Silverberry Occasions | Toronto Wedding and Event Planners: TJ & Karen: Their Sikh Celebration

A week after their October 31st nuptials, TJ and Karen got together again with family and friends to celebrate the wedding traditions of TJ's family.

Karen, one of the owners and head planners of Silverberry Occasions, had an amazing time not only getting to personally plan a 2nd wedding celebration for herself (what event planner wouldn’t love that?) but also immersing herself in these important wedding traditions.

The celebrations began on the Friday with a mehndi party for the women and the Vatna ritual for the men. TJ's cousins made sure not to hold back and covered him head to toe with the yellow paste.

The following day started off very early with the bride arriving to be dressed in her traditional red wedding Lengha and jewelry, while the groom was dressed by his uncles into his wedding Sherwani, which was accented with rich tones of red and gold to match his bride.

As they arrived at the temple, guests were served breakfast before making their way into the main room to begin the ceremony. To mark the completion of the ceremony, the couple were draped with vibrant red and gold garlands as family and friends came up to congratulate them.

Before the evening festivities began, the couple changed into their party outfits with the groom wearing a classic tux and the bride wearing a hot pink Sari.
To get the party started, the couple was lead into the reception by the beat of a Dohl player, while their family followed behind them and soon began Jaago (dancing and celebrating with lights).
The rest of the evening was filled of good food and LOTS of dancing.

It was a great and memorable end to a fun filled week of celebration!

Check back soon for pictures from their October 31st wedding!