The room block for the JW Marriott in Las Vegas is registered under the event name: Axenya Kachen & Jesse Barnes Wedding. You can call the hotel or visit this website: https://book.passkey.com/e/50812696. Please note that the special rate for the room block is only available to our guests until Feb. 6, 2025, so please book your hotel stay before then for the discount. You can also stay in a nearby hotel, Air Bnb, etc. Please let us know if you have any questions! Please see the travel section for more information.
You are very welcome to wear Western clothes or Indian clothes to my wedding and events. For my American friends, here is a great article on cultural appreciation versus cultural appropriation that I recommend reading when deciding if you would like to wear Indian clothes (https://tinyurl.com/rme4dnwr). Also, please text the bride if you have any questions about what to wear or are unsure. 1. Sangeet: Western cocktail attire or Indian clothes 2. Wedding ceremony and Wedding Lunch: Western black tie/formal or Indian clothes. Indian brides wear red, rather than white, so feel free to wear white. 3. Reception: Western black tie/formal or Indian clothes. Indian brides wear red, rather than white, so feel free to wear white. Places to purchase Indian clothes (in no particular order): 1. https://www.lashkaraa.com/ 2. https://www.thesareeroom.com/ 3. https://holichic.com/ 4. https://kanyalondon.com/ 5. https://www.mulmul.co/ 6. https://www.manyavar.com/en-us/men/wedding-attendee (men's)
Yes! But please please please make sure they are not making noise during the wedding ceremony, they are not interrupting performances during the Sangeet, they are not in the way of photos, they do not make messes, etc. Please make sure your kids are being watched and taken care of. We want to have fun with your little ones and also enjoy the wedding.
There are a lot of specific traditions that we will be following for this wedding and others that we are adapting due to the fact that we are outside of our home of Kashmir. Please see this article about Kashmiri weddings that details the full extent of many of our rituals. We will be updating this section as we finalize the details of our own Kashmiri Lagan (wedding ceremony). Thank you for respecting our culture and celebrating with us! https://namratawakhloo.medium.com/kaeshur-khandar-a-kashmiri-pandit-wedding-36fb99e35c0d
The Sangeet on Friday and the Reception on Saturday will both have an Indian vegetarian buffet with delicious food provided by Naan and Curry (https://www.naancurrylv.com/). The wedding lunch on Saturday will be American/Italian vegetarian food. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions on the RSVP. There will be something for everyone!