Create unforgettable moments & celebrate love with timeless elegance
Global Wedding Consultant
At Global Wedding Consultants, we specialize in crafting unforgettable weddings that reflect the unique love stories of our clients. With over 14 years of experience as Sri Lankaâs most sought-after destination wedding planners, we bring passion, precision, and creativity to every event we design. Our team of expert planners is dedicated to ensuring that your special day is flawlessly executed, from concept to completion.
We believe that every wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and our mission is to make it as memorable and seamless as possible. Whether youâre planning an intimate gathering or a grand destination wedding, we take care of every detailâvendor management, event timelines, rehearsals, and even contingency plans. By collaborating closely with you, we ensure that your vision is brought to life with elegance and sophistication.
At Global Wedding Consultants, we donât just plan weddings; we create timeless moments, leaving you and your guests with memories that will be cherished forever.
Hemant Dadlani
Hemant Dadlani, the visionary Director of Global Wedding Consultants, brings over 22 years of unparalleled experience in the wedding planning and hospitality industries. His journey has taken him across the globe; from the UK to India, Malaysia, Australia, and Sri Lankaâwhere he has honed his expertise in curating exceptional events that marry creativity with precision.
Over the past decade, Hemant has personally overseen the design and execution of over 500 weddings, including some of Sri Lankaâs most prestigious destination weddings. Known for his creative flair and meticulous attention to detail, Hemant strikes a perfect balance between innovative design and practical execution. His ability to transform dreams into reality, even in the face of unexpected challenges, has made him a trusted name in the industry.
Never one to rest on his laurels, Hemant used the COVID-19 era as an opportunity to reimagine the wedding planning process, researching new trends and perfecting the art of modern-day wedding coordination. His relentless pursuit of perfection and commitment to his clients make him a true leader in the field, ensuring that each wedding is not just an event but a masterpiece of love, beauty, and celebration.
Planning, Consultation & Coordination
We pursue perfection and success through effective planning, consultation & coordination with our clients. We do this by;
- Incorporating your vision across the event
- Establishing timelines and date-plans for effectivity
- Liaising and managing various suppliers
- Running rehearsals and dry runs
- Creating a back-up plan for any eventuality
The Details
We handle everything from design and planning to vendor coordination and flawless execution, ensuring your wedding is seamless, personalized, and unforgettable.
We collaborate with you to design mood boards that capture the overall look and feel of your wedding. This guides the design of every space, from floral arrangements and props to stages and lighting, ensuring a unique and cohesive aesthetic for your special day.
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In partnership with the best suppliers, we create stunning wedding stationery that reflects your style. From invitations and place cards to wedding programs and thank you notes, we ensure every detailâfrom colors to calligraphyâis thoughtfully designed to complement your weddingâs theme.
Working with the finest florists, we source both local and imported blooms to create exquisite floral designs. From bouquets and centerpieces to ceremony arches and photo backdrops, we ensure the floral elements enhance every aspect of your celebration.
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For outdoor weddings, we balance elegance with practicality by using stylish marquees that protect guests while showcasing the beauty of the venue. We style the marquees with drapes, lighting, custom fittings, and flooring, while also ensuring comfort through fans and external air-conditioning.
Leveraging our extensive hospitality experience, we work closely with chefs, bartenders, and hotels to curate a delectable menu of food and beverages. From unique cocktails by professional mixologists to accommodating dietary preferences, we ensure a memorable culinary experience for your guests.
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We help set the perfect tone for your celebration by selecting entertainment that matches your wedding’s atmosphere. Whether itâs live bands, DJs, dancers, or percussionists, we also source top-tier audio and visual equipment to ensure the best experience for your guests.
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Lighting sets the mood and adds magic to any event. We craft a personalized lighting plan that includes ambient, mood, and effect lighting to ensure your wedding is beautifully illuminated, with every moment captured in its best light.
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We connect you with the best photographers and videographers to capture every precious moment of your big day. From scheduling pre-shoots to organizing key details, we ensure all moments are beautifully documented.
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With decades of experience in managing various wedding ceremonies and religious rituals, our team guides and assists your families through each step. We customize the rituals to reflect your unique traditions and preferences.
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We collaborate with top designers, hair, and makeup artists to find the perfect match for your needs. Trials are arranged to discuss styles and looks, ensuring youâre perfectly styled and ready in time for any ceremonial events.
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We design visually stunning spaces with expertly crafted elevations, including ceremony stages, bars, dance floors, and photo backdrops. Whether it’s poruwas, mandaps, or settee backs, every decorative or religious structure is thoughtfully curated and executed.
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Financial planning is one of the most crucialâand stressfulâelements of wedding planning. We alleviate this burden by providing budget forecasts, managing vendor payments, and helping you plan ahead for a seamless experience.
Planning a global wedding brings unique challenges and beautiful opportunities to celebrate multiculturalism and diversity. We cover everything from selecting the perfect venue to incorporating cultural traditions into your ceremony and reception, ensuring your international wedding is meaningful and effortlessly planned.
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Words from Our Happy Couples
Heartfelt Memories from Our Wonderful Clients.
Rochelle Ratnasingh2024-09-22 A huge shoutout to Hemant Dedlani and team (Chami, Kay, Yethmini and Stefi ) for helping us bring our dream wedding to life. There were challenges along the way with us being in a different country and managing guests across a few different time zones but the support of the team throughout the last 7 months leading up to our wedding was greatly appreciated. They helped us source the best vendors for the different looks we had dreamt up and brought it to life. The Florist chosen- Amazing - from the colours to the beautiful large hand painted vases that were used to hold the floral arrangement. The Reception DĂŠcor - It was exactly what we wanted and more. They listened to our thoughts and studied the Pinterest board we created and the various intricate details from the charger plates, to the cutlery and the chairs, even the colour of table cloths (yes we had a lot to say on what we wanted :)). The team were patient to always guide us but also gave us the ability to express what we wanted and worked hard to deliver on it. The layout - From the Night before, to the Ceremony and then reception - The team brought our vision board and many discussions on our thoughts and preferences to life. We were also able to enjoy our wedding day knowing they were going to take care of everything along the way. We truly felt like we were able to take in all events and this is sometimes not possible for a Bride and Groom. Having the team support us on the day made it possible. In addition to this they went above and beyond to check on our general wellbeing - making sure we ate on the wedding night, welcome party and the morning of our wedding. Checking up on us in the days leading up to the wedding making sure we weren't stressing too much which i as the bridge have a tendency to do! Kajanth Sivanathan2024-07-10 What a fantastic team, listening, proactive and a pleasure to work with ! We strongly recommend to go with Hemantâs wonderful team for your destination wedding or event ! They will make your dreams come true ! We truly thank them for our wedding day which will remain in our heart forever ! Nirmani Dissanayake2024-07-05 Hemant and the team were professional wedding planners who had done a wonderful job covering our wedding. We were stress free as Hemant and Chami both had taken the sole responsibility of the event and we are truly thankful for that. Kavindi and Yethmini also did an amazing job. Allison Bulner2024-06-27 Thank you to Hemant, Chami, Kay, Yethmini, Stefi and the others in the team! We had an awesome, beautiful destination wedding in Sri Lanka in December 2023. As we are based in Australia, the planning definitely was stressful, but with your tremendous help, we felt relieved and hopeful for everything to fall into place. Despite a few issues that came up in our discussions, you all went above and beyond for us and we are so grateful. You brought our vision to life, everyone had the best time and it was a day that we will remember forever! Thank you once again! Love, Ally & Shev đ Shehara Haththotuwa2024-06-25 We used HD weddings after they did an amazing job planning my brotherâs wedding in 2022. As expected the team were a pleasure to work with from the beginning. Based in the UK, we were a bit nervous about organising everything remotely but the team executed our vision beautifully. We had 4 events all with completely different themes and the team absolutely nailed each one, managing the many vendors we had. Both my husband and I had the best time - we were expecting a stressful few days but our wedding days were bliss. Thank you to the whole team for our beautiful wedding! Would strongly recommend using HD weddings. Sachi Ya2024-06-03 đ Gayathri & Ramesh Ramachandran2024-05-29 Thankyou to Hemant, Jennifer, Kavindi and the team for making our dream wedding a reality. Hemant crossed paths with us one month prior to our wedding. We had just parted ways with our previous wedding planners who made the wedding planning experience awful. The team came together and lifted a huge weight off our shoulders, we felt a sense of relief as soon as we started working with them, a feeling that we never felt with our prior planners. Jennifer, Kavindi and Hemant went above and beyond to make our dream wedding a reality. There were a few challenges along the way, but it was nothing the team couldnât handle. We are beyond grateful that we crossed paths with them and had the opporunity to work them on one of the most important days of our lives. ViralBuzzyy2024-04-24 Donât be fooled by the reviews. Never plan any event with these people. So much level headed and all they think about is money. They ruined our entire day and wasted our time. Sheranya Kundanmal2024-04-22 I've been attempting to write this for hours, but my tears have blurred the keys, making it impossible to continue. Hemanth, Chami and every single HD team member- I could consider marrying my husband a 1000 times over just so I can keep having the wedding of my dreams. The dream that YOU GUYS made come true. Our weekend was nothing short of PERFECT. Itâs often joked that the 'S' in my name stands for 'stubborn' and 'stressed'âtwo qualities you've managed so expertly to mitigate, ensuring that EVERYTHING, and I mean everything, was executed flawlessly! Navigating our endless requests, opinions, debates, and changesâyour team handled it all seamlessly. It feels as if a part of my family has left now and the party is over, but when we reflect on this weekend, we are left with nothing but hearts full of love and joy. A simple 'thank you' hardly seems sufficient for looking after us and orchestrating the weekend of a lifetime. For anyone considering Hemanth Dadlani Weddings as their wedding planners, I can assure you: disappointment is not on the list of services they offer, and you are guaranteed to receive the wedding of your dreams.â¤ď¸â¨ Mad love for Hemanth Dadlani Wedding Team âĽď¸ Always and forever, Dhiren & Sheranya Kundanmal Alisha George2024-03-17 Dearest Team HD, Hemant you are a superstar! Your calm and collected nature has the ability to put your client at ease no matter what the situation. You have an amazing eye for detail and know how to execute your clients vision to a T. Chami, you are the perfect Yin to Hemantâs Yang and itâs lovely to see how well you both work together. Your positivity was a joy to be around. The rest of the team (Kavindi, Stephanie, Yethmini & Kasun) are magicians and created nothing short of magic for us. If anyone is planning on having a destination wedding in Sri Lanka we cannot recommend you enough. All your suggestions from vendors to locations to entertainment were perfect. The âeaseâ in which you made us believe each event was put together with, was incredible. We never had to worry about any of the elements of the event and could purely enjoy it. From the bottom of our hearts thank you Team HD for not just putting together our events but for adding lots of heart & soul to them as well. Lots of love, Alisha & JunaidGoogle rating score: 4.9 of 5, based on 44 reviews