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THAI THE KNO T

Aakansha Gurnani Shewakramani &

Rajeev Shewakramani
TH DE CEMBER ● DUSIT THANI PATTAYA

akansha and Rajeev amazing decorators like Wedding &
celebrated their wedding at Wealth Solution by PeeraPach.
ADusit Thani Pattaya, where
the spacious property proved to be What made you go for Dusit Thani
the perfect location for the happy Pattaya? car, ready to set off into what turned
couple. The memorable celebrations Because of its infrastructure, particularly out to be an unforgettable baraat. The
included an array of unique elements, the grandeur of its ballrooms and the procession included a DJ truck and
including a baraat led by an open-top size of its pool areas. We were initially mobile bar, which was nothing like we
vintage car, a super special couple’s weighing out other options, but Dusit had ever seen before. There was free-
entrance into the sangeet, and a Thani Pattaya were quick to confirm flowing champagne, foot-tapping music

wedding ceremony set against a our dates, and the location was very and lots of shenanigans by the awesome
tropical sunset. In combination with convenient for the majority of our guests dholwalas. It was a real highlight!
delicious local and international who were landing in central Bangkok.
cuisine, fantastic entertainment and The hotel in general is very spacious and However, our favourite moment as a
vibrant décor, the lovebirds and their well maintained, and we were sold on couple, hands down, was the entrance
guests were treated to something having our wedding ceremony at The into the sangeet, where Aakansha took
truly special. Point, overlooking Pattaya beach during over the bike, and I gracefully sat in

sunset. A significant part of the hotel was the sidecar. This was not planned but
Why did you choose Thailand? also recently renovated and the majority it had to be done because Aakansha’s
We wanted a destination wedding of rooms are beach facing, which was lehenga could not fit into the sidecar.

and when we started exploring perfect because we wanted our guests Despite the change of plans, in
our options, we found a number of to really experience #ThailandVibes. hindsight, it ended up being the coolest
locations that were either too far moment from our wedding. I even sang
away or too expensive. One of the What was your most memorable “Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge” while I
biggest reasons Thailand ended up wedding moment? sat in the car. It was great!
being our final choice was because of Aakansha’s favourite moment was

our wedding planners, Mantra Events. definitely getting ready with Marisa Did you face any obstacles in getting
Some of our family members had (Drama Queen Makeup by Marisa). She people from around the world to your
already worked with Mantra Events was super chilled out, and her rib- wedding venue?
and had extremely good things to say tickling jokes had Aakansha in fits of To be completely honest, this was

about the company. We were also laughter right after our pheras. actually the easiest bit thanks to Mantra
able to find diverse food and beverage Events. They knew how to take care of

vendors, such as Red Catering and My favourite moment was when I all the logistics. We are not sure what
Flair Mix bartending, as well as stepped into the open-top vintage we would have done without them!

Guests: 250 ● Days of festivities: 4 ● Number of events: 7 ● Wedding planner: Mantra Events

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