A wedding cake is a crucial part to any Asian wedding day. It is more than just a scrumptious dessert for the wedding party to enjoy, it is a symbol of the bride and groom and their future family together, with much of the traditional emphasis being placed around fertility and life.

The cutting of the wedding cake is obviously a tradition which takes place across weddings in all cultures, not just Asian weddings. The cutting of the cake is a beautiful moment when the newly married couple join hands to complete this process.

Unless you are an expert baker, then making your own wedding cake is not always feasible. Not only does it cause unnecessary stress, but it is a big job and is very difficult to get right. Selecting a professional company to make your Asian wedding cake is a fantastic idea, and at ShaadiStress we are here to help you along your way.

Choosing the decor for your wedding cake is the fun part, and the beauty about an Asian wedding cake is that it can be bold and bright and full of life, just like the day itself.

Our Asian wedding directory features highly recommended caterers who can make the wedding cake of your dreams. Our website offers you the opportunity to browse through the companies and assess their previous work before making a final decision.

As we specialise in making your Asian wedding perfect, our directory can also offer egg-free wedding cakes to suit your own personal needs.

Here are some interesting thoughts on wedding invitations for the coming year by Ananya Cards (Ananya - Sanskrit for ‘without equal’).

• Monogram use will increase; many brides are asking for a monogram to be included on wedding stationery. (Post wedding they then use it on thank you cards, stickers and correspondence cards). The monograms have shown a tendency to move away from initials to a ‘logo’ or motif symbolic to the bridal couple.

• Crystals to add sparkle to wedding stationery will continue to be big news.

• Vibrant, zingy colours particularly teal and purple will be popular in 2010.

• Wedding invitations will be printed on metallic gold or silver card, to give a luxurious look to the stationery.

• When it comes to wedding stationery its all about the details! The envelopes for the invitations are often just as important as the invitation itself and will be the first thing that guests will

Gone are the days when all you had was a disco at a wedding, nowadays the options are endless in terms of what type of entertainment you choose to have at your wedding. An Indian wedding in particular often includes some more extravagant entertainment as glitz, glamour and indulgence are the flavour of the day.

At Shaadi Stress Ltd we offer an Asian wedding directory which contains some of the best highly recommend Indian wedding entertainers around. All companies within our directory come highly recommended so will not disappoint and there are options to please everyone.

When choosing what type of wedding entertainment you would like at your Indian wedding, it is important to consider the things that are important to the bride and groom. Belly dancers and live music add an element of culture to your Asian wedding and can really help to spice things up.

We also offer the more conventional approaches to entertainment, should you want a bit of tradition within your wedding day. A DJ never fails to impress at a wedding and the acts named within our directory really know how to get a party going.

Entertainment at your Indian wedding does not just have to revolve around one particular element of the day. 

The overarching aim is obviously to make your wedding day as special as you are, which is why we also include entertainment with a difference, such as wedding magicians and illusionists, along with statues and things to keep the children really entertained.

Here's an example of some "entertainment" from the Shaadi Stress Founder at his own Wedding: