Intimate New York City Multicultural Wedding Reception
Apr 08, 2011
by
Sonia Kandhari
Our sweet couple of the day bonded over their love of all things jazz. Raajit is an oncology fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/amateur saxophonist while Michelle is a professional saxophonist and adjunct instructor at Molloy College.
"Instead of a traditional first dance, we played a saxophone duet. Instead of a traditional bouquet toss, I hosted a unisex fortune toss - a breakaway bouquet of flowers with fortunes and lotto tickets tied to the stems."
Now let's talk food! You know the usual Indian wedding reception is not complete without butter chicken and naan. But our couple collaborated with Lisa Teiger of
CuisinEtc. to come up with an
eclectic Indian fusion menu that was inspired by the traditions of both families. A few of the
many choices were:
- Tandoori shrimp atop cumin lime scented cream cheese on rice crackers
- Italian lollipops - fresh mozzarella and tomato skewers
- Brie and mango chutney foccacia pizzettes
My favorite part? The bhel puri chaat served in martini glasses. What a refreshing presentation!
From the bride:
"We were very pleased with our photographic results from Tina Sbrigato. She was very professional, communicative, on time, and got every important shot for a very reasonable price.Our wedding ceremony and reception was truly about the coming together of two families- we could not have done it without every family member helping. It was a lot of work, but we thoroughly enjoyed the process and found it very meaningful."Congratulations to the beautiful couple, and thank you Tina for this submission via
Two Bright Lights!
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New York Fusion Indian Wedding Professionals:
Photography -
Tina Sbrigato, Fahrenheit NYCCeremony and Reception Venue -
202 EastFlowers -
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MyFlowerBuyer.comCatering -
CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events
