6 Beautiful Indian Wedding Venues Featured on "The Big Day"

Leela Palace, Chennai

This 5 star hotel in Chennai, capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is an ode to the majestic palaces of the Chettinad dynasty. Leela Palace is a luxury hotel in Chennai set in a lush green environment overlooking the sea. Large open vistas meet exquisitely decorated walls and beautiful art pieces to create an experience that is as lavish as it is soothing.

The Suraksha initiative in this 5 star hotel in Chennai ensures the safety of all. Also, its exclusive location near the beach makes it the perfect venue for all your dream events and celebrations. 

From a grand Bollywood Night featuring celebrity choreographer Terence Lewis to an Alice in Wonderland-themed Mehendi Ceremony to the final wedding facing the private beach, bride Nikhita Iyar, from the first episode of The Big Night, made sure everything matched up to her fairy tale fantasy. 

Alila Fort Bishangarh

Located at Bishangarh Village in the Jaipur District, 6 km off the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway, Alila Fort Bishangarh is easily accessible from both Delhi and Jaipur. 

Perched on top of a granite hillock in the midst of a vast expanse of the Aravalli Range, surrounded by hills dotted with havelis, villages and temples, Alila Fort Bishangarh is legendary amongst heritage hotels in Jaipur for the adaptive reuse of a 230-year-old warrior fort into one of India’s most unique heritage properties.

Elegant and luxurious 59 rooms and suites offer a perfect setting with a promise of privacy and undivited attention to curate lifetime memories. Enchanting indoor and outdoor locations play host to every meaningful ritual, and that magical moment when two lives entwine, surrounded by love and the magnificent Aravalli hills at one of the most magical wedding venues in Jaipur. Every detail, from dining and decoration to photography and entertainment, is exquisitely tailored to create a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime celebration that’s everything, and more, you could imagine.

The couple in Episode 2, Aman Kapur and Divya Khandelwal, knew that they wanted to employ the villagers and promote sustainability through their wedding. Every cloth, print, flower arrangements were sourced locally. Aman and Divya's wedding included a welcome lunch, a Mehendi and Sangeet functions and the wedding. 

MorBagh Farmhouse, Chhatarpur, Delhi

MorBagh Farmhouse is a banquet hall in New Delhi, India. It is a beautiful venue destination for organising wedding ceremonies. The venue has an ambience which will definitely steal your gaze and make you fixated at their interior decor and infrastructure. The interior is contemporary with a touch of minimalism and sophistication. The hotel is an enchanting wedding venue, which will make you crave for more. 

Pallavi Bishnoi and Rajat Swarup, on the 3rd episode of Netflix The Big Day, the couple chose to make their wedding a little more closed and intimate at the MorBagh Farmhouse. This private farmhouse is often graced by peacocks and offers stunning views of the suburbs. Although not very far from the city, MorBagh transformed itself into a getaway destination, boasting lush greenery and grand interiors. 

Tijara Fort Palace, Rajasthan

Tijara Fort-Palace is an exclusive venue in Rajasthan that has 71 suites and rooms named after India's leading painters, designers and aesthetes who have helped create them. Its even terraced gardens command a magnificent view above the tall restored ramparts. The gardens have been compared to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. This beautiful Fort-Palace includes two Mahals, Rani Mahal and Aam Khas Mardana Mahal, both of which can be booked for weddings. 

The very private and spacious setting of Tijara Fort-Palace, overlooking the surrounding mustard fields and countryside with its vast hanging gardens, makes a picturesque wedding destination in Rajasthan, which was selected for teh wedding of Ami Pandya and Nitin Zacharias on The Big Day. 

Amaara Farms, Chattarpur

Gayeti Singh and Aditya Wadhwani chose to keep things simple as they held all their formal wedding functions, including the wedding, at home while the reception was held at the Amaara Farms. 

On the Chattarpur main road and outstretched in lush environs, Amaara is a preferred wedding and event space. At a distance of 5.5 kms from Chattarpur Mandir and 500 metres ahead of Fortune Hotel, Amaara stands out as the property with a Balinese element, the Buddha’s serene visage beaming at the main entrance, as well as, at other focal points.

Its 7000 sq. ft. all-glass banquet hall, abounding in graduer, opens onto a landscaped and manicured outdoor area of about 55000 sq feet. 

Bay 15, Goa

Tyrone Braganza and Daniel Bauer had a beach wedding at Bay 15 in Goa. With a beach frontage that spans 600 running feet, 16 luxury high end Swiss-inspired wooden chalets offering mesmerizing views of poetic sun rises and sun sets, enchanting nights in the Odxel Valley, star lit open air dining, well-manicured lawns on the lap of the river Zuari that can host up to 1000 people be it a wedding or a social gathering... make it an all in all multi-functional must visit venue in Goa. 

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