A Lockdown Affair

When I first spoke to Anshuli and Anirudh, they were planning to get married in Mumbai on May 31st 2021, and wanted to take a few pictures together in and around Seattle, the city where they met and fell and love. We spent a beautiful sunny day in this otherwise rainy city reliving some of their best memories - from their first date at Cinerama, where they watched the Rajnikanth movie "Kaala" 🍿to taking in the beautiful views of the iconic Lake Union where these two #BITSians and Amazonian #SLUTs (south lake union techies)  discovered everything they loved about each other! 💕

Little did we know that in the coming weeks they would replan their wedding countless times, eventually moving it to Seattle - the city that brought them together, with Anirudh's parents, Jana and Ravi making it just in time, a day before the US announced a travel ban 😷. Planning a wedding in the US can be a huge task in itself, but even with limited time, Anshuli and Anirudh tirelessly planned their "DIY Wedding" with an ever-so-positive attitude. The DIY highlight had to be Anshuli's handmade Macarons - baked just a day prior to the wedding and individually packed for each and every guest. Trust me, they were delicious! 🤤

Anshuli and Anirudh had a small traditional ceremony with close family at a Temple in Redmond followed by a western ceremony at Kubota gardens👰, officiated by the groom's sister Ananyaa, while Nora set the mood playing "O Sanam" by Lucky Ali. They ended the day on a high with dinner and dance with family and friends 🎊before heading on with their life-long journey of adventure and happiness ❤️ or as they put it — adventure.start(); 🤓

Photos by Harsh Seksaria

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