#TheSambaWedding: A Gatsby Bali Wedding That’ll Have Your Jaws Dropped

The next morning was the day for Amrit’s Ghari ceremony the decor for which was done in blossoming florals and was themed white and gold.

On the other hand, Sanjana’s mehndi was simple and in her room where henna artist Barbie Ima etched the couple’s entire love story on her palms.

Hosted at The Westin, the Sangeet was one lavish jazzy night of performances along with back-up dancers, unstoppable feet, and glamour. The stage was blazing with LED screens that set the tone like an awards night.

For the glam night, Sanjana slipped into a breathtaking Suneet Varma ice blue lehenga laden with silver embellishments adding to her bridal radiance by multi folds. Striking diamond jewellery, luscious wavy locks, and subdued makeup amped up her look splendidly.

Amrit complemented Sanjana’s ice blue with his navy blue Kunal Rawal ensemble paired up with a silver stole.

Set against the oceanic backdrop under the vast skies, the majestic gold mandap with green curtain drapes made the entire ceremony look royal as ever. The aisle lined with white floral and lush green arrangements added that oomph factor to the entire setup.

Feeling all princess-y and walking down the aisle under a heavy flower and pompom phoolon ki chaadar, Sanjana looked regal in her striking gold and bronze metallic Sabyasachi lehenga. While she wore a spectacular multi-stringed polki neckpiece with dainty earrings and maang-tikka, she went with a high bun, light bronze eyes, and nude lips.

Amrit wore an ivory Sabyasachi sherwani teamed up with an embroidered marsala shawl, stunning necklaces, and a matching safa.

Because Amrit and Sanjana were adorned in royal colors of ivory, gold, and bronze, she opted for lavender and green colors for her bride tribe. She gave them printed fabric for for their tops and and plain fabric for the bottoms and asked them to get anything they wanted to be stitched but using only those colors. The result was fresh and stunning contrasts.

It was themed so because both Sanjana and Amrit are huge fans of old school RNB vibe. It was hosted in the Kempinski ballroom that was transformed into an old school underground hip hop club from New York and was marked with the couple’s grafitti. The DJ console and the stage were made to look like a stereo.

For the night, Sanjana wore a Nitya Kishore hot mini dress with frilly trail teaming it up with poker straight hair, huge hoops, dramatic eyes, and pale lips. Amrit, whereas, complemented her in a casual ensemble.

The next day kickstarted with a relaxed and chiller pool party curated in hues of yellow and white to complement the natural green and the sky and pool’s blues. Massages, dancers, and fun cocktails added happily to the fun tropical vibes of the day.

While Amrit kept it all casual, Sanjana donned an easy breezy Gauri & Nainika dress in splendid hues pairing it up with statement earrings and tied up hair.

The reception was the definition of glamour with shimmer, silver, black, and red to bring about the Oscar like feels—magnificent and luxe. The start studded bash was the perfect grand finale one could expect from ‘The Samba Wedding’.

For as charismatic and voguish the event was, the couple’s looks matched up the vibe marvelouslly. While Amrit looked debonair in a dynamic Gaurav Gupta tux, Sanjana looked entrancing in an embellished and asymmetrical hemmed Shantanu & Nikhil gown with half-tied hair, bewitching diamond jewellery and glam makeup..

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Edited By Neha Garg Ahuja