Congratulations to Payal & Kunal!

As promised, we wanted to share some additional photos and stories with you from our 2010 wedding season. Our very own Payal was married in August 2010, and all the GlamRock ladies ventured up to Minneapolis for her wedding. The weekend started with a mendhi night at Payal's family home, where the ladies of the bridal party as well as friends and family received beautiful henna designs on our hands (and some on their feet, too!) Payal's parents, sister, grandmother and extended family hosted a backyard party, complete with fireworks at the end of the night.

We spent Friday afternoon setting up for Payal and Kunal's Garba party at the Hilton ballroom, and got to know the decor and lighting vendors that we'd work with for the remainder of the weekend. Payal and her family had selected gold statuettes which we arranged on all the tables, and they had also brought yards and yards of gorgeous fabrics and handmade pillows from India, which we arranged in a lounge seating area for guests to relax and watch the dancers that evening. Payal's florist also decorated the dance floor and tables with rose petals & candles, giving the room a warm glow. Payal handmade much of her decor for the Garba, and her color palette of strawberry and mint green with gold accents was perfect for her summer wedding. We danced the night away that evening, even learning the traditional Gujrati dance, the Dandiya Raas.

Saturday afternoon was Payal and Kunal's ceremony, and the bride and her bridal party (including Sophia) were up early in the morning to prepare for the day. The ballroom was redecorated in red, gold and white, complete with a gorgeously lit mandap as the focal point of the room. Payal and Kunal served traditional South Asian sweets and ice cream during their ceremony and rode off in a Rolls Royce for some quiet time before the reception. That night, the ballroom was once again transformed with magenta, aquamarine and deep purple decor, centerpieces and lighting, perfectly complementing the bride, groom, and their families' dress for the evening.

The ladies of Lace/Hanky Photography in Minneapolis did a wonderful job of capturing all the events of the weekend, and all our photos in Payal & Kunal's gallery appear courtesy of them. Be sure to check out our photo gallery, and go to www.lacehanky.com to view more of their work.