28
Nov
Kirtan & Dinner
Decoration setup
Home decoration begins
8:00 AM
Kirtan
Religious singing ceremony
3:00 PM
Dinner at home
50 pax · arranged separately
Evening
29
Nov
Sundarkand Path
Sundarkand recitation
Religious gathering
3:00 PM
Refreshments
Pakora + chai served
Evening
30
Nov
Tel Poojan → Mehndi & Sangeet
🏠 Morning at home — before 12 PM
Tel Poojan
Oil ceremony ritual
Morning
Mandap setup
Mandap arranged and fixed at home
Morning
Shanai
Traditional shehnai music
Morning
Everyone leaves for hotel after 12 PM
🏨 Afternoon onwards — Hotel Continental, Basmandi Chauraha · 10 rooms (scalable to 15)
Hotel check-in — Continental, Basmandi Chauraha
10 rooms, double occupancy · Breakfast + high tea included · 📍 Map
Post 12 PM
Mehndi + Sangeet
At terrace
6:00 PM
🎛️ Setup — Mehndi & Sangeet
🎧 DJ🌸 Decoration🏔️ Terrace from 6 PM
🍽️ Hotel food
Lunch
25
Normal
Dinner
70
Silver · ₹750/pax
🏔️ Terrace from 6 PM — confirmed.
01
Dec
Haldi Ceremony
Breakfast + high tea — Hotel Continental
Morning
Katha & Peri
Hotel room / common area at Continental
12:00 – 3:00 PM
Haldi ceremony
At terrace (if available)
6:00 PM
🎛️ Setup — Haldi
🌸 Decoration🔊 Normal speakers🏔️ Terrace — confirmed
🍽️ Hotel food
Lunch
50
Normal
Dinner
70
Silver · ₹750/pax
🏔️ Terrace — confirmed. Only decision pending: can hotel give full day access? Get quote and decide. Evening (6 PM) is locked.
02
Dec
Baraat + Wedding 💍
Breakfast + high tea — Hotel Continental
Morning
Bus departs from Hotel Continental
Bus stationed at hotel · Everyone boards here · 📍 Hotel Map
5:00 PM
Baraat procession → Charan Guest House
DJ Band (Nasik) · Vintage car · Check road route near Charan (may be narrow) · 📍 Charan Map
Evening
Wedding ceremony — Harshit & Parul
Main wedding rituals at Charan Guest House · Stay overnight
Night
🍽️ Hotel food
Lunch
40
Normal
Dinner
—
At Charan's
⚠️ Music post 11 PM — license is Parul's family's responsibility. Confirm with Parul's papa.
03
Dec
Vidai 🌸 → Back to Continental
Vidai — departure from Charan Guest House
Timing TBC with Parul's papa · 📍 Charan Map
Morning
Bus returns to Hotel Continental
Everyone back at Hotel Continental · 📍 Hotel Map
By 9:00 AM
Rest of day at Hotel Continental
Breakfast + high tea · 10 rooms (→15)
Post 9 AM
🍽️ Hotel food
Lunch
30
Normal
Dinner
30
Normal
04
Dec
Cocktail Party
Breakfast + high tea
All day
Cocktail party
Hotel Continental rooftop terrace — same terrace as Mehndi · 📍 Map
6:30 PM
🎛️ Setup — Cocktail
🎧 DJ🌸 Decoration🏔️ Terrace
🍽️ Hotel food
Lunch
30
Normal
Dinner + Cocktail
70
Non-veg included
⚠️ Menu not finalized — cocktail menu (veg + non-veg) needs to be decided.
⚠️ Liquor license — required for serving drinks. Confirm with hotel if they have it or if we need to arrange separately.
⚠️ Liquor license — required for serving drinks. Confirm with hotel if they have it or if we need to arrange separately.
05
Dec
Checkout
Checkout
Breakfast included before departure · No other food from hotel
Morning
Notes & open items
📍 Key venues
Home — Tilak Nagar, Lucknow 📍 Map
Hotel — Continental, Basmandi Chauraha, Lucknow 📍 Map
Wedding venue — Charan Guest House, Lucknow 📍 Map
✅ To-do list
Finalize band.
Check roads near Charan Guest House — may be narrow, confirm before finalizing band car.
Finalize bus — departs Continental at 5 PM on Dec 2 for Baraat · returns to Continental by 9 AM on Dec 3 post Vidai.
Confirm photographer — details to be locked. Photographer already shared, need confirmation.
Finalize engagement photos — confirm which photographer is handling this.
❓ Questions for Parul's Papa
Vidai timing — confirm exact time. Max 9 AM return to Hotel Continental.
Music license post 11 PM on Dec 2 (Baraat night) — Parul's family's responsibility to arrange.
Mama ke bartan — confirm details.
Suit for rishedar — confirm details.
Rooms booked at 10 — confirm upgrade to 15 is possible on all days (Nov 30 – Dec 5) and the process to do so.
Terrace Dec 1 — confirmed for evening. Check if hotel can give full day access and at what cost.
Terrace Dec 4 — confirm availability for Cocktail party from 6:30 PM.
Cocktail menu (Dec 4) — finalize veg + non-veg menu for 70 pax.
Liquor license for Dec 4 Cocktail — confirm if hotel has it or needs to be arranged separately.
Normal lunch rate per pax — confirm with hotel.
DJ / Decoration / Audio — event wise
Nov 30 — Mehndi + Sangeet (terrace, 6 PM): DJ + Decoration
Dec 01 — Haldi (terrace TBD): Decoration + Normal speakers only · No DJ
Dec 04 — Cocktail party (terrace, 6:30 PM): DJ + Decoration
To arrange externally
DJ Band (Nasik) for Baraat on Dec 2 — book separately.
Vintage car for Baraat on Dec 2 — book separately.
Check and confirm road route for Baraat procession to Charan Guest House.
Decoration for Nov 28 (home) — arrange separately.
Rates (Hotel Continental)
Room — Double: ₹2,500/room · Triple: ₹3,000/room · Includes breakfast + high tea.
Normal dinner: ₹450/pax · Silver dinner: ₹750/pax.
Normal lunch rate — TBC with hotel.
Food summary — hotel days
Nov 30 — 25 normal lunch · 70 silver dinner
Dec 01 — 50 normal lunch · 70 silver dinner
Dec 02 — 40 normal lunch · no dinner
Dec 03 — 30 normal lunch · 30 normal dinner
Dec 04 — 30 normal lunch · 70 cocktail + dinner
Dec 05 — breakfast only (checkout)
Confirmed / settled
Nov 28–29 — all events at home. No hotel involvement.
Nov 30 morning — Tel Poojan, Mandap setup, Shanai at home before 12 PM. Everyone moves to hotel post noon.
All hotel days — 10 rooms booked, can scale to 15. Breakfast + high tea included in room rate.
Mehndi + Sangeet (Nov 30) — DJ + Decoration at terrace from 6 PM. Confirmed.
Haldi (Dec 1) — Decoration + normal speakers only. No DJ. Terrace confirmed; full day access TBD on cost.
Cocktail (Dec 4) — DJ + Decoration at terrace from 6:30 PM. Confirmed.