Pushkar weddings need a few special considerations – the fair, vegetarian rules and guest travel via Ajmer or Jaipur. This Pushkar wedding planning checklist covers it all.
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9–12 months before
- Fix budget and guest count.
- Check Pushkar Fair dates and avoid them (unless you want the fair).
- Visit resorts on Ajmer–Pushkar Road and Motisar Road; book one.
- Reserve overflow rooms in Pushkar or Ajmer.
6–8 months before
- Hire a planner or coordinator.
- Book photographer, decorator and makeup artist (Ajmer or Jaipur).
- Plan a vegetarian, alcohol-free menu with the resort.
- Send save-the-dates with travel guidance.
3–5 months before
- Book entertainment – folk artists, camel entry, DJ.
- Arrange a ghat puja through a trusted priest.
- Book guest transfers from Ajmer, Kishangarh and Jaipur.
- Shop for outfits and jewellery.
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1–2 months before
- Menu tasting.
- Makeup trial and fittings.
- Rooming list.
- Welcome kits (rose sherbet, gulkand, temple timings).
Wedding week
- Hospitality desk at the resort.
- Guest trips to the ghats and Savitri Temple.
- Heaters for winter nights.
- Emergency kit.
FAQs
When should we book?
9–12 months ahead for winter.
Can we serve alcohol?
Generally not in Pushkar – plan a mocktail bar.
Plan more
See the Pushkar FAQs, guest stay and wedding cost.
