Manifest Spotlight: Destination Wedding Planners Resh&Co

The best kinds of weddings are all about personal details and celebrating you and your partner with your loved ones. A wedding planner who takes the time to understand the intimacy that details provide during an event can make all the difference. Destination wedding planning company Resh&Co does just that and more.

The founders of Resh&Co, Reshma, Sushma and Costanza, are all based in different locations across the world – the US, India and Italy, respectively. and know a thing, or two (or 100) about inculcating the smallest details. Think selecting the right table cloth for the dinners, childhood comfort food in for the menu and other essential details for anyone’s dream wedding.

The company, which is also behind Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick’s spectacular Italian wedding, works hard to understand their clients and blend cultures to craft a celebration unique to the couple. The co-founders chat with Manifest about their journey, what goes behind planning weddings across the world and more…

In Conversation With Resh&Co. 

Manifest: Tell us a little about how the journey started. What inspired you to establish Resh&Co.  

Reshma: Technically, it started in 2020. I had planned a friend’s wedding in the US, and I quickly realised that I could not get the adrenaline rush that I got from doing that anywhere else. I think it was also pretty clear to me, the moment I glanced over and saw an adorable father-daughter moment take place. Later down the line, I met Costanza, who lives in Italy, and we thought about how so many Indians want to do destination weddings abroad and how so many Indians who live in the US want to get married in India, and how we could make that happen together.

We met Sushma a year later, because we were looking for someone with boots on the ground. Because planning weddings in India, the US and Italy differ greatly from one another. You need to know how to handle the clients, vendors and everything else differently for each location. And when we met Sushma, we realised how she was in complete alignment with Indian weddings, so we wanted her to be part of the company as well. Now, we have three partners in three different countries! 

M: Resh&Co is known to plan spectacular international and intercultural weddings. What have been the biggest challenges and upsides that come with doing that? 

Reshma: It’s the small things. Initial planning often varies so much from one another depending on the country or the culture we’re working with. When we conduct monthly calls and check-ins, it’s common for only the couple to be present if they’re a US-based client. Whereas, if they’re an India-based client, it’s quite common to see the couple’s family members accompany them. With our India-based clients, we’ve to plan the weddings with six to seven people, who are also usually the ultimate decision makers. And the deadlines and timelines also differ with each culture we’re working with. 

In terms of rituals and ceremonies, there is always sense and reasoning behind wedding rituals and when we’ve to plan for an intercultural couple, we make sure we have a conversation with them about the respective traditions they’d like to incorporate in the wedding. 

Sushma: For Indian clients or India-based clients, emotions, sentiments, and rituals all hold major significance. With Indian weddings we often have to focus on multiple ceremonies taking place almost simultaneously. Though, I must say, most US-based and Italian clients are impeccable with payments and contracts. They pay the amounts promptly and don’t delay professional agreements.

But over all, we work collaboratively when it comes to intercultural weddings. So, for instance, if I’ve to plan out a table sit-down for an Indian couple, I work with Reshma, because that is not a traditional wedding ceremony in India.

M: Which destinations do you see becoming trendier for weddings in 2025? 

Sushma: Right now, people are keen on exploring untouched Indian venues. Destinations like Thailand and Sri Lanka are beginning to take a backseat. People want to experience divinity and get back to their roots. So, venues like Rishikesh, Gulmarg, Amritsar, or ones set in the wild (national parks, etc), Mahabalipuram are set to have more eyes on them.  Other than this, countries and cities like Jordan, Azerbaijan, Fujairah, Lakshadweep, Madagascar and Yas Island are also drawing in curiosity right now.

Reshma: Also, many Indian people living outside of India are keen on planning their weddings in India right now. 

M: What are some challenges that come with planning a destination wedding?

Sushma: More than it being a challenging ordeal, we enjoy the adrenaline rush so much that everything balances out wonderfully. If Costanza has an Indian client, we ship the essentials from India over to her to make the process smoother. 

Reshma: If we do encounter any production issues, it has more to do with the culture and the language barrier than anything else. And now that we’ve all worked together on so many destination weddings, and since Sushma and Costanza have 15 years of experience working in the wedding industry, we’ve reached a good place where we’ve formed connections all over the world and are familiar with how things function. The wedding planning industry is quite unified right now, so everyone supports each other incredibly well. 

At the end of the day, people who work in the wedding planning industry are all in it because we love to see a couple come together, therefore, we’re keen on helping each other!

M: You’ve also planned Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick’s wedding. What was that experience like? Do you have any memorable stories or memories from the occasion? 

Costanza: I still remember their expressions as soon as we entered the gates of Rocca Cilento Castle; at that moment, I knew the search was over: the castle represented the perfect location, embodying all the couple's desires in its blend of history, charm, attention to detail, romance, and family management. The fairytale location for the wedding of the year! 

From the very first call with Ed and Amy, there was an immediate connection. We understood each other right away, and they shared their vision of the event—a mix between a fairy tale and a family weekend. And they had one clear and definite wish: to get married in Italy, a country they love for its natural beauty, great food, and authenticity

M: What are some wedding decor and design trends you can see becoming popular this year? 

Reshma: I think we’re actively transitioning from using pastels and muted colours to using bolder, deeper, darker, moody, jewel-toned hues. 

Sushma: In India, I think we’re seeing more people going back to an older era. We’re going back to traditional aesthetics, which means the decor is likely to consist of colours such as reds and yellows. 

M: What is the biggest wedding you have planned till today, and what was that experience like? 

Reshma: I think the biggest wedding we’ve planned together is mine! I got married in Italy, and all the linens that we needed for the day events were shipped from India.

M: Can you recall a funny or absurd situation where you had to come up with a last-minute solution to a problem while you were planning a wedding?  

Sushma: Yes, while we were putting together Reshma’s engagement in Bengaluru, we had to go on a bit of a treasure hunt before a major ceremony. We’d ordered 25,000 square feet of fabric from Surat (for the tent), it was supposed to reach us three days earlier, and suddenly the truck driver delivering the fabric went missing! We were unable to track him, and his phone was switched off – I reached out to the police in the area, traffic officers and any other political connections I had to track him down. We used CCTV camera footage and toll data to find him. We sent some people with a backup truck to his location, which was 3.5 hours away from Bengaluru, who then brought the fabric with them! 

The fabric got to our location at 2 am in the morning, and the ceremony was scheduled for 8 am in the morning that same day. We hadn’t slept for 48 hours!

Reshma: I had no idea about any of this. I remember getting ready the next morning and going outside to check it all out, and everything was done!

Manifest Cheat Sheet 

M: Who do you think should come to Resh&Co. to get their wedding planned?  

Reshma: Somebody who likes details.

Sushma: Somebody who’s looking for an experience above everything else. 

M: How would you define your style of work? 

Reshma: Detailed, personalised. 

M: How far in advance should clients reach out to you? 

Reshma: Six months to one year ahead of the wedding. 

M: Can you give us an insight into the pricing details of your services? 

Reshma: For US clients - $300,000

Sushma: For India-based clients - 1.5 - 2 Crores 

Costanza: For Italian weddings - €200,000