5 platforms which may lend a helping hand during wedding preparations

New Delhi : Marriages are made in heaven but they are solemnized here on earth. Before taking the marriage vows, there are months of preparations involved especially in a country like India. Choosing the perfect wedding dress, jewellery, caterers, photographers or venue can be a daunting task.

While the spirits of families and friends are up, given the sizes of guest lists wedding management is a necessity. To avoid last minute hassles, few startups are helping the working couples to manage everything while they are away from their hometown.

These platforms have taken on the task of arranging the nuptials of many, so that the run-up to a marriage becomes an enjoyable experience and not an exhausting time.

UrbanClap - The app offers a one stop solution for every bride and bridesmaid who wants to look the best on the D-Day. The working girls can easily book an appointment for pre-bridal at her own convenience with the help of this platform. It also offers customized packages for the entire bride gang so booking for a mehndiwala to parlour to yoga trainer and dietician is on the fingertips.

IndiaMART.com - IndiaMART is a popular destination for marriage makers. One can get the quotes along with suppliers of local caterers, sweet shops, florists, tents, lighting, banquets everything under the sun. IndiaMART connects the local suppliers with buyers and caters as one stop destination for niche and specific products in the local market. Be it wedding planners or looking for a Zari saari with Gota work, all searches will be answered at the IndiaMART's platform.

ECO Rent A Car - Car rental platforms like ECO Rent A Car can be useful for the ones looking to arrive in the marriage by vintage and luxury cars like Limousine, Mercedes Benz, Audi or want to hop on the driving seat with their love without spending too much. The platform ensures your safety while you are loaded with jewellery or money, even if you are a female traveling back home alone at night after attending a long party.

Salebhai.com - Looking to treat the baratis with local flavoured mithais like original Mysore Pak, rasogolla, sondesh, ghewar, dhodha barfi, anjeer barfi etc, Salebhai.com is the platform you are looking for. This marketplace for regional sweets and handicrafts brings the authentic flavours at customer's doorstep. Catering to 17 diaspora communities and reaching to 150 towns of India, the platform also caters to international audience and brings the local taste to the foreign nationals as well.

NoBroker - Planning to move to a new city post marriage, searching a new place is followed by quite a few hassles. Nobroker eliminates middlemen i.e. brokers and provides a direct communication between the house seeker and the landlords resulting in a reduction of hefty amounts of brokerage. It provides real-time information about the place and its environment. It is a convenient and cost-effective process providing recommendations for suitable estates.