The Wedding Ceremonies 
Karishma and her family were lucky. Since the wedding was in Manmeet’s home town Gwalior all the wedding arrangements were taken care of by him and his brother. “Till the eleventh hour, Manmeet was running around co-ordinating with the service providers. Even while we were dancing he was getting SOS calls from the vendors. But he handled all the chaos really well, and had fun simultaneously. He also played perfect host by taking care of the minute details and ensuring that the bride, her family and friends enjoy themselves thoroughly.”

The wedding ceremonies began with the Mehendi function on the afternoon of 12th Dec and the evening saw a cocktail party. On 13th Dec the groom came to the bride’s place to perform the Jaymal ceremony. The wedding took place on 14th Dec at a Gurudwara. The barat was a royal procession with an elephant leading a kilometer long convoy of eight army horses and six canons. The groom sat in a grand horse carriage while a band of 150 people danced on. The reception was held the same night.

“All of us had a ball in Gwalior. We got a lot of attention from everyone in the city, making us feel even more special. The week long celebrating and dancing over, we were left with no energy to plan or organize our scheduled reception in Mumbai.”