Clients often treat planners like modern-day “Ginnies,” they can rub the chirag and ask for anything,” quips Mohsin Khan, a wedding planner. The rise of ‘Ask For Anything’In India’s booming luxury wedding industry, there is no such thing as a “normal” request anymore. From chartering helicopters without helipads to staging ceremonies in –25°C mountain blizzards, modern couples are rewriting the rules of extravagance. Bizarre wedding requests (Photo: Freepik) Bizarre wedding requests (Photo: Freepik)Blame social mediaBoth Khan and Shashank Gupta agree on one thing—Instagram has permanently changed the wedding game. “The pressure of making a wedding go viral is real,” says Gupta, whose clients now hire entire social media agencies just for the wedding.

Source: Indian Express December 19, 2025 13:02 UTC