Schedule
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Mehendi Night & Welcome Party
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Indian Traditional Clothing
Welcome to our vibrant Mehendi Night that marks the beginning of our wedding festivities! As we gather here today in a riot of colors—let's get ready to adorn our hands and feet with intricate mehendi designs with Rima and Shivam! As the first event of many, we are excited to see all of our friends and family from all over the globe flying in to celebrate this auspicious occasion. Get ready to bring your A-Game as we will be hosting a variety of games to play throughout the night to kickoff the weekend! Your presence is the final touch that makes this night truly magical. So let's laugh, eat, and dance together, celebrating not just a wedding, but the union of two families, two souls, and countless hearts.
Friday, February 2, 2024
Pithi / Haldi
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dress in vibrant yellows with Indian Traditional Attire
Enjoy a great ChatGPT prompt on explaining the significance of the Pithi/Haldi! The Pithi and Haldi ceremonies are time-honored rituals that symbolize purity, blessing, and a new beginning in the lives of the bride and groom. Held usually a day before the wedding, these ceremonies involve the application of a turmeric-based paste to the skin of both the bride and groom. The vibrant yellow hue of the turmeric symbolizes prosperity and good health, while its antiseptic properties prepare the couple for their life ahead, both symbolically and literally. Family and friends participate in the application, taking turns to spread the paste, thereby showering their blessings and good wishes on the couple. It's an intimate and joyous affair, filled with laughter, songs, and sometimes playful mischief, beautifully capturing the essence of familial bonds and shared joy. If there's ever been a time you REALLY wanted to BLESS Rima & Shivam, this is your chance! 😂 Go easy on us!
Garba
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Colorful Indian Traditional Attire
Welcome, one and all, to the most epic night of our wedding festivities—the Garba and Sangeet! Listen, if you thought this was going to be just another elegant, restrained wedding event, buckle up, because you're in for a ride! Tonight, we trade formalities for footloose fun and finger foods for all-out feasts! We've got a dance floor that's begging to be stormed, and rhythms that will make even the most reserved among us break out into spontaneous twirls! Whether you're a Garba guru or a Sangeet sensation, tonight's your night to shine. Grab those dandiya sticks, because it's about to go down! And hey, if you've got two left feet, don't worry; tonight, we're all dancing stars! This isn't just a celebration; it's an all-out, no-holds-barred, laugh-till-you-drop party that celebrates not just our union but the awesome community around us. So, let's make this a night to remember—dress vibrantly, bring your A-game, and get ready for the most unforgettable Garba and Sangeet ever!
Saturday, February 3, 2024
Baraat
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls—get ready for the Grand Baraat Spectacular! Now, if you thought this was going to be a quiet procession, you've got another thing coming! This Baraat is the ultimate, out-of-this-world, can't-even-compare parade of revelry! Picture this: A decked-out horse (or maybe even an elephant if we're feeling extra), a dhol player banging out beats you'll feel in your bones, and yours truly making an entrance that's more rock concert than wedding! We're talking smoke machines, fireworks, and an entourage that might as well be a marching band. So bring your dancing shoes, your loudest whoops, and your finest moves, because we're turning this procession into a procession-turned-dance-party. If you're not waving a handkerchief, dancing, or at least doing a little toe-tap, you're doing it wrong. We're tearing up the rulebook and writing our own epic love story, one crazy-awesome Baraat at a time. Get ready for the ride of your life—Baraat style!
Wedding
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Indian Traditional Clothing
In the idyllic setting of Punta Cana, where the cerulean waves embrace the golden sands, Shivam and Rima will celebrate a love that transcends time and space. Their journey began with filling their days with laughter and nights with dreams of a shared future. As they exchange their vows beneath a mandap that seems to float on water, it will be hard to tell where heaven ends and Earth begins. Surrounded by the tranquil symphony of the sea, their ceremony will uphold sacred rituals and traditions, each chant and every fire offering amplifying the devotion they hold for each other. As the sacred seven steps are taken around the holy fire, and lifelong promises exchanged, it will be as if the elements themselves are conspiring to bless this union. Come, be part of this dream turned reality, as Shivam and Rima transform their love into an everlasting covenant, right here in paradise.
Reception
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Women - Indian Traditional Men - Suit & Tie
Alright, fam, get ready to unleash your inner Bollywood star and hip-hop mogul, because we're about to close out this wedding weekend with the most lit reception you've ever seen! Forget stuffy formalities; we're going full-on Bollywood-meets-Hip-Hop extravaganza! Imagine the electric beats of Mumbai colliding with the swag of Brooklyn in a music and dance face-off that's going to set the floor on FIRE! We're talking DJ battles, a dance-off stage, and maybe—just maybe—a surprise celebrity appearance (no promises, but hey, a couple can dream, right?). Pull out your bling, your flashiest saris, and those dope sneakers you've been saving for a special occasion. This ain't your grandma's reception—this is the ultimate fusion fest of beats, moves, and grooves that'll have you Snapchatting, Instagramming, and TikToking all night long! Get hyped, because this reception is going to be the BANGER that sends off this wedding weekend in style! 🎉🎶🕺💃