The two questions I'm asked most by brides flying in are "how many days do I need?" and "when should I come?". Here are honest answers.
How many days
Three to four days Enough for one focused job — the bridal outfit, or the family's wardrobe. Not both. Expect to leave things unfinished and to need someone here afterwards.
Seven to ten days The realistic minimum for a full wedding wardrobe including the groom's side, with fittings before you fly. This is what I plan for most often.
Two weeks or more Comfortable. Room for second fittings, corrections, and the things you didn't know you needed until you got here.
When to come
Delhi's wedding season runs roughly October to February, and it is a double-edged thing. The choice is at its widest and every shop is fully stocked — but every karigar in the city is at capacity, lead times stretch, and prices firm up. Come outside that window and you'll get more attention, faster turnarounds and better negotiation, with slightly less new stock.
Weather matters more than people expect. Delhi summers are genuinely punishing, and walking market lanes in June is a different proposition to walking them in November. If you have a choice, choose the cooler months — your own stamina is a real constraint on how much you get done.
Split the city, not the day
A quick, honest consultation in your timezone — and we map all this to your own wedding, together.
Book a consultation →Delhi is large and the traffic is worse than it looks on a map. Crossing from Old Delhi to South Delhi and back in one afternoon can cost you three hours. Give each day one area:
- A north day: Chandni Chowk and its lanes — fabric, trims, silver, cards.
- A central day: Karol Bagh — the groom's side and footwear.
- A south day: Lajpat Nagar — family outfits and ready-to-wear.
- A studio day: Shahpur Jat or the boutique belt, by appointment, with time between slots.
- A fittings day, late in the trip, with nothing else in it.
Build the trip backwards
- Fix your flight home, then work backwards: final fittings, corrections, first fittings, purchases.
- Put every stitched purchase in the first half of the trip.
- Leave one completely empty day in the second half. It will get used.
- Book studio and boutique appointments before you land — the good ones fill up.
- Decide in advance what you will not do on this trip, and who handles it after you go.
The part people skip
Decide, before you arrive, who is making decisions. A bride, her mother, two aunts and a cousin in one lane with five opinions is how a day disappears. Pick the two people whose judgement you actually want in the room, and let everyone else see photographs in the evening.
Tell me your dates and your function list, and we'll build the itinerary — which market, which day, and what has to be bought before you fly.
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