THE WEDDING OF
KUHUK AND JAY

ISTANBUL

 

THE STAGE IS SET

WELCOME DESK AT CVK PARK BOSPHORUS, FOLLOWED BY CUSTOMISED ROOM HAMPERS FEATURING JUTE POUCHES FROM INDIA AND EDIBLE DELIGHTS FROM TURKEY, AND A MEMORABLE PRE-WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT FOR THE COUPLE. 

DAY 1 : HI TEA, THEN A TURKISH WELCOME DINNER

A MARWARI MAYRA WITH HI TEA, AS FAITHFUL TO TRADITION AS IF HELD IN JAIPUR. BY MIDNIGHT, TWO FAMILIES FROM TWO CONTINENTS FELT LIKE ONE.

 DAY 2, MORNING : HALDI, HENNA  AND A GRAND BAZAAR SETUP ON IZAKA TERRACE

EVERY RITUAL WAS OBSERVED IN FULL, WITH NOTHING SHORTENED OR APPROXIMATED — FROM THE VIBRANT HALDI TO THE INTRICATE MEHNDI, EACH INDIAN TRADITION WAS CELEBRATED WITH A DISTINCTIVE TURKISH TWIST. 

DAY 2, EVENING: COCKTAIL SUNSET CRUISE WITH ISTANBUL SKYLINE VIEWS

150 GUESTS WATCHED THE SKYLINE DO WHAT NO DÉCOR EVER COULD, AN UNHURRIED CELEBRATION UNFOLDED AGAINST A PERSONALISED TURKISH BLUE POTTERY THEME. WHICH WAS EFFORTLESSLY LUXURIOUS IN EVERY DETAIL.

DAY 3: INDIAN WEDDING, OTTOMAN PALACE, BOSPHORUS WATERSIDE

A MANDAP SET AT THE WATER’S EDGE, FRAMED BY HANDPAINTED SUN UMBRELLAS, RITUAL DESCRIPTION FANS AND FLOWER CONES, WITH PASTEL, HANDPICKED FLORAL CENTRES AND RUNNERS.

DAY 3, EVENING: THE RECEPTION · SILVER SERVICE, GLITZY AND UNFORGETTABLE

WESTERN GLAM, MINUS THE EXCESS; POLISH, NOT SPECTACLE, HANDWRITTEN LETTERS AS A SEATING CHART, CLOSED WITH A FILM, THREE DAYS COMPRESSED INTO MINUTES.

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