Hotel Shangri-La, Kathmandu

December 18, 2019

The Mehendi Ceremony will kick off the wedding festivities and will allow our friends and families to get to know each other. We will be hosting this in the Shangri-La garden. There will be multiple henna artists ready to apply beautiful henna designs.

The day festivities will be followed by the Sangeet and dinner at night. The Sangeet will be a chance for everyone to show off and learn some dance moves. This will be a small, casual event. Choreographed performances will be on the following night.

Attire:

Mehendi: Casual traditional attire such as Salwar kameez or a simple lehenga for women. Men can either wear casual clothing for this event or a traditional kurta. If you wish to have henna applied on your hands, consider wearing shorter sleeved shirts.

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Sangeet: You can change between the two events if you wish. Please wear something warmer for the Sangeet as it will be colder during the night. Wear something comfortable that you can dance in!

Hotel Shangri-La, Kathmandu

December 19, 2019

Our wedding ceremony will be a combination of traditional Newari (Aashna's ethnicity) and Marathi (Vishal's ethnicity) weddings. This event will take place in the morning.

Semi formal traditional attire such as wedding saree, lehengas, or a salwar kameez for women, and kurta for men.

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Kathmandu Marriott Hotel

December 19, 2019

7:00 PM

We will be hosting a sit down reception which will include choreographed dances by friends and family. This will be different than a traditional Nepali reception, which will be hosted the following night. Get ready for an event full of drinks, dance, and plenty of fun!

Attire:

Formal attire. Dress or lehengas for women, and suits for men.

Kathmandu Marriott Hotel

December 20, 2019

7:00 PM

Please join us for a reception to conclude wedding activities in Kathmandu.

Attire:

Formal attire. Dress or lehengas for women, and suits for men.

Specific details to follow closer to the wedding!

Tuli Imperial

December 22nd, 2019

7:00 PM

This reception will be held in Nagpur, India, for our wedding guests who will not be able to attend the festivities in Nepal.

The Mehndi Ceremony is generally held the day before the wedding and is an Indian tradition, celebrated in a variety of ways across the country. Although not a part of a traditional Nepali wedding, this has been widely adopted throughout Nepal. This event is primarily for women from both sides to apply mehndi to their hands and feet. Mehndi, otherwise known as henna, is a paste associated with positive spirits and good luck. Mehndi has a lot of natural medicinal herbal remedies, which is known to cool the body and relieve any stress. It is applied to both the hands and feet in order to cool the nerve-endings of the body and prevent any tensions before the wedding.

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Sangeet is typically hosted by the bride's family after the Mehndi but prior to the wedding. It is a chance for both families to meet and enjoy a night full of dancing. The word Sangeet translates to ‘sung together’ from Sanskrit. Traditionally celebrated in the Punjab regions of India, this ceremony has been adopted by many other regions as a form of celebration for the wedding to come.

Supari Giving Ceremony (Gwen Bigu)

In Newari culture, Supari giving is a simple ceremony which signifies the wedding being accepted by both families. The groom's family has to send 12 pieces of adorned Supari (Beetlenut) along with Sahit paper, which is a paper that has the auspicious date & time for the Swayambhar (the wedding), set of clothes, jewelry, sindoor, fruits and sweets as a gift to the bride.

Janti

Janti is the groom's procession and is the groom's grand entrance to the wedding site (typically the bride's house). The groom and his friends and family make a loud and cheerful entrance at the location, typically with a decorated car, which the groom will be riding, a musical band, and a lot of dancing. They will be welcomed by the bride's side prior to the wedding ceremony.

Swayambhar

The Swayambhar is the main wedding ceremony and will begin at the auspcious time given in the Sahit paper, sent by the groom's family. This ceremony will include traditions followed in both the Newari and Marathi cultures. We will be declared husband and wife at the conclusion of the Swayambhar.

Kanyadaan

The Kanyadaan is the official giving away of the bride by her parents. After the bride accepts the marriage in the Swayambhar, the bride's parents give their daughter away through a variety of rituals. Following this, the bride's family will wish her farewell before she leaves with the groom and his family.

Mukh Herne & Jwai Bhitraune

These events will not take place on the wedding day but we are including this as information only. These typically take place following the wedding and the reception, and is only attended by a small group of close family.

Mukh herne (translated "looking at face") is the bride's family checking on the bride at the groom's house to make sure she is being kept well by her new family.

Jwai Bhitraune (translated "receiving son-in-law") is the bride's family inviting and welcoming their newest son in law to their home.