Events

Mehndi and Sangeet 

Weddings in India are ritualistic with several ceremonies. The Mehndi ceremony is one of the most important pre-wedding rituals especially for the Bride. It is a fun filled ritual celebrated on the eve of the marriage ceremony. The Bride and Groom attend the event together and a professional henna artist or a relative applies mehndi to the Bride’s hands and feet. The designs are very intricate. Often hidden within the mehndi pattern the name or initials of the Groom are applied. This event is a fun-filled, celebratory festival with women dancing and singing traditional songs, wearing vivid colors such as hot pink and yellow. This event is at times called “Henna night”.

This event is an evening of fun, music and henna painting. Attire for this event is cocktail for ladies and suits for gentleman. Be prepared to spend an evening of fun, and dance as Sapana and Stefano spend their last evening as an engaged couple before their wedding.  The Mehndi will take place on Thursday June 28th at 7:30 PM at the Olympic Collection, Los Angeles, California.  Transportation will be provided from your hotel to the Olympic Collection and back to your hotel.

When: Thursday June 28th 2012 at 7:30 PM
Where:  The Olympic Collection, 11301 Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90064

Catholic Wedding Ceremony

Sapana and Stefano will unite their love for one another in the Sacrament of Holy matrimony.  They will profess their marriage vows of commit to love and faithfulness to one another in the presence of God, Almighty, as they make God present to each other in their married life. The Catholic wedding is the liturgical celebration of the Holy Mass, Father Joseph will be officiating the Mass, friends of Stefano and Sapana will read scriptures from the Old and New Testament to remind God’s words regarding love and married life and duties to Stefano and Sapana as they celebrate their matrimonial union. Fr. Joe will read the Gospel and deliver the Homily as God is speaking to Stefano and Sapana regarding the meaning and nature of their sacramental union. Following the reading of the God’s word, Fr. Joe will celebrate the most sacred moment of the liturgy, consecration of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. We will share in Communion at the table of the Lord, our brothers non-catholics are asked to approach the altar in reverence and prayer for God’s blessings on Sapana and Stefano’s marriage. The Mass of Matrimony will take place on Friday 29th June at 4:00 PM at Saint Bonaventure Catholic Church, 16400 Springdale S, Huntington Beach California 92649.

When: Friday 29th June at 4:00 PM
Where: Saint Bonaventure Catholic Church, 16400 Springdale S, Huntington Beach CA 92649

Reception immediately following the wedding will be aboard a cruise in the Newport Beach Harbor, California.  Boat boarding will be at 6:30 PM. Boat will depart at 7:00 PM. You will enjoy a beautiful cruise of the Balboa peninsula and dance the night away. Attire for Church and cruise is cocktail or gowns for ladies and suits for gentleman. Transportation from hotel to church and cruise and back to hotel will be provided.

Hindu Wedding Ceremony

Hindu wedding is thought to be the bringing of two people who are said to be compatible. Hindu wedding ceremonies are traditionally conducted at least partially in Sanskrit, the language of most holy Hindu ceremonies.  The ceremony will be conducted in English.

The ceremony starts with the Groom’s procession. Be prepared to dance and sing as Stefano is greeted into the terrace of the Hyatt Huntington Beach on Saturday June 30th, 2012 at 2:30 PM Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California 92648.  After Sapana’s entrance into the wedding area the ceremony consisting of 7 sequential  rituals will begin.

Reception is on Saturday June 30th 6:30 PM  Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, California 92648.  This event is the culmination of the wedding ceremonies.  This is a traditional Indian wedding and reception. Attire is evening gown for ladies, dark suits/black tie optional for men.

When: Saturday June 30th, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Where: Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa, 21500 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92648