HOW TO CHOOSE THE PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR INDIAN WEDDING
When it comes to planning your Indian wedding, there are a lot of factors to consider – your guest list, your decorations, and your catering. Sometimes, the last thing you think of is entertainment. But entertainment at an Indian wedding can completely transform your guests’ experience.
At Brentford Lock Holiday Inn’s London wedding venue, The Waterfront, we’ve had years of experience hosting Indian and Asian weddings. It means we know exactly how to transform your day and make sure every expectation is exceeded.
To find out more about choosing the perfect entertainment for your Indian wedding, read on.
Give your guests a break with wedding entertainment
Indian weddings are often long events, spanning days. With a large guest list, it’s also likely that many of your guests have travelled from outside of the area, adding to their exhaustion on the big day. If you’d like to ensure that your guests have a great time, are able to dance the night away, and leave with a lasting memory, it’s a good idea to plan moments in your wedding where they can sit and rest.
Time set aside for mingling, eating, and even watching entertainment can be a great solution to this. Booking a dance act or a musician that requires your guests to sit back and enjoy the performance can be a wonderful idea.
Holiday Inn London – Brentford lock is located just outside of London, which is why we recommend The Bollywood Co. London’s Premier dance and entertainment company provides incredible shows at intimate celebrations to grand weddings, easily impressing your guests.
Strike the right balance with wedding music
When it comes to music at your Asian wedding, it can be hard to ensure that everyone is happy. Music taste is personal, making it difficult to get the playlist just right. For Asian weddings in the UK, many couples decide to balance Indian and Western music. For example, you can choose to play Indian music for most of the Sangeet and Baraat but play British music during the latter half of the reception. This way, you’re more likely to play at least one song people will enjoy.
At The Waterfront, our experience hosting Asian weddings means we’re well acquainted with the best entertainers for Indian weddings. If you want to make sure the music remains playing smoothly all night, you can hire a DJ. There are plenty of DJs who specialise in Asian and Indian weddings available to hire in London, including:
Book cultural acts
While your wedding can and should be unique, regardless of where you come from, many times, Indian weddings will involve customs unique to the culture. If you’re looking for a more authentic Indian wedding in London, there are things you can do to pay respect to your culture.
Booking cultural acts like dhol players and singers can ensure that you’re paying homage to more traditional weddings as well as entertaining your guests with incredible talent and skill!
Dhol drummers are an incredible addition, perfect for your bride and groom entrance or escort. You can hire them in London here.
Or, if you’d rather, you can book incredibly talented sitar players who are sure to impress your guests. Ravi is a sitar player who has previously collaborated with British icon Sir Paul McCartney and is available to be booked for weddings now. Take a look.
Join in the fun at your Indian wedding
It’s important to remember that the couple sets the tone at the wedding. If the newlyweds are celebrating and having fun, then the guests are more likely to join in.
Plan exciting entrances to get the energy up, greet everyone through the day and help them feel engaged, and enjoy yourself with all the celebrations of the weekend.
Choose vendors you can trust
When working with companies providing entertainment for your wedding, you want to make sure they’ll respect your requests and can be relied upon. A band turning up late or your dancers performing a street dance routine instead of a Bollywood routine has the potential to ruin your big day. Get to know your vendors beforehand, ask to see videos of their work, and make sure you’ve signed a contract.
If you’re struggling to ensure all the details are ironed out, hire a wedding planner. They’ll be able to keep track of all of this for you and conduct the running of the day so you can focus on enjoying yourself!
Keep your Indian wedding entertainment unique
If you’d like to make a splash with your Indian wedding entertainment, you have to stray from the traditional path with unique and exciting entertainment options.
- Live speed painting
- Fire dance performances
- Professional emcee
- Wedding magicians
- Photo booth
For something entirely memorable, our venue, The Waterfront, even holds a special fireworks license so you can light up the night sky in style.
Whatever entertainment you choose for your Indian wedding, we’re here to support you through all your wedding plans so you can have the day you’ve always dreamt of. Get in touch to see how we can make your dream big day a reality.