Satish and Megan 's Wedding in Atlanta, Georgia

For their wedding, Megan wanted to embrace her soon-to-be husband’s South Indian traditions while still making the wedding look and feel like her own. The couple chose Atlanta, GA, where his family is, and also a city that guests could get to easily. Being well-traveled foodies, having amazing food was important to them, and they were lucky enough to find that the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta has a classically trained chef who is also Indian and well versed in Indian cuisine. And even better, the Ritz has a partnership with Southern Exchange Ballroom directly across the street, with tall ceilings, giant chandeliers, and white marble throughout. The partnership was perfect, with the Ritz providing rooms, catering, and spaces for the Mehendi and other meals, and southern Exchange Ballroom providing a space for the ceremony, luncheon, and reception.

Their Mehendi at the Ritz Carlton on Friday mimicked high tea and included deep purples and gold with rich navy velvet décor to go along with the hotel’s classic navy and gold china. The couples’ outfits also matched this theme, with Satish in a custom navy velvet tux with black accents by Indochino and Megan in a lengha with a ruffled lace blouse and a navy velvet skirt with black Swarovski crystals woven throughout, an outfit that she designed with Natasha Arora of Bzai Bridal.

“When I began looking for wedding looks, I researched a lot of different designers on Instagram and selected a few that I liked. Most of them were in India, and I had a hard time getting email responses. The only look that I really liked not from a designer in India was Natasha’s bridal outfit, which she designed herself. I reached out to her in California, and we ended up designing three outfits together, all with traditional Indian elements and western elements that I love and feel like my style as well. I was able to be really involved in every single step of the process, which meant a great deal considering I really expected to have outfits made by designers in India and for the process to be really hands-off because of that.”

For the ceremony and reception, Megan chose a color scheme that balanced Hindu and Western wedding traditions. She wanted to incorporate colors while still keeping things light and romantic, so she selected tones of pink, ivory, white, and gold. She spent six months handpicking linens from La Tavola for each and every table, designed a custom gold mandap with large pillars and florals throughout (and not a single stem or a bit of greenery) built just for their wedding, and selected a chrome gold dance floor for a dance party with a mix of Bollywood, 90’s rap, and current hits.