Yes!

There's a party Friday night and the official ceremony and reception are on Saturday.

NO! Your presence is more than enough. We just ask you to hydrate and be ready to celebrate late into the evening on Saturday. If you really want to celebrate with a gift we may set up a donation link to our mothers' temple in the weeks leading up to the wedding.

Black tie optional... but in CA that means a wide variety of choices. The wedding is outdoors in the late afternoon and it might be warm. The reception is also outdoors and in the evening and it can get pleasantly cool. For anyone intersted in Indian clothes you can order something from a variety of sites: panashindia.com https://www.lashkaraa.com/ and a bunch of others, (even Amazon!)