Reena & Jaspal’s Real Wedding

Reena and Jaspal met at an Asian lifestyle exhibition and became good friends. They were friends for four years before they started dating. One night after they’d fallen for each other, they returned home from a black tie event celebrating an award Reena had won, when Jaspal proposed to her. After both sets of parents had given their blessing, the wedding planning could begin!

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The couple then had to start planning their wedding, and made sure it was symbolic of both their cultures. They ended up having three ceremonies in one day, one Hindu, one Sikh and a short registry service as well. Each part of their day was a riot of colour and glamorous décor, and each stunning ceremony helped to further bring together two families and cultures.

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Two Wedding Dresses Reena visited India with one of her bridesmaids to pick out her wedding outfits. She had an open mind about what she’d wear to her different ceremonies and reception. Reena knew she wanted to wear a traditional Gurjarati white and red outfit for the daytime, so she created a mini scrapbook of ideas, styles and colours she liked, cut out from Asian wedding magazines. This is a great way to have a visual example of exactly what it is you’re looking for.

Whilst searching, the bride to be came across three different dresses that she liked, so the shop combined the different designs together to make a unique one just for Reena. In the evening the bride changed into a cerise pink net sari with a strappy blouse. She accessorised each outfit with crystal costume jewellery.

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Dolce & Gabbana Groomswear For the religious ceremonies, Jaspal wore a traditional, ivory coloured Indian groom’s suit with gold slippers, a long scarf and a decorated red turban.

In the evening, when his bride changed into her cerise sari, Jaspal changed into a smart Dolce & Gabbana grey suit, with a pristine white shirt and magenta striped tie, to complement Reena’s outfit.

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Indian Traditions Reena had her traditional bridal mendhi applied a couple of days before the wedding, in a henna party. She hired mendhi artist Pavan to apply it, who holds the world record for fastest mendhi application, and has decorated celebrities such as the Sugababes.

The different traditions that go with Reena and Jaspal’s religions were respected during the ceremonies. Reena was walked down the aisle by her father at the Sikh ceremony, and then, as it is custom in Hindu tradition, she was walked down the aisle by her mother’s brothers at the Hindu service.

The couple chose romantic Bollywood music to be played as Reena walked down the aisle, as this reflected their Indian heritage and worked with the vintage meets Bollywood theme.

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The Mansion House, Wokefield Park Reena and Jaspal looked at a lot of different potential wedding venues, but the one they picked for their final ceremony, the Hindu service, and the reception that followed was Mansion House in Wokefield Park, Reading. The grand 18 th century country house is situated in 250 acres of land, and boasts a lake and a golf course.

The vast size and grand appearance of Wokefield Park meant it would be perfect to host the 335 guests for the seated dinner and dancing. It was the ideal venue along with being based in a great location.

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Traditional Indian Decor Reena and Jaspal picked a white colour scheme, accentuated with hints of gold, to suit their ‘neo-classical vintage meets Bollywood’ wedding theme. Tables were decorated with vintage style arrangements of pink and beige roses and white hydrangeas, surrounded by glimmering tea lights.

The columns in the venue were wrapped in fairy lights, and statues of Hindu gods, such as the god Ganesh, were placed around the room and decorated with floral garlands.

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Tremendous Table Plan Reena had the daunting task of creating a table plan for her 335 guests. She decided the practical way to deal with this would be to assign her guests to tables, but not to individual seats, which saved her a lot of stress and hassle, and allowed her guests the freedom to choose who they sat next to on their designated table.

This idea also saved money on place cards, and the time that goes with writing them all out. Jaspal and Reena hand painted and decorated the A5 size frames they put their table plans in, and added the number of the table to the frame in glamorous silver ink. The frames were all decorated with silk ribbons, bows and feathers.

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Four Tier Wedding Cake Reena and Jaspal had a luxurious, four tier wedding cake to cut into. Each tier had a different delicious flavour, including vanilla, carrot and chocolate, so there was something for everyone’s tastes. Vintage style sugar roses and lace around each tier matched the vintage theme in the table centrepieces. The wedding cake, which was made by Cake Moment, was served as dessert alongside traditional Indian sweets such as gajjar halwar and rasmalai.

Reena and Jaspal shared their first dance to the classic Bollywood song Tu Hai Wohi, by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle. They also had a live drummer and a classical pianist to entertain their guests, before a DJ playing a mix of pop, Bollywood and bhangra took over.