6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Formal outfit, either Western or Indian/Desi
The shagun is a ceremony where gifts are exchanged between families to symbolize love, support, and respect. The engagement is a ceremony that marks the beginning of the wedding journey and commitment of getting married. The couple exchanges rings.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Formal outfit, either Western or Indian/Desi, preferably yellow in color.
This is a pre-wedding ritual in Indian culture where the bride and groom are covered in a paste of turmeric. Turmeric is believed to bring good luck and good health. It is held the day before the wedding. Family and friends take turns applying the turmeric paste to the couple's face, arms, hands, knees, and feet accompanied by song and dance. It symbolizes the couple's purification and blessing and is meant to prepare them for their new life together.
11:30 am - 4:00 pm
Casual
This is a pre-wedding celebration where henna is applied to the bride's hands, arms, feet, and legs. The henna symbolizes good luck, wealth, and health for the bride. Guests can also have this done.
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Formal outfit, either Western or Indian/Desi
The Sangeet is a pre-wedding musical event with song and dance performed by family and friends.
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Formal, either Western or Indian/Desi
The chuda ceremony is a traditional Indian wedding ceremony that symbolizes new beginnings and the transition from being unmarried to married. The ceremony involves the bride's maternal aunt presenting her with a set of bangles known as chuda on the morning of the wedding.
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Casual outfit, either Western or Indian/Desi
Hair and makeup artists will be available on site for guests.
Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 8:00 pm - Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 12:00 am
Formal outfit, either Western or Indian/Desi
The reception of the baraat precedes the main wedding ceremony. It is a celebratory parade for the groom with his family and guests. The bride's family and guests receive the baraat and watch them arrive. The wedding ceremony involves a series of rituals centered around a sacred fire, taking seven rounds symbolizing vows and prayers to deities like Lord Ganesha, signifying the union of the bride and groom with blessings from all for a happy marriage.