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Welcome Party! I’m wearing a chartreuse fringe jumpsuit-sari woven with crepe-de-chine fabric with a silk wrap and hand-spun worsted, alongside Jacob and my parents. My mom is wearing a custom-made brocade with delicate dust-gold zari and Pompeian Red silk threads in floral motifs. My husband is wearing a handwoven banarasi blazer with a black satin weave drenched with liquid gold royal zari motifs. My dad is wearing a classic white jacket with Moorish motif threadwork.
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This was the beautiful portrait Henna I had done of myself and Jacob by the talented Henna by Inder.
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What’s the point of having a fabulous fringe jumpsuit sari if you aren’t going to dance your ass off!
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An up close look at the beautiful pieces I wore from Mahira Jewels. The Moti jewelry featured clusters of tiny ivory pearls riveted in plated gold. The look was simply regal, and it made me feel like a Maharani.
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A better look at the long fishtail skirt featuring braided metallic zari threads, along with chikankari embroidery and sequin mukaish details that evoked the concept of mermaid scales. This was a crowd favorite!
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Let me tell you, we felt as fabulous as we looked. Here Jacob is wearing a cream silk kurta and mundu with gold kasavu, bought by his mom. This is a very traditional outfit worn in South India and paired with the extravaganza that was my cape. It does a good job of showing how we tend to balance each other out.
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Portrait session with my husband. I’m wearing a very contemporary version of a traditional Kerala, India outfit.
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A side profile shows the white and gold flower crowns I had stacked and placed on my bun. I added a nose ring to complete the regal look.
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My outfit for the Chantham Charthu & Mylanchi ceremony was nothing short of elegant. I wore this stunning pearl-drenched cape, which took 38 hours to create, and paired it with the seashell-inspired corset, which had rose gold dori-work and metallic zari threads braided together in patterns to follow the body’s curves.
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All smiles, featuring the assortment of bangles I sourced from a variety of New Delhi markets.
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Jacob walking into the ceremony with his siblings. His brother is wearing an iridescent classic kurta and his sister is wearing a beautiful Robin egg blue anarkali gown with gold embroidery. All outfits were courtesy of Jacob’s mom.
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My grand entrance, highlighting the nautical inspiration that went into the creation of my outfit. This was my first procession under a lush green foliage and wisteria vine canopy.
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Per Mylanchi tradition, my paternal aunt applied henna to my hands and feet. This signifies the purification from the original sin committed by Adam and Eve.
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You can call me "Queen T." I looked and felt like a Maharani sitting on her throne.
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Back in the day, people usually got married when they were 15, and the night before the wedding, the local barber would give the groom his “first shave.” Here, Jacob is honoring that tradition and participating in the beautification of the groom through the Wedding Eve shave.
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All smiles with my sister-in-law and my cousin. They were super-gluing my ear cuffs, so they wouldn’t fly off when I danced.
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Outfit change! Jacob’s wearing an Ocean Caverne in neoprene quilted scuba fabric. The sherwani was patterned in nautical, diagonal waves and accented with iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons. His different shade of blue complemented my outfit so well. Like I always say, the color palette is the most important part of any wedding.
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Icha-Pad-Kodukkal is when the groom is given sweet pudding by his uncle to eat after the beatification ceremony.
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An array of blues during the dance performance that paid homage to my parents’ marriage before introducing my own love story.
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Front and center during my Indian Classical Dance performance! Here, I’m wearing custom-made sharara pants, blouse, and jacket. The chikankari wide-legged pants were hand-dyed ombre blue with printed waves that represent the sea. I made sure to utilize mirror work to create shimmery reflections with movement.
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Breaking it down with mom and dad! We had only a few dance practices, but they picked up choreo. My mom is sporting a handwoven mulberry silk banarasi brocade with hand-spun ivory white silk, as well as champagne gold and silver zari threads and Keralan palm leaf motifs.
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I felt like I was floating...Not just because I was being lifted up, but because the energy in the space was unreal. You can also catch a sneak-peak of my cousins’ outfits. The girls are wearing lehenga saris in lustrous silk crepe hand-dyed in three shades of blue, further foil-printed with hand-cut palm leaf wood block and geometric patterns in gold and silver. It took 48 hours of block gumming, foil placement, and heat-printing to create the patterns on each of the pieces, which were then allowed to dry naturally. The guys are wearing kurats and mundus. Each cowl draped kurta was weaved with a cotton satin twill base and hand-dyed. Hand-cut palm leaf wood blocks were made and transferred to heat foil printing in gold and silver. The kurtas are paired with 100% organic cotton mundus woven with bright gold and silver kasavu.
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I’d say this sums us up pretty well. I promise he was having fun.
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Jacob and I are joined by our parents and our siblings, coming together to celebrate our union. Here, I’m wearing a Ultramarine heavily ornamented taffeta jacket with glass beads scattered in tribal queen motifs.
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All that was missing here was the “Just Married” banner. My parents drove in a black classic car for their wedding, and I wanted to do the same.
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Ta-da! The big reveal. I felt like royalty in my wedding dress, which was intentional. As a structured ball gown in ivory silk faille, it was designed to be timeless.
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A close-up shot that highlights the specially-placed embroidery that ensured a minimalist look.
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Jacob’s custom jacket was made from an Italian ivory silk-wool blend in a matte finish and paired with a pinstripe shirt made of pure cotton. His groomsmen included his brother and cousins. They’re wearing custom tuxedos with jet black suiting fabric in Italian wool, paired with pinstripe cotton shirts and accessorized with silk satin pocket squares.
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We decorated the aisle with blush and ivory cherry blossom trees. The altar was covered in tall floral arrangements made with cherry blossoms, seasonal flowers, and eucalyptus.
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My sister-in-law walking with the manthrakodi. In Knanaya Catholic weddings, the groom’s family gives the bride a manthrakodi (“blessed cloth” that’s usually a kanchipuram silk sari). The Manthrakodi is the first clothing item the groom gives to the bride, symbolizing his promise to care for her. The cloth is blessed by the priest, and the bride wears it on her head during the wedding reception, the first wedding the bride attends with her husband, and after death, buried in the Manthrakodi.
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Jacob making his way down the aisle with his parents on either side.
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Making my way down the aisle with my dad, accompanied by my massive bouquet filled with lush and organically-shaped jewel-toned seasonal flowers. I felt beautiful.
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Jacob placing the manthrakodi over me, after it was blessed by the priest. The manthrakodi was a red kanchipuram silk sari bought by my mother-in-law.
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I told Jacob if he ever got me flowers, I wanted a rose that would last for eternity. The rose petals thrown at us were a tribute to the four-year-old rose I have that he wound up getting me.
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OMG! We’re MARRIED?! The excitement was real, you guys.
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A quick group photo with Jacob’s family. What better backdrop than the rustic and seemingly untouched church exterior?
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Nothing like a loving gaze with a color block background, right?
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To put it simply, we were so calm and happy.
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We loved the luscious palmy greens that surrounded Pensativo House Hotel, which was formerly a Guatemalan president's home.
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A picture with both the bridesmaids and groomsmen. Here, you get a better look at each bridesmaid’s customized sari gown that was tailored to their style. Liya (left) wore a Bordeaux Red heat-knife-pleated matte georgette gown, paired with monochrome lustrous satin. Jamie (second left) wore a pastel onion pink viscose satin dress paired with crepe in a silk and cotton blend. Sini (third left) wore a dress of lavender lycra with shimmer that was paired with a deep grape knit. Taniya (last) wore a mini-pleated Mulberry pink silk gown.
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Jacob made sure I was comfortable and happy throughout the day. He wanted it to be perfect for me.
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Antigua is home to 37 volcanoes, three of which are active! The scenery and the landscape of Antigua were some of the main reasons we decided to get married here. It’s so picturesque.
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A quick stroll through the Santa Clara ruins during our photo session.
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The first thing I notice here are my emerald drop earrings which were gifted by my parents.
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The Convento de Santa Clara, a well preserved and spectacular ruin with three gigantic open domes in the ceiling to see the blue skies during cocktail hour and the stars during dinner. The tablescape was Victorian meets Last Supper with jewel toned colors and velvet emerald green chairs as well as an sofa surrounded by burgundy and ivory Persian rugs. A beautiful asymmetric floral installation was placed behind the sofa to help the bride and groom stand out more.
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Here, I’m wearing my mom’s manthrakodi that I upcycled and reconstructed into a strapless gown. For 35 years, my mom kept it in mint condition, and I was inspired to re-purpose it into something new. I paired it with my grandmother’s ruby ring, connecting three generations of women in one look. Front and center is the choker necklace I’m wearing which was designed by artisans in Raipur, India.
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Jacob posing with his aunts who are all wearing beautiful silk sarees.
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The details that made the reception site come to life as we envisioned it—elegant vases filled with beautiful flowers and tall candlesticks. The composition was high and low with the goal to create "movement" above of the two tables.
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Jacob trying to make funny faces to make me smile. The accents of red in the carpet, rug, and brick matched with my strapless gown perfectly.
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Smiling alongside our bridal party, all matching elegantly in red and purple hues.
