When you are Bengali but grew up in the United States, you want your wedding to also reflect the two cultures. On top of that, our clients are traveled internationally extensively. We worked with the couple to design a modernized Indian wedding, held at the rustic Shadow Creek in Purcellville, Virginia.
While their ceremony was mostly traditional Hindu and Bengali, they worked with their priestess to modernize some of the language used. For cocktail hour, Spilled Milk Catering designed a menu featuring bites from across the globe like Stuffed Golgappa, Grilled Lamb Chops, Zucchini Feta Latkes, Mini Peking Duck Bao, Lobster Rolls, and Latin Braised Chicken Tacos. They offered a family-style dinner with more traditional Indian dishes.
Visually speaking, the color palette had a light and airy spring feel with soft pinks, peach, white, and a pop of coral; opposite of a typical Indian wedding with more saturated and vibrant color palette. All photos by Kir Tuben Photography
Who says only the bride can have special henna for the wedding day? The groom joined in and added a special design for his bride.
Since the weather did not cooperate and it was raining, we moved the ceremony indoor. The ceremony was anchored by this beautifully rustic mandap.
Since the couple are animal lovers, we found a cute way to incorporate that in the escort card display.
When your mandap looks this good, you should reused it as focal point for the sweetheart table during the reception.
If you have quite a few guests with dietary restrictions, provide a menu card to guide them through dinner.
Production Team
Wedding Planner: Vicky Choy, Event Accomplished
Wedding Venue: Shadow Creek, Purcellville, VA
Caterer: Spilled Milk Catering
Photography: Kir Tuben Photography
Videography: Chasing Light Productions
Florist: Black Calla Events
Henna Artist for Mehendi: Stunning Beauty & Henna, Renu Bharati
Beauty Team: Makeup by Ana B, Hair & Makeup Artistry | Hair Stylist – Esme | Makeup Artist – Shirley
DJ: Dynasty AVE
Priestess: Dr. Ranjan Ravaliya
Pipe and Drape: Sammy’s Rental
Transportation: Sunny’s Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation
Guest Hotel: Fairfield Inn & Suites at Dulles Airport, Sterling, VA
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What a refreshing change to be able to design with so much color, which popped against the greenery at the Atrium.
