Events
Friday, June 17, 2022
Pithi
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
615 Main Street, Nashville, TN 37206
Summer Wear
A Pithi is a famous traditional ceremony that marks the days before the wedding! In the pithi ceremony, the paste of Haldi (tumeric) is applied to both grooms by friends and family. Haldi is important in Indian Culture and signifies a soul and body cleansing. It welcomes the adult married life to both grooms. Haldi is said to keep evil away, create a sense of ease, and spark new beginnings. Our Pithi will be held at the Rec Hall at Center615 in East Nashville! We encourage all guests to attend this ceremony. We will be performing a Sangeet dance for our guests, as well as providing Street Food of India and Japan. We will also have Mehndi Artists (Henna) available for our guests!
Saturday, June 18, 2022
The Ceremony
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
Formal Indian Attire or Summer Wedding Attire
Come see Matt and Nafis get hitched! We will have a quick 30 minute ceremony on the steps of the Parthenon to commit ourselves to each other. After the ceremony, we'll move inside for cocktail hour.
Cocktail Hour
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
The Parthenon isn't just where we're getting married, built in 1897, This museum is a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Athens that was destroyed in 1687. As an art museum, the Parthenon's permanent collection on the lower level is a group of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists, donated by James M. Cowan. Additional gallery spaces provide a venue for a variety of temporary shows and exhibits. The main level contains a replica, completed in 1990, of the Athena Parthenos statue that was in the original Parthenon in Athens. Please spend this time to enjoy the museum with drinks and Indian appetizers! We have the entire space available for your enjoyment.
The Reception
8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
2500 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
On the main floor we will have our dinner and reception! We ask that all guests make their way to their designated seats at 7pm. Once we find our places, we'll begin with a Sangeet by friends and family of Matt and Nafis and open up our dinner! For the evening, we will be serving Indian Food Buffet Style by Sindoore. There will be Vegan, Vegetarian, and Non-Veg options available. After we have all filled our plates, we'll begin with speeches and move into our couples and family dance. We will then open up the dance floor and party down the Parthenon with Athena!