Meetha Raghunath Instagram – Having a traditional Badaga wedding is something I did not anticipate. Falling in love wasn’t something I anticipated either, but I did. So the Badaga wedding that followed was just a beautiful celebration of that. A “Madhil” is an arc like structure which is a sacred space in every traditional Badaga household. Though we didn’t get married in a hatti (a Badaga village) we wanted to do something that felt quite close to our culture for the wedding. Being the artistic geniuses of the house, my mom came up with the idea of the Madhil and the decor surrounding it and my sister designed the whole thing. They worked out everything from the colour palettes to just how it should look. So much of the wedding was an art project of sorts for all of us, but more about that later. Finding love is divine timing, but the ability to recognise love when it presents itself before you, and having the courage to embrace it is one of the qualities I’m most grateful to the universe for blessing me with. Long story short, I fell in love and got to have a beautiful wedding, it being a traditional Badaga wedding was just a fun added bonus. Thank you @dhanusiyaviswanathan from @dreamday_designers for helping us execute our idea in the most efficient and passionately dedicated way as possible. @vasanthphotography @weddingsbyvasanth 🌻