combinations. And molecular gastronomy offers all of that and so much more!

Imagine spoons carrying soup bubbles which burst in warm flavours in your mouth. Cocktails letting out colourful smoke as you sip them. Ice spheres carrying unique cocktails which need to be cracked in your glass. Mushroom soup prepared in the form of tea in front of your eyes, complete with truffle powder that looks like sugar. A globe of potato shreds that ends up tasting like the most amazing chaat you’ve ever had. Paan flavoured candy floss served at the end of the meal. And mishti dahi palette cleansers offered between courses.

A few Indian restaurants and chefs have started specialising in molecular gastronomy, some of whom also offer catering services. While it might not be practical to have the entire food menu based on molecular gastronomy, having one special counter serving select dishes would be ideal. But do remember, molecular gastronomy is as much about the theatrics and wonder as it is about the amazing new tastes, and the preparation and presentation require time. So if your wedding has a large number of guests, you might have to set up multiple counters to ensure everyone is able to experience the histrionics about to unfold for them. Such counters are definitely must-haves for classy cocktails, and go very well with themed events.

While the portions are usually measured, the play of flavours on your guest’s taste buds will leave them in awe and wonder, with a blissful taste and experience they won’t really be able to describe in words!

 

 

Let Them Eat Cake

Chocolate, blueberry or red velvet – Wedding Cakes come in all different flavors, shapes and sizes! Of late, cakes at weddings are customized to fit the color scheme or the overall theme of the wedding itself.  It could be a simple one tiered traditional cake or it could have multiple layers, with unique toppers, fruit, cream and so many other options available, to make a statement at your wedding reception.

In this post we have picked out some unusual yet beautiful wedding cakes that caught our attention.

 

Sugarcoated!

Indians show an undying love for sweets – most Indians confess to having a sweet tooth. We follow the concept of consuming something sweet to mark the start of something new. Sweet dishes in our country are usually very rich and are made of ingredients ranging from milk, ghee, cream and sugar syrup to dry fruits and exotic spices too!

No celebration is complete without these delights. Weddings in India are the epitome of joy and merriment, and what better way than to have these sinful sweets oozing out of all the festivities?

There are so many types of wedding delicacies in our country, thanks to the varied regions and culture followed. We’ve listed some of the popular ones for you:

Gajar ka Halwa

  Jalebi

Gulab Jamun

Kheer

Wedding Beverages

Indian weddings pay a lot of attention to detail – be it the ceremonies, the decor or above all – the food. Welcoming guests is an important tradition, and what other way than serving hot or cold beverages as refreshments to everybody?

These beverages come from different parts of the country, and each of them are seasonal and unique. Not only are they favored by Indians, but are also gaining popularity globally; and are being used in many gourmet restaurants and weddings.

Today, these locally available beverages in India are being experimented with and fused with other ingredients to form unconventional Signature Mocktails in weddings.

 Chai or globally known as Tea is quintessential for any wedding as a part of their High Tea menu. Its can served black or white; hot or cold and it is a perfect accompaniment with our very own Parle-G, Khari biscuits or crackers.

        

Mango being the king of fruits, is a much awaited flavor since its seasonal. Mango infused Mocktails like smoothies, slushes or punch are refreshing to beat the heat. Other seasonal fruits which are great options are  Sitafal (Custard Apple), Strawberries and Lychees.

Indulge in your favorite summer treat by having a chuski of different flavors which tingle your taste buds-  like kala khatta, rose, khus khus etc. You could have a Gola stall as a stall in your wedding spread.

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Some of the Indian beverages are great as welcome drinks. Nimbu paani is an all time favorite among Indians. It quenches your thirst and is best served to all the dancing baaratis.  Other substitutes include Coconut water, Jaljeera, Watermelon Juice.

On the other hand, Badam milk, Kesar milk, Masala milk are good alternatives to warm you up in the winter chills.