About Krista and Nitin
Nitin grew up Dehradun and after school moved to Switzerland to pursue a degree in Hotel Management. He has worked in leading hotel chains in Europe, USA and Australia and is currently the General Manager of the Vibe Savoy Hotel, Melbourne.  

Krista Burke grew up in Melbourne and studied Bachelor of Arts majoring in Opera. She spent twelve months backpacking in Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA and Canada and on her return pursued a career in the tourism industry. She is now employed by BHP Billiton as an HR Consultant.  

Our Story

We met when I took my Mother on a cruise for her 50^th Birthday around the South Pacific-- visiting destinations such as Fiji and Vanuatu. Nitin was working onboard the ship and it turned out to be “our love boat”. Upon returning to Sydney and after fourteen nights at sea, Nitin asked me to travel to India to meet his family. Six years later we are husband and wife.
 

Invitations

We used the website www.indianweddingcard.com to order our wedding invites. I chose an amazing scroll which was made in Jaipur and delivered in Australia . It was printed on cream velvet with gold writing, and encased in a copper color pressed tin scroll and contained in a cardboard box for individual postage.

About the Wedding

The wedding was held at the Madhuban Hotel, Dehradun, one of the largest wedding venues that could cater to our requirement. We used all the three gardens at the Madhuban hotel—one area was for food, the other for drinks and the other was the Mandap area. We had also set up two large screens so everyone could view the wedding ceremony.

We had a traditional Hindu ceremony over three days—which included all the traditional functions-- mehendi, ladies sangeet, haldi etc. We had some friends and family come from Australia and the guest list topped over eleven hundred.

Nitin's brother, Ankur and his wife Meenakshi along with the entire Jakhwal family managed the event and did an amazing job with many special touches that added to our wedding being a truly special experience for all who attended.

Wedding Attire

My outfit was designed by Ratna Jain whose studio ‘Tantra’ is located in Delhi. My brother-in-law had sent me some wedding magazines where I saw her lehengas which I thought were eye-catching. I met her at her showroom in M24 Main Road, GK 1, New Delhi. I told her that I would be more comfortable in a lehenga than in a saree. She designed a watermelon colour lehenga with heavy jewel work. Nitin wore the traditional kurta and a tailor-made linen trouser. The other store I enjoyed shopping at was at CTC Plaza in Delhi. I purchased some lovely tops from CTC Plaza which came in handy during the pre-wedding days in Dehradun.

Honeymoon

We spent four nights in Hong Kong where we stayed at the Langham Place Hotel in Mongkok Kowloon. We returned home to discover that we had brought our very own treasured piece of Hong Kong back with us and are expecting our first baby in February 2007.  

Our new home
We purchased our first home in Adelaide, South Australia. It is an ideal location with a lake in the front and a beach behind. Growing up in Australia it is natural to want a home close to the sea—so it gives a feeling of being on holiday through the year.