Wedding day 1 - Haldi & Mehendi

After a quick stroll in Panaji for shoe shopping and breakfast at our favorite place (our hosts’ café) we finally arrived at the wedding. WHAT A DAY!!
(The wedding was in two days, first day was the Haldi and Mehendi events, while the second day included the temple ceremony and the evening reception)

The welcoming at the resort was insane - as we stepped out of the taxi the music and drums started playing and went on for so long that even the taxi driver couldn’t believe it. They were also filming us and taking photos, paparazzi 😅
It really hyped us up!!😍

Then time for get ready. The vibe was so nice, relaxing and calming at the resort. All the guests were there and I met the rest of Dora’s friends. Such a nice and vibrant group.

The outfits from Mapusa turned out AMAZING! Way better than I imagined.

The ceremony was fantastic. After the bride and the groom made the grand entry we were all dancing together and even played some games. They had a host who was leading the “programme” and it was all very thought through. Then it was time for the ceremony with turmeric paste where all the guest took their turn to put a stroke of the paste on the couple. We also threw flowers in them and they on each other 😅🥰
In the end they were all covered in yellow and took a dip in the pool. During this ceremony we also has some nice snacks in form of chaats.

The group slowly moved toward the beachside where the seatings were placed. But there was no seating schedule really, we switched seats all the time bc other people would take our seats haha. We ate some nice food and drinks, danced, got henna tattooes (mehendi part) and danced some more.

✨Thrill✨ is the only way I can describe this feeling as.Read more