The hotel is about 5 miles (an 11-minute drive) from the Marigold, the wedding venue.

You can wear Indian or American attire. For the ceremony, guests typically wear bright, festive colors like pink, red, peach, orange, yellow, green and gold! Please try not to wear all black or all white (black or white print or patterns are fine). But if you plan on wearing a suit and only have black or dark grey suits, it’s totally fine to wear that! For ladies, a brightly colored cocktail dress or anything dressy you would wear to a Western wedding is suitable. If you’re interested in wearing Indian attire, women can opt for a lehenga or sari. A lehenga is a two-piece outfit that includes a top (usually cropped) with a full, high-waisted skirt. A sari is a long piece of fabric, often made of silk, that's used to wrap around the body over a long petticoat. (Tip: Saris can be tricky to wrap around yourself, so you might want to practice once or twice before the wedding. YouTube is very helpful!) Men are welcomed to wear a brightly colored or neutral colored kurta or sherwani. For shoes, woman can wear any dressy shoe. Men who want to carry a full Indian look can opt for Indian shoes called mojaris. See the links below for some clarifications and photos on Indian clothing.

The wedding ceremony will be a Hindu ceremony and will last about 2 hours. It will be conducted in English and Sanskrit, an an Indo- European language (used since 1200 BC) that most Hindu ceremonies are conducted in. Every aspect of the ceremony is symbolic and carries a lot of meaning. However, it's not all serious! There are many rituals and games that Mike and Rina will play that will include their immediate families. For more interesting details about what to expect and the timing of events, see the “Hindu Wedding Ceremony 101” Page (COMING SOON)

Mike and Rina’s parents, siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles may be asked to participate in certain parts of the ceremony. One important thing to keep in mind is, if you enter the mandap (which is the equivalent of an altar) please remove your shoes. There should be a line of shoes immediately outside the mandap to remind you. 😊 See the link below for an example photo of a mandap.

Definitely. At around 11:30 AM, lunch will be served in a different room of the venue. At that time, once the DJ makes the announcement, many guests will make their way out of the main wedding hall to have lunch and come back after they enjoy lunch. We understand that the ceremony is too long to stay quiet the whole time. However, there will be hundreds of guests at the ceremony and Mike and Rina ask that you try to whisper as they will need to hear each other and the Hindu priest during the ceremony. :) It is perfectly acceptable to step outside to enjoy conversations in the lobby or the sunroom area so the ceremony is not disrupted.

There will be a buffet style lunch with Indian and Italian food options. Food served during and immediately after Hindu religious ceremonies is vegetarian and will not include alcohol. The Indian food will be Gujarati food, which is the cuisine from the Indian state of Gujarat, where Rina’s parents are from.

The wedding ceremony will end around 1:30 PM, which is about the time that most guests will leave the wedding. At that time, Mike and Rina will have lunch with their parents and close family members who may have participated in the ceremony itself. After they have lunch, they will depart back to the hotel to rest and get ready for the cocktail hour and reception which will start at 6:30 PM. Mike and Rina recommend getting an hour or two of rest before you start getting ready for a night of music, dinner and dancing!

The reception will be an American style reception that will begin with a cocktail hour followed by dinner and dancing!

At the reception, guests typically wear Indian or American clothing. Mike and Rina and many guests will use the break in between the wedding and reception to relax and change clothes. You can wear any colors, including black and white. Men typically wear suits. Women typically wear sarees, lehengas or cocktail dresses. Above anything, Mike and Rina want guests to feel comfortable and be themselves!