Kiran & Balpreet
Schedule
Friday, April 2, 2021
Chunni Ceremony and Jaago Night
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
13342 Silverdust Lane, Chester, VA 23836
The chunni ceremony is often referred to as the official engagement. The ceremony involves the boy's family visiting the girl's house or venue that they have arranged to accommodate the guests. The boy's family brings gifts comprising of fruit, Indian sweets, meva (dry fruit), and a complete outfit for the girl. It is called the chunni charauna ceremony because crucially, the boy’s mother will put the chunni on the girl’s head to dress her like a bride. The boy’s father fills her jholi with handfuls of meva as a symbolic token of welcoming her to the family. Jaago Ceremony....often meaning “staying awake”, the Jago ritual involves the relatives of the groom and bride, in their respective abodes, to stay up all night. The idea is to celebrate the wedding and make merry by dancing and partying. No wonder our bodies straight away join the family and friends on the dance floor.
Choora Ceremony
9:30 pm
The Choora ceremony takes place on the morning of the wedding day or a day before. The choora are a set of red and white bangles that are presented to the bride by her maternal uncle. The whole process of adorning the bride’s wrists with the stunning choora is quite fascinating. Red in our culture is a sign of fertility, prosperity and maturity, and together these colors signify the new role of the bride as she transitions from a girl to a married woman.
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Baraat and Milni
9:30 am - 10:00 am
4500 Marty Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23234
This is the beginning of the wedding day when the Groom's family is welcomed by the Bride's family. Prayers, hugs, smiles, and laughter all will be part of this moment.
Anand Karaj
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
4500 Marty Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23234
Anand Karaj is the ceremony that will bind Balpreet & Kiran together into the marital bond. The vows taken before Guruji, Anand Karaj is the most sacred part of the whole wedding ceremony. There will be Kirtan (religious hymns), prayer, and 4 laavan to complete the marriage. We look forward to our family and friends sharing this moment with us. Breakfast and Lunch will be served downstairs in the food hall.
Reception Dinner Party
7:00 pm
13342 Silverdust Lane, Chester, VA 23836
Reception Dinner in the evening on the day of the wedding to celebrate the newly married couple! Look forward to a night of fine cuisine, music, dancing, laughter and more!