Kochi, Kerala · Weddings across India
Wedding planners in Kochi, for families here and couples abroad.
One planner looks after your wedding and answers you on WhatsApp. We show venue prices up front and quote in your currency, so planning from London works as well as planning from here.
Your wedding, page by page
The six parts of planning a wedding with us. Each one links to a page with more detail.
01 · The date
First, we fix the date.
It might be a muhurtham, the auspicious date and time your families pick, or a long weekend when guests can fly in. Once you have it, we hold the venue for that date.
Find your muhurtham
02 · The venue
Then you choose the venue.
We only suggest places we can actually book. Each one shows a price range, and we can hold your date for 48 hours while you make up your mind.
Explore venues
03 · Planning from far away
We keep both families on one WhatsApp group.
Often the parents are in Kochi and the couple is in London or Dubai. Everyone sees the same plan, quotes come in your currency, and we book calls at hours that suit you.
How planning from abroad works
04 · The functions
The days before the wedding.
Most weddings have a few events before the ceremony, like a mehndi afternoon or a sangeet night of music and dancing. We plan the ones you want and explain each one to guests who are new to Indian weddings.
See the wedding functions
05 · The ceremony
A ceremony that suits both families.
We plan Hindu, Christian, Muslim, civil and mixed ceremonies. We help with the legal paperwork, find the priest or officiant, and keep the timings on the day.
Getting married in India
06 · The party
And then the celebration.
Maybe a sadya, the Kerala feast served on banana leaves, with your cake brought out after it. At the end you get one itemised bill, with nothing on it you didn’t agree to first.
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Destinations
Rough price ranges for 150 guests over three nights, in your currency. The quote we send you is itemised line by line.
How it works
Most couples plan with us from another city or another country.
A video call in your time zone
We talk for thirty minutes about where you’d like to marry, how many guests you’re expecting, your dates and your budget. Within 48 hours we send you a shortlist.
A proposal in your currency
We suggest venues and set out a timeline. The draft budget is in dollars, pounds, euros or dirhams, whichever you use at home.
Planning from home
We have a call once a month, and in between there’s a shared plan and a WhatsApp group. Most couples visit once before the wedding. Some don’t come until the wedding week.
Save the dates and guest travel
We make a travel page for your guests. It covers visas, flights, hotels and what to wear.
Wedding week
We meet everyone at the airport and run every function, so you and your family can enjoy the week.
What we do
MarryLoom is a wedding planning company in Kochi, Kerala. We plan weddings across Kerala and destination weddings elsewhere in India, for families here and couples who live abroad. A Kerala wedding for 150 guests over three days usually costs ₹42.4–92.8 lakh (about US$44,000–97,000). We plan over WhatsApp and video calls, at hours that suit you.
We speak English, Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil, and we plan by video call in your time zone. About us
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Free tools
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Destinations we plan
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Quotes in
INR, USD, GBP, EUR, AED, AUD, CAD, SGD
- Based in
- Kochi, Kerala, India
- Planning fee
- 8–12% of the managed budget
- Ceremonies
- Hindu, Christian, Muslim, civil, interfaith and fusion
- WhatsApp replies
- 6 am to 11 pm IST, every day
Free planning tools
Work out a budget, check if a date is auspicious or make an invitation. They're free, and you don't need an account.
- Destination wedding cost calculatorAn itemised budget for any destination, in your currency.
- Wedding budget calculatorStart with the amount you have and see how it splits, line by line.
- Muhurtham finderAuspicious wedding dates for Kerala and North Indian traditions.
- Wedding checklistA 12-month plan for a destination wedding in India.
- Guest list and RSVP trackerSee who’s coming to each function from both families, with rooms, food and a CSV export.
- Wedding invitation makerDigital invitations in English and nine Indian languages, ready for WhatsApp.
- Wedding website makerOne page for your guests with the plan, travel, dress code, RSVP and a map.
- Wedding hashtag generatorHashtag ideas from your names, with Punjabi, Tamil, Malayalam and other community twists.
- Ask a planner on WhatsAppA person replies, 06:00 to 23:00 IST.
Where we plan weddings
Tap a place to see roughly what a wedding there costs. Zoom in to see the venues we work with.
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Services and wedding functions
- Full wedding planningYou make the decisions and one planner does the rest, including running the day itself.
- Guest travel and hospitalityWe help your guests with visas, flights, rooms and airport pick-ups, for 20 people or 400.
- Décor, light and productionOur team designs and builds mandaps (ceremony canopies), stages, floating lamps and lighting.
- Music, artists and entertainmentWe book Kerala’s chenda drummers and nadaswaram pipers, as well as bands, DJs and dancers.
- Food, sadya and barWe plan the food and the bar, including a Kerala sadya served on banana leaves.
- Photography and filmWe find you a photo and film team that knows Indian weddings and Western storytelling.
When your families have different traditions
Guides
Common questions
Is it legal for foreigners to marry in India?
Yes. Foreign nationals can marry under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. One of you has to have lived in the district for 30 days, and then there’s a 30-day notice period. That takes a while, so most couples marry legally at home and hold their ceremony in India.
Is it safe for our guests?
All our destinations are established tourist and wedding regions. We plan every transfer and put your guests in hotels we’ve checked. For the whole stay, there’s a help desk and a WhatsApp line they can message.
Do our guests need visas?
Most will. Many nationalities can apply online for an Indian e-Visa. We send each guest the steps for the passport they hold.
Will it be cheaper than a wedding at home?
Usually, yes, for the same standard. Rooms, food, décor and staff all cost less in India than in Western Europe, North America or Australia. That’s why couples often spend the same budget on a longer celebration.
Will it still feel like our own wedding?
Yes. You decide what goes in, and we do the legwork. Plenty of couples keep their own vows and traditions and add a few Indian customs, such as a garland exchange, mehndi (henna), a sadya feast served on banana leaves or Kerala’s chenda drummers.
What if something goes wrong?
One planner is in charge of the whole plan, so there’s one person to call. Every vendor has a backup, and every outdoor function has a weather plan. Our crew is on site for the set-up and stays until the last guest has gone home.
Tell us about your wedding
It’s four questions. A planner usually writes back within a few hours, on WhatsApp.