Prices, timing and a skin plan that suits Chandigarh.
Peak: November to February, with a strong April and May. Quiet: July and August.
Punjabi and Sikh families. Anand Karaj mornings mean makeup starts at 4 am.
Cold, clean, dry winter. The dryness is gentler than Delhi but the early mornings are colder.
Relatively soft water — one of the few big cities where hair behaves.
A 7 am Anand Karaj means your artist arrives at 3.30 am. Ask for a light day base, because the same face will be photographed in gurudwara daylight, not in banquet lighting.
Gurudwaras across the sectors, banquet halls in Panchkula and Zirakpur, and resort lawns on the Kharar road.
Bride's own makeup and hair on the wedding day: about Rs 15000 to Rs 70000. Family or party makeup: about Rs 4000 to Rs 13000. A full pre-bridal package: about Rs 7000 to Rs 28000. These are ranges people actually pay, not quotes.