South Asian Wedding Photos

A Desert Destination Wedding at La Posada De Santa Fe Resort & Spa in New Mexico

Caitlin Clark and Phillip Hernandez lived in Washington, DC, but they headed south for a destination wedding in Santa Fe. "I grew up in New Mexico, and when I took Phillip there back in 2015 for a summer vacation, he fell in love with it," Caitlin says. 'We wanted our wedding to be an immersive e...

A Bright, Multicultural Garden Wedding at Fearrington Village in Pittsboro, North Carolina

For their Jewish-Indian fusion wedding at a rural North Carolina barn, Lauren Ring (28 and a physician) and Mohan Mallipeddi (32 and also a physician) managed to seamlessly blend traditions from their respective backgrounds. “We wanted to celebrate the best parts of each of our cultures,” Lauren ...

A Personalized Cultural Wedding at Ovation Chicago in Illinois

For their wedding, Jacquie Pelusi (31 and a marketing account manager) and Chinar Desai (32 and a marketing VP) struggled with how to respect his parents' Indian traditions while including their American friends and family. The two-hour Hindu ritual wasn't going to fly, so the couple created a hy...

An Indian Lakeside Wedding at Villa Del Lago in Austin, Texas

Eight years after Punita Dave (28 and an assistant buyer at Bergdorf Goodman) and Aamer Patel (31 and a managing partner at a consulting firm) met as undergraduates at University of Texas, the pair returned to Austin to say “I do” at Villa Del Lago on Lake Travis. “It was a no-brainer decision on...

A Colorful Interfaith Wedding at Zingerman's Cornman Farms in Dexter, Michigan

Thanks to its sheer abundance of silk, velvet, tulle and hand-embroidered sequins, Irina Khurana’s (26 and a medical student) Indian lehenga reminded her of one very prominent queen. “I felt like Daenerys in Game of Thrones,” she says. Irina wore the ornate dress for her vows to longtime love Lee...

A Colorful Interfaith Wedding at Doe Creek Farm in Pembroke, Virginia

In just seven months, Danielle Wang (30 and an attorney) and Rohan Kalyan (35 and a professor) pulled off a two-day affair with three ceremonies and four dresses. “Given that both Indian and Chinese weddings are so lively, we chose bright, bold colors centered around red, which is the heart of th...

A Casual Indian-American Wedding at Eventide Brewing in Atlanta, Georgia

Mithila Tople and Jeremy DeJiacomo infused Indian and American traditions into their modern, casual wedding. "We wanted a warm, intimate and fun-filled wedding that reflected both of us, our ideals and the different cultures we grew up in," the couple says.  The outdoor ceremony took place agains...

An Elegant Indian Fusion Wedding at Blue Hill Farm at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, New York

Indrani Franchini and Dennis Heidt planned a colorful, bohemian-inspired, Indian fusion wedding at Blue Hill Farm at Stone Barns. The color palette was variations of deep saturated reds with accents of rich orange, pastel salmon and gold. At the ceremony, guests sat around a nontraditional mandap...

A Rustic Jewel-Tone Wedding at Rhubarb in Asheville, North Carolina

As residents of Asheville, Abhi and Peter Haschke chose to wed in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. "Our theme was bohemian to keep with the natural surroundings," Abhi says. "We wanted a small, intimate ceremony since we were also going to have ceremonies in Germany and Sri Lanka, as my husban...

A Luxe Multicultural Wedding at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California

Grace Park (30 and a professional violinist) married her college sweetheart, Kunal Khaitani (30 and a business owner), in an Asian fusion affair at Monarch Beach Resort, which "acted as a getaway for our guests,” she says. “Once you set foot on the property, you feel like you’re on vacation.” The...

A Multicultural Wedding at The Bauer in Kansas City, Missouri

Myleen Nguyen (25 and a cardiovascular perfusionist) paired Vietnamese tradition with an organic-elegant aesthetic during her wedding to An Pham (28 and an ob-gyn). “I wanted the day to be visually appealing without it feeling overdone,” Myleen says. The California-based couple wed in the same ch...

A DIY-Filled Indian Wedding at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in New Jersey

For Susan Ittoop (27 and a media buyer) and Parth Oza’s (26 and a civil engineer) traditional Hindu wedding, the couple added DIY touches and plenty of character at every turn. Parth’s Jeep Wrangler got a fun update for his preceremony baraat. They designed all of their paper pieces, then printed...

An Elegant Hindu and Western Wedding at The St. Regis Princeville Resort in Hawaii

An American-born Orthodox Christian, Semhal Araya is the daughter of an Ethiopian father and an Eritrean mother. On the other hand, Devesh Desai was born in Mumbai, India, and practices Hinduism. They chose to celebrate their cultures with separate Hindu and Western ceremonies. Both events used l...

A Rustic Interfaith Wedding at Ru’s Farm in Healdsburg, California

Roshni Singerman (who practices Hinduism) and Scott Singerman (who practices Judaism) merged their religions in a rustic interfaith wedding at Ru’s Farm in Healdsburg, California. “Our theme was about combining two different cultures in a sensible, respectful and thoughtful manner—a true Hinjew ”...

A Glamorous Indian Wedding at the Hyatt Regency on the Hudson in Jersey City, New Jersey

Supreet Sandhu (30 and a medical office manager) and Nishan Mahbubani (31 and a product owner) wanted a conventional Indian wedding, but the pair also knew that their day needed to feel like their own. To personalize the celebration, Supreet and Nishan added sweet touches throughout, including a ...

A Rustic Barn Wedding at Cross Creek Ranch in Dover, Florida

Ariel Chantachote (25 and an anesthetist) and Rishi Agarwal (31 and an anesthesiologist) celebrated their cultures with an Indian-American, Thai and Singaporean affair enhanced by earthy tones and gold accents. “Our style is very organic and down to earth,” Ariel says. “We wanted to complement an...

A Glamorous Indian Wedding at the Stifel Theatre in St. Louis

For their wedding, Shreya Rao (32 and an event manager) and Nevin Arora (35 and works in marketing) took décor inspiration from the art and history of the Mughal Empire of India. The couple incorporated the rich colors and gold accents of the period into palette of their day. All the while, Shrey...

A Glamorous Multicultural Wedding at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington D.C.

When it came to colors, Courtney Kraus (34 and a pediatric ophthalmologist) and Shaun Desai (34 and a facial plastic surgeon) took their palette inspiration from Washington D.C.'s iconic pink cherry blossoms, adding the blooms as accents to both their Hindu and Christian ceremonies, as well as th...

A Culture-Inspired Wedding at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Both working in the event industry, Sacha Bouchard and Sohan Jammu used their insider know-how to pull off an unforgettable bash that celebrated their Franco-Canadian and Punjabi roots. To show off both cultures, the pair centered the festivities around a "Paris to Punjab” theme, which they dress...

A Traditional, Bold Indian Wedding at SmogShoppe in Los Angeles, California

Madhvi Rajani (27 and a graphic designer and owner of The Geofilter Shop) and Daniel Samimi's (27 and an account manager for an entertainment media company) three-day wedding was as much a celebration of their Indian culture as it was of their love. “We felt the bright color scheme and florals ad...

A Contemporary and Bright Multicultural Wedding at Mason Fine Art in Atlanta, Georgia

Cobalt-blue linens, vibrant marigolds and plenty of fresh fruit lent a pop of color to Anita Krishnan (30 and a doctor of physical therapy) and Weston Reid's (33 and a video game developer) contemporary gallery venue. With jasmine flowers in her hair, Anita wed Weston in a fusion ceremony focused...

An Indian Double Wedding at The Fillmore Detroit in Detroit, Michigan

Sisters, Shruti Kumar (26 and an engineer and supply chain analyst) and Tripti Kumar (29 and a pathology resident) and their grooms Anup Bhandiwad (27 and a doctor) and Sankalp Bhatnagar (29 and a family medicine resident) joined forces to host a blowout bash at The Fillmore Detroit.  The day bef...

A Vibrant Multicultural Destination Wedding at Playa Fiesta Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Mariecar Frias and Jason Sharma’s winter wedding in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico was a celebration of color and their Filipino and Indian heritage. “We chose to do a destination wedding because as much as it was our wedding, we wanted everyone to feel like they were on vacation too!” Mariecar says. “P...