Schedule
Monday, December 22, 2025
Wedding Celebration (Dec 22nd to Dec 26th)
Mon, Dec 22, 2025, 12:00 am - Fri, Dec 26, 2025, 11:45 pm
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Mendhi
3:00 pm
Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Casual wear or Indian wear (Kurtas)
Venue Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/W8oTysDXkYy92uAN7 People will be getting henna (for free!) It's a natural dye that colors your skin for a few days but will come off over time as you wash your hands. If you've never experienced a Mehndi ceremony, the following video might help you get up to speed! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PPGfNVkcc) Folks generally wear green colored clothes to this event, but its not mandatory. You can check the photos section for examples.
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Haldi
10:30 am
Champaner, GJ 389360, India
Yellow casual or Indian wear
Event Location Website: http://www.champanerheritageresort.com/ Now your hands are painted, so time to paint Oriana and Kshitij's skin with tumeric! Come in clothes you're not afraid to get stained or something yellow at least. If you've never experienced a Haldi ceremony, the following video might help you get up to speed! (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SYO-xFZlG_g) Folks generally wear yellow colored clothes to this event, but its not mandatory. You can check the photos section for examples.
Sangeet
7:00 pm
Champaner, GJ 389360, India
Cocktail Attire or Indian wear
Event Location Website: http://www.champanerheritageresort.com/ Get ready to dance! And play games... and dance once more! No seriously, you may be recruited for a choreographed dance. :) Bring comfy shoes! To give everyone an idea this kind of choreo dancing happens at the sangeet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N3MMLgdjmE. Ours will be a lot more chiller though. Folks will generally be wearing dark blue colored clothes to this event, but its not mandatory. You can check the photos section for examples.
Friday, December 26, 2025
Baaraat and Ceremony
3:30 pm
Village Bhamaria Off Champaner - Jambughoda Road,, Champaner, GJ 389360, India
Cocktail or Indian wear
Event Location Website: http://www.champanerheritageresort.com/ https://www.linandjirsa.com/indian-wedding-timeline/ Reference for the ceremony timeline (1.5 - 3 hours) It's a wedding ceremony that begins with parade, has a few games that gets the bride and groom side involved. During the ceremony, it's perfectly normal to go eat and chat. Folks will generally wear white and red colored clothes to this event, but its not mandatory. You can check the photos section for examples.
Reception
6:00 pm
Champaner, GJ 389360, India
Cocktail Attire or Indian wear
Eat, take a photo with us, and go party or rest. The event ends with a Kanyadaan ceremony which involves bride side of the family entrusting the bride's hand to the groom for a happy ever after.