There’s Indian weddings and then there’s a Patel wedding. There are levels to weddings-and the most regular Indian wedding will be days beyond a casual event- and a Patel wedding is like my wedding North Star haha They go allll out. The dances, the decor, the vibes...
Abhi and I had our wedding in Jaipur in Dec 2021 - two weeks before the third peak in India and travel restrictions were placed. Since none of friends could make it on a travel visa, I realized we'd need an event in Portland if our friends were gonna be part of our...
Haldi, aka Turmeric, is a common spice in Indian cooking. With it's rise in popularity mid 2010s, it's mixed in a lot of vitamin supplements and even lattes. In weddings, the Haldi ceremony is still considered sacred-but it's become more playful like many other...
tbh I probably started picturing my engagement party the same month I met Abhishek.The engagement party was the first event (of many) that Abhi and I were gonna have on this long "lets get married" journey so it was a big deal to me to kick it off the right way. It...