Wedding Planners in India orchestrate one of the most emotionally and logistically complex single-day events a family will ever host — inside the world's largest wedding market, valued at ₹3.7 lakh crore. The role spans full event design (mandap aesthetics, floral, décor, lighting, draping), vendor ecosystem management (caterer, DJ, photographer, videographer, choreographer, priest, florist, transport), budget architecture from ₹25K mehendi ceremonies to ₹3Cr+ Udaipur destination weddings, and the human work of navigating two families' conflicting expectations in real time. Top-tier names — Devika Sakhuja (The A-Cube Project), Vandana Mohan (The Wedding Design Company), Vandit Khanna (Shaadi Squad), Geeta Khanna — have built businesses where a single wedding engagement runs 6-12 months and a lead planner's fee card exceeds ₹10L per event. India's diversity makes regional fluency essential: a Punjabi anand karaj in Amritsar has entirely different ritual sequencing, music traditions (raagis, dhol), and guest protocols than a Rajput wedding in Jaipur, a South Indian Brahmin wedding in Chennai, or a Christian ceremony in Kochi. Destination weddings — Udaipur lake palaces, Goa beach resorts, Jaipur forts, Kerala backwaters — require outdoor contingency planning, foreign vendor sourcing, NRI family coordination across time zones, and foreign-currency invoicing under FEMA. The entry path is typically an event management degree (NIEM, EMDI, Rizvi College of Hotel Management), agency apprenticeship as a coordinator, or lateral entry from hospitality. The professional ceiling is a boutique planner brand with a curated portfolio of 20-30 luxury weddings per year commanding premium fees across India and the diaspora market.