Premium Banquet Halls: 6 luxury venues that you shouldn’t overlook

What can you probably overlook in the famous premium hotels of Chennai? Nothing.

It’s all simple. Once you have finalized the date for the engagement or wedding, you ask your relatives and friends to suggest banquet halls that is classy, elegant, gracious, decent and… Yeah, one that serves delicious food. The generosity of your well wishers will be annoying at times, but helpful most of the time.

But you still can’t buy their opinion entirely because you know that their idea of class and elegance will not be the same as yours. You don’t want to be going to the venue with them and be like…

(You can actually skip reading this… I say it’s not really that difficult to know whose option to buy. A friend of mine didn’t want to go for a Mani Ratnam movie because he didn’t like the actress! I never considered his movie reviews again. I’m of the kind who would watch a Mani Ratnam movie even if it’s about birds and animals. The other day I got a swipe with this girl. We met up at a cafe. I ordered for a Death by Chocolate. She sighed. I told I forgot my keys in the bike and never went back. It’s that easy.)

And then you can’t do the sin of not asking professor google for suggestions. So you do your permutations like, let me guess..

It runs from ‘Premium banquet halls in Chennai’, ‘best luxury hotels in Chennai’ to ‘where the hell do I find a nice place for my wedding?’ depending on your creativity.

I did almost all of those.

No… I’m not one of you who are looking for a banquet hall for your child’s wedding. Not because I’ve delegated it. Just that I don’t have them yet. Neither am I one of you who are trying to find the perfect wedding venue before your fiancé does. Except my grandmother, nobody else in my family believes that its time for me to get married.

I was trying those combinations to figure out how bigfday can help the soon-to-be-weds in finding a perfect venue for their D-Day. Man.. I discovered, if we can do so much of just listing down the best luxury hotels in Chennai, we can save you like 7 hrs 30 mins of googling and 84 calls.

You must be already knowing a few of these hotels and might have heard of the others. So here is a quick run through what each of those is known for. And these are not all of it. Of course, I’m not going to tell everything here.We have a card up our sleeve always.

Experience and reviews of thousands of bookings, community of banquets & hotels and event planners have created these algorithms in the minds of each of our Jojo’s (Don’t know what it is yet?! I’m not going tell that too) and we can get you deals and secret tips that will not be possible otherwise.

Enough of the crap.. Let’s get to the stuff.

Wait.. Why would you buy my options? I know you will..! Because..

Cut it.. Let’s get to the subject..

1) ITC Grand Chola

I cannot skip the architectural beauty of the palace even though you might’ve seen a lot of sites bragging about it. I just can’t. It’s a marvel and it has set a new luxury standard in India. Do you remember the ten mark answer “Chola art and architecture” in you fifth standard history book? Yeah. Chola dynasty’s contribution to architecture and Tamil Nadu is so significant and important. ITC Grand Chola boasts of same grandeur and royalty.

It has the most lavish banquet space option with an enormous 30,000 sq. ft. It can either be used as such to accommodate a wedding of 600 people or even as three different spaces with distinct soundproof areas for pre-function.

I’m not going to bore you with their amenities and standards because there is absolutely everything that is required for a wedding crowd of 600. A talented team of event planners and professionals take care of every personalized need right from floral decoration to elegant cuisine. There can be no better place for a grand royal wedding.

For buffet prices, room bookings and other queries, contact ITC Grand Chola at 78100 03344EXT1210#

To skip all the ping pongs and get to the celebration, call one of our Jojo’s at 7811003344 who can hustle for you.

2) The Leela Palace

Again, just click here for the numerous amenities that Leela Palace provides, its banquet hall photos, menu spread and all the tidbits that you need to know. Here is what I would want you to know. One invariable delight that we have always got from our customers is about the food and cuisine. I can use adjectives and describe the food, but.. let me remind you the cliche.. It will never be the same as making you feel how it is to taste their cuisine! They go on about how was the arrangements and when it comes to food, they just stop.. And..

It took experience to figure out this was what happening at the other end of the phone.

So, next time you call one of our Jojo’s to fix Leela Palace for a wedding, we wouldn’t mind accepting your invite for the wedding.

3) Hilton

We’ll get to banquets just after a tiny detour. Hilton is scoring a lot amongst the Chennai party-goers with its Q Bar.

It is a rooftop lounge and almost everyone who has gone there vouch that just the ambience and breeze itself is worth going. Add to it the cuisine, liquor and the acoustic rhythm your heart and legs can’t resist sway.

When it comes to the wedding hall, the pillar-less Grand ballroom which has a floor space of 4,757 sq.ft has a unique style and look for itself.

It can accommodate up to 750 for a reception and up to 500 for a wedding with ease.

For smaller parties and corporate meetings, it has 4 multi-purpose meeting rooms. Attached pre-function area adds to its versatility.

4) Hyatt Regency

Hyatt Regency,located at Anna salai is an ideal place if your guests are from across the city. It would be easily accessible for most of them. Hyatt’s Regency Ballroom can accommodate up to 500 people in a theater type seating.

It also has multiple breakaway rooms, studios, ballroom and outdoor spaces which makes it an attraction for corporate events, product launches, conferences, personal events and quick small family get together.

Hyatt has signature restaurants like signature Hyatt restaurants such as Spice Haat, Focaccia, Stix, 365 AS, Biscotti, Lobby Lounge and Yakiniku-a Japanese Pop-up restaurant.

Want to see availability at Hyatt for your event? Don’t call one of our Jojos. Jojos always make an offer that you can’t resist. You wouldn’t stop with just checking the availability!

5) The Raintree

Yeah! Right what just crossed your mind!

This is more common for parties and DJ Nights. The purple room of Raintree gives a unique ambience for a peppy night. This is so not a place for a dull meetup or a boring family get together. If there is a slight thought whatsoever that your gathering might turn out into one, go for Raintree, add music and every kid to that stern disciplined uncle will turn upbeat.

The hall is considerably huge for a wedding or reception occasion and can accommodate 350 people. Raintree also has the reputation for having a sincere and dedicated event management team.

6) Le Royal Meridien

Le Royal Meridien is one the oldest, biggest, awesomest, grandest, everythingest hotels in Chennai. It has a certain admiration, respect and loyalty among Chennaites.

The Grand Madras Ballroom, 9200 square feet, is the largest pillar-less ballroom in Chennai.Located between the international airport and the business district, Le Royal Meridien Chennai features meeting and banquet space for up 1,500 guests, five restaurants and bars.  

The Madras Foyer is a large 6000 square feet pre-function area whose lighted chandeliers blend with the decor to give a beautiful warm look.  

It also has a range of small halls for meetings and corporate events.

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5 reasons why you must attend a Brahmin wedding

Brahmin weddings are really fun, with all the rituals, food, girls and the time spent in conversing with the maamas and maamis. Be it the language, the way they carry themselves out, their unity, and of course, their wit is unmatchable. All these make them very unique. And hey, how can you forget the thayir saadham? Every Brahmin wedding is a package of fun for 2 whole days. Let me tell you why you must never miss out a Brahmin wedding.

1. Girls in dhaavani and maamis in madisaar!

The first important thing that will strike your sight, when you place your foot anywhere is girls ( I am just being honest). Brahmin weddings, especially, have got the most good looking girls and women. Be it an 18 year old in a half saree, or 22 year old beauty in saree or a 40 year old maami in madisaar! Anyone will certainly lose their minds, also when they are beautifully decorated with accessories and a bright face. Every ambi would have certainly fixed his eye on a well dressed girl who looks homely in saree. Happens always. The best thing here is that, right from a child, to a grandma who is at her oldest age, would have come, dressed beautiful and grand air max 1 on sale. What a golden sight

2. Kalyana Saapadu - The big grand feast.

No wedding is ever complete without the feast. Brahmin weddings in that case, need I say anything? They are the best, when it comes to food. Such huge variety. The breakfast before Muhurtam, which has tiffin items like idly, rava dosa, pongal, sambar, chutney, upma, coffee and tea and what not? The main speciality lies in their use of fresh ghee in everything. That is where they stand. And the kalyana saapadu, which has like around numerous varieties of dishes, OMG, that I almost forgot what I had this morning! Oooops. The drop of payasam on the green leaf, and ghee, and pickles and chips and rice, sambar, rasam, and what not? Brahmin sadhya is never complete without the thayir saadham and a cup of payasam. Heavenly, isn't it? No other cuisine can ever compete with namma kalyana saapadu

3. Play with the bride and groom.

Wait wait, let me first tell you what this is. This is the most fun part in every Brahmin wedding. And that too, if ever you are the bride or groom as friend, and their uncles are old enough to actually carry them. Lol! Before the Muhurtam, this is a very popular event that happens Air Jordan XX9 Sale. The bride and the groom's relatives will have to carry them, standing opposite to each other. The groom will have to try to put the garland on the bride, inspite of the bride's relatives moving the bride left and right; the bride will have to next do the same, too. If you are one of those carrying the groom or bride, then you can have unlimited fun doing this. Not always will you get such an opportunity.

4. Beautiful culture and interesting rituals.

Brahmin culture is seriously wonderful, and deserves a lot of respect. Their strong beliefs, dedication and purity makes it seem even more valuable. Brahmin culture is best depicted in weddings. Right from the engagement, till the end of the wedding, everything is beautiful. The wedding goes on for 2 days, starting with vratham on the first day, that takes place early in the morning. A formal engagement will be held that evening, followed by mehendi function. The next day is the most interesting and fun day. Everyone will be dressed up beautifully. Kasi yatra. This is a ritual wherein, the groom will be dressed up as a sanyasi, with a walking stick and an umbrella and a small bag (we call it manja pai) in hand, assuming to be going to Kasi. That is when the girl's father stops him and proposes to give his daughter's hand in marriage to him Under Armour Curry Shoes Sale. This could be extraordinarily fun, if it is a love marriage. Wondering how? What could be interesting than the girl's father requesting you to marry his daughter, when months back, you would have actually begged him to give his daughter to you? That would be epic.

Oonjal Kalyanam. The bride and the groom will be made to sit in an oonjal (swing) and will be given fruit and milk to eat, and all the elderly women in the family will use items like laddus to dhrishti suthify (very important). While this is going on, one of those maamis with a very good voice will begin singing the oonjal paatu, which is very famous among Brahmins. It is a very beautiful thing to see. A lovely sight!

The Muhurtam. This is of course, the main event, when the groom ties the knot. One of the loveliest things here is the attire worn by them. The groom will be dressed in a panchagajam (a different style of tying the veshti) and the bride will be in madisaar. The most wonderful sight ever. The bride will be made to sit on her father's lap when the knot is tied. The feeling of the parents can never be described. That drop of tear from the eyes of the bride's mother, so valuable. Though all weddings are special, Brahmin weddings are yet, the most special ones, with priceless emotions and happiness.

Happens mostly in the evening, a while after the knot is tied. This can be very fun, with all the women singing nalangu songs. The couple are made to play games like breaking appalam on each other's head, digging a pot for taking out the hidden ringing, rolling coconuts on the floor and many more 95 air max for sale. These are just a few out of the many games. So much fun. Nalangu. Happens mostly in the evening, a while after the knot is tied. This can be very fun, with all the women singing nalangu songs. The couple are made to play games like breaking appalam on each other's head, digging a pot for taking out the hidden ringing, rolling coconuts on the floor and many more. These are just a few out of the many games. So much fun.

5. The US tambrahm families.

Marriages are the time when all the families, even from the US fly down excitedly. Brahmins from the US are always unique, they never lose the slang, they try their best to follow the culture by making their children learn Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam. They celebrate Navaratri on a grander scale and other festivals. The highlight of weddings is the conversation between the families that have come from America and elders who live here. Humour at its best. One common thing that happens is the change in names new balance 750. The name Janani that would have been coined by elders in India, would have changed to Jane, when the child goes to America. Such things happen very often. You can imagine every maama and maami saying “achacho! Dating ah? Adhellaam thappu aache! Abhishtoo , when they hear that the kids go dating often in America. Such hilarious conversations are the best part that you can never cease to miss.

Be it intelligence, humour, culture, language, dressing or what not, Brahmins are certainly special and the best. Get to know Brahmins, and you will also get the best food. Nothing can be as fun and humorous as a Brahmin wedding. Just don't miss them! Ponnukku kalyanam ah? Don't worry maami, come to us at http://bigfday.com/ and we will get you the best hall for onga aathu kalyanam. If you want choices that fair, come to us, we are there!

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Best 5 star banquet halls in Chennai

So, you have your special day coming up and you want it all to be just perfect, right from the events to your garland, because it is your wedding! Wedding is the most special moment in the life of every individual. Hence, it would not be surprising to expect the best banquet hall to celebrate it. 5 Star Banquet halls are the best location, where you can celebrate special occasions such as birthdays or weddings or any event for that matter, inviting quite a lot of people. 5 star Banquet halls are capable of accommodating a huge number of people, which makes it stand as the top choice, when it comes to celebrations. Be it any occasion, you know how Chennai takes the first and the best place, with its innumerable banquet halls, built uniquely.

1) Radisson Blue GRT

Located at Guindy, Chennai, this is the ideal palace for the luxury man. A hall that is extremely huge and spacious, has the best of services and a classic look. Irrespective of any occasion, the hall is tailor made to custom itself to the varying luxurious and stylish needs of the hosts. The hall is capable of accommodating around 100-400 guests, with a variety in seating arrangements depending upon the occasion. You can have DJ nights with no restrictions and a DVD player and mic facilities. There is valet parking, and alcohol for the party can be brought from outside. Also, the floral decorations can be customized according to the needs of the clients. There are several packages for choice of food, consisting of a variety of dishes in all courses. The package is available from Rs. 1410 per head and for 50 persons, it comes up to Rs. 70500. Definitely a great choice.

2) Rain Tree - The Purple Room

Purple room is known more commonly for parties. The hall is considerably huge, bearing a crowd of 350 people. The seating arrangements vary according to the occasion. There are several other facilities such as valet parking, decoration of the hall can be outsourced. This hall is the best when it comes to DJ nights. What makes parties and celebration of other events special here is the sincerity of their event management team. There is free Wifi available, what more do you want? There are various packages for food, with vegetarian, non-vegetarian and cocktail varieties. You get to choose what you want. The cost per head is Rs. 1324, and for 50 persons it costs Rs. 66200

3) Hotel Radisson Blue 

Well known for parties, Radisson blu, Egmore is one of the best of halls that seem to be ideal especially for events like wedding reception. If you have planned for a perfect and compact party with not more than 400 guests, then this is the one for you. The seating arrangements are available in patterns such as class room, cluster, floating, U-shape and theatre, designed for every event. The hall provides you with a writing board, DVD player and mic, which makes it simpler for press events and other corporate meetings. Outside alcohol is permitted and floral decorations are available too. Most weddings take place here because it is located in the centre of the city. Also, the availability of valet parking makes things simpler. Food is special here, with 4 varieties of menu, which would further split into the existence of many tasty dishes. All the courses have something special, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner or high tea. You just cannot afford to miss their food. The cost per person for any of these packages of food starts from Rs. 1522, and for 50 persons, the total comes up to Rs. 76100

4) Le Royal Meridian

As the name suggests, the hotel is one such that assumes the form of a palace with a royal look and feel. This is very famous for weddings, with an extensive capacity to hold around 1200 guests. There are about 6 types of seating arrangements, meaning that the hall could be utilised for various events, with each seating style having its own capacity. Like most other hotels, there is the wheel chair accessibility, valet parking to make parking easier and safer for you. There are speakers and mics provided and DJ music allowed too, which is one of the ideal elements of a fun wedding reception. Just in case you are not convinced, you are even permitted to hire outside decorators, for they know that it is your special day and hence, you would only want the best of all. To make the occasion even better, Le Royal Meridian has got an excellent event management team, which will take care of the entire occasion and plan some fun at the right time and right place. The hotel is known for its highest quality in food, and now offers about 7 packages, each of which consists of different varieties in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, and hey! How can you forget the cocktails ?

5) Sheraton Park Hotels and Towers

Who hasn't heard Park Sheraton, here? One of the best and most luxurious among the hotels. Quite big in size, it accommodates around 600 people, perfect for a party or wedding festivities. The seating arrangements are available in different styles, efficient enough to be customised according to the occasion. Nevertheless need there be any doubt on the amenities, it has valet parking, availability of speakers and mic, accessibility to wheelchairs, DJ nights are a big hit here. One cannot be without getting surprised over their menu, for they have such exuberant dishes, deliciously made. There are about 11 packages, from which you can choose the ones you want, ranging from breakfast, dinner, lunch and high tea. Also, the fact that it is located in Alwarpet, one of the hotspot areas of Chennai, this certainly makes it bigger and better. The cost per head is Rs. 1800, and the overall cost for about 50 people comes up to Rs. 90000. Definitely a reasonable one, keeping in mind the quality of service and highly sophisticated infrastructure. 

6) HILTON - Grand Ballroom

Planning a big balloon event, huh? Expecting more guests, and a bigger hall, is it? For all those who wish to invite a fat number of guests, Hilton is the ideal place for you. It has the enormous capability to accommodate around 750 guests, and yet seem so spacious and huge. This can be used for any purpose- meetings, weddings, parties and the seats can be arranged accordingly to provide a comfortable seating experience. The hotel provides such good amenities as valet parking, wheel chair accessibility, and has a built-in video player, speakers and mic, floral decorations are allowed. They have their own team of dedicated event management, who are there to take care of the varying needs of your occasion. There are four packages available for food, with vegetarian, non-vegetarian and cocktails. Each course has a variety of mouth watering and speciality dishes, and what's more advantageous here, is their live counters, that will make you go gaga over food. The cost per head is Rs. 2306 and the overall cost for 50 members is Rs. 1,15,300. 

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What are the advantages of banquet halls?

Lots of food, friends, relatives, noise, music, dance and fun. Sounds interesting, huh? Partying sure is loads of fun that you will never even how time passed all the while. It is also one of those times when you get to spend all your time with loved ones.

Apart from the fun part, did you know that partying is also a great stress buster? Oh but not when you have to sit and organise a party all by yourself. This is certainly one of the most tedious things that you can be made to do, even if you are a homemaker. So, how easy do you think hosting a party is? Think, if you want to host a party for your family and you have decided to have it at home, what all will you have to take care of? Arrange for food, or get some good music and decorate your house, or would you want to spend time with everyone who has come for the party, and dance?

Speaking about this may seem easy, but getting to action isn't. It is not as easy as you think. Probably, this is why banquet halls exist, not to forget. There are several advantages of banquet halls. They take up all the responsibilities, right from giving accommodation to last goodbye to the guests. If you still haven't got my point, here's why banquet halls are the best for parties than anywhere else. Perfect location: Location is the first and foremost important thing to be considered, when you plan for a party. Having one at home may sound simple and cool, but again, the number of guests whom you can invite will be very less.

Banquet halls make this easier for you. Depending on the number of guests that you have invited, you can book a hall accordingly. Banquet halls are generally bigger than your house, and can accommodate a larger crowd. These halls also provide a larger space, which will save everyone from suffocation. Another boon is that, larger the space, the more it can be decorated. Take the case of your child's first birthday. You might want to decorate the party hall in a grand manner, but your house might not seem ideal for it. Why should you give up on decoration? Banquet halls, are not only big enough for wide decoration, but they also allow outsourcing. You can now call outside decorators to make the arrangements grand and perfect. What else could overshadow this advantage of banquet halls? Good food and loud music: No matter where you go,
food is all that matters. There are some of us, who attend weddings and parties, only to hog on the food.

Whether you are a big time foodie or not, the party or event that you are hosting, should have the best food. What if you want to invite a lot of guests, but you're lazy to make food for all? Even if you have planned to order for home delivery, how much can you order? That would be a tedious job, in case they take a long time to deliver the food. These are the most common nightmares of house parties. Banquet halls wash out these drawbacks. Most of such halls provide not just food, but good fooooooood. With a variety of mouth watering dishes, you are sure to drool over the food, even before the party begins. You don't have to worry about food at all. Hey, wanna dance? None of us can walk out of a party without some good music and dance. Using banquet halls for hosting parties will give in a lot of space to dance and the music can also go as loud as you want, with no disturbance or interruption from neighbours.

This is another statement that speaks of the advantages of banquet halls. Best organizers and quality in service: Did you know that banquet halls are the best organizers, be it any event? Most of the parties go blunt these days, with just some normal music and food and selfies and groupies. How about an all night concert or some good shows? Won't that add on to the fun? This is how good they organised event management, with lots of entertainment guaranteed.

​Since these banquet halls are managed by hotels, the obstacles that you might be made to face are lesser. Right from location to food and music and welcoming the guests, they will take care. This is one major advantage, and will give you relief from having to worry about anything and everything. Having given them all the responsibility, all that you will have to do, is just dress up, have fun, eat and relax. Isn't this just what you want? Banquet halls are mostly preferred, when it comes to hosting parties. The essentials – location, food and music, organizing and good management are all taken care by these halls, since they are owned by hotels. This makes life easier for us and parties have become simpler and cooler to host.

We, at bigfday.com have a list of venues that you would love to go for, to celebrate your special moments. Want to know where they are? Come to us, and well show you the right one.

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5 Most Expensive Popular Celebrity Wedding Gowns

Weddings are well known for the endless shopping and fun. Everybody wants to look good when it comes to a wedding, hence, need I say about women? We all surely know how crazy women go, when it comes to shopping for wedding. It is generally believed that the way a woman dresses up, defines her personality. This may be one of the main reasons why women give so much importance to dressing up. Weddings are fun, and a great opportunity for everybody to dress up. When friends and relatives get excited themselves about wedding shopping, what about the bride? And what about her wedding gown? It is a known fact that the bride's attire is generally expensive, and we would have to spend quite some amount on clothes for the bride, but wait. Have you seen anyone spending crazily so much just for clothes? Let me show you this, I am sure you will be shocked. Here are some celebrities who have spent some strange sum of money just on the wedding gown.. 

 1) Princess Diana:

Wedding of the princess is certainly something big and special. But, would you believe it if I say, that her wedding gown costed around $2.6 million? Shocking, but yes. It was not a simple one, it had pearls and lace frills; David and Elizabeth Immanuel were the designers of this beautiful piece. Expensive, but she just totally deserved it! 

2) Kim Kardashian:

Kim Kardashian, the wonderbabe of Hollywood, who got recently wedded to Kanye West in May 2014, got Ricardo Tisci to design her wedding gown, that came up to $2.1 million. It is believed that this is one of the top most expensive wedding gown, in the recent times. Seems to be a costly affair, Kim! 

3) Kate Middleton:

Popularly known as Catherine, the duchess of Cambridge, for her wedding with Prince William, nearly spent $400,000 wedding gown. The dress has silk net in it, with beautiful laces, which enrich the royal look in her. This is considered to be one of the best of bridal dresses of all times. What a royal wedding, indeed! 

4) Victoria Beckham:

The pretty star who married David Beckham went quite high and stylish on her wedding attire, wearing a wedding gown that was worth $100,000. It was an ultra long gown that was strapless, resembling a ball gown. The outfit went on very well with that of David Beckham too, making the two look gorgeous together. She certainly did look hot in white! 

5) Madonna:

The world's hottest and the most popular singer was dressed angelic in a long white gown which came up to $80,000, along with a beautiful tiara, studded with white stones and Edwardian diamond glittering all over, worth $170,000. The accessories went in very well with the dress, and made her look like a true princess! Madonna made us all go mad on her. Truly fantasizing, aren't it? Oh, but you please don't try spending a fortune on clothes like them. Have you spent so much already on shopping that you are looking for a wedding hall with limited budget? Uh oh. Don't worry. We, at http://bigfday.com/ would love to render a helping hand to you, by finding the best deals in wedding halls that would fall within your budget. Cos, weddings are always special with Bigfday.

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