Vivaah at Novotel – for the contemporary virtual weddings

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It has been a year since the world faced the largest crisis of mankind ever in the form of Covid 19. The pandemic has been a test like no other as never before have the lives of so many people globally been affected at this scale or speed. Lot of lessons have been learnt during these testing times and most of us have adapted to the new normal.

We in India are known to be highly social and mostly believe in the institution of marriage as it is considered as one of the important event in ones life.

Marriages are made in heaven but celebrated on earth. And what better way than “Vivaah at Novotel” to solemnise them.

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So what’s VIVAAH at NOVETEL ?

Since these are special time for celebrations, and these are the moments that become lifetime precious memories, the Indians are known for its grand wedding ceremonies and to make it more special and exclusive. This is an initiative by Novotel to share the joy of wedding, bringing closer to your loved ones, even with restrictions on very special day of life.

A really fascinating concept Vivaah at Novotel can be availed across 20 Novotel properties in 15 gateway cities across India. Thus providing its guests an opportunity to connect with all their relatives and friends to join in for both physical and virtual celebrations, while maintaining social distancing norms.

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With Vivaah at Novotel, guests get to select a host hotel in any city as their wedding venue. To bring the couple’s dear ones closer to them on their wedding, the host hotel extends the web telecast of the wedding to their relatives and friends present in different cities. The host family of the wedding gets a chance to share every moment of the wedding with their loved ones in real time – the joy of togetherness, the singing and dancing during the baraat, the rituals, the ceremonies, even from miles apart.

Puneet Dhawan, Senior VP Operations, Accor India and South Asia said, “ With ‘Vivaah at Novotel’ we strive to fulfil all our guests’ needs and demands with our dynamic hospitality services.”

Kerrie Hannaford, VP, Commercial, Accor India and South Asia said, “We understand emotions and expectations of our patrons from wedding celebrations. ‘Vivaah at Novotel’ provides guests an opportunity to choose from a range of options and design their dream wedding. .”

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On 19th March 2021, Novotel Bengaluru Outer Ring Road showcased Vivaah at Novotel to its guests. They experienced the hotel in its new avatar as a wedding venue that everyone dreams of, combined with the best hospitality services. The hotel was decked up in con temporary and traditional wedding décor, showcasing the glamour and glitz of the perfect wedding setup. Guests were given the traditional wedding dhol welcome along with a saafa followed by a tour of the event spaces which displayed mandaps, reception stage and decor options for all kinds of weddings.

Maverik Mukerji, General Manager Delegate, Novotel ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road commented on the showcase, “We all are adapting and living in a new normal world with new learnings. Vivaah at Novotel is a result of our learning curve and a step ahead in terms of integrating traditions with digitization and the need of the modern world. I am glad that we are able to give our guests the opportunity to share important celebrations with their loved ones while ensuring everyone is safe. The response we have received so far has been overwhelming and guests are loving the new concepts that help make their weddings unique and interesting at the same time.”

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The two distinctive features of this initiative are Dawat by Novotel and Shagun by Novotel for food and gift hampers respectively which are the two integral parts of any Indian wedding.

With Dawat by Novotel, the guests attending the virtual wedding based out of key cities with a Novotel property will have the same culinary experience delivered at their home, which is served at the host hotel. This way even if physically they are in different cities, they will be able to enjoy the same delicacies as served at the wedding. If a particular town other than the host city has a substantial number of guests, Novotel also provides an option to book a banquet in that particular city, which will also project the wedding on a big screen. The same food and beverage services will be provided at the hotel, which are being served at the host property.

Another aspect of this initiative is Shagun by Novotel, through which Novotel hotels in different cities help guests in delivering selected gift hampers to their relatives and friends. Guests can choose these hampers from plethora of options starting from Royale priced at INR 4000, Luxe package at INR 3000, Prestige hamper at INR 2000 and Premium at INR 1000.
Vivaah at Novotel bestows multiple packages, be it a grand luxurious wedding or an intimate wedding.

In all these packages, the host hotel will be hosting 50, 100 or 200 people (as per the local government guidelines) at the hotel. Each package also comes along with a special wedding gift from Novotel for the couple on a minimum spend.

For more information, please visit Novotel website