Charu+Milap's Colorful Wedding

The Proposal: It started out with one of Charu's normal weekend trips to see Milap in New York.  On Friday, Mil had to go in for a few surgeries and said he’d be back by noon. Well noon turned to 5pm and they missed the lunch date Charu had planned and it was nearly dinnertime. That evening, the couple ended up going to a cozy restaurant in Brooklyn. Charu was starving and busy stuffing her face (as she put it) and Mil was busy on his phone texting, making plans to meet up for drinks with some of their friends afterwards. After dinner Milap insisted on getting dessert, knowing Charu has a sweet tooth and wouldn’t pass up this opportunity to indulge. Little did she know at the time that this was just a plan to stall, while, everyone arrived to the remote location. After finishing our delicious dessert, Milap wanted to take a stroll to the docking area by the Brooklyn Bridge. Under normal circumstances, Charu would have been all about it, except it was December and absolutely freezing out. She was dragging her feet, but Milap kept walking forward taking her with and encouraging her to go closer to the edge to get a better view of the city at nighttime. Charu was like "oh yes, it’s lovely let’s go indoors now, I’m freezing!" As they approached the edge, she saw a huge group of people huddled together.  Thinking it was strange, curiosity got the best of her and Charu continued to approach. The huddle broke suddenly and she saw a bunch of familiar faces yelling as they opened a banner, which read: “Charu, will you marry me?” Charu spun around to look for Milap and saw him down on one knee holding out this amazingly sparkly ring and the rest was sort of a blur.  He said some sweet things and had to ask her again before she realized what was happening!  Speechless, it took Charu a good minute or two of just stared at him before getting it together. Charu remembers Milap was like, “Babe I can’t stay on my knee forever, you gotta say something.” She choked up and said yes, obviously yes! There was a ton of smiling/laughing/omg-ing/happy tears. Charu was on cloud nine. It was one of the greatest moments of her life. She was finally able to look down and get a better look at the ring, it was more gorgeous than Charu could have ever imagined! :)

The Wedding: Charu and Milap's festivities were planned by Sabrina Han of Sabrina Hans Events, and cinematography was by  Aria Films.  Makeup was by Asha Davila, with hair by Maggie Stumpf of Perfect Hair Anywhere. The Sangeet took place at the Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, with the next days wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Renaissance Schaumburg. Charu wore a beautiful pair of Jimmy Choos, and jewelry from Tanishq. The wedding's florals and lighting were by Yanni Design Studio. After everyone was ready Charu and Milap shared their first look, we took the whole wedding party out for photos before returning for the baraat and ceremony. We took Charu and Milap out for a few more photos after they changed into their reception attire. The wedding cake was made in house by the Renaissance, catering was by India House Restaurants, and entertainment was by DJ Sunny. The reception was so much fun, full of dancing and joy.
Congrats Charu and Milap! 

Kristen+Ryan's Winter Waldorf Astoria Wedding

The Proposal: Kristen scored tickets to the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra perform at the Chicago Theater knowing how much Ryan likes Motown and jazz. They decided to make a full date night out of the event and made reservations at Trattoria No. 10, a great Italian restaurant in the theater district.

Kristen was a bit suspicious Ryan had purchased a ring, but had no idea how he might propose.  The day of the show, anticipating something might happen, she left work early to get ready (just in case!) and then met Ryan for dinner.

They enjoyed an amazing italian dinner, complete with wine, tiramisu, and lemon cello  When the check arrived, she decided to test her theory of a potential proposal and offered to split the check with him.  Kristen knew he would not allow her to pay for any of the dinner if he would be proposing later.  She was shocked when he enthusiastically, said, "Sure!" and they split the bill.  Kristen wasn't going to let that ruin their evening, and she figured he had something planned for a later date.

They arrived at the Chicago Theater, took pictures together outside, and then went inside to claim their seats.  

As the second act began an All-American medley of songs began to play, which they both loved. During the Star Spangled Banner, Kristen stood with the crowd to place her hand over her heart and enjoy the music.  Half way through the song, Ryan started talking to her and because the music was so loud, Kristen couldn't really hear what he was saying so she urged him to be quiet.  Suddenly, Ryan turns her toward him and looks her dead in the eye and says, "The easiest decision of my life was deciding I wanted to marry you."  He then knelt down on one knee, opened a little emerald green box and popped the question. Kristen was thrilled and immediately burst into tears of happiness.   

After the show, Ryan told her the surprises were not over, and they jumped in a cab to the Pump Room, in the Public Hotel.  As they walked into the lounge, Kristen saw a table with a huge bouquet of red, pink and white roses as well as a bottle of champagne.  The next thing she knew, two of their best friends, Christine and Brittany, leapt out from behind a pillar wishing them "Congratulations!"   They all spent the rest of the evening enjoying champagne and wedding planning, and decided to be married on January 3, 2015.

The Wedding: The day started at the Waldorf Astoria with Kristen getting ready. Her hair and makeup were by Sonia Roselli, she wore a Pronovias gown from Dimitras Bridal, a bracelet from her grandmother, earrings from Christopher Duquet, and shoes by Jimmy Choo. The Bridesmaids wore dresses by Jenny Yoo from BHLDN, and earrings from Etsy. The Groom and Groomsmen wore tuxes from Formally Modern. After Kristen and Ryan got ready we headed over to Old St. Patrick's Church for their ceremony. The whole thing went off flawlessly with Kristen and Ryan finally tying the knot. We then left the church to head back to the Waldorf for some photographs before heading into the reception. Florals were by Natural Beauties Floral, catering and cake both were done in house by the Woldorf. The reception's musical entertainment was by Bluewater Kings Band. Everyone clearly had a wonderful time! Congratulations Kristen and Ryan!

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