Bollywood loves its song and dance, and its drama and tragedy. And what better way to show it all than in a movie revolving around marriages with elaborate shaadi sequences? Because Bollywood has no dearth of wedding-themed movies. While some deal with destination weddings, others show lavish joint family affairs. But one thing’s for sure – you’ll be treated to the best naach – gaana and outfits in town. And so, here’s a list of Bollywood movies that can give you inspiration for your weddings.

1. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani

This movie has set trends in many ways for youth. The key highlight was the venue in Udaipur. It was a dream wedding in a palace of the beautiful city in Rajasthan with opulent decorations and breathtaking outfits. The whole wedding sequence has everything from dance, bar, love to drama; it was all there to be inspired from. After the movie, everyone wanted to get married in Udaipur. This has to be one of the wedding movies Bollywood has made that inspired people to explore destination weddings in Rajasthan, to re-create a similar vibe.

2. Band Baaja Baraat

Band Baaja Baraat! The name says it all. This movie was all about weddings. The main leads of the movie, Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma played the role of wedding planners. From the collection of Punjabi wedding movies, this has to be one of the most popular wedding movies. Their growth from New Delhi’s Janakpuri to Sainik Farms was a delight to watch. The movie had beautiful sets and costumes, which made it an entertaining potboiler. This was the time when the wedding planner’s business set to boom!

3. Shandaar

The movie Shaandaar is being called the ‘India’s First Destination Wedding Film’ after its release. The main lead, Shahid Kapoor plays a wedding planner, Alia Bhatt played the sister of the bride. The film involves an exuberant affair, with limos and palaces thrown around generously. And that’s not all. It is being called “India’s first destination wedding film”.  The reason this movie is considered to be one of the best Indian wedding movies is that the entire film is based on planning an extravagant wedding.

4. Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

This entire movie revolved around, Alia demanding “Kareena wala designer lehenga!” This movie is also referred to as a spin-off of DDLJ, as it is a love story between Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt while on the other hand, preparations are going on for Alia’s wedding to someone else. By watching Alia Bhatt’s excitement, definitely inspired many other to-be brides, to opt for designer fashional wedding lehengas for their weddings.

5. Hum Saath Saath Hai

The plot of the film was to get every character married. From love songs to sanskaari ceremonies to numerous shaadis, this is one wedding video that you can watch with the entire fam. This wedding has definitely inspired many families to welcome their new family member with great pomp and happiness filled with dance and music performances.

6. 2 States

This movie was an amazing example of a multicultural wedding. The setting of this movie was really breathtaking, Arjun and Alia looked fantastic. The wedding in this movie showed two very different cultures from two very different states who decided to join hands because of love triumphs all. 2 States definitely touched the hearts of those who are obsessed with Bollywood wedding movies because of its emotional factor and the journey of two people who overcame obstacles to be together.

7. Veere Di Wedding

If you want to keep with the latest trends in Indian Weddings then, this movie should not be missed. This should be a must-watch on your Bollywood wedding movies list. Veere Di Wedding gives us major wedding goals with your close bride squad. The iconic phoolon ki chaadar moment with your bride’s squad was the key highlight of the movie. And how can we forget Kareena’s dreamy bridal look that gave us major bridal goals for weddings?

8. Hum Aapke Hai Kaun

No movie can compete at the wedding celebrations in this flick. This is the film that gave us the best Shaadi playlist ever. We loved Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit’s super clichéd love story, and who can forget the adorable Tuffy who practically saved the day for everyone! Be it Mehendi, Sangeet or Baby Shower, this movie gave all the super hit songs for every occasion that you need. So if you ever miss out on songs, then this film is just for you!

9. Vivah

The name says it all. This super sanskaari production from the Rajshri fam gave us an insight into an old-school romance with Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao falling in line with the arranged marriage concept. Though this film might not be deep into wedding preparations and shopping. But what the movie taught us is the love and harmony between couples are needed to keep a healthy loving relationship.

10. Dil Waale Dulhania Le Jayenge

The list cannot be complete without this 90s hit. The second half of the film revolves around a shaadi that has a bit too much at stake. This movie started with a bride-to-be’s trip to Europe with friends before trying the knot. On that trip, she got to meet her hero and she ends up falling for him. And all this drama while a big fat Punjabi wedding celebration is underway. Needless to say, Dilwale dulhaniya le Gaye along with our hearts! This has to be one of the wedding movies Hindi cinema has showcased that has engraved a craze for romantic weddings in all of us. The chase to live the Bollywood dream.

Bollywood had never failed to impress us. And so to help you with preparations, We @Venuemonk have curated this must-watch Bollywood movies list that will help you cherish your memories and serve as inspiration to host your wedding.