My husband and I knew we wanted to incorporate both religions into our wedding but we weren’t sure how.
Would we have the Hindu ceremony in the morning and the Christian one at night? What about having them on separate days or back to back? It could go so many ways.
Here’s what we decided to do for all of our wedding events.
Day 1
Sunday May 14 - Ganesh Puja & Haldi in Houston
We had this event in our home town, Houston. It just seemed like the best option for us. I was worried about staining different areas of the resort from the Haldi.
This was also the perfect opportunity to celebrate with those who could not join us in Mexico.
Day 2
Friday May 19 - Welcome party in Mexico from 6pm - 7pm
Just a 1 hour event with Hors D’oeuvres & drinks, welcoming everyone who has joined us in Mexico for our wedding.
A word of advice, try to schedule your photographer to take photos with your guests towards the end of the event.
Since this event was just 1 hour, us taking photos with everyone pretty much took up our entire event. We didn’t get to eat or just socialize with everyone like we planned. But on the bright side, we got that all out of the way so we didn’t have to take individual photos with everyone at our next event.
Day 3
Saturday May 20 - Mehndi & Mariachi from 5pm - 9pm
We wanted to do something a little different than your usual Sangheet. My hubby and I aren’t dancers so we were determined to do something out of the ordinary.
Our Mehndi & Mariachi event was born!
Here’s what we did at this super fun event:
– Guests could get a henna design
– Play games like loteria, poker, roulette, darts, table games
– Live music and Mariachi
– Food and drinks
– Win prizes at the end of the night
Day 4
Sunday May 21 - Barat, Wedding Ceremonies & Reception
Here is our wedding day timeline:
10:30am – Start bridal hair and makeup
2:30pm – 1st look with bride and groom in traditional Indian attire
3:00pm – 3:30pm – Barat
3:300m – 3:45pm – Take a break, grab a drink and your seat
3:45pm – 5:30pm – Hindu Wedding Ceremony
5:30pm – 6:30pm – Photos with the bride & groom
6:30pm – Cocktail hour & Lite bites for guests – this is when we changed into our Christian ceremony outfits and I changed my hair and makeup (guest outfit change is optional)
7:15pm – First look with the bride and groom in Christian ceremony outfits
7:30pm- 8:00pm – Christian Ceremony
8:00pm – Reception & dinner begins
8:00pm – Bride and groom private vows and photos
8:20pm – Couples entrance
10:30pm – Fireworks
11:00pm – Exit
Our Wedding Vendors
Bahia Mita Resort took care of the majority of our wedding from the planning, food, decor including most flowers, guest accommodations, photography and videography.
Ximena was our wedding coordinator at Bahia Mita
Cecilia was our photographer with Adventure Photos.
Vagablonde Travel took care of our travel details and room bookings for our 88 guests.
Floreria Bloom made and delivered our Varmala’s and center pieces.
Lemon’s and Mehdni took care of my bridal Mehndi on my hands and guests and my bridal hair and makeup for all 3 events.
Polished Makeup & Hair took care of family members hair and makeup.
Paisley’s and Swirls did my henna on my feet in Houston.
Dresses:
Orange Lehenga, Blue Lehenga is from Pahlki Fashion
Red Bridal Lehenga & Jewelry is from Roop Sari
White Wedding Dress is from Marry Go Round
