The haldi, paired with a welcome lunch, kept the energy relaxed. Rawat wore a multicoloured halter jumpsuit in yellow, orange and green, while Verma wore a floral yellow kurta with a dhoti. Matching tinted sunglasses ran through both looks. The decor moved away from marigolds to wildflowers.
The sangeet became a live performance, with Verma and his friends playing across genres, from rock and metal to Bollywood classics. For the evening, Rawat stepped into a mint green lehenga with gold and silver embroidery and sequins, paired with green and mixed-metal jewellery, while Verma opted for a black Indo-Western set with a gold-work coat designed for movement. The stage itself was constructed as “disco mountains,” and the dance floor stayed full through the night.
From there, the first after-party, “Bollywood and Beats”, carried the evening forward with live percussion and a more open-ended flow. The next morning moved at a slower pace.
Traditions stayed, but were handled differently. Rituals were kept private, limited to immediate family. Rawat arrived with her own baraat, cutting into the groom’s procession midway. The two merged into one before the ceremony began, catching Verma’s side off guard. “It really surprised them,” Rawat says. “It was a lot of fun.” Instead of a conventional entry, she walked down the aisle to a recording of her own vows.
The ceremony took place as a summer mountain sundowner across the central lawns. A custom trefoil arch mandap was built from scratch and set against the property’s grand staircase. Flowers were kept to soft pinks, creams and purples, layered with eucalyptus and ferns.
For the pheras, Verma wore a sage green sherwani. Rawat wore a pink tissue lehenga with antique gold dabka embroidery and stonework. Her hair and makeup, by Tisha Gunjyal, stayed minimal, with loosely tied hair inspired by Madhubala. “We wanted it to feel romantic and deeply heartfelt,” she says.
The baraat began in the afternoon and carried into an evening ceremony accompanied by live flute, sitar and tabla. The groom’s procession featured playful elements, while the bride’s side arrived midway, cutting into the baraat and merging the two into one. “It really surprised Raghav’s side of the baraat, which was a lot of fun,” Rawat notes. For the ceremony, Verma chose a sage green sherwani, leaning into a more regal, classic mood, while Rawat wore a pink tissue lehenga with antique gold dabka embroidery and stonework. Her hair and makeup, by Tisha Gunjyal, stayed soft and minimal, with loosely tied hair inspired by Madhubala and a barely-there finish suited to the sundowner pheras. “We wanted it to feel romantic and deeply heartfelt,” Rawat explains. “Overall, it was an emotional and wonderful ceremony, exactly how we had imagined it.”
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