About the Couple
Raj and Mohinder Sanghera met on February 12th, 1999 a few days before his older brothers wedding, in UK. They noticed each other at the wedding but didn't get a chance to speak or exchange phone numbers. He only knew that she worked for Bank of Montreal in British Columbia, Canada. He called up a few branches in the Vancouver division and was put on hold for hours at a time. He finally reached a branch where the operator said she had heard of Raj and told him that she worked in a different district. She gave him Raj's contact number and when he called, she got too nervous, informed him she was busy and hung up. He called a few hours later and asked her where he could contact her so that they could talk. And their love story started that day.....

Wedding Planning with WeddingSutra.com
When Lakhvir, Raj's sister found out that her sister Raj's marriage will be solemnised in Mumbai, she realised it was not going to be easy planning a wedding across continents. Thats when she turned to WeddingSutra.com. Lakhvir and Raj used the website for everything- from finding a wedding venue to window shopping for the wedding trousseau. After weeks of online interaction with WeddingSutra, Raj and her two sisters came to India 20 days before the wedding. WeddingSutra consultants  met the bride and her sisters to understand their needs, budget and style.

WeddingSutra arranged for meetings with jewellery and outfit designers Poonam Soni, Payal Singhal, Krishna Mehta, Amber & Shirin, Deepika Gehani, Shoba Somani, Pria Kataria Puri and Sujata Kothari . The bride and her sister were also on the lookout for Unique Services and other interesting bridal paraphernalia that would not be easily available abroad. So WeddingSutra arranged for appointments with ace nail stylist Bhavna Shah, floral jewellery designer Dolly Thakkar, bindis specialist Seema Loyalka and trousseau packing specialist Abha Desai. The bride was most delighted when WeddingSutra arranged for a special meeting with the owner of Tip Top Jewellery, where they spent half a day picking a host of Kundan wear stuff- from bindis, churis, imitation jewellery et al.
After days of hectic shopping trips, makeovers and meetings, Raj and her bridesmaids had put together the look they wanted with a little help from WeddingSutra. Raj's evening outfit was designed with the "help" of Aman Batra from Frontier Cloth House.

Mehendi by Jayshree Doshi	Makeup by Mallika Bhat

The make-up was done by Mallika Bhat and the mehendi by Jayshree Doshi. Raj had never seen Mallika's work nor did she have time for a trial so her only references were Mallika's earlier work. Says Mallika: "Raj is one of the most beautiful brides I have ever worked on. Since she wore a gorgeous coral orange color outfit, to complement the outfit, I gave her eyes an orange and gold touch. She wanted a hairstyle with which she could move around easily and stay relaxed, so I put up a messy updo."

The father gives the bride to her husband by handing his palla (scarf) into her hands.	The first dance

	In picture: Raj, Mohinder and Raj's sister Ronnie

In picture: Mohinder, Raj, Mohinder's parents, his brother and wife

Advice from the couple
Raj's words of advice as far as wedding planning goes are, to take your time, and to be relaxed. It can get pretty stressful at times, but just remember to enjoy the day of your wedding.