Luxury Indian, South Asian & multicultural wedding planning
Weddings rooted in tradition. Designed for today.
Based in Tampa, planning weddings across Florida, the United States and abroad for more than a decade.
Timeless traditions ✦ modern celebrations
The beginning of your family’s legacy.
Every celebration we plan honors your heritage, your story and the people who matter most, with the design sensibility of today. From intimate gatherings to multi-day weekends with hundreds of guests, our boutique approach brings personal attention, meticulous organization and a calm presence throughout, so you and your families can be fully present.
The weekend, ritual by ritual.
An Indian wedding is rarely one day. It is four or five events, each with its own customs, vendors and timing. We plan them as one continuous weekend, so every transition is settled before your guests arrive.
I
हल्दी
Haldi
Turmeric, marigolds and a setting prepared for it, with the space reset before the next event begins.
II
मेहंदी
Mehndi
Artists scheduled to your guest count, seating for long sittings, and music and refreshments paced to the afternoon.
III
संगीत
Sangeet
Choreographers, rehearsals and a run of show that keeps every family performance on time.
IV
बारात
Baraat
Ghodi or vintage car, dhol, and a processional route agreed with the venue well in advance.
V
फेरे
Pheras
Mandap, pandit and samagri arranged, fire permissions secured, and the ceremony timed to your muhurat.
VI
विदाई
Vidaai
An unhurried farewell, with the car prepared and the family given the time the moment deserves.
Traditions we plan
Every faith, every family.
Hindu ceremonies
Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and South Indian rites, each with its own sequence, samagri and timing.
Sikh Anand Karaj
The laavan in the presence of the Guru Granth Sahib, with gurdwara protocol respected throughout.
Muslim Nikah
Nikah, mehndi and walima, planned around family, faith and the order of the day.
Christian ceremonies
Church and outdoor ceremonies, including Kerala Christian traditions such as the mylanchi.
Jewish and interfaith
Chuppah, ketubah and ceremonies that honour both families’ faiths with equal weight.
Fusion weekends
Two cultures, one timeline: Indian and Western events composed as a single, continuous weekend.
Civil ceremonies and elopements
Intimate legal or symbolic ceremonies, given the same attention as a five-day celebration.
Recent celebrations
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Niki & Darshan
Orlando, Florida
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Jade & Irwin
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, ChampionsGate, Florida
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Sunakshi & Kunal
Orlando, Florida
How we plan with you
From the first conversation
Full service
Design, vendors, budget, guest logistics and every event of the weekend, with our team beside you from the first conversation to the last dance.
For couples already underway
Partial planning
For couples already underway who want an experienced team to see it through, from vendor recommendations to design direction and timelines.
For the final weeks
Wedding management
We take over in the final weeks, confirm every vendor and timeline, and run each event on site so your families can be fully present.
Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and abroad
Destination weddings
Multi-day celebrations wherever your families gather, with venue, travel and guest logistics coordinated from planning through the final farewell.
Throughout Florida
Tampa · Orlando · Miami · Naples · Sarasota · Palm Beach · Jacksonville · Destin
Destination weddings
Mexico · The Caribbean · Destinations abroad
Preferred partner
Venues where we are preferred partners.
Our preferred status reflects close work with each venue’s catering and events teams. Load-in schedules, mandap and fire requirements, and processional routes are understood before your first walkthrough.
Tampa & St. Petersburg
JW Marriott Tampa Water Street
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
Hilton Tampa Downtown
The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club
The Don CeSar
Clearwater Beach
Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa
Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Orlando
Waldorf Astoria Orlando & Signia by Hilton Bonnet Creek
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Conrad Orlando
Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
South Florida
The Diplomat Beach Resort
Daytona Beach
Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
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What kinds of weddings does Apsara Events plan?
Apsara Events plans luxury Indian, South Asian, multicultural and destination weddings. That includes Hindu ceremonies (Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali and South Indian), Sikh Anand Karaj, Muslim Nikah, Christian ceremonies including Kerala Christian traditions, Jewish and interfaith ceremonies, fusion weekends, and civil ceremonies and elopements.
Where is Apsara Events based, and where do you plan weddings?
We are based in Tampa, Florida. We plan weddings throughout Florida, including Tampa Bay, Orlando, Miami, Naples, Sarasota, Palm Beach, Jacksonville and Destin, and destination weddings across the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Which venues is Apsara Events a preferred partner at?
We are a preferred partner at JW Marriott Tampa Water Street, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Hilton Tampa Downtown, The Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, The Don CeSar, Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, JW Marriott Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa, Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, Waldorf Astoria Orlando & Signia by Hilton Bonnet Creek, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Conrad Orlando, Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, The Diplomat Beach Resort and Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.
What planning services do you offer?
Four services: full service planning from the first conversation, partial planning for couples already underway, wedding management for the final weeks and the weekend itself, and destination wedding planning. Packages can be customised around your events.
Can you plan a multi-day Indian wedding weekend?
Yes. Most of our weddings are weekends of four or five events, such as haldi, mehndi, sangeet, baraat, the ceremony and the reception, planned as one continuous timeline. We have planned celebrations from intimate elopements to weekends of more than 500 guests.
Indian wedding planning in
The muhurat is set. The rest is ours to compose.
Tell us the dates, the city and the weekend you’re imagining. We’ll answer with how it could unfold, from the first haldi to the last dance.