The Wedding
I am posting this while taking a deep breath after the crescendo of events also known as Jayinee and Patrick’s wedding. Jayinee is my daughter and eldest child. The planning and implementation for the event started about ten months back. From Wed Sep 25 to Sun Sep 29 of 2019, we had a series of events covering Bengali and Western wedding rituals.
Check out the following blog posts and virtually take part in the fun filled ceremonies with beautiful people in gorgeous dresses. Click on the image or the caption to go to the particular post.
I am asked by several people about who has done what. So I think a credit statement is due here:
- All aspects of Aiburo Bhaat - Sambit Basu and Paramita Das
- All aspects of Gaye Holud - Jaya Basu with the help of Krishna Basu, Chandreyee Das, Damayanti Mukhopadhyay and Sushmita Dutta
- Ceremony lighting: Jayinee
- Jayinee's wedding dress - Alberta Ferretti
- Western Ceremony music: Jayinee and Patrick
- Western Ceremony: Jayinee and Patrick
- Bengali Ceremony - Sky with help from Jaya Basu
- Dinner menu - Jayinee, Patrick, Jaya and Sky
- Dinner table setting - Jayinee from ghost chair, crockery, cutlery, flowers (did you notice that each table had a different flower arrangement with different flowers)
- Favors (Tiffin carriers) - Selection by Jayinee and Patrick.
- Sweets for Favors - Sudip Nag
- Favors - Cleaning, and putting sweets in the boxes - Tushar Basu, Krishna Basu, Siddhartha Mukhopadhyay, Rik Basu, Sharanya Mukhopadhyay, Damayanti Mukhopadhyay
Note: These posts are based on the available media (pictures and videos) from friends and family. As we receive the official photos and videos, I'll update these posts.
Pictures and video courtesy:
- Erin Conger
- Sangeeta Dey
- Subir Nag, MD
- Susmita Bhattacharya
- Anupam Bagchi
- Diptish Dutta
- Samir Moorjani
- Deeya Deb Moorjani
The Indian reception
On Dec 6, 2019 we arranged a reception for Jayinee and Patrick’s wedding in Kolkata, India. Even before Jayinee and Patrick’s wedding was decided, engagement happened we all were supposed to make a trip in Dec to Kolkata to attend my niece (sister Damayanti’s daughter) Sharanya wedding to Soumyajit. ‘We all’ means our family Jaya, Jayinee, Rik and me as well as the whole Harrigan family – Shane, Lori, Patrick and Michael. After the Sept 29th the wedding, we decided that we’ll take this opportunity to have a reception for Jayinee and Patrick in Kolkata for our Indian family and friends.
With help of my sister Damayanti we found a banquet hall – “The Ayojon Banquet Hall” in Salt Lake, a walking distance from our ancestral home. For catering we decided on the most iconic Bengali cuisine expert – 6th Bullygunge place.
Related Posts
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| Highlight Video of Wedding, Click to open and then click on play button below the video (5 min) |
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| Full Video of Wedding, Click to open and then click on play button below the video (2 hr. 42 min) |
Watch
the above Bollywood movie length video in relaxed mood with liberal
dose of your favorite drink. Don't miss the actual Western and Bengali
ceremonies, Bride and Groom's vows, Michaels and Rik's speeches, mother
& son dance and bride's singing.
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| Highlight of Kolkata Reception, Click to open and then click on play button below the video (15 min) |
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| Pre-wedding ceremonies |
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| Western wedding ceremony |
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| Bengali wedding ceremony |
