{"id":165585,"date":"2019-11-11T20:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/real-weddings\/chaitanya-and-sameer-put-a-spin-on-tradition-for-modern-indian-wedding\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T05:58:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T18:58:06","slug":"chaitanya-and-sameer-put-a-spin-on-tradition-for-modern-indian-wedding","status":"publish","type":"au-real-wedding","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/real-weddings\/chaitanya-and-sameer-put-a-spin-on-tradition-for-modern-indian-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaitanya and Sameer put a spin on tradition for modern Indian wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congrats to this couple who have won a place in our 2019 Wedding of the Year <\/a>comp!<\/em>
\nThey are in the running to win a luxury second honeymoon at Heritance Aarah Maldives<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Every part of Chaitanya and Sameer’s story is unique, down to their Tinder meeting and Sameer’s proposal on the bow of a ship while the pair toured Antarctica.<\/p>\n

The Sydney couple, both 32, chose to incorporate modern Australian elements with a blend of both their cultures, as their families come from different parts of India with very different traditions.<\/p>\n

“We wanted our wedding to reflect us as Australia-born Indians. We wanted a more intimate style wedding with our closest family and friends. After much negotiation with our parents, we settled on a ‘small’ modern Indian wedding of 200 guests!” laughs the bride.<\/p>\n

Chaitanya and Sameer solidified their commitment to one another with a traditional Hindu ceremony at The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney CBD. Then, after a quick outfit change for the bride and groom, the reception commenced at The Calyx<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“We personalised our wedding to make it true to us. It was a difficult task that we successfully accomplished.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Splendid Photos & Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Even Chaitanya’s hair put a spin on tradition! “Traditionally a South Indian bride wears her hair in a plait with lots of gold and flowers placed in it. I wanted to keep the tradition but modernise it, with simplicity. Hence I went with a French plait with only a few flowers and jewels in it.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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As tradition, the bride wore her mother’s 35-year-old wedding sari for her and Sameer’s Hindu ceremony.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The team at Splendid Photos & Video<\/a> made sure every colourful element of the day was captured on camera and film.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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As doctors, Chaitanya and Sameer found it hard to meet people with their busy schedules. Luckily, it only took a few swipes right on Tinder to bring the two together, whose workplaces were actually only a hundred metres apart!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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“Words cannot describe The Calyx<\/a>. We fell in love with it. The dance floor was set amongst garden beds with a backdrop of a 51×60 metre flower wall, incorporating over 18,000 plants.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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