The bride wore a 30-foot train to marry in an ancient basilica at this Catholic-Sikh wedding in Rome
It would not be a small ceremony either. The couple decided to highlight their two cultural history by hosting both a hybrid Sikh and a romance-Catholic wedding with 300 guests and four days of events. The celebrations included a Mehendi, a Sangeet, a Tholi ceremony, a Baraat, an Anand Karaj ceremony and a Catholic wedding ceremony at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, a church built in the third century BC with such a vast route, the couple decided to take almost two years to have celebrations from September to 2025 marriages.
“There is a lot This goes into planning a wedding at multicultural destination, and we considered that having meticulous planners was crucial. We have made several trips to Rome and India for meetings with our sellers and our tasting and planning trips of cakes, “explains Elisa.” We have made an additional effort to ensure that everything was gently organized and that everyone spent an incredible time to celebrate. The memories we created with our families were invaluable throughout the process, because our two families were very involved in the creation of the weekend. »»
The Sangeet evening took place on September 21 in Palazzo Brancaccio, a historic residence in the city center with lush gardens and opulent interiors. The evening also included a Tholi ceremony, a tradition in Sikhs weddings marking the start of the bride from her family home and entering her new life with her husband. “We made our first entry into the gardens to launch the weekend and greet all our guests for the first time to” all or nothing at all “by Frank Sinatra. After the Tholi procession, we had a surprised private performance once all the guests entered the place of Jaz Dhami, that is to say “the pioneer of Punjabi R&B”, who we are stolen from London, “says the couple. “The energy and the surprise in the room when it came out was crazy, and we will never forget the dance.”
The bride wanted to wear a more contemporary Indian Sharara set for Sangeet. “It was the event where I wanted to have fun, express myself and show a little more skin – in a good taste,” explains Elisa. “I found a white shoulder with shoulder with a dozers, Semema Gujral, a set in Indian crystal and I fell in love with the way he draped. I felt so glamorous and comfortable, and it was the perfect look to complete the interiors decorated with Palazzo Brancaccio. ” She associated the whole with Mach & Mach embroidered and jewelry borrowed from the Angad family. “It meant so much for me to be able to wear pieces that had such a special and sentimental value for both of us throughout the weekend, and especially to honor those who could no longer be with us to celebrate,” she said. For its look, Angad has decided to wear a tailor -made black canali costume, a Hermès tie and a pocket square and Tom Ford shoes. “He was also able to wear the tie clip of my late grandfather, who gave him to Angad before his death,” said the bride.
