Royal Wedding at the Taj Mahal

Imagine getting married in a private garden over looking the Taj Mahal – the most famous and beautiful enduring monument to love?  Imagine arriving in an ornately decorated palanquin on elephant back? Imagine celebrating your union in a garden lavishly furnished with carpets, cushions and muslin drapes as well as fresh flowers, delicate incense, water features, candles and mirrors, where Punkah wallahs gently waft cloth fans to keep you cool and drinks are served from champagne bars and vodka fountains and classical Indian musicians are discreetly playing in the background?  India offers you a magical wedding that will be exotic and spectacular and tremendous fun for all your guests. 

Sample wedding programme

Fly First Class to Delhi and arrive relaxed and refreshed. Your exclusive wedding planner will be waiting for you with a private limousine to take you to the luxury Imperial Hotel.  Relax after your journey in the Presidential Suite.  

The following morning your limousine will drive you to Agra and the deluxe Oberoi Amarvilas Hotel.   Spend the rest of the day relaxing in the exotic and luxurious surroundings of this exceptional hotel. Back in the UK your the guests are boarding their flight to Delhi. 

Enjoy a private guided tour of the Taj Mahal – the ultimate enduring monument to love, with a continually fulfilling beauty. This most graceful building of luminescent marble and delicate precious stone inlay is dedicated to the great love the fifth Great Moghul had for his wife. This afternoon relax with a private yoga session and spa treatments.  Your wedding guests arrive in Delhi and are given a tour of Lutyens Delhi. 

The following morning your hands and feet are beautifully hennaed as is traditional for Indian brides. Your wedding guests travel by train to Agra in private carriages and upon arrival there is a welcome champagne lunch at the Oberoi Armavilas.  In the afternoon enjoy watching a traditional elephant polo match.  This evening you will be guests of a Maharajah at a private drinks reception, followed by the pre­-wedding party in traditional Indian marquees with musicians and dancers. 

Wedding day
Relax this morning with another private yoga session or spa treatment in preparation for your special day and before the hairdresser arrives.  There is a morning’s visit to the Taj Mahal for your guests followed by brunch in the hotel.  Early afternoon the specially decorated bride and groom’s elephants and veiled palanquins arrive to take you to a private garden overlooking the Taj Mahal for your wedding ceremony and a Royal Indian wedding banquet. A fanfare of traditional wedding musicians lead the procession with your guests walk behind the entourage. Rickshaws will be available for any guests who do not wish to walk. The garden will be lavishly furnished with carpets, cushions and muslin drapes as well as fresh flowers, delicate incense, water features, candles and mirrors. There will be Punkah wallahs gently wafting cloth fans to keep you cool and tea lounges, champagne bars and vodka fountains.  Classical Indian musicians welcome you and your guests and will play discreetly during the champagne reception and wedding banquet. The wedding ceremony is performed with the Taj Mahal in the background.  A champagne reception and silver-service wedding banquet follows.  As the sun sets, the cake is cut and there is a spectacular fireworks show.  A specially decorated wedding rickshaw awaits the bride and groom and traditional rickshaws take the guests back to their hotels. 

The next morning relax in your suite.  There are morning tours to Fatepur Sikri and Baratpur Bird Sanctuary for your guests.  Later join your wedding party for a private jazz brunch in the grounds of the hotel.  Late afternoon fly with your guests by private jet to Delhi, where limousines will take you to The Imperial Hotel.  Private dinner in a local restaurant. 

Honeymoon
The following morning your guests return to the UK, whilst you fly on to commence your honeymoon in the Maldives or Goa or on a luxury safari.