Prices, timing and a skin plan that suits Coimbatore.
Peak: November to February, and April to June. Quiet: Aadi month, mid-July to mid-August.
Kongu Tamil families with their own thaali and ceremony traditions, plus Malayali families.
Dry and pleasant compared to Chennai, thanks to the Palakkad gap breeze.
Hard water in most areas.
Kongu weddings are early morning and short. You will be in front of a camera for two hours, not eight. Do not pay for an eight-hour setting product routine you will not need.
Mandapams across RS Puram and Saibaba Colony, and resorts towards Ooty road.
Bride's own makeup and hair on the wedding day: about Rs 8000 to Rs 40000. Family or party makeup: about Rs 2500 to Rs 9000. A full pre-bridal package: about Rs 4000 to Rs 16000. These are ranges people actually pay, not quotes.