Step into a world where Gujarati tradition meets Texas charm. Kinal & Hamish's wedding took guests on a journey filled with vibrant colors, heartfelt rituals, and, yes, even cowboy boots! These two tied the knot in an unforgettable celebration that blended Gujarati heritage with unexpected twists and Western flair.
The Renaissance Addison Dallas provided the perfect backdrop for this beautiful day. Known for its grand architecture and luxurious ballrooms, it set the stage for a wedding that was as elaborate as it was elegant. From the moment guests stepped into the venue, it was clear they were in for an extraordinary experience. Dream Geplant Event ensured that every detail radiated charm and sophistication, reflecting the Gujarati essence of their love story.
Kinal made a jaw-dropping entrance and was dressed in the finest creations by designers like Papa Don't Preach by Shubhika and Seema Gujral. In true Texas fashion, she even donned a pair of Ariat boots from Cavender's Boot City for a few line-dancing moves—a delightful nod to her new Texan roots. With hair and makeup by Makeup and Hair by Pooja, Makeup by Ranjanasingh, and Makeup Faced, every photo captured by William Bichara Photography was breathtaking.
Divine Decor of Dallas greeted guests with dreamy flowers and decor. And just when everyone thought they had seen it all, the familiar sounds of a Mariachi band filled the air! Yes, Mariachi Arraigo stole the show with a Texas twist, even throwing in a few Bollywood beats to get everyone moving. Food was another showstopper. Just as everyone thought it couldn't get any better, Desi Junction DJs set the dance floor on fire, leading into a night of non-stop dancing with performances by Khanak Dance Troupe and a surprise line-dancing set by a team from Dallas! Kinal and Hamish's wedding wasn't just a union; it was a blend of cultures, a celebration of love, and a night that left guests smiling and saying, "Only in Texas!"
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Just 75 miles off the coast of Florida at the Dry Tortugas National Park, we shared our special moment where he proposed to me in Feb 2023!
My husband hired a private charter boat the day of our proposal. We left from Key West with a few of our friends on that boat, spent half the morning at Dry Tortugas exploring and shortly into our day he popped the question! Dry Tortugas is truly a unique National Park in that is only accessible by boat or seaplane and I had been talking about wanting to visit there for awhile.
I was walking along the fort and to my surprise when he turned around, he was down on one knee asking me to marry him. It was truly such an exciting and overwhelming moment!
Prior to the proposal, we spent severael days before exploring other national parks including Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park. It was a beautiful and adventurous week leading up to the proposal!
Tell us how you went about planning your wedding, and your overall experience with the Venues, Hair & Makeup, Outfits, Decor Theme, and all of the other important details.
Our wedding events were from March 14th-16th of this year and the wedding was on March 16th, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. We are both Gujarati and had all the traditional Hindu ceremonies leading up to our reception! The events we had were: Haldi, Grah Satak/Vidhi (honoring bride and groom's sides separately), Sangeet/Garba night, Wedding and then Reception. All of our events were at the same venue at the Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel. Each event was planned out well and was on time. We made sure there was a good mix of different kinds of decor and food for each event as well and had kid-friendly foods as well. We decided to hire professional entertainment regarding dances for the sangeet/garba and the reception. For the sangeet/garba night, we had a professional indian dance team perform bhangra and bollywood style dances and for the reception we had a professional line dancing team from Dallas perform a few dances as well and gave line dancing lessons at the reception also. For the reception, we also had a mariachi band during the cocktail hour. For my grah satak event, my entire family color coordinated and wore jewel tones (shades of pink and green) which complemented me well as I wore a purple outfit.
My mom (Sudha) and I came up with the idea for the country western/Texan theme and dress code for the reception. Our reception entry was a bit unique as well as we entered into the ballroom via a Jeep Gladiator (the driver was the owner of the car himself). Shortly after our entry, we had our first dance then cake cutting which was also country western themed. We had a few speeches from friends and family, mother-son dance, mother-daughter dance, and then line dancing performances along with line dancing lessons. Shortly after that, we had dinner served and a soul train dance off to open up the dance floor. At the end, my husband and I had fun with the CO2 blaster into the crowd! Our wedding coordinator (Dustin) from the Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel helped us with the idea of driving a car into the ballroom for our reception entry as neither of us are big dancers ourselves and wanted to do something different for our reception entry. Our reception entry (coming in via a red jeep gladiator) from an elevator at the back of the ballroom into the ballroom was such a big hit and surprise for our guests. It was quite possibly the most exciting moment for us too. It was also amazing seeing all our guests embrace the country western/Texan dress code. The most impressive part of the reception was definitely the decor as our decorator (Ketan with Divine Decor of Dallas and his team) did such a phenomenal job with the country western/Texan theme. From giant sized boots, hay stacks, barrels as the backdrop to cowboy hats/boots/floral arrangements as the table center pieces, the entire setup looked spectacular. We gave out horse shoes as our reception favors.
Hair/Makeup:
All of my bridal hair and makeup was done by a very efficient, talented, and amazing makeup artist in Dallas (Makeup and Hair by Pooja (her name is Pooja Nagpal). She gave me looks that complemented each event really well and helped drape my outfits to truly bring out the best look for each outfit as well. I felt that all of my looks were truly exactly what I had envisioned. We had other hair and makeup teams for family and friends including Ranjana Singh for family, Reetu and Vanity By Shreya for bridesmaids and they did also did an amazing job with them.
Outfits:
My Haldi outfit was purchased at G3 fashions in Surat, India. My husband's Vidhi outfit was purchased at G3 fashions in Surat, India. My purple outfit for the Grah Satak was purchased online from Ricco India.
Both bride and groom's sangeet/garba and wedding outfits were purchased at Panache By Sharmeen in Houston, Texas. Our sangeet/garba outfits were Liz Paul (designer) from Panache by Sharmeen. My bridal outfit was Seema Gujral from Panache By Sharmeen. G3 fashions, Ricco India, and Panache By Sharmeen all did such an excellent job throughout the entire outfit shopping process. They all made our shopping experience seamless as they were excellent with communication, helped with the selection process, and altered our outfits to our likes and needs for each event. My reception outfit was a Papa don't preach by shubhika outfit from Panache by Sharmeen. My reception outfit was customized by Panache by Sharmeen so that I could wear it with cowboy boots for our country western theme. My sister gave me that idea to pair up a papa don't preach outfit with cowboy boots for the reception! My husband's reception outfit came from Cavender's Boot City. The brown blazer he wore at the reception was designed by Mubarak Designer Studio in India. We both bought our cowboy boots and hats at the Cavender's Boot City in Dallas. The store assistants at Cavender's Boot City helped us a great deal in helping us pick out our boots and hats and were a huge help putting together the rest of my husband's outfit.
Decor:
Our hardworking decorator (Ketan/Divine Decor of Dallas) was creative and truly remarkable in turning our venue into a beautiful space for each event. Divine Decor of Dallas did an incredible for all of our events! Their attention to detail and creativity truly transformed our venue into a magical setting that exceeded all our expectations. Every element, from the elegant centerpieces to the stunning floral arrangements, to the cutest country western decor for our Texan themed reception contributed to making our wedding weekend absolutely perfect. We received countless compliments from our guests about how beautiful everything looked, and it's all thanks to Divine decor’s amazing team.
Ketan was an absolute pleasure to work with, and we appreciated his professionalism and dedication throughout the entire process.
All of our vendors for everything were absolutely phenomenal and worked tirelessly throughout the entire weekend. It is truly thanks to the vendors, our wedding planner (Divyesh "DP" Patel with DreamGePlant), our wedding coordinator (Dustin) at our incredible venue Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel, and of course the help from our family, family friends, and friends who made our wedding weekend spectacular in every way. Of course seeing all the people we love in one place throughout the weekend was the highlight in itself.
How did you select your bridal lengha or wedding dress? Did you have a favorite color in mind?
My sister-in-law (Divya) and my sister (Rupal) helped me pick out my wedding outfit and told me about different designers. I knew I didn't want to wear all red but otherwise did not have a color in mind. I wanted to wear something a little more unique which is why I went with an all white and pearl outfit with a red veil along with the tiara I wore. It all seemed like it would go well together. I went with a Seema Gujral outfit from Panache By Sharmeen in Houston, Texas.
What was the most enjoyable part of the planning process, and why?
Our wedding planning started about a year prior to our wedding day. I'd admit that the best part of our wedding planning was working with our wedding planner - Divyesh "DP" Patel. He truly knew how to highlight the joys of wedding planning and remove all the obstacles that most couples face when trying to create their dream wedding. We had a few "asks", "don'ts" and "wants" that DP executed without any flaws. We truly wanted our guests to be comfortable, wanted everything to be convenient for them from the venue, to food, and entertainment. He turned our vision of having an Indian wedding with a Texas twist into a reality while simultaneously engaging our guests to join in on the theme! We developed a strong friendship with DP that will last forever.
What did your guests particularly love about your Wedding?
Our guests told us that it was the most creative, extensive and meticulously planned and executed wedding they had attended. They enjoyed the food, entertainment, and loved the decor for each event. Our guests also loved that we took out the time to acknowledge them even though the weekend was busy. The guests also mentioned that the organization and timing was very well executed throughout the entire weekend. Everyone felt warm and welcomed and got to know our wedding planner so well. Our wedding planner (Divyesh "DP" Patel/DreamGePlantEvent and his team) received many compliments for executing the weekend so well. Our guests also really enjoyed our unique reception in that there was a theme being the country western/Texan theme and dress code. The guests really enjoyed that the reception almost felt like a theme party that they were a part of. 90% of our guests followed the country western/Texan dress code for the reception and really had fun with it in general. Many of our guests said that they felt like we had started a trend in making our reception "different" than the standard.
For events other than your ceremony, please tell us as much as you would like about the decor, style, dances, and all the special details.
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Anything else you want to tell us? We'd love to hear all about your other details! (jewelry, mehndi, venue, cake, bouquets, etc.)
My mom did all my jewelry shopping in India and facetimed with me over the course of a week to match my jewelry with my outfits. My sister bought me the tiara I wore for the wedding. Our cake was country western/Texan themed as well (made by Anita from Bimini Sweets). We received many compliments on how delicious the cake was and the presentation of good it looked to go with our theme. Whisk Dallas (Pankti Patel) set up a dessert bar during our sangeet/garba night and for the reception as well. Her dessert bar presentation for the reception went so well with our Texan theme. We had tres leches, churros, cookies/brownies/macaroons/cowboy boot shaped cheesecake bites/chocolate covered pretzels at the dessert bar for the reception.
My mom ordered many of our flower garlands from Hawaii (hawaiian lei company) which looked beautiful all throughout!
One Vendor we did not mention above was our caterer for all our food, Harish Patel with Namaste Catering. Our guests loved all the food at every event. At some of the events we had other cuisines as well which our caterer did a great job preparing (Tex Mex and indian food at the reception, at the sangeet/garba we had indian, mexican, and asian food). He prepared the kid food friendly foods for some of the events as well.
The mehndi artists were wonderful as well. My bridal mehndi was done by Pooja Inani who did a a great job with the details and she was so efficient as well.
Another vendor who did an amazing job was our stationary vendor (Raveena with DesignsAndFavors). She worked so hard and was able to customize designs and was always prompt to respond with any last minute changes. She was so fun and easy to work with!
Stay tuned for our next feature as we continue to celebrate love stories and unforgettable moments.
