Tanya Shringarpure
Bride
Tanya is the life of every party! People are often drawn towards her as she always has great & funny stories to share and never has any trouble making new friends wherever she goes. She often throws the best parties and can cook up a mean butter chicken on short notice. She is extremely generous and often puts others needs in front of her own. Her love for bollywood movies and songs is evident as she can remember the most obscure lyrics that no one else has a clue about. She loves her consulting career and is a fantastic public speaker (if anyone ever needs an MC, she is your gal). Tanya is a graceful mover both at the Crossfit gym and on the dance floor, and her killer moves often fool others to think that they can do them easily too. She loves her family and friends fiercely and is very excited for all her loved ones to come and experience all the wedding festivities with us in Kenya
Natalia Shringarpure
Sister of the Bride
Natalia is Tanya’s younger sister, an adventurous soul, and all-around amazing human. She’s also one of the smartest people on the planet, currently pursuing her degree in Medicine at Florida International University - and fulfilling our parent’s (and every other Indian parent’s) life long dream of having a doctor in the family.
Natalia loves hiking, traveling, and dogs, especially her extremely well behaved and lovable lab, Holly. She is the queen of sarcasm and her quick one liners may leave you in stitches (which she can sew up expertly) so be sure to find her if you’re up for a good repartee (or a free, uncertified, second opinion)
Natalia loves hiking, traveling, and dogs, especially her extremely well behaved and lovable lab, Holly. She is the queen of sarcasm and her quick one liners may leave you in stitches (which she can sew up expertly) so be sure to find her if you’re up for a good repartee (or a free, uncertified, second opinion)
Deepak & Jesmine Shringarpure
Parents of the Bride
Deepak and Jesmine are two peas in a pod and the proud parents of the bride. They both enjoy cooking, eating, reading world news incessantly, and nagging their children. Most would describe Deepak as one of the most loyal, funny, and intelligent human beings around. He has a reputation as “random and potentially useless, facts guy.” Do NOT ask him about Indian history unless you have all day
Loving, excessively talkative, and the best storyteller around best summarize Jesmine. Make sure you only engage her in conversation if you’re ready to hear embarrassing and highly embellished childhood stories about Tanya and Natalia.
Loving, excessively talkative, and the best storyteller around best summarize Jesmine. Make sure you only engage her in conversation if you’re ready to hear embarrassing and highly embellished childhood stories about Tanya and Natalia.
Holly Shringarpure
Canine of Honor
Being the cutest Shringarpure is ruff, but someone’s gotta do it! Holly came into our lives 4 years ago and is the sweetest pup ever. She has filled our life with lots of love, daily walks for Mama Shringarpure, and carpets full of fur - we never imagined someone would shed more hair than 3 Shringarpure women combined.
Holly enjoys laying outdoors in the Florida sun, sticking her head out of car windows, and stalking Jesmine everywhere she goes. She has made dog lovers out of even the most nervous folk, Tanya included. Holly’s lifelong dreams consist of eating unlimited peanut butter & seeking Deepak Shringarpure’s affection.
We will surely miss her presence in Kenya!
Holly enjoys laying outdoors in the Florida sun, sticking her head out of car windows, and stalking Jesmine everywhere she goes. She has made dog lovers out of even the most nervous folk, Tanya included. Holly’s lifelong dreams consist of eating unlimited peanut butter & seeking Deepak Shringarpure’s affection.
We will surely miss her presence in Kenya!
Jinal Patel
Groom
Jinal was born & raised in Kisumu, Kenya and moved to the US for college. If you don’t know him already, be prepared to meet a very genuine, generous, funny, and chilled out person. His ability to forgive and forget is uncanny - which is probably why he & Tanya get along so well. The couple share a deep love for Bollywood & can recite lyrics to most obscure Hindi songs. Jinal also enjoys watching/playing sports - he is a proud supporter of Arsenal, Atlanta United, and Cricket. He loves trying new restaurants/food & patiently listening to Tanya tell the same stories repeatedly like it’s the firs time she’s telling it. His life motto is “never take stress, only give it.”
Viral & Yatti Patel
Brother & Sister-in-law of the Groom
Viral and Yatti are IT professionals by day and suspected fashion models by night. You would be hard pressed to find a bad or unflattering photo of them. Viral is a huge techie, car geek and die hard Manchester United fan. His hidden talents include being a good cook and golfer - he also has an uncanny ability to light up a dance party with his awesome DJ skills using YouTube videos. Yatti's smile can light up any room and she loves to laugh making you feel like the funniest person around. She is a talented photographer, fashionista and a great planner who loves organizing group getaways. They are the most gracious hosts and fans of EDM music...they'll be the ones sweet talking you into more food and drinks and will most definitely be found tearing up the dance floor!
Arvind & Smita Patel
Parents of the Groom
Arvind and Smita are always warm and welcoming to everybody they meet. They are often found joking around with each other and are always in a happy mood. Smita is notorious for trying to tell people funny stories but rarely ever finishes because she is often tearing up laughing at the story herself so its easy to miss the punchline. She is a great cook and loves to feed anyone that comes over. Arvind loves to spend his Sunday afternoons on his porch swing enjoying a cold Heineken and he never backs away from breaking it down on the dance floor to any old Bollywood tunes. Now that they are retired, they enjoy traveling the world and are looking forward to their upcoming Australia & New Zealand trip.