This Indian-Pakistani wedding brought bursts of vibrant color to the shores of Lake Como.
dotted the garden. Neha wore her traditional South Indian look, which included a silk sari that she got with her mom and aunt in India. “It’s a rite of passage to get your first silk sari as a married woman, and I chose a color my grandmother loved to wear as a homage to my roots,” Neha explains.
The traditional Hindu ceremony Saturday was officiated by a priest from Neha’s hometown of Bangalore, who also happened to officiate her sister’s wedding. “Even though it’s customary for an Indian-Pakistani groom to enter a wedding on a horse, Shehryar opted for a vespa—because when in Italy!” Neha jokes. “It was hovering around 95 degrees thanks to a heatwave in Como, and because of all the colors on guests, everything looked like it was melting together in this bright, beautiful mirage.
Neha walked down the aisle to the same song her sister did—a favorite from a Bollywood movie about a royal wedding. “Shehryar and I really did feel like royalty at that ceremony,” she says. “It was a little over an hour because Hindu ceremonies by design are just long. But there are so many playful elements that there was a lot of laughter as well.”
Later that evening, it cooled off just in time for the Nikah, or Muslim ceremony. “This ceremony was much more quiet, serene, spiritual, and peaceful,” Neha says. Shehryar’s uncle officiated and spoke about what it means to be married in the Muslim faith, but also how, no matter the religion, they all believe in goodness and being there for your partner. The couple exchanged rings at the end of the ceremony, and as they exited, guests showered them in rose petals.
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