Let's Celebrate
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Mansi's Mehndi
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Passaic, NJ
Friday, May 9, 2025
Mansi's Grah Santi
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Meet's Grah Santi
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Haldi / Pithi
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Garba-Raas
6:15 pm - 10:00 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Wear your colorful Indian outfits or colorful dresses! Get ready to kick off the wedding festivities with a night of traditional Gujarati dancing!
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Baraat
10:30 am
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
The Groom, his family and friends arrive to the ceremony site. There is music and dancing to announce the arrival of the Jaan (groom’s side) to start the festivities.
Jai Mala
11:15 am
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
THE EXCHANGING OF GARLANDS The Bride and Groom exchange garlands to signify their choosing of one another.
THE WELCOME MEETING
12:00 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Groom is welcomed with a tikka (red dot on forehead) placed by a girl from the Bride’s family and a short prayer performed by the Bride’s Mother. The Bride’s Mother playfully pinches the Groom’s nose to remind him that he is also joining the Bride’s family and to keep each other in good humor always. The Bride’s family welcomes the Groom’s family, and the Families greet each other.
Wedding Ceremony
12:00 pm
269 Cedar Grove Ln, Somerset, NJ 08873
Union of the Bride and Groom
Kanya Vidaai
3:30 pm
269 Cedar Grove Lane, Franklin Township, NJ 08873
AKA "Farewell of the daughter" is a significant and emotional ritual; marks the moment when the bride bids farewell to her parental home and family to start a new life with her husband and his family. This ceremony symbolizes the parents' blessing and the bride's transition from her maiden home to her marital home.