Prices, timing and a skin plan that suits Delhi NCR.
Peak: November to February, with a second run in April and early May. Quiet: July to September, when the monsoon and the exam season empty the calendar.
Punjabi, Bania, Jat, UP and Bihari families, plus a large Sikh Anand Karaj calendar. Most brides have five to seven functions.
Two enemies. Winter air that strips the skin dry and cracks lips, and November smog that dulls the face and blocks pores.
Hard water in most of NCR. It leaves a film on the hair and makes colour fade fast. A shower filter in the last two months is not a luxury here.
Delhi brides start too many things at once in the last month — a peel, a new serum, a facial, threading, and a trial. When the skin reacts, nobody can tell which one did it. Start one thing at a time, ten days apart.
Farmhouses on the Chattarpur belt, banquet halls in Rohini and Pitampura, five-stars in Aerocity, and a growing number of Gurugram sky venues.
Bride's own makeup and hair on the wedding day: about Rs 18000 to Rs 90000. Family or party makeup: about Rs 4000 to Rs 15000. A full pre-bridal package: about Rs 8000 to Rs 35000. These are ranges people actually pay, not quotes.