Nothing says fusion wedding like the coming together of different cultures. For Aneesha and Aditya, the magic began when they met through common friends.
Love marriages like theirs hold great significance in the shaping of traditions. They foster a bond not just between the bride and groom, but their families too.
With a South-Indian style Hindu wedding and a Christian wedding ceremony, it was almost as if the endless festivities were to be a symbol of the everlasting nature of love.
Music To The Ears
The engagement party was truly a night to remember. Adorned with flowers and jewels, the chandelier cake elicited collective gasps from the crowd.
The ring ceremony proved to be the perfect opportunity for some candid wedding photography as a blissful sheen was etched on everyone's face. Fairy lights in warm and cool tones were used to brighten an already sparkling setting. But they had nothing on the glimmer radiating from the fiancés.
Friends and family members took to the stage with dance performances and musical renditions. The husband and wife-to-be also performed to a typical jolly choreography.
The Christian Wedding
St. Patrick's Church had been chosen as the Bangalore wedding venue that would host the Christian wedding ceremony.
With their parents' blessings wrapped firmly around their hearts, the happy couple set out for the venue.
At the church, earnest faces witnessed Aneesha and Aditya walk down the aisle, and be united in holy matrimony.
The Christian bride's flowy, elegant gown lent a fairytale-esque look to the scenario. Then, as tradition would have it, it was time for the bouquet-throwing ritual. The arrangement was tastefully made with pink and white flowers.
With the reception having been planned at Bungalow 7, our team of Bangalore wedding photographers was determined to capture the energetic turn of events.
Post the cake-cutting, the newlyweds gave heartening speeches that had everyone beaming at them. The father-daughter dance was a highlight of the reception, closely followed by the exuberant games that had been organized.
It was great to see all the guests on their feet, moving through the crowd, engaging with each other.
The Hindu Wedding
Later, Iskcon was to be our canvas for the Hindu wedding photography, and what a picture we painted!
They say all that is gold does not glitter. But, our team of Bangalore wedding photographers thought otherwise. Aneesha and Aditya looked absolutely majestic in their gilded ensemble.
Their loved ones, witness to the ceremonial rites of a Hindu wedding, were just as fashionably dressed up in rich combinations of purple, red, and ochre.
What is Indian wedding photography without a massive backdrop of genda phool, or what is commonly known as the marigold flower? The mandap was decorated with golden bells tinkling in between strings of marigold.
Under the guidance of their elders, the husband and wife completed the wedding rites of kanyadaan (symbolic giving away of the bride), exchanging the flower garlands, pouring rice over each other's head, tying the mangalsutra, and taking turns around the ceremonial fire, while the gathered showered flower petals on them.
Theirs was a fun-filled Hindu Christian wedding indeed! And we were glad to have been a part of the monumental day that would start a new chapter in Aneesha and Aditya's lives.
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