A Gorgeous Delhi Wedding With A Charming Couple
BY Aakanksha | 09 Apr, 2020 | 2930 views | 8 min read
When we saw Sara & Tushar's wedding video, it was just so full of love and charm that we were instantly smitten. Their love and the love of their entire family shined through the photos. Sara also looked gorgeous in her purple outfit! She glowed through out and looked absolutely flawless on her wedding. Weddingrams also captured all these emotions vividly.
Meet Sara & Tushar
The Cocktail
The Qawalli
The Mehendi
The Chura Ceremony
The Wedding
From The Bride:
A crazy one week long wedding- limited in number of people but with 9 different functions , our wedding was everything we could ask for! I knew I wanted to look at the details very closely for every single event, so whether it came to custom cocktail menus or bhangra flash mobs, every single element was thought out. For example, for the Mehendi function we had Beer pong, Jenga, Bhangra dancers, block printing stations but for the Cocktail Night we had 150 helium balloons let out in the air along with a special Cigar bar curated by my father.
Outfits:
Dholki Night- I wore my Mum's Wedding Dupatta and got the rest of the outfit stitched to look exactly like her wedding outfit. Qawwali Night- I bought an Anarkali Suit from Kamal Bhai Sarees and once it was ready, I really didn't like the piece. Since, I was very happy with the patch work and embroidery in the skirt- I decided to use my tailor/designer and chop it up and get it converted into a lehenga with a cute stappy blouse! Such a great decision to not loose hope and improvise! My personal Mehendi- My tailor aunty/designer is absolutely amazing. I told her I wanted to wear something extremely chill- culotttes with a bhandini chunni and she gave me just that. Haldi- For this event too, I wore my a chunni from my mum's wedding ceremonies along with a very old school plain yellow salwar kameez Cocktail- This event was about keeping it old school, glam but also very cool! So I went head with an Amit Agarwal Pre-deaped Saree. It was absolutely beautiful and went really well with my hollywood waves and red lips Mehendi and Chura- For this event I wore a Monika & Nidhi Jacket Lehenga. Since I got my own mehendi applied before hand, I knew I could wear anything I like and not be restricted by sleeve lengths. Nidhi customized some hooks on my jacket - choli so that I could easily slip my chura on too! I teamed this look with white sneakers to make it more fun Wedding- I knew I wasnt interested in wearing a lehenga for my Anand Karaj so choosing Rimple & Harpeet was a no brainer for me. Since most of my outfits were super chill, I wanted my wedding outfit to be extremely regal and elegant but also allow a lot of movement. The moment I saw the Garara on Instagram, I knew I had to get just that. It was a lush velvet kalidar and gharara in hues of plum and cherry. The motifs are derived from a melange of vintage textiles-16th century Persian carpets and 18th century French Paisley shawls, rendered on the velvet base with intricate zardozi and marodi embroideries,using resham, dabka, hand cut sequins and semi-precious stones.
Decor:
Shanqh Wedding Planners outsourced to a decorator. Every event had a different theme and thought it took us time to map that all down, it was worth it at the event. For the Qawwali Night, we made our house lawns look like a set from Arabbian Nights with a hookah lounge , moroccan lamps, zaradosi cushions and Jasmine flowers. For the cocktail, we went with an Old glam vibe with Black and white print & dull gold accents. We also played a lot with textures like feathers and neon lights- which added to it charm of it all. For the mehendi, we went ahead with mixing prints again and went with pink and white as our main theme with block prints immersed everywhere. Finally, for the wedding- I knew I wanted to play pastels and keeping peach as the primary base, we added some deeper plum tones (just like my lehenga) with a lot of dry ferns, rustic furniture and wooden accents.
Vendor Reviews:
Planners: Shanq Wedding Planners
These guys were great! It wasn't a huge wedding when it came to numbers but it was definitely a lot to manage when it came to the number of events and all the custom details we had for a whole week! With just a primary team of 2 planners- both Siddhanth & Manvir managed every single nuance - transportation, hotel stays, decor, stationary and so on!
They also helped us design our invites. Siddhanth, being a talented designer himself was given a brief by my parents & I on the sort of kind we wanted and he designed something just in a matter of days. I knew we wanted a box card but at the same time wanted to keep it extremely understated and elegant. We went with a Mughal vibe- and the card almost looked straight out of a beautiful manuscript. With the card itself, we had some goodies from Oasis Baklava.
Venues: Cocktail- The Oberoi, Gurgaon, Wedding- The Trident, Gurgaon
I'm extremely close to all the events that happened in my home. It's always been a dream. Having said that, the Oberoi & Trident were absolutely perfect for the kind of functions we wanted. For the cocktail, we knew we wanted to keep it very limited in number + have an outdoor & indoor space + not have any sound restrictions + amazing food & cocktails- and honestly all the check boxes were ticked. As for the Trident, couldn't have asked for better Hospitality. Every small little thing was given so much attention. From the exact glasses to be used for each cocktail to wheelchair access points, we were extremely pleased.
Makeup Artist: Kashni Malhtotra
I had Kashni for my Engagement in November and really loved everything about the makeup and so decided to hire her for all my wedding functions too. I knew I wanted one person to be my anchor when it came to the way I looked and Kashni was just that. From meticulously planning every look and making me feel like a princess for the whole week, I am just so glad that we chose Kashni for my makeup (& my mum's). Kashni also ended up becoming a friend after all these days and truly, just so lucky to have found such amazing vendors that listen to you and understand your style while adding their creativity to the process.
Photographers: Weddinggrams
Other than hiring Kashni as my makeup artist, hiring Weddinggrams as our photo & video team was yet another amazing decision. Divyam has got to be the most humble and easy to work with photographer. Right from the day we did our pre-wedding shoot till the vidaai, he stood by us capturing every special moment - but at the same time- letting us just be. At no point, we felt annoyed or were made to repeat any actions (LOL, 90s kids). His entire team was absolutely amazing and having received the photos, I can truly say that Weddinggrams truly know how to capture moments.
Mehendi Artist: Kanha Bridal Mehendi
Kanhaiya's team are well renowned and I have been following their instagram for a while. I knew one thing for certain- ALWAYS get a trial. Just a month before the events, I made sure I did a couple of mehendi trials to discuss the design and colour payout of the mehendi. That really helped to narrow down the team. On the day of the mehendi, the artists already had my design with them and even though it took 3 hours, it was worth it all!
Vendors: Venues: Cocktail- The Oberoi, Gurgaon, Wedding - The Trident, Gurgaon, Dholki, Haldi, Qawwali, Mehendi: At Home; Makeup Artist: Pretty Real with Kashni ; Photographers: Weddingrams ; Planners: Shanqh Luxury Event Planners and Decorators ; Mehendi Artist: Kanha Mehendi Art ; Groom Wear: Bespoke; Bridal Outfits: Qawalli - Kamal Bhai Saree Sangam , Cocktail -Amit Aggarwal , Mehendi & Chura - MonikaNidhii , Wedding - Rimple and Harpreet Narula
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