What’s your dream wedding idea? When we talk about dream weddings, the two most popular choices are a beach wedding or a mountain wedding. Wouldn't a wedding on a hilltop sound extremely romantic and aesthetic? Other than the beautiful setting, weather, and the other perks of a destination wedding, the mandap has to be the most striking focal point for exchanging vows amidst breathtaking natural beauty. We have curated some enchanting wedding mandap ideas in hill station destination weddings that blend elegantly with the destination's serenity and reflect your radiant personality. 

What’s the best way to take inspiration for your dream hill station destination wedding? It is to explore some of the best celebrity weddings that have happened over the last few years, but also not hesitate to be creative and try something new that is maybe different but resonates with your personality.

1. Kashmir/ Gulmarg: The Winter Wonderland Royal Wedding Mandap

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Getting married in heaven on Earth will be a dream come true. You can get extremely creative for your wedding mandap at your winter wedding for an experience that will be talked about for many years. You can have a white, frosty mandap drape with floral decoration in white and silver hues. The crystal accents, snowflakes, and faux fur throws would add to this creation.

An outdoor location with snow-capped mountains as the background, even on a ski resort property, mandap surrounded by snow but lit up by candles for warmth.

This would showcase mostly white roses, lilies, and baby's breaths- creating a very gorgeous all-white floral display. With eucalyptus, you can add a frosty touch.

2. Breathtaking Wedding Mandap Among the Nature of Ooty or Coorg

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Ooty is known as the "Queen of the Nilgiris" and is known  for extended tea gardens and lush greenery. It would be perfect to have a mandap that looks like a garden. 

A Floral Gazebo Wedding mandap with soft drapes all around a round shape. White lilies teamed with light pink roses can bring about an elegant contrast with the lush greens all around. A tea garden or lakeside venue having flowers and greenery surrounding the mandap, thereby providing a serene and fresh environment.

3. A Minimalist but Impactful Wedding Mandap Idea in Hill station Destination Wedding Inspired by Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

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You can create your own customized wedding mandap taking inspiration from Virat Kohili and Anushka Sharma’s wedding mandap. Even after so many years of their marriage their wedding mandap is called the OG by the people. You can create a minimalist mandap amidst the peaceful landscapes of Nainital or misty valleys of Mussoorie. Clean lines and subtle décor should come with some fresh white flowers, rusty wooden chairs, and sheer drapes gently swaying in the mountain breeze. Accents of natural wood tone and the glow of soft candlelight lend understated elegance to this mandap, providing a true oasis of tranquility in which love takes center stage amidst panoramic mountain vistas.

This can make your minimalist wedding mandap an outdoorsy mandap idea too that is extremely trending among the wedding planners these days. This setting is extremely budgeted and can be a perfect option for couples who are adventurous and have a thing for nature.

4. Structured Wedding Mandaps with a View:

What can make your Wedding Mandap different from the lot is the structure. Imagine a perfectly structured wedding mandap set up in a picturesque hill station destination! Doesn’t it look like a dream come true ? These will have well-defined architectural elements that give a sense of permanence and grandeur. A structured mandap can add an aesthetic appeal to your ceremony with both style and stability.

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Inspired by Mughal architecture, the dome-shaped mandap offers majesty in being auspiciously opulent in style. Structured mandaps come out in their full royalty and grandeur and are a real showstopper for any wedding.

For for grandeur lovers, a pillared mandap sounds rich with monarchical heritage and flaunts a touch of opulence. This mandap, reminiscent of old temples or palaces, catches a majestic look.

Another very cool idea of mandap is a wedding mandap with archwaysm makes it a romantic and a dreamy idea. There could be a single larch arch that can grace your mandap or multiple arches that can start on the way you walk down the aisle and can go up to the main mandap area.

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Last but not the least are a few extra wedding mandap ideas in hill station destination weddings that will make your big day truly special. Mandap ideas have to be thought through as tit is the place where you start your new life taking vows and seek blessings or the almighty for a blessed future for both families. From traditional to modern designs there are plenty of options to choose from these days for a perfect mandap that will complement your hill station destination wedding.