Cross-Cultural Destination Wedding at Taj Holiday Village, Goa

A cross cultural destination wedding held at the Taj Holiday Village Goa, is giving us all the inspiration of the prettiest kind! A Sabyasachi bride dressed in jewels from Amrapali, and a dapper not-so-desi groom dressed in a crisp off-white + gold hued sherwani – could this Indian destination wedding be more ideal? With the added elements of chivaris, a circular chandelier mandap, and bucketloads of love, Gayatri and Chris’ beach front destination wedding at the Taj Holiday Village Goa was one-of-a-kind beautiful! Planned and executed by Crosscraft Events Goa and Larissa, the wedding planner who made this stunning couple’s wedding dream a destination wedding at Taj Holiday Village Goa a reality!

Venue – Vivanta by Taj, Goa

Photographer –  Navdeep Soni

Wedding Planners – Crosscraft Events, Goa

Jewellery – Amrapali

Wedding Lehenga – Sabyasachi

Sangeet Lehenga – Anita Dongre

Haldi Outfit – Ritu Kumar

MEHNDI + COCKTAILS + SANGEET

Three events in one night? Hell yeah! Gayatri and Chris’ triple whammy sangeet + mehndi + cocktail night had all the colourful elements of a mehndi ceremony, all the craziness of a cocktail night and all the naach-gaana of a full-on Bollywood sangeet – now, who wouldn’t be up for that?! Dressed in a stunning gold and beige Anita Dongre anarkali styled lehenga, this beautiful bride looked comfortable, chic and classy! The bride had her mehndi put on before the function so she could enjoy every bit of this triple fun pre-wedding event!

HALDI + CHOODA CEREMONY

The haldi ceremony was set in a theme of yellow, white and pink. Each wedding guest was colour coordinated in these vibrant hues. Gayatri was dressed in an orange and yellow tiered Ritu Kumar lehenga with fresh floral jewellery and reflective ray-bans for that ‘swag mera desi’ vibe. The yellow holy paste along with meetha shaadi ka laddo and other tiny elements captured in all its purity by Navdeep Soni had us completely sold at his flawless wedding photography skills.

THE WEDDING

With a wedding set up to perfectly match the vibe of this cross-cultural union Gayatri donned a classic pink velvet Sabyasachi wedding lehenga and the dapper groom was dressed in an ivory sherwani from Telon. A circular chandelier mandap with pristine white drapes, matching tables set with candle sticks, flowers and cutesy shell-shaped frog giveaways. After the pheras, the reception saw some good food, heartfelt speeches, champagne toasts and so much love!