Hindu Inspirational Real Wedding stories

An Eclectic Hindu-Catholic Fusion Wedding at The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan

For their eclectic wedding at The Rattlesnake Club in Detroit, Michigan, Brianna and Pavan beautifully blended aspects from their faiths and celebrated with two ceremonies: one Hindu and one Catholic. “The vision for our wedding weekend was to blend aspects of both of our cultures and faiths with...

A Blush-and-Gold Multicultural Wedding at Harborside East in Charleston, South Carolina

Before tying the knot with a blush-and-gold wedding ceremony at Harborside East in Charleston, South Carolina, Krutika and Brad kicked off their multicultural wedding with two other events: a Haldi ceremony and a Mehendi celebration. “As a multicultural couple, we knew we wanted our wedding to re...

This Wedding Brought Bursts of Color and Lush Greenery to the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Colorado

Washington, DC, residents Puja Bhatia (33 and a lawyer) and Kunal Patel (33 and a consultant) changed up Indian tradition for their destination wedding celebration. “We were going for culturally inspired bohemian style,” Puja says. “I was inspired by the colors around us in the Colorado mountains...

The Cal Berkeley Mascot Made a Visit to This Wedding at the College's Stadium in Berkeley, California

Every element of Sona and Matt's wedding at UC Berkeley beautifully paid homage to the details that make their relationship their own. From choosing to tie the knot at their alma mater to nodding to their yoga meet-cute in their wedding invitation and ice cream sandwiches to cap off the event, th...

Beachfront Hindu-American Fusion Wedding the Sandbar Restaurant in Anna Maria, Florida

Melissa Graves (35 and an actor) and Mehul Gulati (37 and works in software development) brought India to Florida in three days of cross cultural wedding events, culminating in Hindu and American ceremonies. At the prewedding mehndi party, henna artists decorated hands of bridesmaids and female g...

A Backyard Minimony Along the California Coast With a Gold-and-Orange Color Palette

The coastal home where Jean Mason (31 and a textile designer and artist) and Anamika Goyal (30 and an architect) tied the knot wasn’t their first or even second plan. Their vow exchange was actually the third iteration of their celebration the couple came up with. “Our plan A was a large wedding ...

Vibrant Shades of Red and Orange Wowed at This Wedding at Overbrook House in Massachusetts

Niyati and Nick's at Overbrook House in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts was inspired by "Niyati's Indian heritage, Nick's Italian roots and our shared love for Cape Cod. Nestled in the woods of Buzzards Bay, Overbrook House offered the perfect rustic feel with multiple onsite locations and expansive...

A Romantic Garden Wedding at The Clifton Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia

Given that Sonia is Indian and Nick isn't, the couple wanted to host an Indian-fusion wedding that reflected "both of our backgrounds and where we come from. We chose to have a multi-day 'wedding,' which is traditional for Indian weddings while adding an American twist to most of the events," say...

A 4-Day Multicultural Wedding in the Countryside of San Sebastian, Spain

One summer afternoon over a glass of Spanish wine in Boulder, Colorado, Vasudha, Alex, and their wedding planner decided to shift gears and move the couple's wedding plans from a local Boulder farm to the Basque Country in Donostia (San Sebastián), Spain. The couple first traveled to Spain togeth...

A Colorful Christian-Hindu Fusion Wedding at the Downtown Marriott in Kansas City, Missouri

Jessica and Rahul wanted their two-part wedding to be both colorful and cohesive, Jessica says. Take their stationery suite: Each piece was printed on a different shade of jewel-toned paper. At the reception, emerald green, magenta and cobalt blue matched the energy of the weekend’s festivities t...

A Modern Monochromatic Indian Wedding at Prospect House in Austin, Texas

Aneri and Zoey have been inseparable for over a decade. After a seven-year engagement, Aneri and Zoey wanted a wedding that honored their roots, as well as the home they’d built together. First came the venue, which Aneri says “blended my love of modern aesthetics with Zoey’s love of the countrys...

A Glamorous Waterfront Indian-Korean Fusion Wedding at Belle Mar in Newport, Rhode Island

Shruti and Ernest saw their wedding as the opportunity to fuse their different cultures. “The wedding really united my Indian and Hindu background with Ernest’s Christian and Korean heritage,” Shruti says. In keeping with Hindu tradition, Ernest entered the baraat on a white horse. At the ceremon...

A 12th-Century Spanish Monastery Was the Backdrop to This Regal Miami, Florida, Wedding

For their wedding celebration in Miami, Florida, Asha and Hugh wanted to incorporate their shared Hindu and Catholic beliefs. As such, the expansive grounds of The Spanish Monastery were perfect, ensuring there was ample space for all the day's festivities. Following an incredible Baraat entrance...

A Colorful Mountaintop Wedding at Timber Ridge Lodge in Keystone, Colorado

“The key was balancing the boldness of Indian style with the rustic simplicity of the mountains,” Winnie Agarwal (28 and works at Facebook) says. She wed Nik Talwar (28 and a hedge fund sector head) at a summit 12,000 feet in the air. The couple blended traditional Hindu elements, such as Nik’s b...

This Couple Celebrated Their Multicultural Wedding Under California's Towering Redwoods

To celebrate the blending of two cultures and two families, Kathryn Uhl (31 and a manager at a global non-profit) and Saagar Kurani (31 and a musician and product manager) celebrated their wedding with two wedding ceremonies, a Hindu one and a western one, at Deerpark Villa in Fairfax, California...

This Indian Wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas, Had the Most Epic Gold Details

Puja Chugh (28 and a business and technology consultant) and Karan Chaudhary (27 and a technology investor) placed special emphasis on adding meaning to all the components of their wedding. “Every part of our wedding day was either cultural, traditional or sentimental,” Puja says, especially the ...

Unique Chairs Set Apart This Indian Wedding at Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan

Priya Chatterjee (32 and a healthcare consultant) and Debmallo Shayon Ghosh (32 and a lawyer) honored both their family values and their Bengali heritages by throwing a culturally-focused celebration steeped in tradition and sentimentality. “Indian weddings put a heavy emphasis on two families co...

An Elegant Winter Wedding at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Illinois

Roshni and Elliot fused the bride's Hindu culture and the groom's Western roots for an elegant, luxurious wedding at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago. To start the day, Roshni and Elliot got ready with close family and friends. She wore a traditional red and gold lehenga, henna, bangles a...

An Elegant Hindu Wedding at Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson in New Jersey

Since Reena Patel (33 and in finance) and Varun Krovi (32 and in government) met through friends in New York City, they put the skyline front and center at their spring wedding. The views from their riverfront venue guaranteed a wow factor for both the Hindu ceremony and black-tie reception. “We ...

A Romantic Garden Wedding on a Private Property in Moscow, Idaho

Sarah Bowen and Neil Patel wed on the bride's brother's property in Moscow, Idaho, blending their family traditions into a unique and colorful Western-Indian fusion celebration. Sarah's classic wedding gown combined an A-line skirt with a silky champagne-colored top. Later, she changed into a pin...

A Traditional Hindu Ceremony Mixed with a Classic Western Wedding in Atlanta, Georgia

Nirali and Ray Koh had a two-part wedding that featured their different cultures. "We wanted to have a day that celebrates not only us as a couple, but the union of our families. Our hope was to illustrate our amazing Indian and Korean cultures, as well as Hindu and Christian traditions," Nirali ...

A Classic, Elegant Multicultural Wedding at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Neela Rao and Nathan Wruble planned a two-day wedding that celebrated their Western and Indian cultures. On the first day was a traditional Hindu ceremony at The Rookery. The couple went with a neutral color palette of gold, ivory and green to complement the gilded walls and marble floors of the ...

Indian Fusion Wedding in The Mountains

A few months after they started dating, Jessica (Jess) Merrell (28 and a government employee) and Kiran Sreenivas (31 and works in health care research) took a trip to Asheville. Jess got lost and Kiran was pulled over, but they still fell hard for the city—and each other. “That first trip was sy...