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November 10, 2019
Newport Beach, CA
#NeroWantsASodha

Jaimini & Nirav

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Nirav Bhakta

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Jaimini Sodha

#NeroWantsASodha

November 10, 2019

Newport Beach, CA

How We Met

as written by Nirav Bhakta

Let me set the scene - 3+ years ago, Indian wedding, Garba night, circa San Diego, CA. As I entered with a couple of my close friends (whom are my groomsmen), we were greeted by a swarm of people of which I knew many, so I began to strike up conversations with people I hadn't seen in a long time. That is hard for me, as everyone knows I am an extreme introvert. <Wink face> As I began to make the rounds while having a round, I heard my name being called from a corner table. As I made my way to the table, I noticed there were 4 people sat down and I recognized 3 of them - as they were Bhakta. So, I proceeded to greet them with "Ramkabir's" and then I quickly made my way to the 4th person, whom I had never met before in my life. Me: Hi, my name's Nero, what is your name? Random Girl: Are you SINGLE!?! Me: <quickly thinking on my feet while looking a bit perplexed at the bluntness of this individual> Well, I can be, but I'm very superficial, so I've got to see some pictures. Random Girl: <quickly jumps into her purse and pulls out her cell phone ... without saying a word, she pulls up a Facebook page of ... Ms. Jaimini Sodha> Me: Wow, nice profile pic. Can I see a couple more pics? Random Girl: <shifts thru a couple more of Jaimini's pictures> Me: Sold. So, what's next? I'd like to give a shout out to that "Random Girl" ... Ms. Shivani ... Jaimini's Matron of Honor ... for being there that evening, and being so blunt and straight to the point. By the way, she ended up marrying one of those Bhakta's at that table and Haren is actually the one took it to the next step and put Jaimini and I on a Facebook messenger chat later that evening. Fast forward a couple of months and Jaimini and I actually met face-to-face at a party hosted by Jay and Daven at their Newport Beach-house and then a few months after, Jaimini and I had our official first date in SF. Then, on November 2nd, 2018, I got down on one knee and proposed. The rest, as they say, is history.

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