Top South Asian Wedding Planners in Chicago
South Asian weddings in Chicago are rarely a single day. Haldi, Mehndi, Sangeet, Baraat, the ceremony, Vidaai, and the reception often stretch across four or five events and multiple venues, and coordinating that scale takes a planner who has actually run one before. Below are Chicago-area planners with real South Asian and Indian wedding experience, including two we’ve had the honor of filming alongside ourselves.
Sonal J. Shah Event Consultants
Sonal J. Shah is one of the most recognized names in South Asian wedding planning nationally, named Best Planner in America by Brides, The New York Times, and Harper’s Bazaar, with over 1,100 weddings coordinated. The firm is based in New York with a Chicago-area team and vendor network. We filmed Shivani & Kiran’s five-day South Asian wedding, planned by Sonal J. Shah, from the Haldi and Mehndi in Long Grove to a Navy Pier Sangeet, a Baraat on horseback, and the reception at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.
Bweddings
Bweddings is a Chicago and North Shore luxury planning studio led by Barbara and Chrissy, serving Chicago, Oak Park, Naperville, and the surrounding suburbs. We filmed Nikou & Anuj’s Indian-Persian wedding, planned by Bweddings, at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Cantigny Park, a celebration that wove a sofreh ceremony and the Persian knife dance together with Indian wedding traditions earlier in the week.
Engaging Events by Ali
Led by Ali Phillips, Engaging Events by Ali has planned South Asian, destination, and interfaith weddings in Chicago for over 20 years and has been named one of Chicago’s Top Wedding Planners by Chicago Magazine. The team has coordinated Hindu, Christian, Muslim, and interfaith celebrations across the city and abroad.
Vchilli Events
Founded by Vandana Walia, Vchilli is a Schaumburg-based, South Asian woman-owned event planning and design firm that has been producing Sikh, Hindu, and fusion weddings in the Chicago area since 2005.
Events by Nisar
Events by Nisar is a Chicago-based South Asian event planning company handling local and destination weddings, known in the industry for detailed, large-scale multi-day coordination.
JDEventz
JDEventz is a Chicago-based Indian wedding planning company with roots at other established South Asian planning firms in the city, now specializing in day-of coordination and decor for South Asian weddings.
Five Grain Events
Five Grain Events is a Chicago planning studio offering full-service wedding planning starting around $17,000, with day-of coordination available separately, and experience across weddings, corporate, and non-profit events.
Events by C
Events by C is led by Chandani Chandekar and specializes in Indian and South Asian wedding coordination. We filmed Nathan & Risha’s four-day wedding, planned by Events by C, from a Mehndi at Danada House to a Garba and fireworks finale at Bolingbrook Golf Club.
Planning a South Asian Wedding in Chicago?
Whether it’s a single-venue celebration or a five-day, multi-venue production, we film every ritual from Haldi to Vidaai with the cultural fluency it deserves. See more of our work in South Asian wedding films and Indian wedding films, or check your date.