A promise ceremony with pride
The Hindu
The Hyderabad-based couple solemnised their union with a celebratory LGBTQI wedding
When Chaitanya Kulkarni and Chandrika Reddy of Alankaran Events were approached for an LGBTQI wedding in Hyderabad, the duo was to create a memorable event for the couple - SupriyoChakraborty and Abhay Dang .
The excitement, however, came bundled with challenges. Chaitanya says, “It was a wedding (LGBTQI) that is not common and the couple asked for ‘no benchmark that was style.’ The duo wanted a wedding that’s stylish but not cheesy. It was a special occasion for not just the couple but for us as well. Every occasion in the two-day event had to have the Pride theme.”
The couple had met on a dating app. When the duo was hit by COVID in 2020, they decided to get married. It wasn’t an easy decision. “Initially, there were challenges with respect toapproval from family, but later they welcomed our decision and accepted our choice. The other challenge was with respect to finding a venue. Many resorts refused us a venue, claiming they don’t have dates.” (as told by Supriyo to Chaitanya).
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