The garden where I have spent every morning for the past 19 years was an absolutely magical setting and the most intimate and perfect space for our simple and soulful ceremony! We are so proud to have been able to organise a completely sustainable ceremony without plastics or any waste. The materials used for the minimal decor we went for were completely biodegradable and natural.
The highest point for us was the Vedic ceremony conducted by a woman priest! I had never seen a woman performing a wedding ceremony until I attended my childhood friend Ananya’s wedding a few years ago. Ananya’s wedding gift to Vaibhav and me was to bring Sheela Atta who is her aunt and also a priestess, to perform the ceremony for us. She also painstakingly went through several hours of training to imbibe the essence of the scriptures so that she could assist Sheela Atta and translate the shlokas! It was such a privilege and a joy to be married this way! We do hope with all our heart that many more couples make this choice. For it is a woman’s soul that contains love, wonder, benediction, magical energy, tenderness and deep empathy for all that lives. It is time for women to own their own agency, their divinity, their power and to redefine what is old and birth what is new. As Charles Bukowski said, “there is no lie in their fire.” So what can be more uplifting and empowering than to see the sacred fire within a woman’s heart and soul taking centre stage at a wedding? I am still overwhelmed by the magic of this one moment.
Also, we said NO to ‘Kanyadaan’ and ‘Bidaai’ change begins with choice doesn’t it?
#GenerationEquality #SunsetkeDiVaNe #ThankYouPreeta
Images by @khamkhaphotoartist @sardarsinghvirk
The dream team 🤍 :
HMU @shraddhamishra8
Saree @raw_mango
Jewellery @tyaanijewellery
Styled by @theiatekchandaney
Wedding Planners @divinityweddings
Wedding Design and Florals @aashstudio
Production Decor #TheDetail
Catering @themoveable
Wedding Film @theweddingfilmer India
Love is a full-circle that we call home. And what a miracle it is to hear its knock, open the door and be found by it. Sharing this moment of completion and joy with you..my extended family. May all puzzles find their missing pieces, may all hearts heal and may the miracle of love continue to unfold all around us ❤️🙏🏻 #ThankYouPreeta #SunsetKeDiVaNe
Images by @khamkhaphotoartist @sardarsinghvirk
The dream team 🤍 :
HMU @shraddhamishra8
Saree @raw_mango
Jewellery @tyaanijewellery
Styled by @theiatekchandaney
Wedding Planners @divinityweddings
Wedding Design and Florals @aashstudio
Production Decor #TheDetail
Catering @themoveable
Wedding Film @theweddingfilmer India
I feel like a 12 year old on a bicycle! You? #TBT
Outfit @nicojournal ❤️ Bandra World of Storytellers
Love and light to all! Out of the darkness and into the light 🪔✨ #HappyDiwali #शुभदीपावली India
Thank you #2021 for making me a Mother 🙏🏻❤️
It was year filled with incredible joy, a near death experience, the early birth of our son and some very testing times. But the lessons are well learnt and the gratitude runs deep. The biggest learning – the toughest times don’t last. Breathe. Witness. Surrender. And be grateful. Every single day 🙏🏻🙏🏻 India
Ahimsa is not mere negative non-injury. It is positive, cosmic love. It is the development of a mental attitude in which hatred is replaced by love. Ahimsa is true sacrifice. Ahimsa is forgiveness. Ahimsa is Shakti (power). Ahimsa is true strength.
– Sivananda India
Something so powerful, so indescribably empowering to have a sisterhood 💙🌏 You may not meet everyday, speak everyday, but it all just fits and smiles 😉😇 @anitadongre @sangeetabijlani9 India
Pause. Smile. Be Grateful💚🤗
“We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh India
Children are magic. Children are pure. Children are the world’s way of grounding us while reminding us that we don’t need wings to fly – just our imagination.🌟
This Children’s Day, let’s take a moment to uncover that childlike wonder that is tucked away inside each of us and rediscover what it means to be a child.
Happy Children’s Day!💖
#ChildrensDay
Happy Mother’s Day to our precious Mother’s ❤️
Our nurturers, providers of limitless and free of judgment love, sponges of our pain and sorrow, carriers of our hearts, our best cheerleaders, our guiding angels and everything else no one can or ever will be to us.
Thank you 🙏🏻 We are grateful for you today and every day ❤️🤗😇
We love you and hope to honour all that you have taught us @deepamirza @rekhi.poonam 🙏🏻
Mother’s Day is everyday. Happy happy Mother’s day to all nurturers 😇❤️🙏🏻 #MothersDay
Image by @khamkhaphotoartist India
Zara zara… nahi, bohoth bada smile 😬🧡🙌🏼 #Baharan #HouseOfKotwara #LakmeFashionWeek Mumbai, Maharashtra
Flashback friday to this beautiful evening with the bachchas 😍 missing my storm troopers! If there is one thing i want most right now it’s their cuddles and kisses!!! @mayur_mono @theiatekchandaney @tina_wunderkammern @pakzadn
Life will come many circles 💙 keep loving! India
Sometimes all it takes is a flower, to learn many a life lesson 💛
Mid expression on me put a perfect expression for this wonderful family 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #Baharan #HouseOfKotwara #LakmeFashionWeek Mumbai, Maharashtra
As World Environment Day approaches, it is #TimeForNature. To know why we must keep the spotlight on #Environment even amid a pandemic, catch me LIVE on Instagram with @Weatherindia Tomorrow at 5 pm! I will be talking about how this #WorldEnvironmentDay2020 should be the stepping stone for a better world for everyone.
#DownToEarthwithDee #BiodiversityMatters #TheWeatherCompany #ForNature #WeatherIndia #ForPeopleForPlanet
Was so good to be back on the ramp with a live audience for #SustainabilityDay @lakmefashionwk @fdciofficial 🙌🏼🍃
I walked for the absolutely wonderful @abrahamandthakore who created the collection – Assemble. Disassemble. Reassemble – a collection made with fabrics that are made from *100% recycled post consumer PET bottles* . The fabric is called – * R|Elan Greengold* and is a fabric of the future.
The collection has been inspired by the disassembling and reassembling of materials (similar to that of a process of how a waste PET bottle is disassembled to create fabric) . It takes a look at the traditional methods of recycling and upcycling of textiles that are a part of our common textile heritage. Techniques such as patchwork, hand stitching and applique form some of the basic elements of the collection. The repurposing of fabric offcuts (my outfit was made entirely by repurposing off cuts 😍) helps create a garment with a unique narrative. The collection consists of silhouettes that are versatile and timeless. There is a small selection of evening wear, hand embroidered with sequins made from sheets of discarded PET materials and x-ray sheets. Glamour out of waste. An stunning example of creating a #CircularEconomy.
@r.elan.official
@r1seworldwide
@lakmeindia
#DefinetoRedefine
#FDCIxLFW
#Lakmefashionweek
#RelanatLFW
#FabricOfTheFuture
#AssembleDiassembleReassemble
#MakeFashionGood
Hair and Make Up by @shraddhamishra8
Photo by @sunil.r.khandare
Managed by @exceedentertainment India
As civilised beings we are bound by an unwritten social contract. Then why do some lives seemingly matter more? Why should one’s privilege come at the cost of someone else’s misery? There should be no ‘other’. There is no ‘other’. Dignity for all. Equality for all. Freedom for all. Humanity is my religion. #BlackOutTuesday
Plastic accounts for over 10% of all dry waste, and is destroying marine life and polluting the earth. Did you know that over 100,000 sea turtles and other marine animals die because of plastic bags? In light of #PlasticFreeJuly, this week on #DownToEarthWithDee we have the amazing Avanti from The Low Waster blog.
Since 2018 Avanti has been living low-waste, minimalist lifestyle. She has beautifully documented her lifestyle on her blog to help people in India to easily make eco-friendly choices.
Here are some local solutions to reduce plastic pollution!
#OnePeopleOneWorld #BeatPlasticPollution #CleanSeas #SDGs #ForNature #ForPeopleForPlanet @uninindia @unep @unsdgadvocates @unitednations
Was so good to be back on the ramp with a live audience for #SustainabilityDay @lakmefashionwk @fdciofficial 🙌🏼🍃
I walked for the absolutely wonderful @abrahamandthakore who created the collection – Assemble. Disassemble. Reassemble – a collection made with fabrics that are made from *100% recycled post consumer PET bottles* . The fabric is called – * R|Elan Greengold* and is a fabric of the future.
The collection has been inspired by the disassembling and reassembling of materials (similar to that of a process of how a waste PET bottle is disassembled to create fabric) . It takes a look at the traditional methods of recycling and upcycling of textiles that are a part of our common textile heritage. Techniques such as patchwork, hand stitching and applique form some of the basic elements of the collection. The repurposing of fabric offcuts (my outfit was made entirely by repurposing off cuts 😍) helps create a garment with a unique narrative. The collection consists of silhouettes that are versatile and timeless. There is a small selection of evening wear, hand embroidered with sequins made from sheets of discarded PET materials and x-ray sheets. Glamour out of waste. An stunning example of creating a #CircularEconomy.
@r.elan.official
@r1seworldwide
@lakmeindia
#DefinetoRedefine
#FDCIxLFW
#Lakmefashionweek
#RelanatLFW
#FabricOfTheFuture
#AssembleDiassembleReassemble
#MakeFashionGood
Hair and Make Up by @shraddhamishra8
Photo by @sunil.r.khandare
Managed by @exceedentertainment India
I was surprised to find out that 48% of the people who @GodrejAndBoyce spoke to for research did not know what
mangroves were or the fact that these Blue Carbon Ecosystems remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. As a nature lover, I think the need of the hour is to get back to the basics and raise awareness about this beautiful and critical ecosystem. So, here’s a simple yet special video by #GodrejAndBoyce for our #BlueCarbonGuardians on the occasion of
#InternationalDayForTheConservationOfTheMangroveEcosystem. It’s got all the answers for anyone who’s not familiar with this unique and special ecosystem that makes a world of a difference to us and our future 🌏
#Mangroves #GenerationRestoration #SDGs #GlobalGoals #ClimateAction #ActNow India
We may be in a crisis but the #GlobalGoals are our plan to build back a better world.🌏🌳
Tune into #NationsUnited on 19th September, this will be a hugely important film focussing on the urgent action needed to tackle poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change. Over on @unitednations’s youtube channel
@uninindia @unsdgadvocates #SDGs
Children are the most vulnerable in these testing times of #COVID19 as they remain dependent on others for care & protection. Here are some Do’s & Don’ts we must follow when we come across children in distress. Together we must #ProtectAGeneration from the perils of the pandemic 🙏🏻
Remember to please contact
@savethechildren_india @ncpcr_
@childline1098 @dcpcr_delhi @kailash.satyarthi
When you find a child in distress🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Together we can and must protect our children. India
On this #WorldNatureConservationDay please consider making a donation to help the families of our #ConservationHeroes who passed away due to #Covid_19 🙏🏻🙏🏻 We have lost over 500 of our young #Vanrakshaks, their families need our support 🙏🏻🐯🌳🐘
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@wildlifetrustofindia @vivek4wild
