We cannot keep calm! Someone’s creating history! Recently, Chennai saw a massive charity event, 101 destination weddings at a Beach Resort, GRT Temple Bay, Mahabalipuram for 101 Underprivileged Couples. Spize Weddings and Events, by Reema Thakkar Tiwari was the event planner for this noble cause. This event also received the World Record for “The most couples wedded in a destination themed wedding ceremony at a single venue”.

As this was the first year for such a massive event, it wasn’t an easy task to gain confidence from the sponsors. The total project value was more than 1 Crore.

Talking about the event, Reema Thakkar Tiwari of Spize Weddings and Events states, “At that moment, we had Mother Earth Foundation giving their maiden support and came on board as Charity Partners. We were just 20 days away from the event, and with the vision of giving happiness to 101 couples and their families, we turned the tables, and we saw brands, individuals, stalwarts from the Wedding Fraternity showcasing their support for the event. As a wedding/event planner, we usually organise one wedding at a time with the leisure of the budgets provided by our clients. Here, we had to manage 101 weddings at the same time under the same roof with full responsibility right from their Veshti and Silk Saree distribution, hair and makeup, 101 couple entries, their seating and the wedding process as a whole. Our mantra to any event is “Transforming Dreams into Reality” and that’s what we wanted to do for these couples as well. Their entry was planned not less than a dreamy land like a massive procession with dancers dancing around them. We had special effect of Flower Shower falling from the air when the grooms adorned their brides with Thaali/Mangalasutra.”

Adding about how they managed the 101 weddings, she adds, “We received the information from our clients Dakshana Murthi, Nandini Vijay and Jayshree Thilak about the execution expectations. Nandini and Vijay worked hard meticulously and screened the 101 couples and brought them on board. Spize team penned them all down, divided the expectation into minute details and distributed it internally into different departments with the support of Jayshree Thilak.”

Pre Event Coordination
All the couples were brought in with their families to ECR the previous day.

Vendor Management
Make Up Team – Set up Coordination for 101 Brides began from 3 am onwards.
Photography Team – Set up Coordination for Pre Wedding Photo Shoot of all couples was also done.

Choreography Team – Dry Run was held for the Entry of all the couples like a procession.

SFX – Dry Run was held for special effects planning and execution.

Event Dry Run – A dress rehearsal with all the teams involved was also held to make sure the execution was perfect.

D Day Execution
Logistics Coordination of the couples
VIP Arena Handling and Management
Tagging each Stage to each Couple
On Ground Execution

“With such a huge task on our shoulders, we not only courageously took up the challenge, but also executed the event with finesse and style. The happiness on the faces of 101 couples was the HERO of the day,” shares Reema.