High Tea
Jan 29
2020
Celeste Dining
Attire: Casual
Cocktail & Sangeet
Jan 29
2020
Sufi Singers - 06:00 PM @Gol Bungalow
Performances & Dinner @Mogra Courtyard
Attire: Black Tie Formal
Haldi & Chooda
Jan 30
2020
Haldi 9:00 AM Poolside Lawns
Chooda & Kalire 10:30 AM Nizam Pool Lawns/ Lunch 12-2PM Poolside Lawns
Attire: Indian Colorful
High Tea & Safas
Jan 30
2020
Outside Coronation Hall
Attire: Indian Traditional
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along. What you seek is seeking you " – Rumi
The shagun is a significant part of an Indian wedding. It is marked by beautiful rituals that are sealed with an exchange of rings.
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” – Rumi
Four lamps or diyas are lit and the bride sits on a low wooden stool facing them. A paste made up of sandalwood, turmeric, rosewater and mustard oil is applied all over especially face, hands and feet by friends and family. It is believed that the radiance from the diyas will impart an everlasting glow on the bride’s face.
Chooda refers to a set of bangles generally in a set of multiples of four. Family and friends sit for a havan during which the chooda is purified in liquid mixture containing milk and rose petals. Before it is put on the bride's wrist, all the close relatives touch the chooda as a mark of their blessings. After that, the wrist is covered with a cloth, as the bride cannot see the chooda till the time of the wedding ceremonies.
After the wedding, the chooda is worn by the bride for 40-45 days, since it is supposed to bring good luck to the newlyweds.
Kalire are umbrella-shaped hangings that signify happiness for the newlyweds and eternal love between the couple. The bride’s sisters and friends tie the kalire to her chooda.
The ritual is followed with the bride shaking her chooda and kalire over the heads of all of her single friends and sisters. It is believed that if any part of the kalire falls on the head of any girl, she will be the next one to get married.
"Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there." ― Rumi
The baraat is the groom's wedding procession! Family members and friends, dance their way together to the wedding venue.
The wedding party meets to have their matching safas tied before the procession begins.
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” – Rumi
The Saatpheras are known to serve as an anchor for the couple! The vows are exchanged while walking around a fire in the middle of the mandap (altar). The belief is that after taking the pheras the couple is bound to seven lifetimes with each other.
The first vow is for provision and nourishment
The second vow is for strength in sickness, health, good times or bad
The third vow is for prosperity
The fourth vow is for families; to stand by them through thick and thin
The fifth vow is for progeny
The sixth vow is for health; through sickness and in health
The seventh vow is for love and friendship
While taking the last vow, the couple pleads for a long-lasting relationship, enriched with love, understanding, and loyalty. They take an oath to remain friends forever and to stand by each other.
"The moon and evening star do their slow tambourine dance to praise this universe. The purpose of every gathering is discovered: to recognize beauty and love what’s beautiful" - Rumi
We symbolize the union by sitting together on the world's longest dining table with everyone to share our first meal together as a married couple. We will move to the ballroom for the cake cutting, and the first dance.