On Saturday morning earlier than the marriage, the bride and groom exchanged letters that they’d written for one another. “I used to be left speechless after I rotated and noticed Kajal for our first look,” Raj remembers. “Her marriage ceremony outfit was the one one the place I had no thought what she had picked out. She regarded so lovely! And the wonderful marriage ceremony location in entrance of the lake and mountains made it much more surreal.”
After their first look, Raj went to the entrance of the lodge for the small prayers. “I used to be actually overcome with feelings, particularly as my mom got here to bless me—I’m a really stereotypical mama’s boy,” he admits. “After the prayers, it was time for the groom’s entrance: the baraat. Actually, this was the a part of the marriage I used to be most nervous about. I’m not normally a hype individual, and I used to be anxious about having the ability to energize everybody earlier than the marriage. I’m probably not positive what came to visit me—possibly it was the retro Japanese fireplace truck I had rented for the doorway—however I had the time of my life. The power was on one other degree and the sirens had been heard all through the resort.”
On the marriage ceremony madap, recent white florals had been intertwined between the pillars and white roses hung from the center. “I used to be left speechless once more on the approach that Prashe had executed all of the decor particulars,” Kajal says. “The background with the lake and mountain view made for a good looking backdrop! On the reception, the present stopper was the greenery and floral set up hanging over the center of the ballroom above the dancefloor.”
“As soon as we had been each seated on the mandap, I used to be admittedly exhausted from all of the dancing,” Raj jokes. “It was nice to have a bit time simply with Kajal…and the priest after all.”
After the marriage, there was the vidaai, a convention the place the bride’s household bid farewell to the bride. “I had beforehand joked to Kajal’s dad that I didn’t wish to see any tears as a result of Kajal would nonetheless be in Chicago and solely transferring half-hour down the highway,” Raj says. “After all, we couldn’t stick with this.” Afterwards, the newlyweds made a brief journey round Scottsdale of their classic getaway automotive.
“It took a couple of minutes as we had been driving to let it sink in that we had been formally married now,” Kajal remembers. “And that we solely had yet one more occasion—the reception on Saturday—left in our marriage ceremony weekend. I used to be a bit unhappy as a result of it flew by so quick, all these months of planning had nearly come to a detailed.” Fortunately, there was nonetheless yet one more evening of roasts, toasts, and performances to shut out their epic marriage ceremony weekend.
