Featured Wedding: Arsheen and Gurpreet

by neha
No Comments Featured Wedding, wedding planning

Last week, we focused on Sikh Wedding Ceremony and Functions, and featured the engagement shots of the lovely couple: Arsheen and Gurpreet. Today we are featuring their beautiful Wedding Ceremony.

Arsheen and Gurpreet’s wedding can be summed up in three words: Family, Love and Joy. I am in awe of all the happiness that is evident in all the pictures, and the colors are gorgeous. Thanks to Simran Jagdev for the amazing photos!

Arsheen looks gorgeous in her pink zardozi lehenga, and Gurpreet looks handsome in his ivory sherwani. And yes, I am absolutely in love with the marigold decor!

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When Arsheen met Gurpreet

by neha
3 Comments Featured Engagement, Wedding Photography, wedding planning

This week have been focusing on Sikh Weddings. Sikh Weddings are full of lovely traditions, symbolism, culture, and beautiful values. Our series continues with the feature of engagement photos a very special couple, Arsheen and Gurpreet.


The pictures were taken at the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, a heritage park, in New Delhi.
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The Sikh Wedding Ceremony

by neha
No Comments Traditions, Wedding Ceremonies, wedding planning

This week we will be focusing on Sikh Weddings. Sikh Weddings are full of lovely traditions, symbolism, culture, and beautiful values. Our series continues with the Day-of festivities.

On the day of the wedding, the bride and the groom are prepared for the ceremony by the members of their family.

Preparation


At the bride’s home, ornaments made of silver and gold resembling a shape of an umbrella, known as Kalira, are tied to her bangles or chooda by her family members. Kalira symbolizes warm wishes and blessings, and the bride wears them until the wedding ceremony is concluded. Once the kalrias are tied, the bride shakes them on the heads of unmarried friends and girls of the family. According to an old adage, if part of a kalira falls on one of the girl’s, she is next in line to be married.

At the groom’s home, the groom’s sister-in-law and female relatives, go to a nearby well or Gurdwara to fill an earthen pitcher with water, which is later used to bathe the groom. This ceremony is named after the earthen pitcher, known as Gharoli.

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Sikh Pre-Wedding Functions

by neha
No Comments Traditions, Wedding Ceremonies, wedding planning

This week we will be focussing on Sikh Weddings. Sikh Weddings are full of lovely traditions, symbolism, culture, and beautiful values. We will begin our series with Pre-Wedding Functions.

Pre Wedding

Thaka or Roka: This is when the families on both sides first meet and bless the couple.

Month of the Wedding

Shri Akhand Path: Continuous reading of the Guru Granth Sahib held by the Groom’s side of the family.

Kudmai (Sagai or Mangni): Engagement ceremony, usually takes place on the third day of the Shri Akhand Path. This function is celebrated with friends and family of both sides, where prayer (Ardas) and devotional singing (Kirtan) is held, and gifts are exchanged between families (Sagan).
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Color of the Year 2012: Tangerine Tango

by neha
No Comments colors, inspirations, wedding planning

Happy New Year you all! We are going to kick off the new year with inspiration boards for Color of the Year 2012.

Pantone Color Institute has announced Tangerine Tango as the Color of the Year 2012. A vivacious and spirited reddish orange, dubbed as “Tangerine Tango”, will be in fashion this year. Wedding, Home, and Fashion websites/ blogs are already buzzing about this new color.

How will this color come into play in your wedding? Here are some inspiration boards using shades close to Pantone Color Palette for this year. Hope you enjoy!

Tangerine Tango

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