No Weddings, Only Online Weddings: Shaadi.com

EE News Desk Jul 08, 2020

As the number of cases in the country continue to rise and restrictions still in play, people have accepted this as the new normal. But not all has to come to a halt. Especially not LOVE, because love always finds a way. Keeping in mind the directives across each state Shaadi.com launches WeddingsFromHome.com, a website to help couples plan their own Online wedding.

As everyone adjusts to the rules of social distancing, large and grand weddings seem to be distant dream. Also, the recent incidents that took place prove that any form of gatherings whether small or large are posing a threat to the society and must be avoided as much as possible. With this intention Weddingsfromhome.com allows users to conduct their entire wedding right from Sangeet, Mehendi and even the puja from their home via a video call.

The website is free to use and is open to all. It lists all types of vendors right from Pandits/ Priests to DJ’s and Choreographers who are equipped to conduct an online wedding. The website also features the stories of the online weddings done so far, to give users a glimpse of what goes on.

To help the couples find the best wedding service providers, Shaadi.com has also collaborated with Weddingwire.in to share a robust list of all types of wedding service providers. The user has to merely identify the service provider that meets his/ her requirement and pay for their services directly.

Commenting on this, Adhish Zaveri, Director – Marketing, Shaadi.com said, “We were absolutely overwhelmed by the response we received from our Weddings From Home initiative. And it opened a whole other avenue for service providers in this industry as well. As we extend this service, we are equipping all couples with the best of options to plan their own virtual weddings with as much fanfare.”

Talking about their experience of doing an Online Sangeet, Yogita & Arjun from America said, “The entire event was absolutely seamless. All our family members had put up performances, our friends raised toasts at the E-Sangeet, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We had more than 300 people join the video call from across the world. Not only was it more safe to have this function online than in person but we were able to connect with more family & friends virtually than we would have in real life had we had an in-person event. It was wonderful to see people from all over the world many of whom could not have traveled overseas because of the travel restrictions in place. As doctors, we also value the importance of social distancing to minimize COVID-19 exposure. Our guests loved the event and felt so connected to us and the festivities which meant so much to us.”