Indian Fusion Wedding DC | Mehendi, Welcome Party, Baraat

With Indian weddings, the families typically host multiple events over several days and this wedding was no exception. In this post, we are going to share the photos from the Mehendi party, the Welcome Dinner (which was hosted at the beautiful Meridian House in DC), getting ready moments on wedding day, and fun moments from the Baraat. We will share the Sikh ceremony held at the Sikh Gurdwara Washington DC and the evening reception held at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC in the next post. All photos by Nat Wongsaroj Photography

Love the more modern henna design for the bride with a looser, floral pattern.

With a fusion wedding, our clients decided to host a welcome party for some of their guests the night before their wedding day at the beautiful Meridian House. We were obsessed with the bride’s stylish white suit.

Even for a smaller guest count, you still need a little bit of structure to make your guests feel comfortable like assigning them to tables so that there is no guessing.

For this welcome dinner, our clients chose a menu that would be completely different than the Indian food which will be served on wedding day. They selected a family-style dinner service featuring cuisines from all over the world.

The Drawing Room at Meridian House ready for dinner.

The gorgeous couple.

On the morning of the wedding, the groom gets some help from his future father-in-law with tying his turban.

The intimate moments between a bride and her mother are always so special. Also, we love a bride who wears orange.

Sehra Bandi ritural – where the groom gets a band of beads attached to his turban, representing a transition to married life, to cover his face before the wedding ceremony.