A Vivid, Lively Sangeet at San Jose's Mexican Heritage Plaza

You could say Ketaki and Ashish are high school sweethearts, though they only began dating in their senior year. The two met during their freshman year, quickly becoming best friends after that initial encounter. It wasn’t until their final year in high school that they considered something more....

A Luxurious Wedding Weekend Honoring the Bride's Indian Heritage at Castello di Vicarello in Tuscany, Italy

It was truly an international affair for Akriti and Neri during their wedding weekend, with guests from Europe, North America, Asia and even Australia flying out to this Tuscan castle to partake in this special event. Choosing the right venue for this opulent wedding came easily to the happy coup...

Sweeping Boston Views Surrounded This Jewel-Tone Sangeet Celebration at The State Room

“We met through the Indian Aunty Network,” explains Tara Prasad of her romance with Vignesh Shettar. “Think Indian Matchmaking on Netflix, but in real life with aunties matchmaking across the United States.” Despite living in different cities—Tara in Boston and Vignesh in Chicago—their connection...

One Couple's Luxurious Multi-Day Destination Wedding at Penha Longa Resort in Portugal

Kanishka Patel and Rajat Malik's love story began as serendipity and crescendoed in one of the most beautiful settings in the world. "It was a dreamy escape to Santorini, Greece, where the azure Mediterranean Sea provided a stunning backdrop to our love story," Kanishka reminisces. The proposal w...

A Vibrant Fusion of Indian and American Wedding Customs at Amaterra Winery in Portland, Oregon

Haarika Reddy and Chris Bender first laid eyes on one another during their senior year at the University of Oklahoma; in those hallowed halls, they formed a connection that would withstand the test of time and physical separation. After college, they navigated the challenges of a long-distance re...

Emerald and Blue Fashion Wowed at This Wedding at Goodstone Inn in Middleburg, Virginia

Picture this: You walk into a raucous college dorm only to be greeted by a shirtless boy biking around the hallway. That was Nikita Chauhan’s (29, a structural and architectural engineer) first encounter with James Esser (29, a computer and software engineer). The interaction left her “very confu...

This Couple Blended Cultures for Their Private Estate Vineyard Wedding in Calistoga, California

Sentimental wedding venues provide an extra-special backdrop for anyone’s “I dos”—especially when the venue is family-owned. “I had decided on the venue before Antik and I were even engaged,” recalls bride Jill Lorack. “I asked my mother if we could get married at our family’s home and she agreed...

Blue and Orange Wowed at This Couple's Indian-English Fusion Wedding in Calgary, Alberta

Vibrant tangerine, dark teal and dusty sage green set the scene at Tila and Jake’s private residence wedding in Calgary, Canada. To honor Tila’s Bengali heritage and Jake’s English heritage, the couple tied the knot with an Indian-English-fusion wedding ceremony before celebrating with a romantic...

A Mountaintop Sangeet and Celestial Reception Were Both Part of This Seven-Event Aspen Wedding

Balancing cohesion and distinction can be a tricky task when planning not one but seven wedding events. However, the beautiful backdrop of Aspen, Colorado, simplified the task for Suniti Mehta (32 and a lawyer) and Samuel (Sam) Philipsek (33 and a lawyer) who allowed the beauty of nature to inspi...

Navy and Pink Wowed at This Wedding at the Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California

Sima and Nikhil let Indian traditions guide their wedding at the Montalvo Arts Center. They kicked things off with a musical baraat processional and married under a mandap, but shortened their ceremony to a brief 45 minutes. Sima wore a jeweled lehenga in peach rather than the typical red (“It’s ...

This Wedding at the Lodge at the Rock in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Was Filled With Shades of Blue

For their wedding at Lodge at the Rock in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Taylor and Ahbi filled their celebration with a variety of serene blue shades that befit their natural surroundings. "Our wedding was truly a showcase of us," says Taylor. "We just wanted everyone to have a blast and enjoy some of ou...

This Wedding at McDonald Mansion in Santa Rosa, California, Had a Vintage Tintype Photo Booth

John and Tanay threw a celebration with one foot in the past and the other decidedly in the present. “We wanted our wedding to be a fusion of both our traditions and cultures—Maharashtrian and Californian—but with every ritual, we added our own modern twist,” John says. Take Tanay’s arrival: As i...

An Eclectic Hindu-Catholic Fusion Wedding at The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan

For their eclectic wedding at The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan, Brianna and Pavan beautifully blended aspects from their faiths and celebrated with two ceremonies: one Hindu and one Catholic. “The vision for our wedding weekend was to blend aspects of both of our cultures and faiths with...

A Blush-and-Gold Multicultural Wedding at Harborside East in Charleston, South Carolina

Before tying the knot with a blush-and-gold wedding ceremony at Harborside East in Charleston, South Carolina, Krutika and Brad kicked off their multicultural wedding with two other events: a Haldi ceremony and a Mehendi celebration. “As a multicultural couple, we knew we wanted our wedding to re...

A Colorful Jewish-Jain Fusion Wedding at Misty Farm in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Marissa and Rachel infused both of their identities into one innovative wedding weekend. “It was fun coming up with the vision,” Marissa says. “I really enjoyed diving into all of the elements of traditional Jewish and Jain weddings to create a meaningful joint ceremony.” The day began with a bar...

A Color-Packed Traditional South Indian Wedding in Concord, New Hampshire

To celebrate their marriage, Pooja and Ravi hosted three days of festivities filled with a vibrant color palette to celebrate the joy that was central to their south Indian wedding. To aid in the planning and since "Indian culture within itself is different depending on the state you come from," ...

This Couple Celebrated Their Multicultural Wedding Under California's Towering Redwoods

To celebrate the blending of two cultures and two families, Kathryn Uhl (31 and a manager at a global non-profit) and Saagar Kurani (31 and a musician and product manager) celebrated their wedding with two wedding ceremonies, a Hindu one and a western one, at Deerpark Villa in Fairfax, California...

Unique Chairs Set Apart This Indian Wedding at Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan

Priya Chatterjee (32 and a healthcare consultant) and Debmallo Shayon Ghosh (32 and a lawyer) honored both their family values and their Bengali heritages by throwing a culturally-focused celebration steeped in tradition and sentimentality. “Indian weddings put a heavy emphasis on two families co...

Indian Fusion Wedding in The Mountains

A few months after they started dating, Jessica (Jess) Merrell (28 and a government employee) and Kiran Sreenivas (31 and works in health care research) took a trip to Asheville. Jess got lost and Kiran was pulled over, but they still fell hard for the city—and each other. “That first trip was sy...

A Classic Pink Indian Wedding at the Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club in Virginia Beach, Virginia

Siri Kalburgi (28 and a business development project manager) and Kyle Wiggins (30 and an account manager) embraced Siri’s Indian background with a traditional Hindu ceremony that was followed by a cocktail-style reception filled with plenty of dancing, delicious small plates and gold accents.<br...

A Romantic Farm Wedding at Sea Cider in Saanichton, British Columbia

Vintage touches and DIY details gave Anjali and Alex's Sea Cider wedding a comfortable, family-focused feel.

An Indian Wedding at the Sheraton Meadowlands

Sarena and Naitik met at NYU where they were both members of the professional business fraternity. One day in 2010 they ran into each other at an alumni event and hit it off, they began dating soon after. Naitik proposed with a custom Groupon for “A Dream Come True In New York City”. While Sarena...

An Interfaith Wedding in Denver, CO