Beautiful Garden wedding with an inspired bride
BY Latha Sunadh | 25 Jun, 2016 | 4 min read
When you hear that a bride took inspiration from Sabyasachi's Nilaya ads by Asian Paints and recreated it at her wedding, you are definitely bowled over by her dedication. That's how we came to feature Neha's wedding from Kolkata. A jewellery designer by profession, she has mastered the art of planning a fun wedding with great attention to detail and don't we just love that about new-age brides? The wedding too had such fascinating elements from the stunnningly embellished tree which formed the central theme of the wedding to the bride's maatha patti converted from her granny's anklet. Shutterdown - Lakshya Chawla was a great addition and showcased this beautifully.
The Wedding
From The Bride:
"Ankan and me wanted a simple, chic, classy Bengali-Punjabi wedding with a personal touch. I always wanted a destination wedding and there is no better destination than Kolkata. It all started from Kolkata so I wanted the essence of the city of joy in our wedding. All friends & family under one roof of fun, dance, daru and all punjabi stuff ;). Here's a break-up of each event:
Engagement:
I wanted the engagement ceremony to have bengali feel and also it was inspired by Sabyasachi Sir's Asian paint Nilaya advertisement. I tried to recreate the stage as an old Bengali room and the attires were sourced from local markets of Kolkata. The food was traditional bengali food.
Mehendi:
It had to have the quirky feel to it with vibrant colors. I wanted all things cute; so pom poms and paper flowers were used. I wanted to dance without worrying about my mehendi so i got an asymmetrical dress made with a cross stitch jacket. I made the accessories and wedding favors myself. There wasn't any limit to my excitement!
Wedding:
It had to be rustic and dreamy at the same time. I wanted my stage and mandap to be same and at the same time magical too. Hence, I wanted to marry under a magical tree with hanging flowers, candles and love. And this tree was designed just as the theme of complete wedding. The wedding card, the beautiful cake and each aspect was designed keeping the same in mind. My entrance under the 'Phoolon ki chaadar' was enchanted as my mother and her sisters sang punjabi folk songs to shower eternal blessings on me. Amazing feeling it was, indeed!," says Neha.
"It was one heck of a wedding planning for me as Ankan was in Malaysia and I was in charge of the wedding. From decor to food to outfits to booking the vendors, I had all pages of my planning diary full, phew and thanks to WedMeGood, I found! Being a jewellery designer, I wanted one statement piece and that was my matha patti that I created out of my grand mother's vintage anklet. The rest of the jewellery was simple jadau jewelry with basra pearls. I always wanted a red lehenga with a yellow veil like brides in old times and made Ankan co-ordinate his outfit with me," adds Neha
Vendors: ITC Fortune Park Panchwati |Decor: Crest Events |Mehendi Artists: Ritu & Ranjita |Bride's Outfits: OSAA by Adarsh for wedding; Bhojraj Kolkata for cocktails and Self-designed outfit that is customised by Soul Boutique for Mehendi |Groom's Outfits: Bada Saheb, Kolkata|Jewellery: Wedding jewellery by Vasundhara Fine Jewellery; Maatha Patti self-designed using grandmom's antique anklet; Anklets by Amrapali Jewels and bangles by Tanishq; Cocktails jewellery and Engagement rings by local artisans and Amrapali Jewels Makeup: Abhijit Chanda |Invitations: Self-designed by bride|Photography & Videos: Shutterdown - Lakshya Chawla
