That evening, guests boarded a three-storey yacht at Dubai Marina, the skyline receding as the night unfolded. Banerjea and Chawla changed into bespoke Maison H. A close friend, Jeffrey Paul, took over the music, moving between Bollywood, reggaeton, house and hip hop. “Karan has always loved boats, especially big ones,” Banerjea says. Hosting the first celebration at sea felt appropriate.
The next day, the Sangeet leaned into a “Starry Night” theme. The ballroom was washed in deep blues and purples, layered drapery and fairy lights mimicking constellations overhead. Banerjea wore Seema Gujral; Chawla returned to Kunal Rawal. Friends and family performed choreographed routines before pivoting to affectionate roasts. A roaming percussionist kept the after-party kinetic, the beats carrying well past midnight.
The ceremony the following morning was set against the sea. Banerjea wore a custom Anushree Reddy lehenga in soft tones; Chawla wore Sabyasachi. The mandap was framed with white and peach florals that softened the line between sand and sky. Banerjea is Bengali and Chawla Sindhi, and together they chose a wedding ceremony that prioritised what felt meaningful to them, with the legal marriage completed earlier on an auspicious date.
As the sun set and light shifted, the energy changed with a high-octane Reception. Banerjea changed into Amit Aggarwal, Chawla into a custom Tom Ford tuxedo. The space moved into an Indo-Western setting, the dance floor filling quickly and staying that way.
Elements of Banerjea and Chawla’s journey seeped into the finer details of the wedding. Banerjea designed the invitations herself, keeping them minimal, each element considered. Their wedding hashtag, #KCgotABs, referenced the fitness journey they undertook together. As with any desi wedding, food was given serious attention. Chawla’s mother, Tina Chawla, a trained chef and former restaurateur, oversaw the menus. There were chaat counters, mutton rogan josh and malpua. Favourite foods joined the menu, replacing traditional sweets with digestive biscuits, lite bhel, dates and dark chocolate. Even the packaging nodded to Chawla’s favourite animal, the elephant.
Banerjea’s wardrobe shifted with each setting. Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo and Christian Louboutin marked different events. For the ceremony, her jewellery was custom-made by her family jeweller in Kolkata. At the reception, she changed into a piece gifted by her mother-in-law.
Three days moved from desert to sea and ballroom. What stayed constant was the way each part of the wedding in Dubai followed something already familiar to them, places they had been, food they had shared, music they already listened to. “I wouldn’t change a thing,” says Banerjea.
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