Our Story

In planning my own wedding 3 years ago, I felt extreeemely overwhelmed with all the decisions that had to be made. From what venue would fit our guest list to who to book for makeup to whether those customized napkins were really worth it... the to-do list was never ending.

At the end of that rollercoaster of a process, I felt like I could write a book about what REALLY worked.

Fast forward to this year, I received a DM asking for NYC hair and makeup artist reccs.

That's when it hit.

My friends, cousins and IG community also have novels worth of wedding insights. Why isn’t there a space where it’s allll organized for our South Asian community?

So I asked my followers for their endorsements, researched vendors vetted by ACTUAL brides and got on countless calls with past brides to capture their stories.

This isn’t just a data-dump of reccs. These endorsements are from real brides who would go to bat for these vendors and recommend them for you to use as well.

Welcome to Marigold Diaries!! Where you’ll find curated lists of vendors, shopping guides and more starting with Indian-American weddings in the NYC-NJ region.

Past brides: please fill out the form to share your learnings!! We have a long, long way to go and can only fill in the missing gaps with your input.

Current brides: I hope this is helpful!! Get in our DMs and let us know what you’d like to see more of and we will make it happen.

With gratitude,

Shivani Bafna