Wedding portrait of Anand and Soumya standing forehead to forehead

Together with our families

Anand&Soumya

Name: Wedding of Anand & Soumya
Start: 2026-04-18T15:00
Location: Royal Swan Banquet

A boy from Bihar, a girl from Uttarakhand, one MBA classroom — and three days of celebration we would love you to be part of.

16 – 18 April 2026 · Gurugram

Anand and Soumya together beneath the lantern-lit mandap on their wedding day

Our story

A boy from Bihar, a girl from Uttarakhand, one MBA classroom.

Anand grew up in Bihar, Soumya in the hills of Uttarakhand, and they met over shared notes and late library hours in business school. Two years of case studies later, they had decided this was a partnership worth keeping — a love marriage, blessed by both families.

The celebrations

Three days, one family

Thursday, 16 April
Engagement
Rings, blessings and the first family photograph.
4:15 pm – 11:00 pm · Club Patio, South City 1, Sector 41, Gurugram
Directions
Friday, 17 April
Haldi & Mehndi
Turmeric, henna, dhol and clothes you don't mind ruining.
10:00 am – 11:00 pm · Community City Centre, Sector 31, Gurugram
Directions
Saturday, 18 April
Wedding Ceremony
Phere at the mandap, dinner, and dancing until sunrise.
3:00 pm – 6:00 am · Royal Swan Banquet, Sector 33, Gurugram
Directions

The engagement

A yes, in photographs

Roses, rings and a very long round of applause — the evening we made it official, as our photographers saw it.

Directions to Club Patio

Anand and Soumya embracing among red foliage at their engagement — Held on, among the leaves“Of all the people in the world, it was always going to be you.”

Anand on one knee offering Soumya a red rose — One knee, one rose, one yes“He asked. She laughed. Then she said yes.”

The engagement ring glowing against a dark bokeh backdrop

Soumya in a blush gown with Anand on the garden bridge — The bridge in the garden“Every road we took separately led us to the same evening.”

The couple's hands holding the ring under red light

The ring exchange on the flower-decorated stage

Portraits of Soumya and Anand in black and white and colour — A kiss on the forehead“Loved gently, and out loud.”

Anand in a sequinned black tuxedo at the engagement venue

Soumya's bridal portraits with a note about the bride

Close details of Soumya's embroidered blush gown and bangles

The haldi

Turmeric, petals and no mercy

A morning of yellow hands, cold water and cousins with very good aim — every smear of haldi a blessing for the days ahead.

Directions to Community City Centre

The haldi mandap at dusk, titled Anand . Soumya — Where the yellow morning began“Everything here was built for one small word: forever.”

Water and flower petals poured over Anand during the haldi

Anand and Soumya in pastel haldi outfits before the ceremony

Anand and Soumya dancing on the red carpet with sparklers

The couple covered in turmeric, laughing in sunglasses — Yellow from head to toe“Love looks best when it isn't posing.”

Haldi portraits of Anand and Soumya with a note about the ceremony

Soumya beaming under turmeric and petals in her Drama Queen slippers — Drama queen, officially

Anand dancing with his friends in black and white

The full haldi group photograph with family and friends — Everyone we love, in one frame“A wedding is two people, and the crowd that carried them here.”

Soumya dancing in a blue dupatta as the party takes over the lawn

Soumya laughing under a shower of petals as haldi is rubbed in

Anand mid-cheer in the petal storm, and Soumya surrounded by family

The wedding

Red, gold and seven promises

The mandap, the fire, the garlands — and the quiet moment just before everything changed.

Directions to Royal Swan Banquet

Anand and Soumya forehead to forehead beneath the lit mandap — Forehead to forehead, under the mandap“Seven steps, one lifetime, no doubts.”

Soumya twirling in her red lehenga in a long-exposure portrait — Soumya, in motion and in red

Anand escorted in by family in his ivory sherwani and turban

Soumya holding a framed photograph of her father before the rites

Close-up of Soumya's kundan bridal jewellery and red embroidery

The bridal kundan necklace set hung among pine needles

Anand and Soumya at the havan performing the wedding rites

Black and white long-exposure portrait of Soumya with her veil in motion

Three stage portraits of the couple on their wedding day

A collage of details and moments from the wedding ceremony

Double-exposure portrait of Soumya in bridal kundan jewellery layered with a hibiscus bloom

Anand in his ivory sherwani and turban beside Soumya in her red lehenga on the stage

Full-length portrait of the couple beneath the glowing lanterns of the mandap

Anand and Soumya forehead to forehead under the red drapes after the ceremony

The couple in a quiet portrait framed by fairy lights and jasmine strings

Anand and Soumya in their rose varmala garlands after the exchange — Varmala, and it was done“Chosen, garlanded, and never returning.”

Anand and Soumya seated at the havan, offering ghee into the sacred fire

The couple walking the pheras around the fire inside the mandap — Seven rounds, one road“We walked in circles until the world made sense.”

Anand applying sindoor on Soumya's forehead during the ceremony

Anand and Soumya holding the ritual basket of puffed rice together

Anand in his ivory sherwani and rose garland with Soumya beside him

The couple holding hands beneath a canopy of red flowers and chandeliers — Under a sky of red flowers“Her hand in his — the only vow that needed no words.”

Soumya being escorted out of the venue by Anand and family after the wedding

“A boy from Bihar, a girl from Uttarakhand, two years of shared notes in an MBA classroom — and one very deliberate decision to choose each other.”

Anand & Soumya

The venues

Three addresses in Gurugram

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Engagement

Club Patio

Club Patio, South City 1, Sector 41, Gurugram, Haryana 122001

Inside South City 1, near the Sector 41 market and Huda City Centre metro (about 3 km).

Thursday, 16 April · 4:15 pm – 11:00 pm

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Haldi & Mehndi

Community City Centre

Community City Centre, Sector 31, Gurugram, Haryana 122001

Sector 31 community block, close to Vyapar Kendra and Artemis Hospital.

Friday, 17 April · 10:00 am – 11:00 pm

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Wedding

Royal Swan Banquet

Royal Swan Banquet, Sector 33, Gurugram, Haryana 122001

On Sohna Road side of Sector 33, near Subhash Chowk and Rajiv Chowk.

Saturday, 18 April · 3:00 pm – 6:00 am

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RSVP

Will you be there?

Kindly let us know by 1 April 2026 so we can keep a plate and a seat ready for you.

Our film

A minute of us

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Marigold blossoms and jasmine strands on ivory cloth

Getting there

Gurugram, in April

Venues: Engagement — Club Patio, South City 1, Sector 41, Gurugram
Haldi & Mehndi — Community City Centre, Sector 31, Gurugram
Wedding — Royal Swan Banquet, Sector 33, Gurugram
Stay: Rooms are blocked for outstation guests at hotels near Sector 33. Mention our names when you call.
Weather & dress: Mild days, cold Delhi-NCR nights. Indian formals; carry a shawl for the late-evening functions.

Anand&Soumya

A boy from Bihar, a girl from Uttarakhand, one MBA classroom.

Three days, one family

Engagement

Haldi & Mehndi

Wedding Ceremony

A yes, in photographs

Turmeric, petals and no mercy

Red, gold and seven promises

Three addresses in Gurugram

Club Patio

Community City Centre

Royal Swan Banquet

Will you be there?

A minute of us

Gurugram, in April