Schedule
Friday, December 27, 2024
Doce
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Private: Only Family
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Roce Ceremony
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
India
casual - comfortable
The word roce in the Konkani language translates to 'juice' that has been squeezed. Ideally, the roce is held a day or two before the day of the wedding and is held for the bride and her bridesmaids, and the groom and his groomsmen at their respective houses, in the presence of close family and friends. Much like the Hindu ceremony of the Haldi, with respect to Goan weddings, the roce ceremony, in simple terms, is drenching the bride, groom, and their entourage in freshly squeezed coconut milk. This is accompanied by the background music of a traditional musical group of Konkani singers who are invited to sing as each member of the family takes turns in pouring the roce on the wedding entourage. Once everybody has gotten a chance to bless the bride & groom, the roce ceremony is concluded by serving dinner and drinks.
Vanchit Jevon
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Translating to 'underprivileged food giving', this particular tradition is one that brings a sense of fulfilment that comes with charity for the underprivileged. As part of the Roce Ceremony, according to this practice, the wedding party arranges for a meal to be served to all the less fortunate as an act of charity in the hope of obtaining blessings for the bridal couple and also as an act of honoring the members of the family and seeking their blessings.
Monday, January 6, 2025
Church Ceremony
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Navelim, Goa, India
Reception
Mon, Jan 6, 2025, 6:00 pm - Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 1:00 am
Utorda Beach Road, Majorda, Goa, India
Friday, January 10, 2025
Portonem
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
formal - white and black
Portonem means to 'return'. This practice takes place the day after the wedding, when the newlyweds return to the house of the bride and spend the night there. Keeping with tradition, the new bride wears a red dress.
Friday, January 17, 2025
Chuddo Bangles Ceremony
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
India
casual - comfortable
The chuddo ceremony is a rather colourful and fragile one. One of the first ceremonies to take place, it marks the start of the wedding with a friendly visit from a kakonkar (bangle vendor), who makes his way to the house of the bride and is welcomed by the bridal party and some of their friends and families. The kakonkar then takes aside a pair of glass bangles for the bride-to-be. The colours of the bangles may vary but usually consist of red, green, white, and yellow. These bangles are then kept in front of the altar to seek the blessings of God and the elders of the family. Most of the time, the other ladies in the room also decide to wear a few of the beautiful bangles. All of this takes place while local folk songs are sung in merriment.