Prices, timing and a skin plan that suits Hyderabad.
Peak: November to February, and again in April to June. Quiet: Ashada and the monsoon weeks in July.
Telugu Hindu families with pellikuturu and mangala snanam, and a very large Hyderabadi Muslim Nikah calendar with mehndi, sanchaq and valima.
Dry heat most of the year with a short pleasant winter. The dryness makes base look powdery by evening.
Hard water in most of the city.
Hyderabadi Muslim weddings run over four separate evenings with four different looks. Negotiate a four-day package rate at booking. Per-event rates here add up to nearly double.
Function halls across the old city, convention centres on the Gachibowli side, and palace venues.
Bride's own makeup and hair on the wedding day: about Rs 12000 to Rs 70000. Family or party makeup: about Rs 3500 to Rs 12000. A full pre-bridal package: about Rs 6000 to Rs 26000. These are ranges people actually pay, not quotes.