The day often begins with the Baraat and Vara Puja, where the groom arrives with family and friends in a joyful procession. It sets the tone: this is a wedding, but it is also a celebration shared by two families.
Finally, it's happening
Avisha & Arpan
We are getting married on December 12, 2026 at Bhartiya Temple in Troy, Michigan. This day brings together the tenderness of our story, the blessings of our families, and the color, music, food, and joy of an Indian wedding in America.
Indian weddings are built around community. Every moment carries meaning: welcoming the groom, blessing the couple, honoring the bride's family, circling the sacred fire, sharing sweets, and beginning married life with the love of everyone gathered around us.
Wedding Day
12.12.26
More Details
Formal invitation, ceremony schedule, dress guidance, and travel notes will be shared closer to the celebration.
Indian wedding ceremony
A sacred celebration, step by step.
For guests joining an Indian wedding for the first time, the ceremony is a beautiful mix of music, prayer, family, color, and emotion. Each ritual is a small promise: welcome each other fully, honor the families who raised us, and begin married life with blessings around us.
The moments below come from the ceremony guide we are using for the wedding day, written here so everyone can follow along without needing the guide images on the website.
Ganesh Puja invites blessings from Lord Ganesha, remover of obstacles. The ceremony asks for peace, happiness, and an auspicious beginning before the couple enters the most sacred vows.
During Kanya Agaman, the bride arrives at the mandap. The exchange of garlands, or Jai Mala, marks the couple welcoming and choosing each other in front of their loved ones.
Kanya Daan, Gath Bandhan, Agni Puja, Mangal Phera, and Saptapadi form the heart of the ceremony. Around the sacred fire, the couple takes vows for trust, prosperity, patience, family, friendship, and lifelong partnership.
The mangal sutra and sindoor rituals symbolize love, commitment, respect, and the beginning of married life. These are among the most recognizable and emotional moments of the ceremony.
Kansar is the offering of sweets. The couple feeds each other, symbolizing their first meal as husband and wife and the promise to share all things in life.
The ceremony closes with blessings from married women, the priest, elders, family, and friends as the couple is declared husband and wife and begins a new chapter together.
Gallery
All the little moments we keep replaying.
A mix of smiles, sunshine, almost-candids, and the kind of photos our families will probably ask us to send again and again.
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