Sri Lanka's south coast at golden hour, palms leaning over an empty beach
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A partnership plan · 13 October 2026

Sri Lanka celebrations for India

AmYa Trails and Ceylon Envoy: intimate weddings, bachelor and bachelorette trips, anniversaries, birthdays and honeymoons, at the top end.

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AmYa TrailsSells in India

Ceylon EnvoyDelivers in Sri Lanka

The idea

AmYa sells. We deliver.

AmYa owns the client and the sale in India. Ceylon Envoy designs and runs every day in Sri Lanka.

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531,511

Indian visitors to Sri Lanka in 2025

2026 is 1 January to 4 October. SLTDA figures via Ada Derana and Daily FT.

The market

India already comes

Sri Lanka's first market, 22.5% of every visitor in 2025, and about 15% more again this year.

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Colombo at dusk, the Lotus Tower and the harbour lit up

Getting there

A short flight away

More than 150 direct flights a week from 10 Indian cities, and a free 30-day visa for Indians since May 2026.

SriLankan Airlines, IndiGo, Air India; eta.gov.lk.

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2 teak chairs on a terrace facing the sea at sunset
+25%Sri Lanka's rise as an overseas wedding destination for Indians in 2025, the fastest of any
42%of Indian couples now prefer a smaller celebration
30 to 40Indian weddings under 100 guests a year in Sri Lanka

The opening

Everything intimate is open

Large weddings are well served. Intimate ones are few, and we found no one selling the other celebrations.

WedMeGood Destination Wedding Report 2026; SLTPB.

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Celebration 1 of 4

Bachelor and bachelorette

The closest friends, a villa of their own on the south coast, and a safari night.

6 to 14 friends3 to 5 nightsDecember to April
Friends at a long lunch under white parasols in a gardenLunch in the garden
A white colonial villa behind a long blue poolA villa of their own
A cocoon-shaped tent among the trees at YalaA night at Yala

Photographs: Eraeliya Villas & Gardens, Kalukanda House, Wild Coast Tented Lodge.

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A long table laid for a dinner on a terrace above the sea

Celebration 2 of 4

Intimate weddings

Up to 50 guests, all in 1 place. The planner runs the ceremony; we run everything around it.

Day 1 · MehendiDay 2 · Haldi and sangeetDay 3 · Pheras
A pavilion with a red tiled roof, lit at dusk across a lawnCape Weligama
A white resort above the beach and the lawns at BentotaTaj Bentota
A sealed invitation on stone with a ribbon, a key and frangipaniNovember to March

Photographs: Ani Sri Lanka, Cape Weligama, Taj Bentota Resort and Spa, Ceylon Envoy.

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Celebration 3 of 4

Anniversaries and vow renewals

A vow renewal by the sea, a dinner that is theirs alone, Galle and the south coast around it.

2 to 20 people5 to 8 nightsAll year
A long infinity pool among palms, steps down to the seaAmanwella
A table laid under a frangipani tree above a lakeLunuganga
A long green pool in a walled garden inside Galle FortAmangalla, Galle

Photographs: Amanwella, Lunuganga, Amangalla.

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Celebration 4 of 4

Birthdays and honeymoons

The tea country by train, a safari, the south coast, and 1 evening that belongs to them.

2 to 16 people6 to 10 nightsDecember to March
A tea planter's bungalow above a lake and misty hillsThe tea country
A dining pavilion under a vaulted roof, lit at duskDinner at Yala
A bath strewn with flowers beside tall shuttered windowsTangalle

Photographs: Ceylon Tea Trails, Uga Chena Huts, The Last House.

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AmYa Trails
  • The client
  • The sale
  • India
Ceylon Envoy
  • The design
  • Every booking
  • Every day
The planner
  • The ceremony
  • Under us

How we work

Who does what

AmYa sells in its own name. We contract and answer for everyone in Sri Lanka, so AmYa has 1 contract and 1 invoice.

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We quote AmYa
Partner ratesOur fee
AmYa sells at
Our net priceAmYa's margin
TripsPaid in full on confirmation
WeddingsIn stages, matched to the venue's deposits

Money

How a price is built

1 net price in US dollars, built from real rates. AmYa adds its own margin, as on the coastal journey.

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The Ceylon Envoy guest app's Today screen: the day's place, the day's plan by date, and how the day is travelled
  • The envoyFrom the arrival hall to the gate
  • A Hindi-speaking hostFor weddings and family groups
  • Chauffeured vehiclesSized to the group
  • Indian menusVegetarian and Jain, arranged ahead

On the ground

1 envoy, every day

And every guest's day on their phone, in our app, kept for when there is no signal in the hills.

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The 2027 calendar

The year on 1 page

Each coast in its season, the wedding dates over them, the 12 dry Poya days marked. Tap one.

South and westGalle, Weligama, Tangalle
East coastTrincomalee, Pasikudah
Wedding datesHindu, 2027
Poya daysNo alcohol sales
We sellThe pilot
Best weatherShoulderWedding datesPoya dayPoya on a wedding dateWe sell

The best months for a wedding on the south coast: mid-January to mid-March.

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An open notebook, loose pages, glasses and a cup of coffeeA sales kit · by 30 Nov
From above, pale sand, palm shadows and turquoise waterCreators · Feb to Mar 2027
A sealed invitation on stone with a ribbon and a keyThe first showcase

Selling it

Everything AmYa needs to sell

Sample journeys, photographs and dated example prices, content made with creators, and the first wedding as a case study, all in AmYa's name.

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The plan

18 months, to the first weddings

Trips from January 2027, weddings from November 2027, and a review in between.

The south coast at golden hour
The coastal journey, our proof
An open notebook, loose pages, glasses and coffee
The sales kit, and launch
Friends at a long lunch under white parasols
The first celebration trips
The pilot review, together
A long table laid above the sea
The first weddings
Today
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How a booking runs

From AmYa's brief to the last day, in 7 steps.

  1. An open notebook and a cup of coffee1
    The briefDates, numbers, budget, and what matters: food, family, faith
  2. The coastal journey's proposal: each day beside the route on the island2
    The first planA trip in 2 working days, a wedding in 5, as a page like the coastal journey's
  3. The proposal's choices and its total3
    ChangesThe client chooses on the page; as many rounds as they need
  4. The cover of the guide made for AmYa's clients4
    ConfirmationAmYa pays the stage due; we book everything and send AmYa's guide in its brand
  5. A brass tray with a phone, keys and an envelope5
    Before arrivalThe envoy introduced, every guest's needs collected
  6. A room key on a napkin, frangipani and a brass bell6
    In Sri LankaThe envoy hosts the group from the arrival hall to the gate
  7. A humpback whale breaching at sunrise7
    AfterA short report to AmYa, and the photographs where the client agrees
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The law, and our lines

Poya days, 202712 full moons with no alcohol sales, hotels included

A Poya day Also a Hindu wedding date: no wedding with a bar

MarriageThe ceremony here, the papers at home, as most couples do
Quiet by 10 pmOutdoor music, unless the venue holds a permit
No elephants or animalsIn no baraat and no ceremony
No Buddha imagesNot in decor, content or a backdrop
Only vetted suppliersNone we have not checked ourselves
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Risks, and what we do about them

What could go wrongWhat we do

The monsoon reaches the coast a trip is on

Each coast sold in its season: south and west December to April, east May to September

A wedding date sold before it can be delivered

No date sold before the planner and venues are inspected, in March 2027

A supplier lets a client down

Only vetted suppliers, 1 envoy accountable, and a named backup for each

Too many events at once for our team

A cap on events a month in the pilot, agreed with AmYa each quarter

Currency moves, or a payment comes late

US dollars throughout; wedding payments staged to the venue's own deposits

A rule changes: visa, tax, alcohol or permits

Every booking checked against the rules of the day, and AmYa told at once

India's "Wed in India" appeal, renewed in May 2026

An appeal, not a rule; it weighs on large weddings far more than on intimate ones

Rain on the wedding day

Mid-November to mid-December is a wetter shoulder: every venue we sell has a covered plan

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Appendix

Sources

  1. Indian arrivals: SLTDA figures via Ada Derana (18 Jan and 6 Oct 2026) and Daily FT (Jan 2025, 2 Oct 2025, 28 Sep 2026).
  2. Stay and spend: SLTDA Year in Review 2024; Daily Mirror and Daily FT, July 2026.
  3. Weddings: WedMeGood Destination Wedding Report 2026 via Business Today and Daily Mirror, July 2026; SLTPB via India Outbound, 12 Sep 2025.
  4. Flights: SriLankan Airlines (2026), IndiGo (March 2026), AeroRoutes (28 Sep 2026), Newswire (19 Jun 2026).
  5. Visa: eta.gov.lk, read 13 Oct 2026.
  6. TCS on overseas packages, 2% from 1 April 2026: Union Budget 2026, via LiveLaw and TDSMan.
  7. Poya days 2027: Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Liquor closures: the Excise Department's list, via Ada Derana.
  8. Marriage: Registrar General's Department, Marriage Registration.
  9. Wedding dates 2027: Ganesha Speaks and Vaya, Vivah Muhurat 2027.
  10. Photographs: each hotel's own, as credited on its screen; the rest Ceylon Envoy's. The island and its landmarks: Ceylon Envoy.

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The plan

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