Plan your Sikh wedding yourself.
Lavaan & Lights is not a $5,000 full-service planner. It's a personalized $99 CAD blueprint— the actual plan a planner would build in their first three meetings: your Anand Karaj booking order, your city's real budget, the vendors to book and when, the questions to ask each one, and a family responsibility map you can hand to your parents. Delivered as a PDF in 48–72 hours. You keep control, and you keep the money.
One-time $99 CAD · delivered in 48–72 hours · yours to share.
Planner, coordinator, or blueprint — which do you need?
“Sikh wedding planner” means three different things, and most couples pay for the wrong one. Here's the honest breakdown so you spend on what you actually need.
| Option | Roughly | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Full-service planner | $5k–$15k+ | Sources vendors and runs every event for you. Worth it if you have the budget and no time. |
| Day-of coordinator | $1k–$3k | Runs the wedding day itself once you've planned it. Doesn't build the plan — you still need one. |
| The blueprint | $99 CAD | Gives you the plan — order, budget, vendor questions, family roles — so you (or a coordinator) can run it. |
If you were going to DIY anyway, the blueprint replaces the spreadsheet you'd build badly over three stressful months. If you're hiring a coordinator, the blueprint is the brief you hand them so you're not paying them to figure out what you already know.
What your Sikh wedding blueprint covers
It's built around your answers, not a template. Every blueprint includes:
Anand Karaj booking order
When to call the Gurdwara, what to confirm, and how every other date flexes around the ceremony.
Your city's budget map
Real local ranges for catering, venue, photo/video and decor — not a generic national average.
Vendor booking sequence
The exact order to book long-lead and second-tier vendors so nothing locks you out of a date.
Questions to ask each vendor
The specific questions for halls, photographers, caterers and decor that catch the expensive surprises early.
Family responsibility map
Who runs the maiyan, the jaggo, the milni, the langar — assigned by name before the day.
Mistakes to avoid
The sequencing errors that cost couples deposits, flagged before you make them.
This is for you if…
A good fit
- You're planning the wedding yourselves and want it done right.
- Both families have opinions and you need one plan everyone can see.
- You haven't signed the big deposits yet — or you've started and want to stop the bleeding.
- You want clarity before you spend, not a planner's retainer.
Probably not for you
- You want someone to physically source vendors and run the day — hire a full planner.
- Your wedding is in two weeks and everything's already booked.
- You don't want to make any decisions yourself.
Keep going
Want the detail behind each piece before you start? These go deeper:
Where you're getting married
The plan is universal — the Anand Karaj, the events and the family coordination are the same wherever you are. What changes is the local reality: where the Gurdwaras are, how venue and catering cost moves, and the logistics around it. If you're planning outside Canada, start with your country.
- USAGurdwaras cluster by metro; cost swings hard from coast to heartland.
- UKThe densest Gurdwara network anywhere — plus a London-vs-Midlands cost split.
- AustraliaFewer, larger Gurdwaras, vast distances, and a summer you plan around.
- New ZealandOne metro holds almost everything, and the whole guest list flies in.
- UAEOne Gulf Gurdwara anchors the ceremony; the legal marriage is separate.
Planning in Canada? You're already in the right place — the rest of this site is built around Canadian cities, costs and vendors.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lavaan & Lights a wedding planner who runs the day for me?
No — and that's the point. A full-service Sikh wedding planner charges $5,000 to $15,000+ to run your events on the day. We give you the plan itself for $99: the booking order, your city's budget, the vendor questions, and the family responsibility map. You stay in control and keep the money. If you want someone to physically run the day, hire a day-of coordinator on top — but plan first, so you know exactly what you're handing them.
What do I actually receive?
A personalized PDF blueprint built around your wedding — your events, your city, your guest count, your budget and your family situation. It includes the Anand Karaj booking order, a regional budget map, the order to book vendors, the exact questions to ask each one, a family responsibility tracker, and the mistakes to avoid before deposits go out. You own the file and can hand it to your parents.
How is this different from a free wedding checklist online?
Generic checklists are written for white weddings and bolt 'book temple' onto a Western timeline. A Sikh wedding is sequenced around the Anand Karaj and the Gurdwara — everything else flexes around that one fixed point. Our blueprint is built in the right order for a Sikh and Punjabi wedding, with real Canadian cost ranges and the family-coordination layer no generic checklist touches.
How fast do I get it, and what does it cost?
It's delivered in 48–72 hours for a one-time $99 CAD (founding price; it moves to $249 once the founding window closes). No subscription, no upsell — one PDF, yours to keep and share with both families.
Can I use it if I've already booked some vendors?
Yes. Most couples start mid-way — venue booked, nothing else decided. The blueprint slots into wherever you are, flags anything already booked out of order, and gives you the remaining sequence so the rest of the planning doesn't unravel.
Do you work outside Canada?
The blueprint is built for Sikh and Punjabi families wherever they're getting married — the Anand Karaj, the events, and the family coordination are the same everywhere. The cost ranges and vendor reality are sharpest for Canada today, where most of our couples are, and we're expanding country-specific guidance from there. One flat price wherever you are.