Prayagraj: Sangam City on Saturday witnessed a unique wedding reception with the bride and groom dressed up as ‘Radha-Krishna‘, giving out the traditional vibes to their guests, coupled with the culture of Vrindavan,
Not only the newly-wed couple, but their family members too wore traditional dresses and celebrated the event on the likes of Lord Krishna‘s city. Even the reception stage took the shape of Vrindavan, bringing out the right touch of elegance and tradition.
Perhaps, this was for the first time in Sangam city, when the newly wedded couple and their families organized the unique reception to showcase their devotion towards `Sanatan Dharam’ and real Indian values and culture and also to spread message that people should stay connected to their traditional roots and values.
Pawan Kumar Yadav, brother-in-law of the groom-Abhishek-told TOI, “I along with my wife, Poonam and other family members have capitalized the idea to create `Vrindavan’ like ambiance at the reception site with both – bride and groom – and other family members wearing the traditional Indian attire.”
“While the groom Abhishek was dressed like Lord Krishna with yellow turban, mor -pankh (peacock feather) on head, flute in hand, moti-mala on neck and red dhoti , the bride Pooja was also dressed like Radha attire,” said Pawan , an IT professional.
The enthusiastic bride and groom, working as IT experts in Mumbai, have also designed their own dresses for their marriage.
Pawan, also mentioned that initially it was the groom’s idea to celebrate his wedding with Vrindavan and Gokul like ambience and he dressed up as ‘Kanhaiya’ since Janmashtami fetsival fell on the same day he was born.
The family members too agreed to his proposal and organized the D-day.
Moreover, implementing the idea to the core, the reception didn’t have any Bollywood songs playing, but only Radha-Krishan bhajans were played.
The reception dais was decorated by the family members themselves with the help of two gardeners with an aim that the set could reflect the real stage of Vrindavan.
“We have a rich culture, rituals and values in our country. Therefore, we organized the reception in such way to spread the message that we should always stay connected to our culture and tradition,” said the family members.
Not only the newly-wed couple, but their family members too wore traditional dresses and celebrated the event on the likes of Lord Krishna‘s city. Even the reception stage took the shape of Vrindavan, bringing out the right touch of elegance and tradition.
Perhaps, this was for the first time in Sangam city, when the newly wedded couple and their families organized the unique reception to showcase their devotion towards `Sanatan Dharam’ and real Indian values and culture and also to spread message that people should stay connected to their traditional roots and values.
Pawan Kumar Yadav, brother-in-law of the groom-Abhishek-told TOI, “I along with my wife, Poonam and other family members have capitalized the idea to create `Vrindavan’ like ambiance at the reception site with both – bride and groom – and other family members wearing the traditional Indian attire.”
“While the groom Abhishek was dressed like Lord Krishna with yellow turban, mor -pankh (peacock feather) on head, flute in hand, moti-mala on neck and red dhoti , the bride Pooja was also dressed like Radha attire,” said Pawan , an IT professional.
The enthusiastic bride and groom, working as IT experts in Mumbai, have also designed their own dresses for their marriage.
Pawan, also mentioned that initially it was the groom’s idea to celebrate his wedding with Vrindavan and Gokul like ambience and he dressed up as ‘Kanhaiya’ since Janmashtami fetsival fell on the same day he was born.
The family members too agreed to his proposal and organized the D-day.
Moreover, implementing the idea to the core, the reception didn’t have any Bollywood songs playing, but only Radha-Krishan bhajans were played.
The reception dais was decorated by the family members themselves with the help of two gardeners with an aim that the set could reflect the real stage of Vrindavan.
“We have a rich culture, rituals and values in our country. Therefore, we organized the reception in such way to spread the message that we should always stay connected to our culture and tradition,” said the family members.
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