Welcome to Maharani Weddings

We're at the Four Seasons Hotel Austin, ready to share all the magic that Yellow Umbrella Events planned into Roma and Daniel's spectacular Gujarati fusion wedding! The outdoor ceremony made the most of the beautiful springtime scenery; The Flower Studio created an incredible, vibrant mandap, covered with gorgeous flowers to go with the natural feeling of the event! Our Indian bride Roma was radiant as she walked down the aisle, looking especially lovely with makeup by Makenzi Laine! After seeing how dazzled Raja Daniel was by his Maharani, we're certain that this was the beginning of Happily Ever After! See more of the magnificent moments Studio Uma captured in the full gallery!

Maharani Roma on her wedding style:

"There were three things I knew that I wanted from the outset. I wanted the ceremony to be outdoors, I wanted it to be colorful, and I knew that I wanted to juxtapose the traditional opulence of Indian weddings (the ornate clothing, and jewelry, etc.) with decor that was more natural and ethereal without it feeling incompatible. You can find a ton of inspiration on Pinterest for grand, Indian-style weddings as well as rustic, natural and ethereal styles that are more common in American weddings. Combining the two styles takes a bit more digging and imagination."

On her favorite part of planning:
"I really enjoyed the DIY bits because, unlike the details you hand off to various vendors, you get to execute things exactly to your vision and immediately picture how things will look on the day of.

I worked on and off over a couple of months on the design of our wedding program which I did all the graphics/layout for and had printed in Chinatown in SF. I also put together the rose petal cones, wrote the escort cards and combined them with the wedding favors. My mom helped a lot too. She strung together and attached the flowers for my entrance dupatta, and she made the antarpat out of an old sari."

We're checking out the reception portraits next, and later on we'll see all the fun Desi Junction DJs brings to the reception!

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Happy Friday, Maharanis! We're closing the week with a sensational Gujarati fusion wedding, photographed by Studio Uma! We can't wait to show you all the dazzling details, but we're kicking things off with a look at Indian bride Roma's fabulous wedding day look! The Maharani's polished makeup was done by Makenzi Laine, while Nicole Schultz Make-up was in charge of hair, adding wonderful fresh flowers to the bride's updo. For her outfit, Maharani Roma chose a breathtaking hot pink, orange and light blue lengha from Frontier Bazar, which was covered with incredible gold embroidery! With mehndi by Chetna Sutaria of Henna Art to complement her glittering jewelry from Art Karat, the Maharani's look was complete! Take a look at more details in the full gallery!

Maharani Roma on meeting her Raja and how she knew he was "the one":

"Despite the fact that Daniel and I had both worked at Google on the same product for roughly 2 years, we didn't actually meet till we were halfway around the world in Barcelona on a work trip. After that we started hanging out back in San Francisco more and more.

I don't know that a single moment in time where you realize someone is 'the one' really exists. For myself, I had various moments along the timeline of our relationship. I initially started out fairly skeptical about the whole thing and wasn't even sure that I wanted to be in a relationship at all, but a pivotal moment for me was realizing how well we got along with each other, how much I enjoyed spending time with him, how much more enjoyable life was with him around, and I decided purely to myself that I was 100% in and hoped that it all worked out."

Up next: the glorious outdoor ceremony! Later: a gorgeous reception featuring Desi Junction DJs!

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O-M-Ghee, Maharanis! I have the dreamiest Indian wedding wonder straight from Anand, Gujarat, to share with you today, and I apologize in advance because I'm certain it will leave your heads spinning! Internationally acclaimed, and Ontario-based, Banga Studios was invited to capture the Desi dream that is Komal and Raunak's wedding event, and we have all the exclusive details from the Indian bride and groom's multi-day affair right here — starting with a doozy of pre-wedding perfection! This trio of ceremonies and celebrations will leave breathless. From Maharani Komal's mehndi and her sangeet lengha, to the fabulous pre-wedding decor and her and Raunak's captivating portraits, it's all seriously sublime. The neon lights and bright colors of the bride and groom-to-be's sangeet night at the Tulsi Banquet Hall & Party Plot have got us itching to crash a pre-wedding party, like right now. Check out even more of Komal and Raunak's pre-wedding highlights in the complete gallery before we return with getting ready and first look moments from their big day!

I can't wait to dive into the wedding day details from this stunning celebration in India! Are you with me?!

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Wedding Documentary Photo + Cinema has been dazzling us since the start of the day with some of the most extraordinary highlights from Kayla and Patrick's fusion wedding wonder at the San Mateo Marriott in Northern California, and now that we've gotten up-close accounts of both their Hindu wedding and Catholic ceremony, it's time to revel in some fabulous reception details! To celebrate their big day, today's newly-wed Indian bride turned to Sari Palace to make sure she was dressed to impress after a full-day's worth of already incredible outfits! The blushing beauty picked out a sparkling, silver evening gown and called on stylist, Hair by Anaa K, to create the most romantic do with red roses to complement the party's color scheme! Suhaag Garden decked the post-ceremony venue out in a plethora of divine decor details that included sequin linens, white orchids and an enchanting sweetheart stage! A DJ from Toofan Sounds & Events delivered the perfect party playlist, and the most adorable trumpet player performed his heart out to round out the celebratory events! You can fill up on even more of the amazing floral and decor work, plus check out some bonus reception portraits, in the complete gallery!

Hasn't today's Double Feature been major delight? Don't forget to head to the Platinum Guide for exclusive highlights from Kayla and Patrick's fusion affair, and say hello to our newest Platinum Guide members!:

Masala of India 
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Le Gateau 
Unique Visions Studio 

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Guests are taking to the streets for Raja Patrick's baraat, and heading to their seats at the San Mateo Marriott for an Indian wedding of a lifetime! We gave you an exclusive look into Kayla and Patrick's phenomenal outdoor ceremony decor by the ultra talented team from Suhaag Garden over on the Platinum Guide earlier today, and it's about time we dove into what happened in that stunning setting! Thankfully, the Indian bride and groom called on Wedding Documentary Photo + Cinema to capture the unforgettable highlights from their fusion fairy tale in San Mateo, California, and the photographic phenoms covered so many magical details from their double ceremonies and celebrations that we had to bring them all to you in this special Double Feature! A canopy of white orchids created a sun-dappled effect over the aisle as Maharani Kayla made her way to the gazebo that had been expertly transformed into a luxurious mandap, complete with a floral chandelier! Today's lovebirds swapped I dos in a breathtaking ceremony, and now it's nearly time for them and their lucky guests to celebrate their newly-minted marriage with a reception of a lifetime! You won't want to miss out on any of those post-ceremony highlights either. Kayla is set to sparkle and shine in the most stunning gown from Sari Palace! Before we check out those reception details though, make sure to visit the Platinum Guide for captivating moments from our newlyweds' Catholic ceremony and stop by the complete gallery for more of their Hindu wedding highlights!

We'll be reveling in some of Kayla and Patrick's Catholic wedding ceremony highlights over on the Platinum Guide before we return with the most extraordinary reception details. Join us!

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