The three-day festivities were spread across multiple venues in the stunning beach town.
Los Angeles-based couple Neil Chawla and Hemang Saraiya first met over a “friendly hike” back in 2019, after matching online via Bumble BFF. “But we soon found various commonalities that led us to realise that this was more than a platonic bond,” says Chawla, who is a primary care physician in Hollywood. From travelling and veganism to their shared drive to live a greener life, they discovered many similar inclinations and quirks along the way. The pandemic only made their bond stronger.
The three-day celebrations were spread across multiple venues in the beach town. The common factor? Each spot afforded them a clean, minimalist and timeless aesthetic that was central to their wedding mood board. Guests received a leather and woven fabric bracelet as their entry wristband to all events, purchased from a local shop in Tulum.
The wedding day started with duelling baraats on opposite sides of the property, with dhol drummers and music from Ohm Mexico. “Guests paraded their way through the jungle environs to the beachfront area, where both our baraats collided in a frenzy of cheers and competition,” recalls Chawla. They then walked down the aisle towards their rainbow mandap with their respective mothers, where priestess Hersh Khetarpal from Chicago performed a modernised Hindu ceremony.
The grooms’ multi-day wardrobe was carefully curated. They wore coordinated ivory linen kurta sets with embroidered bandis from Project Bandi for the mehendi night. For the yoga session the next morning, they kept it cool in kimono jackets and shorts from Thai brand Wai Wear. For the sangeet, Chawla chose a Bohame tie-dye bandi over a pleated Anju Agarwal kurta set. Saraiya went with a vintage white chikankari kurta with an embroidered bandi by Anju Agarwal and corduroy leggings.
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