Regulations needed in wedding industry: wed-tech platform founder
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New Delhi: Wed-tech platform WedMeGood founder Mehak Shahani opined that the wedding industry had not been taken seriously in the past and now needs certain regulations. He said that the "cash component", for example, must come down, PTI reported.
Mehak was speaking with PTI on the sidelines of an event where WedMeGood -- which was established in 2014 -- unveiled the country's top 50 wedding venues.
Further, she said the current year might see a "normalisation of rates", especially those pertaining to destination weddings.
"The hospitality sector has increased prices by 10 per cent year-on-year (for the past few years). Not just weddings but travel in the country in general has become more expensive post-COVID.
"And I think 2025 might see a normalisation... a lot of people are now saying that it's cheaper to organise a destination wedding in Thailand than in Goa. That is unsustainable," she added.
On the change in mindset regarding weddings in the past few years, Mehak said, "Couples have become aspirational... the younger Indians are much more open to travel. They would rather spend on experiences than on gifts, jewellery and other materialistic things." As a result, destination weddings have just taken off in the last five years, she added.
The top 50 wedding venues were ranked on the basis of four criteria -- aesthetics, quality of hospitality, culinary expertise, and how many wedding spaces they had.
Rajasthan led the awards with Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur; Suryagarh, Jaisalmer; The Leela Palace, Udaipur.
Representing southern India were Taj Bekal, Amitarasa Bangalore and Tamarind Tree Bangalore, while beachfront properties like W Goa, mountainside properties like ITC Savoy Mussoorie, and lake-side properties like Kumarakom Lake resort also made the cut.