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Traditional Elegance
Bangalore-based Radhika Nichlani married Melbourne-based Vikas
Parashuram. Says Radhika: “I’m a Sindhi, and Vikas is from
Karnataka—and ours was a traditional South Indian wedding.” For most
of the functions, Radhika wore creations designed by her family
members. “My sister designed and embroidered some of the outfits, and
my aunt created the cholis.” All her jewellery had a glittering past-
antique and temple-inspired yellow gold creations.
The functions included a Mehendi, Muhurtam (morning wedding) on 20th
April, a Reception and Cocktail Party. Adds Radhika: “I was lucky as
my good friend Shreya is a wedding photographer, and she took some
amazing getting-ready and candid shots at the wedding I was also
really pleased with Wedding Planners Krafted Knots who co-ordinated the Cocktail Party.”
Mehendi- Colorful ensemble
For the Mehendi at Manipal County in Hosur Road, Radhika wore a very
colorful outfit. She explains: “Since I was wearing traditional sarees
for the other functions, I wanted to experiment with colors for the
Mehendi. I bought the fabric for this ensemble (red blouse, yellow
dupatta and blue lehenga) from Mysore Saree Udyog in Bangalore. My
sister Aarti Nichlani (she runs the boutique Taxxi and Vitamin K in
Bandra, Mumbai), added the gold embroideries and border to the blue
lehengas, and embellished the dupattas with ghungroos and pearls. The
red blouse had my favorite peacock motifs on it.”
Muhurtam- White Benarasi silk
For the morning wedding, as per the wedding traditions (Gowda
community) Radhika had to wear a white Kanjeevaram. She says: “Since I
was wearing a Kanjeevaram for the post-wedding function, I chose a
white Benarasi silk for the wedding, which I bought at Folds, the
boutique at Commercial Street in Bangalore.” She teamed it with a
beautifully embroidered white blouse and pure gold set from Shri
Krishna Jewellers.
Reception- Rich Kanjeevaram
For the reception Radhika wore a rich, red Kanjeevaram which she
purchased from Samyakk a boutique in Bangalore. Her make-up for all
the functions was done by Sabrina, a Bangalore-based make-up artist.
Photographs courtesy: Shreya Sen shreyasen@hotmail.com |
