V-shaped recovery

A panel discussion conducted by 1524 Delhi recently brought some wedding planners together who shared their perspectives on how this segment is likely to unfold.

MAHESH SHIRODKAR

Managing Director,Tamarind Global

I have stopped making predictions; there is too much uncertainty. We are currently only engaging with HNI clients and vendors. Everything will be ruled by government mandates. There are weddings in November and December, but the window of finalisation is going to be crunched.

What could happen also is that wedding ceremonies might take place in India but couples may look at shorthaul destinations in Southeast Asia and Middle East for post-wedding events. Hotels must look at having a loyalty programme for wedding planners to incentivise them.