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PWM: How has the planning experience been? The Good? The Bad? And everything in between!
Planning a destination wedding is already quite a task, but imagine organizing a wedding celebration spanning five days in Riviera Maya, Mexico. That's precisely what Dhruvi, an influencer (@dhruvii_s) based in Philadelphia and soon-to-be bride, has been meticulously arranging since her engagement to Vybav in August 2022. Since they've opted for a destination wedding, Dhruvi and Vybav decided to host some pre-wedding festivities in Pennsylvania last spring. Where they participated in an Indian engagement ceremony called Gor Dhana (in Gujarati) and Nischitartham (in Kannada). This ceremony marked the formal commitment of their engagement, witnessed by their closest friends, family, and loved ones. With the countdown to their fête officially on, Pennsylvania Weddings Magazine caught up with the busy bride-to-be influencer to learn more about the couple’s upcoming wedding event, which will unfold over nearly a week later this summer.
Pennsylvania Weddings Magazine: How did he propose?! Dhruvi: He proposed in August 2022 by one of our favorite spots in Philadelphia, Race Street Pier. We used to live in the area when we first moved to Philly and we loved going on walks around there, hanging out by Spruce Park, Race Street Pier and Cherry Street Pier. Vybav had been planning this special day for 6 months and had managed to keep this secret for so long (although I had a bit of a hunch, but did not know when or where it was exactly happening).
D: It has definitely been a roller coaster. No one prepares you for the amount of sheer decisions you have to make, even the smallest ones. The costs, the budgeting, from choosing the perfect venue to deciding the menu, a whirlwind of choices. My fiancé and I planned our entire wedding together with the support of our parents and help from our closest friends. It helped that he was just as involved in the planning as myself. We both took our strengths and went with it. PWM: What is your theme? And how about colors? D: Elated to say each event has its own theme. We are celebrating many events including~ A welcome night, an intimate Mehndi or Henna ceremony, Sangeet and Garba, a joint Haldi celebration, 2 wedding ceremonies, and a reception- each event will have a theme and colors that we have chosen for ourselves, close family and bridal party. It is going to be a vibrant celebration. We are using a wide array of colors to bring each event to life. From elegant ceremonies to the reception there will be a kaleidoscope of hues to reflect our vision and diversity of our love story.
