WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022 – Winners Revealed
WeddingSutra, India’s leading wedding media brand, announced the winners of the WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022 (Wedding Services & Bridal Beauty Categories) hosted at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai on 21st September 2022. The boom in post-pandemic weddings paved the way for innovation and new trends in the wedding industry. This year, we are incredibly excited to honor the nominees and winners whose thought leadership and flawless execution shaped the wedding market in the last year.
“The WeddingSutra Influencer Awards this year honored and shone a spotlight on the creativity, effort, and resilience of wedding professionals and hospitality brands that changed the way Indian weddings & celebrations are planned and orchestrated. We understand how important it is for creative professionals to have their work receive visibility and recognition by the Wedding Industry. And, this is the perfect platform to showcase their potential,” says Parthip Thyagarajan, Co-founder and CEO, WeddingSutra.com.
The evening was bedecked with the ornate beauty of the concept table by Saugaat by Bikanervala and Mahesh Notandass. Designed with a mix of both gold and silver accents against ivory elegance, the arrangements included floral centerpieces in rich fall hues, sleek candelabras, dessert trays, crystal votives, ceramic lotuses, and more.
Here are the winners for the WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022:
Best Mehndi Celebration (Planning & Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – FB Celebrations – Weddingline |
– Minttu Sarna – Perfexion Events |
– Encore Events – Enjay Events |
Best Sangeet Celebration (Planning/ Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Innocept Studio | – Designer Events inc. – Vivaah Celebrations |
– Centre Point Events – Eventia Event Designers – Events & Wedding Experiences |
Best Cocktail/ Engagement Celebration (Planning/ Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – Kkings Events | – Baraati Inc. – Momente Weddings – Minttu Sarna |
– Big Bash Entertainment – Desert Pearl Entertainment |
Best Wedding Celebration (Planning/ Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – Akarshana Events Entertainment – Krayonz Entertainment |
– Foreign Wedding Planners – Vivaah Weddings |
– The Event Casa – VLW Global |
Best Reception/ Post Wedding Celebration (Planning/ Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Kkings Events | – 9PM Media – Morani & Soorma – Prasang Events |
– Events By Saniya – Shreem Events |
Best Mehendi Celebration (Design)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – The A-Cube Project | – Eventfully Yours Design by Jasneet – Weddings By Bhawna Charan |
– Fireflies |
Best Sangeet Celebration (Design)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – The A-Cube Project | – House Of Vivaah | – Elusive Dreams By Pooja Doshi |
Best Cocktail/ Engagement Celebration (Design)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – The A-Cube Project | – The Doli Diary | – Aroosi – AARA Design & Décor |
Best Wedding Celebration (Design)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – The A-Cube Project | – To The Aisle – Devika Sakhuja |
– Designs By Sakshi Jerath |
Best Reception/ Post Wedding Celebration (Design)
| Platinum | Gold | GoldSilver |
| – Seven Steps – Design HQ |
– Designs By Sakshi Jerath – The A-Cube Project |
– Utsavs |
Best Mehendi Celebration (Décor Execution)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Evolve Weddings | – Pavarit & Co. – Wedlock Weddings By Vima |
– Unik Experiences – Bhoomi Events And Planners |
Best Sangeet Celebration (Décor Execution)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – House Of Vivaah | – Interflora – Knotie Production – Marriage Colours |
Peonies By Anoli Shah |
Best Cocktail/ Engagement Celebration (Décor Execution)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Evolve Weddings | – Minttu Sarna – Weddings By Bhawna Charan |
– Mokshiva Wedding & Events – Samani Decorators |
Best Wedding Celebration (Décor Execution)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Minttu Sarna | – Evolve Weddings – Castle Rock Events |
– Best Day Ever by Deepika Shetty – Knotie Production |
Best Reception/ Post Wedding Celebration (Décor Execution)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Popular Decorators | – Marriage Colours – Q Events and Weddings |
– The Creative Company |
Best Wedding Proposal (Planning/Design/Décor Execution/Overall Management)
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – ShowKraft Designer Weddings | – Outbox | Fiestro Events |
Trendsetting Food Design – Catering Companies
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – FoodInc by Yum Yum Tree – Foodlink Luxury Catering |
– Gyanjee Caterers – Thackers |
Trendsetting Bar Menu Design – Individuals/Companies
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – Flaming Trio – The Wedding Bartenders |
– Deli Cocktail House |
Trendsetting Invitations & Stationery
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Pink Whistle Man – Turmeric Ink |
– Murphy Design Studio – Pragmatic Art – Radhika Pitti Studio |
– Organized Chaos Designs – Super Panda Invites |
Excellence in Gifting & Unique Services
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Bateel – Saugaat by Bikanervala |
– Just Exotique – Puneet Gupta Crafted Fine Goods |
– Dottedi |
Best Wedding DJ
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – DJ AJ – DJ Ganesh |
– DJ Stetson – DJ Sumit Sethi |
– DJ ALEX Mumbai – DJ Sidharth Talwar |
Best Live Entertainers for Weddings
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Best Kept Secret – Shalmali Kolgade |
– ROOH Band – BollyJammers |
– V4Once More – Aishwarya Bhandari |
Best Male Emcee/Master of Ceremony for Weddings
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – The Wedding Anchor – Vishaal Rasquinha |
– Siddharth Kannan – Anchor Jay Karmani |
– Weddings Ka Raj – Aayush Kumar |
Best Female Emcee/Master of Ceremony for Weddings
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Sonam C Chhabra | – Aarti Ketarpal | – Renu Hemwani |
Best Wedding Choreographer
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Angel Performing Arts – Sumit Khetan Entertainment Co. |
– Zeus Entertainment – Urban Dancera |
– Choreography by Maheema |
Here are the winners for the Bridal Beauty Awards 2021:
Best Bridal Makeup – Mehndi
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Fidha Jafer | – Shradha Luthra | – Kisha Jogeshwar |
Best Bridal Makeup – Sangeet
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Kulsum Pervez | – Ambreen Vikhar | – Nandini Advani |
Best Bridal Makeup – Cocktail/Engagement
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – Shradha Luthra | – Nourin Rahman |
Best Bridal Makeup – Wedding
| Platinum | Gold | Silver |
| – Dimple Bathija | – Shradha Luthra | – Richa Thakkar |
Best Bridal Makeup – Reception/
Post-Wedding Celebration
| Platinum | Gold |
| – Neeru Mohan | – Liberte by Hiral |
Best Makeup – Friends and Family
| Platinum | Gold | |
| – Liberte by Hiral | – Halima Khan |
We’d also like to extend our sincerest warm wishes and thanks to all those who participated and to our wonderful jury. For contact details of the award winners of WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022, please email us at editor@weddingsutra.com.
Highlights from the WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022
From L to R: Akshay Gupta, Shaheen Rajguru, Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra), Ritesh Sharma, Ms. Shalini Sethi (Head, Timeless Weddings) and Sumukh Mishra
From L to R: Parthip Thyagarajan, Preeti Jhangiani (Actress) and Mr. Parveen Chandar (Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, IHCL)
From L to R: Renu Basu (Founder- RB and Consultant & Advisor IHCL), Pranay Thakkar (The Wedding Bartenders), and Aarti Surendranath
Sanjay and Renuka Aggarwal of Saugaat by Bikanervala
The concept table by Saugaat By Bikanervala saw a mix of both gold and silver accents against ivory elegance, along with floral centerpieces, sleek candelabras, dessert trays, crystal votives, ceramic lotuses, and more.
From L to R: Madhulika Mathur (Co-Founder & Director WeddingSutra), Sima Taparia (Netflix: Indian Matchmaking), Natasha Moor (Natasha Moor Cosmetics) and Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra)
Parthip Thyagarajan with Shalmali Kholgade
Clockwise from top left: Sima Taparia (Netflix: Indian Matchmaking),
Roma Singhania (Director, Platinum Fashion Apparel & President, IMC Ladies’ Wing) & Aarti Surendranath;
Nikita Jaisinghani (Celebrity Stylist);
Jayshree Menon (Chairperson, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Federation of Ladies Organisation (FLO) Bengaluru Chapter & Vaishali Sabherwal (Consulting editor WeddingSutra)
From L to R: Divya Chadha (A Klass Apart), Aishwarya Wadhwani (co-founder, Plane Crazy Studios) & Aarti Surendranath
From L to R: Nikita Jaisinghani (Celebrity Stylist), Dimple Bhatija & Vandana Jagwani (Mahesh Notandass Fine Jewellery)
From L to R: Abhinav Bhagat, Puneet Gupta, Renu Basu (Consultant and Advisor Limited to The Indian Hotels Company) & Almona Bhatia (Chief Strategy Officer TATA CLIQ Luxury)
Clockwise from top left: Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra), Renu Basu (Consultant and Advisor Limited to The Indian Hotels Company) & Jayshree Menon (Chairperson, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Federation of Ladies Organisation (FLO) Bengaluru Chapter.
Renu Basu (Consultant and Advisor Limited to The Indian Hotels Company), Tanaaz Bhatia (Founder & MD Bottomline Media Pvt Ltd) & Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra)
Sima Taparia (Netflix: Indian Matchmaking), Aditi Dugar & Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra)
From L to R: Sumukh Mishra, Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra), Shaheen Rajguru
Madhulika Mathur (Co-Founder & Director WeddingSutra), Ms. Shalini Sethi (Head, Timeless Weddings) and Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra)
From L to R: Ashish Kanitkar, Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra), Ms. Shalini Sethi (Head, Timeless Weddings) and Winston Sampayo
From L to R: Neha Mehrotra (Foreign Wedding Planners), Parthip Thyagarajan (Co-Founder & CEO WeddingSutra) & Neeta Raheja Puri (Wedding Consultant & Co-Founder at Longform India)
Venue Partner: The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Event Design: Raw Canvas Designs
Event Production: Knotie Productions
Florals: The Finale Eventz
Furniture: Rentastic
Show Management Partner: Usually Unusual Entertainment
Sound & Light: Manish Mavani
Experience Partners: DJ Hiren, Mahesh Notandass, Premagic, Saugaat by Bikanervala, VJ Nirav
Hospitality and Guest Management: HNL KONNECT by Ketan Patil
Emcee: Vishaal Rasquinha
License Partner: Sparsh Liaison Services LLP
Mixology Partner: The Wedding Bartenders
Pouring Partner: Stolichnaya Gold Vodka & Scottish Leader Blended Scotch Whisky
Event Photography and Videography: The Photo Lab
Kindly Note: The nominees/winners of Wedding Hotels & Venues Categories of WeddingSutra Influencer Awards 2022 will be announced in October/November 2022. Keep following WeddingSutra’s Social Media Pages for updates on the same, or write to editor@weddingsutra.com for any queries.