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Kajal & Nimit’s Wedding Day

On November 19, Kajal and Nimit literally tied the knot ( a Gujarati tradition) and became husband and wife.  The day started bright and early at their respective rooms where they got busy getting ready for the day.  But first let us go back in time and have Kajal tell the story of how they met.

How Nimit & I met:

“My younger sister, Kruti, lives in San Francisco which made for incredibly fun visits. I met Nimit on one of my visits back in February 2010. We knew it was the start of something special so we decided to try long distance dating. Luckily, flights from San Francisco to Phoenix were only 2 hours and so we were able to see each other quite frequently.  Otherwise, we spoke on the phone for hours on end and chatted online. Nimit gave me the biggest surprise of my life when he proposed towards the end of 2010.” ` Kajal

Renaissance Glendale is becoming quite the spot for Indian weddings.  We just love shooting there with their spacious and beautifully decorated interiors.  Plus their wonderful staff headed by Joy Rosek are simply wonderful and very helpful.  Below Kajal recounts the reasons why they chose their venue and a description of her well picked out vendors.

“Nimit and I knew from the very beginning that the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa was the perfect venue for the wedding. The Renaissance has gorgeous ballrooms that could be configured to fit any capacity of guests. The Renaissance wedding coordinator, Joy Rosek, was superb in meeting our every need. For the ceremony mandap we chose traditional wedding colors maroon, gold and ivory and the décor was flawlessly executed by Elegant Creations (Jagu & Sandhya Patel). These decor colors matched my wedding attire/jewelry that Deena Mali gracefully put on me according to the traditional bridal style. Nimit’s outfit was in the same traditional colors and he looked like a prince. Our photographers, Lilet & Glenn Hamp of  LightRain Images and videographers, Todd and Krisanna Hayes of  NoBox Films were there bright and early. I especially love the formal photos of my family and Nimit’s family together that LightRain Images captured. DJ Adi started the celebration with his Dhol for the Baraat and continued to play great music for the rest of the day. We had a traditional Gujarati wedding ceremony conducted. My make-up by Ahseia Adina and hair by Randey Davis remained flawless for the entire ceremony. Our 340+ guests enjoyed a traditional Gujarati wedding lunch by Swaminarayan Mandir Catering and with a wedding this big, we had Suzanne Taussig as the Day of Coordinator so that my family could enjoy themselves.”~ Kajal

The Reception

I love LOVE Kajal’s wedding reception outfit!  Usually Indian brides would choose some sort of blue color and don’t get me wrong, they are nice, but Kajal’s purple outfit was simply stunning!  The whole night was so magical and elegant.  Kajal remained a very graceful and calm bride all throughout.  Nimit looked even more dashing and handsome in his matching ensemble.  Here is Kajal’s account of the night’s festivities.

“The reception party was also held at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa in an adjacent ballroom to the wedding ceremony ballroom. We wanted a very romantic setting with the colors purple, lavender and silver. The backdrop, head table and cake table were beautifully adorned in these colors. The centerpieces included purple orchids submerged in water with floating candles and silver manzanita trees with crystals. The entire reception décor was created by Dora Galindo of Elegant Events. The décor was complemented by the up lighting effects and the unique monogram of our names on the wall created by DJ Adi. The intelligent lighting he used was perfect for the grand entrances, couple’s first dance, speeches and cake cutting. Our wedding cake created by Frosted Art Inc. completed the decor. I absolutely loved my reception outfit and how it sparkled throughout the night. Nimit looked dashing in his black suit with a shirt/tie matching the theme colors. I felt like a princess going to her ball with stunning make-up done by Candice Crocker and hair by Randey Davis. One of the best parts of the night was when our videographers, husband and wife, Todd and Krisanna of Nobox Films played a same day edit of the wedding ceremony for the guests. After a delicious dinner by India Palace, everyone partied long through the night with an open bar by their side. As with all our previous events, we had the awesome LightRain Images husband and wife team, Glenn & Lilet to capture every precious moment. ” Kajal

The Wedding Team

Read on the articles and previous entry for the awesome vendors that contributed their talent throughout this three day wedding.  I have highlighted each with links to their specific web address.   Below are the vendors on hand at the end of the night’s reception party.  Great working with you guys!!!  Hope to work again together soon!

Where is yours truly?  Well, who do you think took the photo??;-)  Just kidding, I’m photo shy when I’m working, which means I look like I’ve been working all day.  So maybe next wedding I will get my own hair and make-up team if you really want me in the picture. LOL  Till next time, thanks for stopping by! ~Lilet