Kindly refrain from bringing any physical or boxed gifts. We sincerely value your presence as enough, though if you still wish to gift us further, then please click on our Registry link or place your contribution towards our honeymoon in an envelope.
Come eat and dance!
Please note that our welcome dinner is not on the same day as our wedding ceremony. The buffet will be held on a Friday night (9/27).
No alcohol or smoking inside the building.
Wedding Day
September 28, 2024
9:00 AM–2:00 PM
Guru Gobind Singh Foundation
13814 Travilah Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Attire: Formal. Request: Head covering is a must for any gender (children under 3 years old are exempt). No Hats or Shoes inside the temple. These can be stored in the coat room located to your immediate right at the entrance to the Temple.
Please aim to arrive between 9AM - 10AM.
Free Parking is located behind the Temple.
A few of our friends kindly volunteered help out in the morning. They will be holding "Parking" and "Coat Room" signs to guide you to the appropriate locations.
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
Breakfast - Lower Floor of Temple
Chai, Coffee, and Samosa.
10:00 AM–10:15 AM
10:00 AM–10:15 AM
Procession
Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center
13850 Travilah Road, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Who:
The Groom’s family and friends. Any mutual friend of both the Bride and Groom are welcome to partake in this festivity.
Starting Point:
At 10am, please find the handsome groom standing OUTSIDE of this recreation center, nearby the driveway. Please do not go inside this recreation center. We are just using it as a landmark for where to meet. It is 0.2 miles or a 4min causal walk from the Temple.
Lights, Camera, Action:
In the interest of giving our photographer time to capture this grand procession, let’s walk sloooooooooowly, freeze in your steps and strike a pose if you feel it in your soul 🥳
Slow-motion walk towards the temple with the Groom in the lead.
10:15 AM–10:30 AM
10:15 AM–10:30 AM
Milni - Outside the entrance to the Temple
Milni is an event in which the two families meet.
The Bride's family and friends will wait for the Groom's family and friends outside the temple entrance.
Our fathers will greet each other by placing a garland on each other's neck.
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Anand Karaj - Ceremony - Inside the Temple, 1st floor
Please remain seated during the ceremony.
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Langar - Vegetarian Lunch Buffet - Lower floor of Temple
A vegetarian lunch buffet and one out of this world wedding cake gifted to us by Dr. Clendinen.
No alcohol or smoking allowed inside the Temple.